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 …
An earthquake struck on land near the southwestern coast of Mexico on Monday, earthquake monitoring institutes said, but there were no immediate reports of major damages or injuries. The quake was centered 36 kilometers (22 miles) northwest of Arriaga, a city in the southern state of Chiapas. Mexico's Seismological Institute …
A major earthquake, of magnitude 8 or greater, may strike Jammu and Kashmir, endangering the lives of as many as a million people, latest geologic mapping in the Himalayan mountains of the state suggests. Scientists have known about the Reasi fault in Jammu and Kashmir, but it was not thought …
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New geologic mapping in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir between Pakistan and India suggests that the region is ripe for a major earthquake that could endanger the lives of as many as a million people. Scientists have known about the Riasi fault in Indian Kashmir, but it …
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Ecuador's coast overnight in the same zone where a 7.8 tremor killed more than 650 people last month. There was no report of significant damage from Wednesday's quake, which cut electricity in some coastal areas and sent people running into the streets as far away …
A magnitude 5 earthquake was felt on Monday in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast in the Gulf of Aqaba, according to the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS). While magnitude 5 earthquakes can cause some structural damage to buildings, no losses or casualties have been reported. Aftershocks could occur …
Fault damage zones record the integrated deformation caused by repeated slip on faults and reflect the conditions that control slip behavior. To investigate the Japan Trench décollement, we characterized the damage zone close to the fault from drill core recovered during Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 343 (Japan Trench Fast …
Earthquake in India: An quake, of 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale, rocked Andaman Islands on Monday, an official statement said. There were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage. “An earthquake of moderate category of magnitude 5.3, occurred in Andaman Islands,” the National Centre for Seismology statement said. …
The Greenland ice sheet presently accounts for ~70% of global ice sheet mass loss. Because this mass loss is associated with sea-level rise at a rate of 0.7 mm/year, the development of improved monitoring techniques to observe ongoing changes in ice sheet mass balance is of paramount concern. Spaceborne mass …
Earthquake in Uttarakhand: A 4.1 magnitude medium intensity quake on the Richter scale rocked this North Indian region late tonight that spanned Chamoli, Pauri, Uttarkashi, Dehradun and Bageshwar areas. According to National Centre for Seismology, the epicenter of the quake was Pithoragarh in the state and it struck around 23:30 …
A recent survey by the Nagoya Municipal Government revealed that more than 80 percent of foreign residents in the city are aware of the risks of a Nankai mega-thrust earthquake and the devastation it would bring to the area. The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake made many foreigners realize the …
Temporal pattern of global seismicity indicates temporal clustering of large earthquakes (Mw≥8.2) followed by relative quiescence (stress shadow). It is a characteristic seismic pattern along the plate boundaries. Clustering of the largest earthquakes during 1950s to 1960s followed by the extended period of low-moment release until 2003 and then again …
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattled the southwestern French city of La Rochelle on Thursday in the strongest quake in mainland France since April 2014, the Central French Seismic Office said. Local press reported witnesses saying the quake, which struck at 0845 local time (0645 GMT), had caused buildings to shake, …
More than 1,000 seismic events had been recorded in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures by Thursday in the two weeks since a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck southwestern Japan, while over 30,000 people remain evacuated from their homes. The frequency of the seismic events, ranging from minor jolts to the M7.3 quake that …
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) reports. A tsunami warning was issued by the Hawaii-based PTWC but was later rescinded. The quake struck at 6.33am local time (7.33pm GMT 28 April) on 29 April. The epicentre was close …
QUITO – The death toll from the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit Ecuador’s north coast on April 16 has risen to 659, the National Risk Management Secretariat, or SNGR, said. A total of 29,067 people are still being housed in shelters and 40 others are listed as missing, the secretariat said. …
KATHMANDU, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Despite massive damages caused to individual houses by last year's earthquake in Nepal, there has not been significant rise in insurance coverage of such properties as expected, Nepalese insurers say. The Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report said that the quake caused damages of properties …
UNITED NATIONS – The magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Ecuador’s northern Pacific coast on April 16 destroyed 280 schools, leaving 120,000 children without access to education, UNICEF said Tuesday. UNICEF said it is helping the Ecuadorian government to install 50 temporary school buildings to accommodate roughly 20,000 children in the worst-affected …
When a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal a year ago, 25-year-old Yama Tamang lost his farm, where he used to grow maize. To support his wife and their three children, he now makes bamboo baskets in the Daamgade temporary camp in Dhading district, 90 km (56 miles) from the capital, …
An earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico early on Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake, around 100 km (60 miles) southwest of Suchiate in the state of Chiapas, was originally registered as a magnitude 5.9 tremor by the U.S. Geological Service. It later …
