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Monday, June 8, 2026
TopicEarthquake

Topic: earthquake

61% of the country now at moderate to high risk — decoding India’s new seismic map

Almost all of India’s Himalayan arc has now been placed in the newly created Zone VI, the highest seismic-hazard category.

Russia earthquake: Tsunami warnings downgraded in US, waves taller than 3 ft hit Japan, Hawaii & California

New Delhi: The National Weather Service has downgraded tsunami warning for all places except Northern California, prompting officials to lift most evacuation orders and...

Karachi prisoners escape during earthquake. A mother takes her son back to jail

Prison authorities had evacuated roughly 2,000 inmates from their barracks into an open area of the prison compound during the earthquake. The situation quickly spiralled into chaos.

Quake or fake? Science frowns as India’s earthquake prophets cause stir with cat & cardboard theories

As amateur quake predictors gain online clout, govt officials scramble to debunk their wild theories, say none of them are scientifically verified.

India dispatches first tranche of humanitarian aid for Myanmar as death toll nears 1,000

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that India will continue to monitor the developments and more aid will follow.

Buildings collapse as 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, strong tremors in Bangkok

Several casualties suspected. The epicentre was about 17.2 km from the city of Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.5 million.

Why Delhi earthquake felt stronger than its Richter scale reading & what was the loud boom

The earthquake that shook the city Monday morning was a moderate 4 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was in south Delhi’s Jheel Park.

4.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Delhi-NCR awake, PM Modi urges residents to ‘stay calm’

There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. The earthquake, with its epicentre in New Delhi, struck at a depth of five kilometres at 5:36 am.

6.9 magnitude earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisories issued

No abnormalities were reported at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, both nearest to the quake site.

Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake

Over 400 have been rescued, but an unknown number still unaccounted for after a tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills on Tuesday.

On Camera

Brace for a flood of oil as soon as Hormuz reopens

The resumption of shipping through the strait hinges on a US-Iran deal that restores tanker traffic to pre-war levels, a diplomatic breakthrough that has so far remained out of reach.

India’s GDP beats estimates to grow at 7.7% in FY26, manufacturing & services sector drive growth

CEA Nageswaran cites broad-based recovery in consumption and investment even as RBI cuts FY27 growth forecast to 6.6% amid West Asia-related inflation risks

India-Pakistan held 3 rounds of Track II talks after Op Sindoor with focus on conflict management

EXCLUSIVE | Track II diplomacy between the two sides has shifted gears post Op Sindoor, with more structured discussions focused on conflict management rather than dispute resolution.

Three destroyers of Brand India. It’s all in our cities

The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.