Earthquakes

Earthquakes

Houses damaged by a deadly earthquake that struck Afghanistan's Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, at Masud village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

Five years of deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Here are some recent quakes in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region which lies at the intersection of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates

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Magnitude 4 quake jolts Sylhet’s Sunamganj

A replica statue of Venus de Milo stands at a closed cafe on the island of Santorini, February 4. Santorini took its current shape following one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history, around 1600 BC. The last eruption in the area occurred in 1950. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Greece declares state of emergency on Santorini following quakes

A recent study showed that a large earthquake could bring the risk of river flooding in Bangladesh. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

An earthquake changed Padma's course 2,500 years ago. Can it happen again?

There are 21 lakh buildings in the 1,500 square kilometres under Rajuk, six lakh of which are five-story and above. Around 30% of these six lakh buildings are vulnerable. Photo: TBS

An uptick in mild quakes. Are we on the precipice?

Deadliest Earthquakes of the 21st Century

Deadliest Earthquakes of the 21st Century

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Dutch to shut Europe's biggest gas field after quakes

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Only 102 among thousands of Ctg high-rise buildings have environmental clearance

People search through rubble following an earthquake in Adana, Turkey February 6, 2023. Ihlas News Agency (IHA) via REUTERS

6 killed, many trapped under rubble as 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey-Syria

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1.42 lakh buildings in Chattogram vulnerable to earthquakes: Experts

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Two more jolts felt in Sylhet again