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 [...]
Read More →Exceptionally strong shallow earthquake along the border of Nevada and California
By Ashish Khanal | Earthquake Report Earthquakes and (expected) shaking intensities are not an exact science as you can see by comparing both images below. The population exposure is the theoretical map of the intensities as expected by USGS. Mammoth Lakes and Bishop are just falling in the MMI II radius (very weak shaking), which should have been [...]
Read More →7.0-magnitude earthquake registered in Colombia
Washingtom Post A powerful but deep earthquake shook a broad swath of Colombia and Ecuador on Saturday, sending frightened people fleeing into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of significant damage or deaths. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 9:16 a.m. (14:16 GMT) quake had a magnitude of 7.0.It was centered about 7 miles [...]
Read More →7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Solomon islands
Mario A. | Setyoufree News A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck just off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. At the moment there are no reports of casualties or damages. It comes just one day after the islands were shaken by an 8.0-magnitude quake producing numerous aftershocks of between 4 and 5 magnitude. Nine [...]
Read More →Solomon Islands hit by 8.0 quake and tsunami, at least 5 dead
RT An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Wednesday. At least five people died as the disaster reportedly flattened several coastal villages. Five people were confirmed dead in the disaster. They were two elderly men, two elderly women and a boy aged between 10 and 12, local medics said. The [...]
Read More →6.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile
By Deborah Byrd | EarthSky The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile this afternoon (January 30, 2013). Reuters reports that the earthquake shook buildings “as far away as the capital, Santiago, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.” Here are the details of the event from USGS: Event [...]
Read More →Iranian Judiciary Sentences Earthquake Aid Workers To 16 Years In Prison
By GVF | Eurasia Review A revolutionary court in Tabriz, the capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced twenty humanitarian aid workers to sixteen years in prison. According to opposition website Kaleme, Branch 1 of the revolutionary court has sentenced twenty aid workers to sixteen years in jail for their role in the spontaneous relief [...]
Read More →7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes southeast of Alaska
A local tsunami warning was issued and has now been withdrawn. No Pacific-wide tsunami warning. Hawaii might get strong and unusual ocean currents, but no destructive sea-level rise.
Read More →M7.3 earthquake hits northeast of Japan – Tsunami warning lifted
Mario A. | Setyoufree News A strong earthquake shook northeastern Japan early Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and a tsunami warning was issued. The temblor was registered at a magnitude of 7.3 and struck at 5:18 p.m. local time (3:18 a.m. ET), according to the USGS. The quake struck about 200 miles southeast of Kamaishi, the agency [...]
Read More →Deadly earthquake hits eastern Iran – At least 8 people dead
Al Jazeera An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale has hit eastern Iran, killing at least eight people and injuring 12 others, Iranian media reports. Iran’s Fars news agency said people ran out of their homes after the tremor struck the district of Zahan, in South Khorasan province, on Wednesday. Walls and buildings collapsed, and several people were [...]
Read More →6.8-magnitude quake rocks northern Myanmar, 12 feared dead
RT A strong earthquake rattled northern Myanmar on Sunday morning, killing up to 12 people and collapsing a bridge, a gold mine. Several historic Buddhist pagodas were also damaged by the tremor. The earthquake struck at around 7:42am local time, with an epicenter roughly 117 kilometers north of the country’s second-largest city Mandalay. No damage [...]
Read More →Powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquakes strikes Guatemala killing at least 48
TVNZ A strong earthquake off the coast of Guatemala has killed at least 48 people, crushing homes and forcing evacuations as far away as Mexico City. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit at 10.35am local time (5.35am NZT). Most of the dead were buried under rubble in the mountainous state of San Marcos, near the Mexican border. Landslides [...]
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