Tag: Earthquake
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A moderate earthquake shakes Japan, injuring more than 30 people in the Tokyo region
A moderate earthquake rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early yesterday, injuring more than 30 people, most of them lightly, officials said. There was no danger of a ... -
Colombia searches for its missing after earthquake kills more than 100
Search and rescue efforts were underway yesterday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing at least ... -
PM visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat
Residents in Japan’s quake-hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto put out heaps of debris for collection and the prime minister visited as the region baked under intense ... -
Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23
Rural communities in southwestern Japan were struggling to get their lives back to normal yesterday, two days after a powerful earthquake set off an explosion at a mall, ... -
Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors yesterday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 ... -
Frustration grows as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela’s state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply ... -
Town seeks immediate airlift of food to ease hunger in quake-hit villages
The mayor of a southern Philippine town that was devastated by a powerful earthquake pleaded yesterday for helicopters to transport food to stave off hunger in ... -
20,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37
Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines yesterday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country ... -
A 7.8 magnitude quake kills at least 32, collapses buildings and sparks tsunami
An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the southern Philippines yesterday, killing at least 32 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in ruined buildings and sending ... -
Earthquake off North Sulawesi topples buildings, kills one person and sets off small tsunami
An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a ... -
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, USGS
A strong preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean yesterday, prompting coastal evacuations but no wider tsunami warnings. The United States Geological Survey ... -
Early-morning earthquake injures 11 in northwest Gansu province
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake scattered roof tiles and knocked over houses Saturday in northwest China’s Gansu province, state media said. Eleven people were taken to area hospitals ... -
Earthquake causes scattered damage in Papua region
A magnitude-6.1 earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early Friday, causing scattered damage in a coastal town. No casualties were immediately reported. At least two ... -
Earthquake destroys villages and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured
Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in the dead of the night in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and ... -
Powerful waves travel across Pacific after 8.8-magnitude earthquake
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early yesterday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific. No substantial ... -
8.8-magnitude earthquake sends tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska
People take shelter on the roof of a fire station in Mukawa town, Hokkaido, northern Japan Wednesday, after a powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East prompted ... -
Earthquake compounds humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000
The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said as accounts of some people’s last moments emerged: Two hundred ... -
Bangkok to review quake safety after collapse of high-rise leaves dozens missing
Thai authorities said yesterday they are investigating why a single office tower under construction in Bangkok collapsed during an earthquake Friday that otherwise caused limited damage ... -
Gov’t extends support to Myanmar following devastating earthquake
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has sent a message of sympathy to Myanmar’s leader, Min Aung Hlaing, following the massive earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday. ... -
Tsunami warning lifted after 7.1 earthquake near Tonga in South Pacific; no initial damage reports
A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga last night, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. ... -
Strong earthquake injures 27 and causes scattered damage
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early yesterday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was ... -
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation
A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the coast of Vanuatu yesterday, causing widespread destruction in the South Pacific island nation as the injured began ... -
Portugal coast hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake, mostly in Lisbon area
The quake hit waters 7.7km south-east of the capital, Lisbon, and 74km south-west of Setúbal, EuroNews has reported. An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 ... -
Gov’t activates emergency mechanism for Macau students
An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck off Taiwan’s eastern coast during rush hour yesterday morning, sending tremors felt in the capital Taipei as well as in southern ... -
Strongest earthquake in 25 years kills 9 people and traps 70 workers
The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour yesterday, killing nine people, trapping dozens in quarries and sending some residents scrambling ... -
7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles part of Xinjiang, injuring six people and collapsing 47 homes
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early yesterday, causing extensive damage but injuring just six people in freezing ... -
China has started erecting temporary housing units after an earthquake destroyed 14,000 homes
Hundreds of temporary one-room housing units were being set up yesterday in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than 14,000 homes and ... -
Nearly MOP400,000 raised for Turkey-Syria earthquake
Caritas Macau has reportedly received nearly MOP400,000 in cash donations over the past several days since it commenced an appeal for victims of last week’s Turkey-Syria ... -
Turkey arrests building contractors six days after quakes
As rescuers still pulled a lucky few from the rubble six days after a pair of earthquakes devastated southeast Turkey and northern Syria, Turkish officials detained ... -
Survivors of Turkey, Syria quake struggle to stay warm, fed
Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the ... -
Turkey, Syria quake deaths pass 9,500; deadliest in decade
Thinly stretched rescue teams worked through the night in Turkey and Syria, pulling more bodies from the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic ... -
Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors
Rescuers raced yesterday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern ... -
Former Chelsea forward Atsu rescued after Turkey earthquake
Former Chelsea and Newcastle forward Christian Atsu was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building following the deadly earthquake that struck Turkey, the Ghana Football ... -
Shallow 5.5 quake sets off rockslides in Sichuan province
Rescuers were headed to the site of a magnitude 5.5 earthquake yesterday in a region of southwestern China at the base of the Tibetan plateau that ... -
Quake death toll rises to 268; 151 still missing
The death toll from the earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of Java leapt to 268 yesterday as more bodies were found beneath collapsed buildings, and ...
