A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit near Alaska's Atka Island, part of the state's chain of Aleutian Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Monday.

Though the quakes measured around five or more on the Richter Scale, there was no tsunami alert

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck 83 km (52 miles) west-northwest off the East Timorese capital of Dili, the United States Geological Survey said on Wednesday.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday released more than Rs 2.83 billion for the victims of earthquake.

Most of the multi storey buildings in Rawalpindi are not designed according to buildings code, and may collapse if city was to be hit by a severe earthquake in future.

Expressing concern over the destructive power of the recent series of earthquakes, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to submit an action plan for ensuring that the buildi

MINGORA, PAKISTAN – As the death toll in the massive earthquake that struck the remote Hindu Kush mountains soared above 300, officials on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistan border warned on Tuesday

The Taliban encouraged aid groups to help victims of the massive earthquake in northern Afghanistan and Pakistan as rescuers struggled to form a clear picture of the damage caused by the disaster a

The 7.5-magnitude earthquake, which the Indian Meteorological Department described as great in intensity, had a marginal effect on the life and property in the Kashmir valley.

Delhi Metro services halted for 15 minutes