Earthquake

Earthquake

Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brigadier General Muhammad Jahed Kamal addresses a fire safety training programme in Dhaka on 2 August. Photo: TBS

Fire service may also suffer damage if magnitude 7+ earthquake hits Dhaka: DG

Before entering damaged buildings, safety must be ensured.

A view shows a damaged vehicle among boulders and debris after a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area, in Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italy, July 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Salvatore Laporta

Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes near Italy's Naples, causing outages and damage

Buildings that collapsed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Japan, July 29, 2026. Photo: Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan quake toll hits 28 as survivors struggle in heat

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Photo: PMO

Govt to form earthquake taskforce, prepare 1 lakh volunteers on PM’s directives

Buildings that collapsed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Japan, July 29, 2026. Photo: Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall

An aerial view shows a collapsed chimney at Nippon Paper Industries' Yatsushiro Mill after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 28, 2026.

Major 7.1 quake hits southern Japan, workers missing after mall blast

Rescue workers and relatives look at the searching to recovery bodies in a collapsed building by the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Photo: AP

Venezuela earthquake: Death toll rises to 5,346

woman passes by debris following the earthquake of magnitude 5.6 that struck Central Peru on Saturday, in Chupuro, Peru, July 19, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Yershon Vilca

At least six dead and 21 injured after 2 earthquakes in Peru

People pray next to the bodies of four victims of the earthquake of magnitude 5.6 that struck Central Peru on Saturday, in Chupuro, Peru, 19 July, 2026. REUTERS/Yershon Vilca

At least six dead and 21 injured after 2 earthquakes in Peru

A flag of Venezuela flutters as rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 5, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Delayed orders, confusion slowed Venezuelan military's response to quakes, sources say

People evacuate a building after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, triggering a tsunami warning and shaking buildings in neighboring Guatemala and El Salvador, in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Strong quake off Mexican coast rattles Guatemala and El Salvador, but leaves no damage

A man reacts amid the rubble of a building after earthquakes hit the country, in La Guaira, Venezuela, 25 June, 2026. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa

Venezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 as IMF releases funds

People evacuate a building after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, triggering a tsunami warning and shaking buildings in neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador, in San Salvador, El Salvador, 17 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

Strong quake off Mexican coast rattles Guatemala and El Salvador, but leaves no damage