An earthquake that was 6.7 in magnitude occurred off the eastern coast of Taiwan at 9:19 p.m. on December 10. But the investigation so far finds that the DRAM fabs on the island have already resumed normal operation following a brief suspension of their production lines... Subscribe to New...
NEW DELHI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Feeble earthquake shocks hit India's northern state of Punjab on Monday, officials said. According to Indian Meteorological Department, the earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale occurred at 6:06 a.m. local time (0036 GMT). "The epicentre of earthquake...
It was related from ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez (may Allaah have mercy on him) that he used to write to his emirs when earthquakes took place telling them to -"Give charity!" One of the means of being safe and sound from all evils is for those in authority to hasten to restrain t...
LOW 30 Nov 2018 7.0-mag Strikes Southcentral Alaska, Damage Reported around Region [Anchorage Daily News] LOW 25 Nov 2018 Shallow 6.0-mag rattles San Andres Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea [The Watchers] LOW 18 Nov 2018 Deep 6.7-mag Strikes Fiji [The Watchers] LOW 18 Nov 2018 Strong...
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DHAKA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake in Ambassa near Tripura in northeastern India, measuring 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, shooked parts of Bangladesh including capital Dhaka. Mominul Islam, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told Xinhua that the earthqua...
winter. Premier Li Qiang also gave instructions on all-out disaster response and relief effort and minimizing fatalities. Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing led a group made up of officials from competent authorities to the quake-hit region to guide the rescue, relief and related work on January 7....
@gulf_newsEatherquake in Islamabad is even more shaky. Rather I still feel it. — Syed Luqman (@syedluqman)August 10, 2015 The tremors lasted for nearly 30 seconds on Monday, triggering panic as people living in high-rises rushed out of the buildings, witnesses said. ...
After conducting some analyses, the BMKG revised the scale of the major earthquake which jolted C. Sulawesi on 18:40 WIB from 6.9 magnitude to 6.8 magnitude. The BMKG also called off an initial tsunami warning related to the earthquake at 19:47 WIB. Karnawati said people in the affected ar...
"There is nothing new about those earthquakes… but increasing population and increasing number of buildings are a factor and the devastation is related to the quality of construction," he adds. Architect Tolga Ozden, who specializes in disaster risk, climate change and resilience, ...