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19 January 2020 -Strong Earthquake in Irian Jaya, Indonesia on 19 January 2020 at 12.38 am

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 05:02:00 +0100met-my (en)

JMM/POCGN(O)/BK-23B Ref: JMM.APL15/756/22/07 Jld.16(47) PRESS RELEASE Strong Earthquake in Irian Jaya, Indonesia A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred near Irian Jaya at 12:38am (Malaysian Local Time) on 19 January 2020 . The epicentre of the earthquake was located at latitude 3.

Strong 6.0 quake hits Indonesia's Papua

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 04:41:00 +0100straitstimesSG (en)

JAKARTA (AFP) - A strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia 's easternmost region of Papua on Sunday (Jan 19), the United States Geological Survey said. There was no tsunami warning accompanying the quake which struck inland 158km from the provincial capital Jayapura at a shallow depth of almost 34km, USGS said.

6.0 quake hits Indonesia's Papua

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:21:00 +0100thenews-pk (en)

JAKARTA: A strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia ´s easternmost region of Papua on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said. There was no tsunami warning accompanying the quake which struck inland 158 kilometres (98 miles) from the provincial capital Jayapura at a shallow depth of almost 34 kilometers, USGS said.

Indonesia se sacude por terremoto de 6.0 grados

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 22:45:00 +0100vanguardia-MX (es)

El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS) reportó este sábado 18 de enero un sismo de magnitud de 6.0 grados en la escala Richter sacudió Indonesia . Según reportes preliminares, la dependencia publicó en su cuenta de Twitter que e l epicentro estuvo ubicado a 141 kilómetros al oeste de Jayapura, capital de la provincia de Papúa.

Sismo de magnitud 6 sacude Indonesia; descartan tsunami

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 22:35:00 +0100euronews-fr (es)

Las autoridades han descartado un tsunami tras el sismo que se registró este sábado en Indonesia 18/01/2020 15:27 Notimex / Foto: Google Maps. RECIBE TODA LA INFORMACIÓN EN TU CORREO Correo electrónico Enviar Al hacer click en enviar quedaras regitrad@ a nuestro boletín el cual podrás cancelar en....

6.1-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:49:00 +0100trendnews-az (en)

. An earthquake with a magnitude of revised 6.1 jolted Indonesia 's eastern Papua province on Saturday evening, but was not potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said, reports citing Xinhua. Previously, the agency had released the quake magnitude of 6.3. The quake struck at 23:38 p.

Se registra sismo de 6.0 en Indonesia

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:52:00 +0100televisa (es)

Un sismo de magnitud 6.0 grados Richter sacudió hoy Indonesia según reportes preliminares del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS). Te recomendamos: Puerto Rico se desplaza hacia el oeste tras terremoto: NASA Desde sus redes sociales el organismo rastrea el foco sísmico a 33.

6.1-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:40:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

JAKARTA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of revised 6.1 jolted Indonesia 's eastern Papua province on Saturday evening, but was not potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. Previously, the agency had released the quake magnitude of 6.3. The quake struck at 23:38 p.

Fireball blazes over Puerto Rico as locals fear 'end times' after earthquakes

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 15:52:00 +0100dailystar (en)

A blazing meteor-like fireball has been spotted hurtling through the sky in Puerto Rico after a series of powerful earthquakes. The unusual celestial phenomenon has been branded a sign of the "end of times" by locals on the Caribbean island. Citizens of the US territory have been jolted by a series....

Indonesia: Consultant for an external evaluation of CAFOD’s Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Programme

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:24:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

In September 2018, CAFOD together with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), launched an emergency appeal in response to the Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami. CAFOD’s response to the Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami (funded by a combination of funds from the DEC Appeal, CAFOD Appeal....

5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes central Indonesia

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:53:00 +0100vietnamplus-en (en)

Jakarta (VNA) - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted off Kupang district, the Indonesia n central province of East Nusa Tenggara, on January 15. According to the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology , Climatology and Geophysics, the quake struck at 2:55pm (Jakarta time) with the epicenter 64 km east of the province and a depth of 10km under the seabed.

Indonesia: ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update, 06 Jan – 12 Jan 2020

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:32:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

REGIONAL SUMMARY: Dry weather persisted over the northern ASEAN region, with scattered and isolated hotspots detected in Cambodia, southern parts of Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. In the southern portion of the ASEAN region, heavy to moderate rains were continuous and have caused several....

¿Inmunes a terremotos?

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:45:00 +0100acento (es)

En República Dominicana nos comportamos como si la parte de la isla que habitamos, La Española, estuviera aislada del resto de la tierra y libre de riesgos de seísmos potentes. Nada importa si estos fenómenos naturales ocurren en Indonesia (Indias Orientales Neerlandesas), Japón, Rusia, Chile y Colombia, aunque registren magnitudes entre 8 y 9.

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