An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale struck 25 kilometers South of the Farkhar district of Takhar province in Afghanistan on Monday, the United S
Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning for coastlines near the Flores Sea in the country after an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale was registered 9
in 2010, a magnitude seven quake killed an estimated 200,000 people. 0ur correspondent david willis has been following events. hello david. so what are you hearing from where you are? you ru much closer to this? closer to this? yes, well, the epicentre closer to this? yes, well, the epicentre of closer to this? yes, well, the epicentre of this closer to this? yes, well, the epicentre of this earthquake l closer to this? yes, well, the l epicentre of this earthquake is closer to this? yes, well, the - epicentre of this earthquake is said to be 18 miles west of the capital, haitian capital port au prince and thatis haitian capital port au prince and that is in a fairly remote area. that i suppose is good news, in the sense that it lessons the number of fatalities because it is not in an urban area but the bad news is was a larger and deeper earthquake than the one that you mentioned back in 2010 which destroyed much of the capital, and it is thought to have claimed the lives of mo