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 …
Oklahoma was struck by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake on Saturday morning, the third-strongest quake ever recorded in the state, which has experienced a surge in seismic activity in recent years, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake at 11:07 a.m. local time (1707 GMT) was followed by several aftershocks in …
Large magnitude earthquakes in urban environments continue to kill and injure tens to hundreds of thousands of people, inflicting lasting societal and economic disasters. Earthquake early warning (EEW) provides seconds to minutes of warning, allowing people to move to safe zones and automated slowdown and shutdown of transit and other …
THE death toll from the earthquake that struck southern Taiwan on Saturday had climbed to 55 as of 7:30am on Thursday, with more than 80 people missing. The collapse of the Wei Guan building, the most seriously damaged, accounted for 53 of the deaths, according to an official update on …
Earthquakes have greater reach than previously thought. In fact, their ruptures can leap further -- a good bit further than previous research has known. This could have real repercussions for Los Angeles and other seismically active areas of the world. Recent findings about prehistoric and more recent tsunamis off one …
SANTIAGO DE CHILE - An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale shook five regions along the coast of central Chile, according to the National Seismology Center (NSC). The number of casualties remains unknown, although there were reports of some landslides and power outages in some towns. The NSC …
New Zealand's capital city Wellington was rocked by 5.7 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, according to the country's earthquake monitoring service. The quake's epicenter was 35 km (22 miles) southeast of St Arnaud, a small town in the north of the country's South Island, at a depth of 62 km (13 …
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile on Tuesday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said, although there were no immediate reports of major damage. The quake, centered 48 miles (79 km) southwest of Coquimbo, was around 20 miles (32 km) below the seabed. It struck at …
TAIPEI—The mayor of a Taiwanese city hit by an earthquake warned residents to expect a sharp rise in the death toll, even as rescue teams freed several survivors trapped in a collapsed apartment building. On a visit to a morgue in Tainan city on Monday, Mayor William Lai told reporters …
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit waters close to northeast coast of Taiwan at a depth of 200 kilometers at 10:19 p.m. Beijing Time on Tuesday, according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 25.41 degrees north latitude and 123.45 degrees east longitude. The island's weather and earthquake …
A research geophysicist with the United States Geological Survey looks at a series of images that illustrate the seismic waves of an earthquake. The understanding of seismic waves is key for building an earthquake early warning system. One of the most frightening things about earthquakes is that we never know …
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have solved a 50-year natural science mystery: the undersea source of tsunami that devastated a remote Alaska village following the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. Underwater landslides at depths of up to 1,150 feet (350 meters)— much deeper than caused tsunami affecting …
The tremor occurred at 4:35 p.m. with its epicenter plotted at 112 kilometers (km) northeast of Burgos town, in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, with a depth of 26 km, Phivolcs in its bulletin said. Another 2.3 magnitude tremor also registered at 4:44 a.m. of that same day, Jan. 31, …
A minor earthquake that rattled a small Snowy Mountains town on Sunday morning was felt as far north as Weston Creek in Canberra, a senior seismologist says. The 3.6 magnitude quake stuck west of Bredbo, between Canberra and Cooma, about 4.40am according to Geoscience Australia. But while Geoscience Australia senior …
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Punjab including Lahore, Sharaqpur and Sheikhupura Wednesday. The quake was centred near Nankana Sahab at a depth of 10 kilometers, shaking buildings in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Sharaqpur, Phool Nagar, Muridke and adjoining areas. People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting …
An magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit off the western coast of Mexico on Thursday, about 6.2 miles deep (10 km) and 165 miles (266 km) west of Cihuatlan, Jalisco, Mexico, the U.S. Geological Service said. There was no immediate report of damages from the quake, which USGS earlier reported was 167 …
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted central China early on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. China's official Xinhua news agency said there were no immediate reports of casualties from the tremor, which struck at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) in Menyuan county in Qinghai province. Phone services in …
An earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude jolted Ceva-i-Ra Reef in southwestern Fiji on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, occurring at 8:24 a.m. local time(1824 GMT), jolted 171km east of Ceva-i-Ra Reef. The epicenter, with a depth of 14.81 km, was initially determined to be at 21.4706 degrees south …
A magnitude-5.5 earthquake jolted 68 km south-southeast of Namlea, Indonesia at 2322 GMT on Saturday (07:22 Beijing time), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 46.44 km, was initially determined to be at 3.8632 degrees south latitude and 127.2288 degrees east longitude.
TUTICORIN/CHENNAI: At least 45 small whales (short-finned pilot whales), part of the lot which washed ashore in Tiruchendur in Tamil Nadu on Monday evening, have died. More than 100 whales were found on the 16km stretch from Alanthalai to Kallamozhi coastal hamlets on Tuesday morning. Thirty six of them have …
The Union home ministry's disaster management experts have warned of a bigger catastrophe, earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater on the Richter scale which may hit the already ruptured Himalayan region. They say quakes with higher intensity than the one that struck Manipur on Monday are likely to …
