Tag Archives: Earthquake

An earthquake measuring 5.8 magnitudes shook Istanbul on Thursday, causing panic among residents, the evacuation of schools and public offices, and at least some damage to buildings. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said in a statement that the quake struck in the Sea of Marmara at 13:59 pm (10:59 …

A strong 5.8 magnitude tremor has hit the Pakistani capital Islamabad and other cities in the eastern Punjab province, leaving at least 19 people dead and 300 injured, officials said. The earthquake was also felt in Lahore, Peshawar and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, with people rushing into the streets in case of …

An earthquake which struck east of the Philippine capital Manila on Friday set buildings swaying and sent many people into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage. Buildings in the capital were briefly evacuated and trains were halted as crews looked for any damage. The 5.2 magnitude jolt …

Japan’s environment minister says contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant may have to be released into the ocean because storage space will run out in 2022. More than a million tonnes of water that has been used to cool melted reactors is kept in giant tanks. Fisherman’s groups are …

An earthquake of 5.7 magnitudes has rocked Turkey’s southwestern city of Denizli, the country’s monitoring agency said on Thursday. The city’s mayor said there were no immediate reports of casualties, Reuters reports. The Kandilli observatory had initially said the tremor measured 6.5 in magnitude. The earthquake occurred 8km (5 miles) …

A strong earthquake has shaken the Greek capital of Athens, knocking out phone networks and power in parts of the city. The 5.1 magnitude earthquake had an epicentre about 22km (14 miles) north-west of Athens. Athenians ran out into the streets and evacuated tall buildings as the tremor shook the …

Emergency officials in southern California’s high desert are braced for strong, potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that damaged buildings, ruptured gas lines and sparked numerous fires near its remote epicenter. The magnitude 7.1 tremor rocked the Mojave desert town of Ridgecrest near Death Valley National Park as darkness …

The strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years prompted one city to declare a state of emergency Thursday and shook residents from Las Vegas to Orange County. The quake, with a magnitude of 6.4, was centered near Ridgecrest, a community west of the Mojave Desert and about …

A New Zealand family has been forced to abandon its home after a bubbling mud crater appeared in the garden. Susan Gedye, who lives in the North Island town of Rotorua, woke up in the early hours of Tuesday morning thinking she was experiencing an earthquake. “I got woken up …

A tsunami warning has been issued after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck close to the coast of Japan. There were no reports of serious casualties, but the country’s Meteorological Agency issued a warning for a 0.2 to 1-meter tsunami along the northwest coast of the main island of Honshu. The …

Authorities in the Central American nation of El Salvador have reported a 6.2-magnitude earthquake, according to the nation’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. The earthquake had its epicenter off the coast of the La Union department, about 200 kilometers southeast of the capital San Salvador. Meanwhile, the United States …

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near the Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya on Saturday. Local medics said no injuries were reported and officials said there was no significant material damage. Media said the quake occurred 71 km southeast of the city at a depth of 10 km. Sulaimaniya’s seismic monitoring office …

A tsunami warning that was issued after an earthquake struck off the east coast of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, has now been lifted. The quake, which hit at a depth of 43km, had a magnitude of 6.8, the US Geological Survey said. Authorities initially urged people to evacuate to higher ground. …

Mount Everest may have shrunk as the result of a devastating earthquake – so a team of Nepalese surveyors is heading to the summit of the world’s tallest mountain to discover the truth. After two years of training, the four-strong group will try to work out whether the official height …