Very strong earthquake has hit the Hormozgan Province near yesterday’s quake – many houses have collapsed.

Last update: May 12, 2013 at 10:25 am by By

Damage from the area of Jask (it can be seen that the mud brick houses are no match for such earthquakes)

- Summary:                      M6.2-6.3, 15km depth, Hormozgan Province, 85km ESE of Minab.- Current Death Toll:      2 confirmed (but 1 only from 1 source)- Current Injury Toll:     at least 20 injuries - Current Damage:       70 villages damaged to a large extent (30% to … [Read more...]

Strong earthquake in Kashmir kills 2 persons and injures 100 (many dangerous aftershocks)

Last update: May 2, 2013 at 7:59 am by By

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This page will automatically refresh every 30 minutes as we might be adding regular updates. Keep it open in a browser tab. – Update May 2 - 07:59 UTC : At least 2 houses have collapsed after that a number of aftershocks did strike the Bhaderwah area. - Schools remain closed today by order of … [Read more...]

Understanding the Lushan, Ya’an, Sichuan, China earthquake

Last update: April 27, 2013 at 1:50 pm by By

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The April 20, 2013 UTC Mw6.6 earthquake in the Sichuan province of China occurred as the result of east-west oriented reverse-type motion on a north-south striking fault. A preliminary source location suggest the event likely occurred on the Longmenshan fault or a tectonically related fault … [Read more...]

Deadly earthquake with epicenter close to Jalalabad, Afghanistan – At least 27 deaths and 150 injured

Last update: April 25, 2013 at 2:18 pm by By

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This page will automatically refresh every 10 minutes as we might be adding regular updates. Keep it open in a browser tab. – Update April 25, 14:01 UTC : According to Pakistani news, the number of fatalities rises to 27.  At least 150 other were injured. Much more than 300 houses … [Read more...]

China – Deadly SICHUAN (Xa’an) earthquake April 20 2013 – Part 1 (Archive)

Last update: April 21, 2013 at 7:50 am by By

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CHINA - SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE APRIL 20 2013 Part 1 (this part includes all our information from the beginning of the earthquake until 05:13 UTC) Click here to read THE LATEST INFORMATION Update 05:13 UTC : Chinese seismologists are stating that the current earthquake is about 85 km from the 2008 … [Read more...]

Deadly earthquake Sichuan (Ya’an), China – Death toll now at 196 (21 missing) + April 26 update

Last update: April 27, 2013 at 1:50 pm by By

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This page will automatically refresh every 60 minutes. Keep it open in a browser tab. Earthquake-report.com does thank readers Helen (Surrey, United Kingdom), Sylvie (Tully, France), Jiahui (Philadelphia, USA) and Dietrich (Solothurn, Switzerland) for their kind donations Read also : … [Read more...]

Massive earthquake below the Iran / Pakistan border Region – Pakistan 36 fatalities + 3000 houses collapsed, 19000 people in need for help

Last update: April 18, 2013 at 10:39 am by By

– Important update April 18 - 10:17 UTC Pakistani sources report that the earthquake destroyed 3,000 houses in Mashkeel, Pakistan's border province with Iran. Officials said a total of 19,000 people were reported to be in need of shelter and wait for help. Aid materials can only be sent by … [Read more...]

Very strong deadly earthquake in Southern Iran – At least 40 dead and over 1100 injured (also well felt in KSA and the UAE)

Last update: April 14, 2013 at 6:58 pm by By

Kaki City

– Written by Armand Vervaeck, James Daniell and Jens Skapski Understanding the tectonics behind the Southern Iran earthquake The April 9, 2013 M6.3 earthquake in southern Iran occurred as result of northeast-southwest oriented thrust-type motion in the shallow crust of the Arabian … [Read more...]

Massive earthquake below inner Irian Jaya, Indonesia – 3 killed by landslides + a lot of damage

Last update: April 14, 2013 at 5:18 pm by By

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Update April 14 - A little late for this report but the damage was far bigger than initially expected. It took also quite some time to reach the epicenter area. Authorities finally could assess the region by helicopter. - Thousands of residents in 3 inland districts had experienced food … [Read more...]

Strong earthquake hits central Taiwan – 1 death, at least 97 injured + a lot of damage

Last update: March 28, 2013 at 3:06 pm by By

Crack along the length of a building in Nantou County, Taiwan.

This page may be updated several times - it will refresh automatically Most recent updates on top - Oldest content below A strong earthquake has hit central Taiwan with the possibility of deaths and injuries. Update 15:06 UTC Number of injuries rises to 97. At least 174 schools were damaged … [Read more...]