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 …
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Rescuers swarmed over rubble with shovels and picks on Thursday in a frantic search for survivors two days after Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in a generation, focusing on 10 collapsed buildings where people may still be alive. Those trapped included five Taiwanese workers in a textile factory …
MEXICO CITY - A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and trapping an unknown number of people. TV images showed a multi-story building in the capital with a middle floor collapsed as sirens blared from first responders rushing to the scene. Other video showed the side of …
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 magnitude struck in the remote Southern Ocean south of New Zealand on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, at a shallow depth of 10 km (6 miles), was recorded 211 km (140 miles) west of the sub-Antarctic …
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 shook eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 9:27 a.m. (0027 GMT), was north of Tokyo in Saitama prefecture, the agency said. The quake was measured at a depth …
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has presented a four-stage long-term solution for management of landfill sites to Delhi government - starting with flattening the mounds to extracting leachate and gas, to the final stage of capping them aesthetically. After the Ghazipur sanitary landfill site accident, in which two people died …
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A massive earthquake off southern Mexico on Thursday night that killed at least 91 people damaged tens of thousands of homes and afflicted upwards of two million people in the poorer south, state officials said, as more details of the disaster emerged. The 8.1 magnitude quake …
MEXICO CITY, Mexico - After Mexico was struck by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, authorities on Saturday assessed the damage, even as the death toll shot up. The USGS said that the earthquake that struck at 11:49 p.m. on Thursday, had its epicenter 102 miles (165 kilometers) …
Move Will Alert People In Seismic Cities IIT-Roorkee, is looking to deploy an early earthquake warning system across all cities and towns in seismic-prone north India where people can be alerted about impending powerful tremors a few seconds in advance through sirens. The institute has already started installing sirens in …
JUCHITAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Anguished mourners lined the streets of the southern Mexican city devastated by the most powerful earthquake to strike the country in 85 years, coffins raised on their shoulders as they advanced slowly to a crowded cemetery on Saturday. More than half of the 65 known victims …
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck Mexico on Thursday night has risen to at least 90 after emergency services in the southern state of Oaxaca said late on Saturday there had been 71 confirmed fatalities in the state alone. “It’s 71 (dead). Just …
The ancient destructive capability of earthquake faults is well chronicled by historians and their cultural impact widely uncovered by archaeologists. Archaeological and geological investigations at some of the most renowned sites in the ancient Greece world, however, suggest a more nuanced and intimate relationship between seismic faults and past human …
This reference manual provides in-depth knowledge on the techniques, methodologies and best practices for using geospatial information in support of decision making for disaster risk management for specific hazards. Space-based information can significantly enhance disaster emergency response and preparedness and producing and using such information is critical for evidence-based decisionmaking. …
ROME (Reuters) - A small but deadly earthquake on the Italian holiday island of Ischia exposed a deep political fault line on Tuesday over the country's proliferation of unsafe, illegal housing. The tremor, officially recorded in Italy at a modest strength of 4.0, toppled buildings, killed two people and injured …
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck west of Indonesia's island of Sumatra on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the quake, which hit at a depth of 67 km (42 miles), at a distance of 81 …
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 hit the Tokyo area on Thursday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centered in northwestern Chiba prefecture, east to Tokyo, according to the agency. Japan is one of the world's most seismically …
Thirteen people, including six tourists, were killed and 175 injured when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part Sichuan in China's southwest, the provincial government and official media said on Wednesday. The quake hit a sparsely populated area 200 km (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan …
An earth with a Magnitude of 5.3 and a depth of 10km struck southwestern Uganda at 10:02:29am (EAT) today, Sunday. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake had its epicentre at Kilembe in Kasese district around Lake Edward region. According to various online reports sent to The Observer, …
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 5.8 hit northeast of Tokyo on Japan's main island of Honshu on Thursday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) reported. The quake was measured at a depth of 33 km (20 miles) about 79 km (49 miles) east-northeast of Iwaki on Honshu. There …
A strong earthquake struck the central Philippines on Thursday killing at least one person and damaging several houses and some infrastructure, officials said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said aftershocks were expected but ruled out any tsunami following the earthquake of magnitude 6.5 that rocked the towns …
Rabat – A tremor registering 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred in the province of Figuig early Wednesday morning. The National Institute of Geophysics said that the tremor was recorded at 4:27 a.m. The centre of the quake was located at Maatarka, a rural commune in Figuig on the border …
