A very strong earthquake of magnitude 7.7 that in New Caledonia triggers evacuation in the area affected by the earthquake and the tsunami warning. The earthquake was recorded at 1:57 pm (4:57 am in Italy) off the archipelago, in the southwest Pacific Ocean, close to Australia. Warning sirens began to sound and people were urged […]
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An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale shakes the northeast of the Indonesian island of Java
An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale shook the waters northeast of the Indonesian island of Java, the country’s most populous island, on Friday with no damage or casualties reported by authorities at this time. The United States Geological Survey, which records seismic activity around the world, recorded the earthquake at 4:55 p.m. local […]
An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale shakes Panama without any damage or injuries
The magnitude 6.8 quake was recorded at 5:18 p.m. local time (22:18 GMT) with the epicenter in a Pacific sector located 71 kilometers from Coiba Island, at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to revised data from the State Institute of Geosciences Panamanian university (IGCP). Another 4.2 magnitude quake with an epicenter also nearby coiba, […]
Earthquake in Russia and Papua New Guinea: Pacific tsunami fears
The Pacific region trembles: in a few hours, two earthquakes trigger the tsunami alarm. The first in Russia, with a magnitude of 6.9, occurred on the Kamchatka Peninsula. This is reported by updated data on the website of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences. At first, the recorded magnitude was 5.7, while […]
Severe earthquake between Afghanistan and Pakistan: There are dead and injured
At least 12 dead and hundreds injured. Unfortunately, this is the temporary balance of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake felt in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Officials at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial disaster management directorate in Pakistan confirmed that nine people were killed, including five men, two women and two children, Pakistani broadcaster Geo TV reported. More […]
Severe earthquake in Afghanistan felt in Pakistan
An earthquake of at least 6.5 magnitude occurred in northeast Afghanistan and was also felt in the capital, Kabul. The earthquake was felt in India, New Delhi and Pakistan, as well as in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The American Geophysical Institute (USGS) recorded the epicenter at a depth of 187.6 km at 22:43 […]
Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan causes panic in the population
Another strong seismic shock. This time, the epicenter was on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit the northeastern area of Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan. The US Institute of Geophysics (USGS) recorded the epicenter 40 km south-southeast of Jurm in Badakhshan province at a depth of 187.6 km. The strong earthquake was also felt […]
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale shakes northeastern Afghanistan
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, near the border with Pakistan, Tajikistan and China. No damage or casualties have been reported so far. The earthquake struck at 10:17 p.m. local time, with an epicenter about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the town of Jurm, in northeastern Badakhshan province, […]
Earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale struck northeastern Afghanistan
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, near the border with Pakistan, Tajikistan and China. No damage or casualties have been reported so far. The earthquake struck at 10:17 p.m. local time, with an epicenter about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the town of Jurm, in northeastern Badakhshan province, […]
New magnitude 4.7 earthquake off the coast of Ecuador
Official reports indicate that 205 homes have been affected and 90 destroyed, 112 education units affected, as well as 29 public goods, 46 private goods and 48 health institutions. The magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck on Saturday afternoon and was felt in 13 of the country’s 24 provinces, with the epicenter being the extreme northeast from […]