International assistance hampered amid shunning of Taliban rulers following their takeover last year; UN rescuers striving to reach disaster-hit areas

Rescue efforts likely to be hampered by lack of international organizations in the country since Taliban takeover; rescuers arriving by helicopter

TRUAA system, trialed since 2014 at Geological Survey of Israel, linked to Home Front Command late last month so that early earthquake warnings can be relayed to public

Sirens will sound and alert sent on Home Front Command app to residents in a number of locations; some one million homes in Israel are at risk, experts estimate

Home Front Command says no warning issued for 4.5 magnitude quake in east Mediterranean because it didn't endanger Israelis

Home Front Command and geological officials unsure whether two tremors felt in northern Israel earlier this week are isolated, or a prelude to a stronger event

3.5-magnitude quake centered south of Tiberias, just hours after earlier temblor; no immediate reports of injuries

3.7-magnitude quake centered in Jordan Valley rattles residents of Haifa, Beit Shean, Tiberias; no reports of injuries

No immediate report of injuries or damage in quake that struck in the early hours of the morning

No injuries or damage reported; people on island of Flores were told to flee to higher ground but later allowed to return