Several Major Quakes Around The World

Major Earthquakes Around The World

Major magnitude 7.1 earthquake - Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan, on Saturday, 13 February 2021 at 14:07 (GMT) - information

According to the U.S. Tsunami Warning System, there is no threat of a tsunami from today's magnitude 7.2 earthquake in the Pacific 89 km southeast of Sendai, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. 
We hope that they are right as earthquakes of this size can trigger tsunamis. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency JMA, no tsunami should be expected either, only slight changes in sea level.

It is interesting to note that today's quake occurred in almost the same location as the catastrophic Tohoku earthquake from 11 March 2011. In fact, it is likely a late aftershock.

Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. 

6.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Tajikistan; tremors felt in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale hit Tajikistan late Friday night. Strong tremors were felt across the north Indian subcontinent with tremors in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Delhi-NCR and Uttarakhand.

The quake struck at the depth of 91.6 km and its epicentre was located 35 km west of Murghab town in Tajikistan. It occurred at 10:31 pm (local time).

The area of the epicentre is largely unpopulated mountain terrain and is located in the Badakhshan National Park, part of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) in southeastern Tajikistan, reported volcanodiscovery.com

India 

A high-intensity earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Delhi-NCR and several other parts of north India on Friday night.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km at 10.34 pm. Tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Delhi-NCR and Uttarakhand.

"No reports of any damage so far in Amritsar or other parts of Punjab following the earthquake. Top officials of Punjab Police and local administration are keeping a close watch on the situation," said Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh.

Today morning at 8:01 am, an earthquake of 4.3 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Rajasthan's Bikaner.

Pakistan

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.4 jolted Pakistan. As per the local media reports, no loss of life or property was reported so far.

According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the epicentre of the earthquake was in Tajikistan, with a depth of 80 km.

The tremor was felt in capital Islamabad and major cities of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab provinces and Pakistan occupied-Kashmir.

Pakistan geologically overlaps the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates and is an earthquake-prone zone. The Chaman Fault poses the biggest threat of quakes to the country, reported PTI.

Afghanistan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan's Fayzabad.

According to the NCS, the quake took place at 10.31 pm today.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, Occurred on 12-02-2021, 22:31:33 IST, Lat: 38.00 & Long: 73.58, Depth: 74 Km ,Location: 285km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan," NCS tweeted.