Tag Archives: Earthquake

Heavy rains lashed Haiti on Tuesday night, complicating rescue efforts and drenching thousands left homeless by a devastating earthquake that killed at least 1,419 people, as hopes dimmed for survivors. Tropical Depression Grace churned over the regions of southwest Haiti worst-hit by Saturday’s quake of magnitude 7.2, whipping devastated towns …

Haiti’s hospitals were swamped on Sunday by thousands of injured residents after a devastating earthquake the day before killed at least 1,297 people as authorities raced to bring doctors to the worst-hit areas before a major storm hits. The 7.2 magnitude quake on Saturday destroyed thousands of homes and buildings …

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 724 on Sunday as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors buried under buildings a day after the 7.2 magnitude quake and as a tropical storm bore down on the Caribbean nation. The quake flattened hundreds of homes and buildings …

A major earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday and was felt across the Caribbean where people fled their homes for fear that buildings might collapse. The magnitude 7 earthquake quake struck 8 km (5 miles) from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 150 km west of the capital …

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off the southeast coast of the Philippines early on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, as various agencies ruled out the risk of it triggering tsunamis. The quake was at a depth of 65.6 km, the USGS said. Broadcaster CNN reported the Philippine Institute …

A 5.9 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region today, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at a relatively shallow depth of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles), about 180 kilometers northeast of Tual …

The warnings, issued for the US states of Alaska and Hawaii, the US Pacific territory of Guam, were later cancelled. The tsunami warnings issued across the Pacific Ocean after a shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula have been lifted. The quake struck at 10:15 pm on Wednesday …

“The biggest threat would be any potential tsunami risk,” a USGS geophysicist said. Tsunami warnings were issued for parts of Alaska after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 struck off the peninsula’s coast early Thursday. The tremblor struck around 50 miles south of Perryville, a small town of …

The subtropical island arc is situated northeast of New Zealand’s North Island. The region is located in the Ring of Fire, a seismically active zone that is regularly shaken by powerful earthquakes. A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has hit the Kermadec Islands region in the Pacific Ocean at 12:51:28.4 UTC, EMSC reported …

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced that its seismic observatories recorded, at exactly 05:34:19 pm this afternoon, local time, a 5.6-magnitude magnitude earthquake in the Bu Shahr region in Iran, which is 250 km away from the Iraqi-Iranian borders. Alghadeer Satellite Channel correspondent in Basra reported that the residents of …

An earthquake in Tajikistan killed five people, the Tajik emergency situations committee said on Saturday, with the epicentre of the quake 165 kilometres northeast of the capital city of Dushanbe. The quake of magnitude 5.9 struck 27 km (17 miles) east of Rasht in Tajikistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) …

A 6.0 quake followed by more than 60 aftershocks — including a 5.2 shaker — struck Thursday afternoon in California, close to the Nevada border but was felt in the Bay Area. The first quake hit at 3:49 p.m., registering a magnitude 6.0 in Coleville (Mono County), followed by a …

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck near Minahasa, Sulawesi, off the coast of Indonesia on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 102 kilometers (63.4 miles), EMSC said.

Peru’s capital, Lima was hit by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake on Tuesday night. The tremors were caught on live TV and caused people to run to the streets.

Indonesia’s geophysics agency warned on Wednesday of possible aftershocks and tsunami potential after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit near the Moluccas islands, also known as the Maluku islands. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles). There were no immediate reports of casualties. “Please move away from …

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Indonesia’s Mollucas islands on Wednesday, Indonesia’s geophysics agency BMKG said. The quake, which struck at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), had no potential to trigger a tsunami, the agency said.

Seismic observatories recorded today at dawn two earthquakes in Diyala and Duhok. The first tremor, with a magnitude of 3.1, occurred 11 km northeast of Khanaqin district, eastern Iraq at 1:14:22 local time. While the other 3.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near the borders of Turkey, 73 Km northeast of Duhok, Northern …

A strong, shallow quake has rocked southwestern China near the border with Myanmar, killing at least three people and injuring at least 27 others. The Yunnan province seismological bureau gave the magnitude of the Friday night quake as 6.4. It said the tremor struck eight kilometres (five miles) below the …

The Directorate of Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring in the Kurdistan Region announced today, Friday, that an earthquake has hit the Banjawin district of Sulaymaniyah Governorate. “An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 7:26 am this morning in Banjawin district,” the directorate said in a statement, according to …

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey, with tremors felt in the capital Kabul. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The earthquake hit at a depth of 17.6 kilometer (11 miles) and its epicenter was in eastern Afghanistan.