The authorities in Japan are battling against time to rescue people after a series of earthquakes wreaked havoc in the country. At least 30 people have been killed after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 hit Japan on New Year’s Day. The earthquake forced residents of coastal areas to flee to higher ground … Read more
A series of powerful earthquakes off central Japan’s west coast damaged homes, started a fire, prompted tsunami warnings and left tens of thousands without power Monday as residents were urged to seek higher ground. Six people were killed during the earthquake, the AFP reported, citing local police. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the Noto region, … Read more
TOKYO: The powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year’s Day killed at least five people, as police and local authorities early on Tuesday (Jan 2) reported cases of bodies being pulled from the rubble of collapsed buildings. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in the middle of the afternoon on … Read more
TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit north central Japan on Monday (Jan 1), public broadcaster NHK said. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along western coastal regions of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures. Tsunami of up to 5m high are believed to be reaching Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture, according to the weather … Read more
The tragedy in disaster-hit Qinghai and Gansu, home to many Hui people, a tight-knit ethnic minority characterised by its distinctive Muslim identity, has renewed concern over outdated and poorly built homes. Many of the homes destroyed were made of earth-wood or brick-wood structures. Their load-bearing walls were constructed from earth, providing little defence against any … Read more
A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing 126 people in the nation’s deadliest quake in nine years. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck just before midnight on Monday, injuring more than 700 people, damaging roads and knocking … Read more
Residents in many areas of B.C. reported feeling the effects of a minor earthquake that struck in B.C.’s Coast Mountains, about 220 kilometres north of Vancouver on Sunday afternoon. Earthquakes Canada says the quake was recorded at 3:23 p.m. PST and registered at a magnitude of 4.9, but so far there are no reports of damage or secondary impacts, … Read more
A recent overseas study has unveiled a groundbreaking revelation in earthquake prediction, as seismic signals were found to provide advanced clues leading up to a devastating quake that struck Turkey earlier this year, reported RNZ. The signals, unique in their nature, were detected up to eight months before the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in February, which … Read more
