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Lack of access and communication could pose the biggest challenge to relief operations after a deadly earthquake struck Afghanistan's southeastern city of Khost on Wednesday . a UN official said.

At least 280 people have been killed and over 600 others injured in Tuesday night’s earthquake that affected the Naki, Zirok, Barmal, and Gayan districts of Paktika province, local officials said.

Uttaradit’s Laplae district was one of the districts shaken by a 3.4-magnitude earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said.

A Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train that derailed in Miyagi Prefecture during the powerful earthquake that struck off Japan’s northeast coast Wednesday night may have been knocked from the rails by the second jolt of the quake, according to the transport safety board.

The magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck off Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday night occurred within the Pacific Plate, the Japan Meteorological Agency has said.

TOKYO - A powerful earthquake hit off Fukushima in north-east Japan on Wednesday night (March 16), shaking buildings more than 200km away in Tokyo and knocking out power in millions of homes.

The government plans to review a policy regarding what people should do in the event of a major earthquake in the greater Tokyo area, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

22 injured in 5.5-magnitude earthquake in Chinas Yunnan

After strong earthquakes hit Laos over the past week and resulted in strong tremors in Thailand, many netizens are asking why the country does not have a more efficient emergency disaster alert system.

The 5.8-magnitude earthquake near Laos’ Luang Prabang area on Monday morning has not affected the structural integrity of dams in the North of Thailand, the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) said.

The Thai Meteorological Department reported that a 5.8-magnitude earthquake near Laos’ Luang Prabang early on Monday also hit nine provinces in Thailand’s North and Northeast, with the strongest tremor being felt in Nan.

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A powerful earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.9 rocked the Tokyo metropolitan area on Thursday night, leaving at least 17 people injured and disrupting traffic, including Shinkansen high-speed train services.