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 with a magnitude of 6.4 struck in China's Yunnan province on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey reported, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.The USGS said the quake's epicentre was 163 km (101 miles) north-northwest of Yunjinghong and 10.0 km deep. The official Xinhua news agency …
A shallow magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported Monday morning eight miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:35 a.m. PDT at a depth of 4.3 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 45 miles from California City and 59 miles from Barstow. …
A strong quake has shaken the lower east coast of the North Island this morning. GeoNet said the magnitude 4.6 quake struck just off the coast of Porangahau in Hawkes Bay just before 11am. The quake, which was 9km deep, was initially assessed as moderate but that was upgraded shortly …
The Hawaiian Islands' location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is threatened by tsunamis from great earthquakes in nearly all directions. Historical great earthquakes Mw > 8.5 in the last 100 years have produced large inundations and loss of life in the islands but cannot account for a substantial …
PESHAWAR - A 5.5-strong earthquake jolted several KP cities late Saturday night. According to the Met Office, the tremors were felt in Peshawar, Mardan, Malakand, Shangla and adjacent areas. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. The tremors panicked the residents who immediately came …
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted 22 km southeast of Kurush, Russia at 0138 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 41.33 km, was initially determined to be at 41.2192 degrees north latitude and 48.0929 …
At least eight people were killed by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that hit rural southern Peru over the weekend, emergency authorities said on Sunday as the search for victims continued. The quake late Saturday night in Paruro province, in the Andean region of Cusco, destroyed 15 adobe-style houses and left …
A shallow magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported Sunday afternoon 25 miles from South Dos Palos, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:45 p.m. PDT at a depth of 3.7 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 26 miles from Mendota, 29 miles from Los Banos …
Recent disasters including the deadly one of Kedarnath have brought into focus the role of space technology, in particular earth observation (remote sensing) into sharp focus. Natural disasters are deadly events caused by natural phenomena and bring damage to human societies. (Editorial) Original Source
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the lower North Island around 2.30am this morning. The earthquake occurred 15km southwest of Pongaroa, a small township in the Tararua District 200km northeast of Wellington. GNS data showed the earthquake was 24km deep, with a Mercalli intensity of 7. A smaller, magnitude 3.8 earthquake …
A SERIES of earthquakes destroyed 17 houses and damaged 66 others yesterday in a southern Philippine town, slightly injuring three people. Residents of homes rocked by the tremors are being prevented from returning because of the danger of a collapse. Three people were treated for bruises after being hit by …
Scientists searching for a way to predict earthquakes have uncovered the most promising lead yet, after uncovering tell-tale chemical spikes in groundwater up to six months before tremors struck. Major earthquakes can kill hundreds of thousands of people, as in Haiti in 2010, but they are the only natural disaster …
A minor tremor measuring 2.1 Richter scale was reported from Athimale, Siyambalanduwa in Monaragala this morning, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) said. The Bureau told Daily Mirror Online that no damages were reported so far and an officer of the Disaster Management Centre has been sent to the area …
The majority were in Asia, where 19 million were displaced by floods, storms and earthquakes, according to the report from the International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Typhoon Haiyan caused the largest displacement, with 4.1 million people leaving their homes in the Philippines, a million more …
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was reported one mile from Palos Verdes Estates. A shallow magnitude 2.6 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning one mile from Palos Verdes Estates, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:11 a.m. PDT at a depth of 4.3 miles. According to the USGS, …
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 40 kilometers northwest of the Pacific island of Guam on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck at more than 160 km deep, it said, after originally putting the magnitude at 6.9. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no tsunami had been generated …
An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. The earthquake was centred in Ibaraki Prefecture, just northeast of Tokyo, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The depth of the earthquake was 50 km and …
IDMC’s latest Global Estimates report shows that 22 million people were displaced in 2013 by disasters brought on by natural hazard events. As in previous years, the worst affected region is Asia, where 19 million people, or 87.1 per cent of the global total, were displaced during the year. Although …
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Sunday morning four miles from Napa, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:56 a.m. PDT at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was seven miles from Sonoma and 50 miles from Sacramento. In …
An earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted parts of northwest Pakistan on Sunday, local media reported. Local media, quoting officials from the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), said that the earthquake was felt in the country 's northwester province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the tribal region bordering Afghanistan …
