SYDNEY: An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 5.8 hit northeast of Tokyo off Japan’s main island of Honshu on Thursday (Jul 20), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) and the USGS reported. The quake,
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In post-quake Nepal, rebuilding schools is an important but challenging task
The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) estimates that about 4,000 schools were destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Two years on, rebuilding these schools has proven to be an important but challenging task. LALITPUR, Nepal: Nestled in
Read more5.6-magnitude quake hits Philippines
MANILA: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the centre of Mindanao island in the Philippines on Wednesday (Apr 12), the US Geological Survey said. The quake, initially reported as a 6.0-magnitude, struck at 5:21am on Wednesday (2121
Read moreMagnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia
A 6.6-MAGNITUDE earthquake has hit Indonesia’s Leti Islands, off the coast of East Timor in the Banda Sea. The quake was felt as far away as Darwin. The epicentre of the quake was 41km northeast
Read moreTremors reported in parts of Singapore
Tremors reported in parts of Singapore as magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra. JAKARTA/SINGAPORE – The Indonesian island of Sumatra was hit by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with tremors felt in neighbouring Singapore just
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