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 …
Nineteen people were killed in Nepal and 981 injured in an earthquake on Tuesday, home ministry official Laxmi Prasad Dhakal told Reuters, giving a first national estimate. The quake, with a magnitude of 7.3, struck less than three weeks after a 7.8 temblor killed more than 8,000 people and damaged …
An earthquake struck the northeast of Japan early on Wednesday, the area devastated four years ago, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami alert. The quake off the Tohoku region had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and 6.6 …
Over 50 people, including at least 20 school children, were injured in northern West Bengal, as tremors were felt in most parts of the state including capital Kolkata on Tuesday, officials said. However, there were no reports of any death so far, said state home secretary Basudeb Bandopadhyay. Chief Minister …
IAF, NDRF put on standby if Nepal seeks help Less than a month after a devastating earthquake hit Nepal, another earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale epicentred in the neighbouring country shook Delhi, most of northern and eastern India, including Bihar and West Bengal, and even some places in …
Within a span of just 18 days, another spate of tremors sent waves of fear across the state forcing people to leave their houses Tuesday afternoon. Fresh tremors with magnitude of 7.4 on Richter scale left around six dead and more than 36 injured in Bihar. Though the officially declared …
“Temblor might occur tomorrow, or 50 years later, but it will hit the State” In the wake of the recent Nepal earthquake, the possibility of a temblor of magnitude 8 striking Uttarakhand has come up for discussion. A research article, “Geomorphology reveals active décollement geometry in the central Himalayan seismic …
Nepal has been hit by another earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1, forcing people in the capital and beyond to rush out on to the streets, only weeks after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 8,000 people. The US Geological Survey said it struck 68 km west of the …
मंगलवार को आए भूकंप के जोरदार झटकों ने नेपाल, भारत और चीन को हिला दिया। 7.1 तीव्रता के इस भूकंप से बिहार में 10 और नेपाल में 16 लोगों के मरने की खबर है। भूकंप की वजह से इस पूरे इलाके में अफरातफरी का माहौल बन गया था। भारत में …
काठमांडू। नेपाल-भारत समेत दक्षिण एशिया में मंगलवार को भूकंप के तेज झटके महसूस किए गए। 25 अप्रैल को आए भूकंप की त्रासदी से उबरने की कोशिश कर रहा नेपाल भी इन झटकों से हिल उठा। नेपाल में अब तक 28 लोगों के मरने की खबर है। वहीं, घायलों की संख्या …
The UN has revised its flash appeal amount to $423 million to carry out humanitarian relief in the quake-hit Nepal, where eight million people require urgent assistance. The global body has received just 10 per cent of the appeal amount even as the number of houses being destroyed has reached …
The search for missing trekkers, guides and residents feared buried in Nepal village by a massive landslide and avalanche triggered by last month's magnitude 7.8 earthquake has been suspended due to bad weather, officials said on Sunday. The suspension of the search in Langtang underscores the challenging conditions facing rescuers, …
HONG KONG, May 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Izu Islands of Japan at 21:25:46 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 17.97 kilometers, was initially determined to be at 31.2467 degrees north latitude and 142.3746 degrees …
Major changes to how quickly earthquake-prone buildings will need to be assessed and strengthened have been announced. Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith said the changes would reduce the number of buildings that would require assessment from an estimated 500,000 to 30,000, and bring down the total estimated cost …
A magnitude-4.5 earthquake jolted the Big Island of Hawaii early Saturday morning, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The quake struck at 2:18 a.m., geologists said in a news release. It was reportedly centered about 5 miles north of the small town of Naalehu at a depth of 6 miles. Big …
An earthquake of mild intensity jolted Swat and adjoining areas here on Sunday morning but no loss of property or life was reported. According to geological wing of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) tremors measuring 4.2 on Richter scale were felt in Swat and surrounding areas. People of the areas where …
The death toll from the April 25 devastating earthquake also known as the 'Gorkha Earthquake' has reached 8,020 as of Sunday evening. As per the information provided by Nepal Police on Sunday, the highest number of fatalities are from Central region that stands at 5,833 out of which 1,713 are …
KATHMANDU: A new Disaster Management Bill registered at Parliament Secretariat on May 5 proposes to create National Disaster Management Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs with broader mandate to mitigate the risk of natural calamity and carry out search, rescue and rehabilitation works. The Bill, if enacted into law, …
Gaighat (Udayapur), May 11: At least 15 people originally from Udayapur have lost their lives to devastating earthquake in different parts of the capital city of Kathmandu. The deceased are Tara Kumari Ale Magar of Udayapur, Rauta-9, his son and Ramita Tamang of the same place, informed Udayapur's Chief District …
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake took place this afternoon. The quiver occurred at 3.23 pm with its epicenter in Kavrepalanchowk district. According to the National Seismological Centre chief Lok Bijaya Adhikari, four aftershocks above four Richter scale were recorded today itself. He further shared that 160 aftershocks above four Richter scale …
Kathmandu, May 11: The Environment Committee of the Legislature-Parliament has directed the bodies concerned to manage the waste in the earthquake affected areas considering the possibility of the spread of diseases. The committee at its meeting today drew the attention of the Ministry of Urban Development and the Solid Waste …
