At 8:27 a.m. Pacific time on Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.1 earthquake originating offshore, approximately 11 miles away from Rancho Palos Verdes, Southern California. Recent earthquake swarm near Los Aengele’s Coastline. (Representative Image) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} This seismic event took place at a distance of 12 miles from Palos …
Japan issued another earthquake warning for Ishikawa, Toyama, and for almost all of its western coast, hours after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit central Japan. Further, Japanese traffic authorities have said major highways have been closed near the epicentre of Japan earthquake. Japan Meteorological Agency said a succession of 21 …
Fallen ceilings and other debris could be seen in videos posted on social media. Beijing: At least 116 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers raced to start digging through rubble in freezing conditions. At least 105 were killed and almost 400 injured in …
NEW DELHI: In a tragic turn of events, a powerful earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck northwestern China’s Gansu-Qinghai border on Friday, leaving a trail of devastation with loss of lives and widespread damage.As of now, there have been 86 reported fatalities and 96 injuries resulting from the earthquake in China’s Gansu-Qinghai border region as reported …
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Mexico on Thursday afternoon (local time) at 2:03 pm at a depth of 44.4 kilometers, the US Geological Survey (USGS) informed. The quake occurred 10 km North-northeast of Chiautla de Tapia, Mexico. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the USGS wrote, “Notable quake, preliminary …
Earthquake in Philippines was at a depth of 63 km (Representational) An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami waves of a metre (3 feet) or more. The Philippine Seismology Agency Phivolcs …
A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines. (Representational) Manila, Philippines: A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, killing a married couple as people fled buildings and part of a shopping mall ceiling collapsed. No tsunami threat was issued after the quake struck off Sarangani province on the main southern …
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Sri Lanka on Tuesday afternoon, the National Center for Seismology said. “Earthquake of Magnitude:6.2, Occurred on 14-11-2023, 12:31:10 IST, Lat: -2.96 & Long: 86.54, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 1326km SE of Colombo, Sri Lanka,” the NCS said on social media X. A strong earthquake of 6.2-magnitude rocked Sri …
Faruk Tokluoğlu/Pexels Powerful earthquakes in urban areas can cause a shocking amount of devastation, with lives lost and buildings destroyed. Indeed, more than 60,000 people have already died in such events in this year alone. Ever since scientists discovered what causes these awful catastrophes, they’ve also been trying to predict them in a bid to …
Mother Nature dealt Southern California a one-two punch Sunday when an earthquake in Ventura County triggered widespread shaking on the same day as the region was drenched by its first tropical storm in decades. The magnitude-5.1 earthquake at 2:41 p.m. startled Southern Californians who were already braced for the remnant of Hurricane Hilary, which had …