Bharat Express

earthquake

There was no immediate tsunami warning and no damage was reported on New Zealand's mainland

The waves might reach the Pacific islands of Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna

Shinkansen bullet trains have been suspended between Nagano and Kanazawa

In November, a magnitude 5.6 killed at least 340 people and damaged more than 62,600 homes in part of West Java.

The earthquake was followed by at least 5 aftershocks measuring magnitude between 5.8 and 4.6.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the quake posed no threat to Hawaii and the wider Pacific. A localised potential for a tsunami passed without any confirmed impact.

Indonesia's geological agency ruled out a tsunami

Over 100 people were brought to the hospitals in the Swat valley region of Pakistan ahead of the earthquake, says officials

The earthquake tremors lasted for many seconds in the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab, people ran for their lives

One of the victims died in Peru, while 13 others died in Ecuador, where authorities also reported that at least 126 people were injured, says reports