6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, no tsunami warning issued
NDTV A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea today, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and no damage was immediately reported. The strong quake hit at 9:14 am (0444 IST today), 31 kms (19 miles) north of Rabaul in the Pacific nation’s east, the USGS said. It was 18 kms [...]
Read More →Sichuan Quake Far Worse Than Official Reports
By Fang.Xiao | The Epoch Times The disaster situation in Lushan County, Sichuan Province, where a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck on April 20, is far worse than state reports, according to civilian relief workers, who say official aid still had not reached many hard-hit areas after 48 hours. Meanwhile, officials have been restricting civil volunteer teams from [...]
Read More →Earthquake in China more than 157 dead, more than 5,700 injured
RT A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in southwestern China has left 157 dead and more than 5,700 people injured, Reuters reports. The Chinese army has stepped in to deal with the debris of collapsed houses and public building as death toll continues to rise. Please follow RT’s LIVE UPDATES on the earthquake in China. The disaster has struck [...]
Read More →Very strong and deep earthquake M 7.2 struck Kuril Islands
By Adonai | The Watchers A very strong but luckily deep earthquake magnitude 7.2 struck off the coast, sparsely populated, Kuril Islands on April 19, 2013 at 03:05 UTC. USGS reports depth of 122 km, EMSC measured 100km. A tsunami was not generated and no tsunami warning was issued. JMA still reports depth of only 10 km which will probably get corrected soon. Epicenter was located 250 km (155 [...]
Read More →7.5 quake rocks Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran
PressTV A 7.5 magnitude earthquake has rocked Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan near the border with Pakistan. The Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC) said the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 15:14 local time at a depth of 18 kilometers on Tuesday, was situated 95 kilometers north of the city of Saravan. The [...]
Read More →What Caused Iran’s Deadly Earthquake?
Crashing continents caused today’s (April 9) deadly earthquake in Iran, which killed dozens, according to news reports.
Read More →Magnitude-7.0 quake hits Indonesia
AP | The Japan Times A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit a remote part of eastern Indonesia on Saturday, causing residents to run outside in panic, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, an official said. The temblor struck about 75 kilometers underground in Papua province, according to U.S. Geological Survey. It [...]
Read More →Strong earthquake sways buildings throughout Taiwan, kills 1, injures at least 19
AP | Washington Post A strong earthquake struck central Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at one person and injuring 19 as it damaged buildings on the quake-prone island. The Central Weather Bureau said the magnitude-6.1 earthquake was felt throughout the island. Buildings swayed in the capital, Taipei, and sections of the high-speed rail line were suspended [...]
Read More →Scientists predict thousands will die from earthquake expected anytime on US West Coast
RT Researchers say a massive earthquake and tsunami could soon strike the Northwest US coast, killing more than 10,000 people, flooding entire towns, and causing economic damages totaling $32 billion. An alarming report published by the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission warns about the dire effects of the quake and claims that it is [...]
Read More →5.5 quake in southwest China injures 30, destroys hundreds of buildings
RT At least 30 people were injured when a magnitude-5.5.earthquake hit southwest China’s Yunnan province, destroying more than 1,400 buildings and damaging over 6,000 homes, China Central Television said. Earlier, Xinhua news agency reported that the quake destroyed about 700 homes and damaged over 2,500 buildings. An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale was recorded [...]
Read More →Earthquake Strikes Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
Live Science An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 6.9 struck today just off the southern tip of eastern Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The temblor’s epicenter was 156 miles (251 km) south-southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and 53 miles (85 km) southeast of Ozernovskiy, Russia. It originated 32.6 miles (52.5 km) deep and [...]
Read More →Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo
AFP | GMA A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Monday, setting buildings in the capital swaying but causing no risk of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency reported. National broadcaster NHK said there had been no abnormalities detected at nuclear power plants near the epicenter, which was north of Tokyo, where buildings rocked for [...]
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