Extremely powerful earthquake in China, on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang. There is currently no news of the victims, but according to preliminary information, at least two houses collapsed. The magnitude of the earthquake is estimated to be 7.0. According to the China Earthquake Administration, the epicenter was recorded at a depth of 22 […]
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Devastating earthquake in China, live video of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake: This is a massacre
More than a hundred people were killed and hundreds injured in a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake in rural Gansu province in northwestern China. Rescue teams (maximum rescue operation launched) brave the freezing climate with temperatures below -13°C to search for survivors and pull them from the rubble. Video: shock moment The epicenter of the earthquake […]
7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines: tsunami warning
Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning in the south of the country after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred in the eastern part of the island. The US Geological Survey, which monitors seismic activity around the world, found the epicenter at a depth of 32 kilometers and about 21.2 kilometers southeast of the city of […]
Double jackpot “Anti-seismic super bonus for 7 million homes: will prevent 500 deaths, 78 thousand deaths and 2 billion damages every year” These maps show the hidden risks of earthquakes in Italy: even in areas with low seismicity, inadequate buildings are a bigger problem than you think . “But the anti-earthquake campaign can save the homes and pockets of Italians as well as pay off the public debt,” Sapienza University professor Stefano Pampanin explains to Today.it.
Earthquakes are expensive and their effects spread across the state, even affecting unaffected areas. We don’t know, but in reality we inherited a mortgage of 1,500 billion euros, which we continue to pay. It all depends on the region and what is built on it: there are approximately 7 million buildings built to outdated standards […]
Earthquake in Nepal: More than 130 dead. You dig through the rubble with your bare hands
The entire region was destroyed, leaving more than 130 dead and more than 100 injured. This is the situation after the 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook a mountainous region in Nepal. The shock was recorded just after 7pm in Italy on November 3. The area is difficult to reach, making both rescue operations and information gathering […]
New earthquake of 6.3 magnitude in Afghanistan
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in northwest Afghanistan, with the epicenter 32 kilometers northwest of the city of Herat and at a depth of 8.2 kilometers. This was reported by the US seismic observatory USGS. No new victims or new damage have been reported at this time. The region was hit by devastating earthquakes of […]
At least 15 dead and 78 injured in earthquakes up to 6.3 degrees in Afghanistan
“The fatalities are 15 and 78 injured, but that seems to be the case The number of victims may increase since the rescue work continues,” said the press director of the Ministry of Disaster ManagementMula Janan Sayeq. The Asian country has registered seven vibrations between 4.7 and a maximum of 6.3 degrees in Herat province: […]
Law for Campi Flegrei super volcano: “There are insufficient escape routes for 700 thousand people”
A series of earthquakes continued to hit Campi Flegrei, albeit with very mild shocks: While the government is preparing a special law, as announced by Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci, interest in the area on the outskirts of Naples is still high. If the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology continues to collect data to […]
Why was the earthquake in Morocco so devastating?
The earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale that hit Morocco on Friday evening has already been archived as the largest natural disaster in the recent history of the North African country. The provisional death toll has exceeded 2,100, but it is feared that this number will increase in the coming days in parallel with […]
After the earthquake in Morocco: more than two thousand dead and piles of rubble. 500 Italians rescued
Entire villages were swept away, reduced to a pile of rubble, and the victims: over two thousand. The toll of the earthquake that hit Morocco (the epicenter is not far from Marrakesh) between Friday and Saturday became even worse: 2,012 people died. Moroccan state television reported this, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But it […]