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 …
A large earthquake and tsunami took place in February 2010, affecting a significant part of the Chilean coast (Maule earthquake (Mw = 8.8). Dichato (37° S), a small town located on Coliumo Bay, was one of the most devastated coastal places and is currently under reconstruction. Therefore, the risk factors …
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 shook buildings in Tokyo on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas. Japan accounts for about 20 percent of …
At least 57 school students were injured when panic ensued in classrooms after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Battagram district in Pakistan on Monday. The students were shifted to a local hospital. Three of the 57 students are critical, said the deputy commissioner's office. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority …
An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10 km (6 miles), 12 km northwest of the town of Hinatuan, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of any …
CHICAGO – A record-tying earthquake in the edge of Oklahoma’s key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Illinois to the southwest part of Texas on Saturday, bringing fresh attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground. The United States Geological Survey said a 5.6-magnitude earthquake …
People living in coastal areas of New Zealand closest to a huge earthquake that struck offshore early on Friday were temporarily ordered to evacuate due to fears of a tsunami. The magnitude 7.1 quake struck at 4:37 a.m. (1637 GMT) at a depth of 55 km (34 miles), 130 km …
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck off the town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre of the quake was located 89 km (55 miles) northeast of Rabaul on New Britain island and at a depth of 499 kms …
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck 188 km (116 miles)in the ocean northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS )reported. There was no immediate warning of any tsunami triggered by the quake. There were no reports of any damage or casualties.
Monrovia — An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale with depth of 10km on Monday occurred 1050 km west off the coast of Monrovia. According to the Earth Chronicles website, the epicenter of the earthquake was 646.4 miles away from Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County in the Atlantic …
Two unusually large earthquakes hit one of Iceland's biggest volcanoes early on Monday, raising concerns of a possible eruption, the Icelandic Met Office said. The Katla volcano has not erupted properly since 1918 and scientists say it is overdue to do so, although an eruption could still be decades away. …
KATHMANDU: A light earthquake of local magnitude 4.0 occurred in far-western Nepal with its epicentre in Bajura district on Saturday late afternoon. The National Seismological Centre said the earthquake was recorded at around 5:48 pm local time (12:03 UTC). The coordinates of the epicentre are given as 29.81°N, 81.56°E. Earlier, …
Contractors who reinforced buildings "on the cheap" may have run up the death toll in central Italy's devastating earthquake and could face criminal charges, a local prosecutor said Sunday. Also Sunday, Pope Francis pledged to visit "as soon as possible" the Italian towns that took the brunt of Wednesday's temblor. …
An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck 975 km (606 miles) northwest of Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS )reported. There was no immediate warning of any tsunami triggered by the quake, which occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the …
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy climbed to 250 on Thursday as rescue teams scoured mounds of rubble for a second day in towns and villages flattened by the natural disaster. The 6.2 magnitude quake struck a cluster of mountain communities 140 km (85 miles) east …
Japan is well-equipped to cope with natural hazards but faces a far greater risk from disasters than other developed nations due to its high exposure to earthquakes and floods, a U.N. University report has shown. Japan ranked 17th among 171 countries surveyed, while many other developed nations placed below the …
Italy has declared a state of emergency in regions worst hit by the powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake that shook the country on Wednesday, 24 August, and has claimed at least 250 lives. Amid ongoing rescue operations, another earthquake of 4.7 magnitude reportedly hit an area near Amatrice early on Friday, …
BHUBANESWAR: A moderate intensity earthquake in Myanmar, measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale, shook large parts of eastern India including Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Assam on Wednesday afternoon. Large parts of Odisha including Khurda, Cuttack, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts experienced tremors seconds after the earthquake …
A powerful earthquake shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, killing at least three people including two children, and damaging scores of centuries-old Buddhist pagodas around the ancient capital of Bagan. The 6.8 magnitude quake shook buildings across the Southeast Asian country, with tremors felt as far away as Thailand - where …
Rescue teams were working through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble that remained of central Italian towns flattened by an earthquake that hit in the early hours of Wednesday, killing at least 159 people. One hotel that collapsed in the small town of Amatrice probably had …
Agartala/Aizawl : A 5.5-magnitude earthquake in the Myanmar-India border region on Tuesday rocked Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya and some other parts of northeast India, but there was no report of major damage, officials said. “The 5.5-magnitude quake hit various states of the northeastern region of India at 7.41 a.m. on …
