This study analyzes the exposure of energy and transport assets in Asia and the Pacific to climate change and earthquake hazards and highlights how multi-hazard assessment can help strengthen the resilience of crucial infrastructure. Geolocating and undertaking a multi-hazard assessment of more than 30,000 infrastructure assets, the study identifies significant …
Tanzania President John Magufuli has dismissed two senior officials after they were caught opening a fake bank account to funnel aid funds destined for victims of a recent earthquake. The 5.7 magnitude earthquake, which struck the Kagera region in Tanzania near the Uganda border on 10 September, killed at least …
A magnitude 5 earthquake hit the Greek coast 34 km (21 miles) south southwest of Kalamata on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. "No damage was reported ... Children are of course out in the school yards," Panayiotis Nikas, the mayor of the southern city, told Reuters. The quake struck …
After being hit by two quakes last week, Japan was struck by twin quakes on Monday, however fears of a tsunami were ruled out. The first quake is said to have struck Japan’s northernmost main island, measuring 5.5 magnitude. The quake struck just off the southern coast of Hokkaido and …
Japan's southern Okinawa island and a chain of neighboring islands were shaken on Monday by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically …
A strong undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck southeast of Tokyo on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There was no tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii. Japan's weather agency said there could be slight changes in the sea level but …
Beijing [China], Sept. 23 (ANI): An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale hit Litang County, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, in southwest China's Sichuan Province in the wee hours on Friday. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the earthquake occured at 1:23 a.m. Beijing Time, reports …
JAIPUR: Facing abrupt patterns of rainfall and other natural calamities, Rajasthan is by and large safe from the effects of earthquakes. The latest seismic zone map released by the urban development ministry suggests that Rajasthan falls under zone II of seismic zone, which is low damage risk zone. Barmer, Jaisalmer …
accounting for approximately 55% of the more than 1.35 million disaster deaths in the last two decades. The US Geological Survey predicts that more than 2.5 million people will die from earthquakes this century alone. So anything that can be learnt from past earthquakes to reduce death tolls and damage …
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck in the sparsely populated Izu Islands region south-southeast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. USGS reported that the earthquake hit around 1:21 a.m. local time Wednesday with its epicenter located about 617 kilometers south-southeast of Tokyo. Its depth was …
A recent study suggests that a strong tidal force can exaggerate an already loaded earthquake as a result pushing a small one to evolve into an acute tremor. Lead researcher Ide said, "When tides are very large, small earthquakes tend to grow a little larger." As per a report in …
In the wake of the 3/11 disasters and the powerful earthquakes in Kyushu in April, a new Cabinet Office survey has highlighted concerns about the state of Japan’s roads. The survey, released Saturday, found that 53.8 percent of the public say they would feel uneasy about roads in their neighborhoods …
MANAGUA - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has hit the Pacific coast of Nicaragua close to three volcanoes, the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) said Thursday. The temblor stuck at 23:57 p.m. local time on Wednesday (5:57 GMT) at a depth of one kilometer, three km to the north of El …
A shallow earthquake of magnitude 6 struck 89 km (55 miles) west of the South Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey reported. There was no immediate tsunami warning, or reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which struck at a depth of …
An earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck off northwest Colombia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The USGS said the quake was centered 129 km (about 66 miles) north northwest of Medellin. It was 72 km (45 miles) deep.
PARIS – The same gravitational force that creates high tides when the moon and sun align may also play a role in triggering major earthquakes, according to a study released Monday. Better understanding of this mechanism could help predict when known faults are more likely to produce killer quakes, the …
Officials say two earthquakes measuring magnitude 5.1 and 5.8 have jolted a historic city in southeastern South Korea, but there are no reports of serious injuries or damage, the Associated Press reports. The country's weather agency said the quakes occurred Monday, September 12 evening near Gyeongju city. It said the …
The death toll from an earthquake that struck northwest Tanzania at the weekend has risen to 16, the government said on Monday as a smaller aftershock hit the same area. There were no immediate reports of damage from the second tremor. The first shock, in the Kagera region on Saturday, …
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 13 people and injured 203 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say. The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria. Images posted on social media showed significant damage to buildings in Bukoba, a city of more than …
Lima - A large, deep earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted northern Peru's Amazon region early on Saturday but there no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey said the quake that registered at 05:08 local time (10:08 GMT) was centred about 50km north of the …
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck close to Macedonia's capital Skopje on Sunday but there were no reports of injuries or major property damage. The quake took place at a depth of 10km (7 miles) at 1310 GMT, 2km northeast of Skopje, according to the U.S. Geological Service. Witnesses said windows …
