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 …
The World Bank approved $125 million to support the restoration of resilient flood protection infrastructure and the strengthening of government capacity to manage disasters and climate variability. Pakistan is vulnerable to adverse natural events and has experienced a wide range of disasters over the past 40 years, including floods, earthquakes, …
The city of Kolkata is one of the most urbanized and densely populated regions in the world and a major industrial and commercial hub of the eastern and northeastern region of India. In order to classify the seismic risk zones of Kolkata we used seismic hazard exposures on the vulnerability …
A series of earthquakes hit off the Oregon coast in northwest United States from Sunday through Monday, apparently causing no harm to life and property. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the latest quake, measured at magnitude 6.0, struck at 1:12 p.m. Monday in the Pacific Ocean about 480 kilometers …
Seismologists have warned Japan to stay vigilant for the next “Big One” after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the country, injuring a dozen people. Buildings swayed for about a minute in Tokyo on Saturday night as the quake struck at a remote spot in the Pacific Ocean …
KATHMANDU, May 31: The National Seismological Center (NSC) recorded a 4.2-magnitude aftershock of Gorkha Earthquake at 1:54 pm on Sunday afternoon. The epicenter of the quake was Lamjung district. - See more at: http://www.myrepublica.com/society/item/21829-nsc-records-4-magntide-aftershock-in-lamjung.html#sthash.BD5ncmb2.dpuf
Kathmandu, June 1: The death toll from the devastating April 25 earthquake and subsequent powerful aftershocks has reached 8,699 as per the latest update made available by the Central Police News Room. Of the dead, 1,729 persons from the Kathmandu Valley were recorded to have lost their lives to the …
An earthquake struck off the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It said the magnitude 5.8 quake occurred at sea 450 km (280 miles) west of Yachats at a depth of 10 km.
KATHMANDU, MAY 27 - It has been a month since the devastating earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck the country last month. But, the country is continued to feel aftershocks since then. A total of 270 aftershocks over 4 Richter scale were recorded in a period of a …
The massive Mw = 7.8 earthquake which rocked the Nepal Himalaya on 25 April 2015 is the largest to have occurred in this region in the past 81 years. This event occurred by slip on a ~150 km long and 55 km wide, shallow dipping (~5) segment of the Main …
India warned about possibility of floods in Bihar, UP after artificial lake formed on Kali Gandaki River A river dammed up by a huge landslide in Nepal’s northwest has begun flowing again but the risks of flash floods are not over yet, the police said on Sunday. The landslide at …
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 216 km (135 miles) north-northwest of the capital of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.7, struck at 1439 GMT (10.39 a.m. ET). Its epicenter was recorded as 35 km below the …
Children in the village of Marming play around on the ruins of their former school that was destroyed during the 25 April earthquake on 17 May. Nepal is still reeling from the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes Thousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal …
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck the Kanto region of Japan at 2:28 p.m. on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, adding there was no danger of a tsunami. The epicenter of the quake was about 51 kilometers deep in northern Saitama Prefecture. The quake had an intensity …
Eight thousand six hundred and fifty-four (8,654) people have died and twenty-two thousand and fifty-three (22,053) injured due to the earthquake. As per the count as of 4 pm today, of the total casualties, Kathmandu Valley accounted for 1,731 deaths, the eastern region 58, the central region 6,412, the western …
A sub-committee of the Parliament on Friday recommended immediate shifting of 60 high-risk settlements in Sindhupalchowk district. The sub-committee was deputed by the Parliament’s high-level Disaster Management, Monitoring and Directive Special Committee to visit Sindhupalchowk, one of the hardest hits districts in the recent earthquake and its aftershocks. It said …
A strong earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but no tsunami was expected and there were no immediate reports of damage. The earthquake, with a magnitude 7.0, was centered near the Santa Cruz Island group between the Solomon Islands …
Thousands of centuries-old homes could be demolished in Nepal's historic cities as the government begins the long process of tearing down buildings rendered unsafe by last month's 7.8 earthquake. More than 600 temples, statues and museums across the country were damaged in Nepal's deadliest earthquake on record, including Kathmandu's 200-foot …
A slew of hydro electric projects planned in Arunachal Pradesh have been denied forest clearance by the Environment ministry after a recent meeting. It is learnt that the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) denied the green nod to six hydro electric projects in the state at its meeting held on April …
A distinguished Geologist and earthquake expert, Prof G M Bhat today said that possibility of a 9.0 Mw earthquake in Kashmir Seismic Gap was a remote possibility but people should adopt all precautionary measures in advance to avoid deaths and destruction in such eventuality. He said this while delivering an …
The recent earthquake in Nepal has once again reminded us of the risks posed by natural disasters in our region. In Pakistan, approximately 3 million people are affected by natural catastrophes each year, which equates to approximately 1.6 percent of the total population. According to an analysis of historical natural …
