5.1 magnitude quake shakes China’s Xinjiang

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:18:00 +0100thefinancialexpress (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 jolted the city of Artux in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 5:36 am Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicentre was monitored at 40.24 degrees north latitude and 77.

Villagers in disaster training

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 23:34:00 +0100samoaobserver (en)

The death and destruction caused by the 2009 tsunami is compelling a group of villages to embrace disaster management training. The villages of Salelesi, Eva and Fusi located on the north coast of Upolu yesterday participated in a disaster management training program, where they were given awareness....

Japan economy shrinks in Q3 as natural disasters hit

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 22:30:00 +0100thedailystarBD (en)

Japan's economy shrank in the three months to September, official data showed Wednesday, after a string of natural disasters hit consumer spending and exports, and China's slowing economy cast a shadow. Gross domestic product for the July-September period contracted 0.3 percent from the previous quarter, reversing growth of 0.

Gov't Reports on Japanese Economy Contraction

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:48:00 +0100plenglish (en)

Tokyo, Nov 14 (PL) Government data reported on Wednesday that the Japanese economy contracted in the third quarter of the year due to effects on consumer spending and exports of a series of natural disasters. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the period between July and September fell 0.

Earthquake measuring 5.1 degrees hits the northern parts of Pakistan

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:02:00 +0100sabanews-en (en)

[14/نوفمبر/2018] SANAA, Nov.14 (Saba) - An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck northern parts of Pakistan Tuesday morning without immediate reports of casualties or damage. The epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 90 km in the Hindu Kush mountain range in the far north of....

Magnitude 3.3 earthquake recorded in northern Oklahoma

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:48:00 +0100sunherald (en)

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in northern Oklahoma. The survey reports the temblor was recorded just after 9 p.m. Tuesday near Morrison, north of Stillwater and about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northeast of Oklahoma City. No injuries or damage have been reported.

Magnitude 3.3 earthquake recorded in northern Oklahoma

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:34:00 +0100islandpacket (en)

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in northern Oklahoma. The survey reports the temblor was recorded just after 9 p.m. Tuesday near Morrison, north of Stillwater and about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northeast of Oklahoma City. No injuries or damage have been reported.

Magnitude 3.3 earthquake recorded in northern Oklahoma

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:16:00 +0100bradenton (en)

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in northern Oklahoma. The survey reports the temblor was recorded just after 9 p.m. Tuesday near Morrison, north of Stillwater and about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northeast of Oklahoma City. No injuries or damage have been reported.

Magnitude 3.3 earthquake recorded in northern Oklahoma

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:15:00 +0100miamiherald (en)

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in northern Oklahoma. The survey reports the temblor was recorded just after 9 p.m. Tuesday near Morrison, north of Stillwater and about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northeast of Oklahoma City. No injuries or damage have been reported.

Magnitude 3.3 earthquake recorded in northern Oklahoma

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:15:00 +0100thenewstribune (en)

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in northern Oklahoma. The survey reports the temblor was recorded just after 9 p.m. Tuesday near Morrison, north of Stillwater and about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northeast of Oklahoma City. No injuries or damage have been reported.

California Apocalypse: Fire and Fury

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:48:00 +0100opednews (en)

A favorite spot was in Santa Monica, where Sunset Boulevard meets the sea at Will Rogers State Park. This gorgeous stretch of white sand, framed by the Santa Monica pier to the south and the Malibu Hills to the north, seemed like paradise. Today, fulfilling a lifelong dream, I live in the San....

Leeds Grand - theatre celebrates 140th anniversary

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:01:00 +0100YorkshirePost (en)

The Grand was designed during a backlash against the so-called “common” entertainment of the music halls, yet it was felt there was still big enough demand to sustain the opening of the Empire and Theatre Royal. From his Grand Tour of Europe, architect’s assistant James Robertson Watson returned....

Oryx Kids Club mascots Orry and Orah visit Qatar Airways...

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:35:00 +0100thepeninsulaqatar (en)

DOHA: Qatar Airways China commemorated 15 years of operation in China by visiting the Qatar Airways Hope School in Guangyang, Sichuan, last month, with surprise appearances by the airline’s adorable and friendly mascots Orry and Orah. The Qatar Airways China team, led by Vice-President for Qatar....

Japon: la production industrielle recule

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 06:58:00 +0100lefigaro (fr)

La production industrielle au Japon a baissé de 0,4% en septembre sur un mois, affectée par un violent typhon qui a touché l'ouest du pays et un tremblement de terre à Hokkaido (nord), selon des données révisées publiées mercredi. Le recul avait auparavant été estimé à 1,1% pour cet indicateur....

Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada rattled by earthquake

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:27:00 +0100themontserratreporter (en)

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage caused by the quake, which occurred at 8.47 pm (local time), but the SRC said that its location was Latitude: 11.18 north, Longitude: 61.90 west and at a depth of 61 kilometers (km). The SRC said that the tremor was felt 72 km north west of Port....

Japan's economy shrinks 0.3% in July-September

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:07:00 +0100japantoday (en)

Japan's economy shrank in the three months to September, official data showed Wednesday, after a string of natural disasters hit consumer spending and exports. Gross domestic product for the July-September period contracted 0.3 percent from the previous quarter, reversing growth of 0.

Japan economy shrinks 0.3% in July-September

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 04:37:00 +0100channelnewsasia (en)

TOKYO: Japan's economy shrank in the three months to September, official data showed Wednesday (Nov 14), after a string of natural disasters hit consumer spending and exports. Gross domestic product for the July-September period contracted 0.3 per cent from the previous quarter, reversing growth of 0.

Japan economy shrinks 0.3pc in July-September

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:12:00 +0100themalaymailonline (en)

Businessmen walk past heavy machinery at a construction site in Tokyo's business district, Japan January 16, 2017. — Reuters pic. TOKYO, Nov 14 — Japan's economy shrank in the three months to September, official data showed today, after a string of natural disasters hit consumer spending and exports.

Japan economy shrinks 0.3% in July-September

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:02:00 +0100nationmultimedia (en)

Japan's economy shrank in the three months to September, official data showed Wednesday, after a string of natural disasters hit consumer spending and exports. Gross domestic product for the July-September period contracted 0.3 percent from the previous quarter, reversing growth of 0.

Japan economy shrinks 0.3% in July-September

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 01:31:00 +0100yahoo-au (en)

Japan's economy shrank in the three months to September, official data showed Wednesday, after a string of natural disasters hit consumer spending and exports. Gross domestic product for the July-September period contracted 0.3 percent from the previous quarter, reversing growth of 0.

The hourglass ticks: Hawke's Bay beach gets its sand back, but not for long

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:59:00 +0100nzherald (en)

A sudden appearance of sand on Westshore Beach has sparked excitement for summer in Napier, but it likely won't last the season. The once-sandy beach is now known for its shingled appearance, and a Napier City Councillor says it will revert back to that after the region's next storm.

Press Opportunities During Visit to Australia & New Zealand by Head of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 22:42:00 +0100finanznachrichten-en (en)

VIENNA November 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The final station in a network of 21 Australian nuclear test monitoring facilities, "IS03", at Davis Base, Antarctica , was recently certified. To mark capping a 20 year programme, there will be a commemorative event at Geoscience Australia, attended by....

Un terremoto de dos grados se deja sentir en Lorca

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:24:00 +0100laopiniondemurcia (es)

Un terremoto de dos grados hace temblar el norte de Lorca en la tarde de este martes. El epicentro ha tenido lugar en la pedanía lorquina de La Paca a 12 kilómetros de profundidad.

Second earthquake in three weeks hits North Wales

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:13:00 +0100dailypost-co-uk (en)

An earthquake has hit North Wales for the second time in three weeks. The magnitude 1.5 quake in Flintshire, which was considered a "microearthquake", took place just after 10pm on Friday, according to The British Geological Survey [BGS]. The epicentre of the quake was in Treuddyn, but would be unlikely to be felt due to the depth of the tremor.

Our most complex quake: Kaikōura two years on

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 02:40:00 +0100nzherald (en)

Scientists are still gaining rich lessons from the Kaikōura Earthquake, two years after the 7.8 jolt shook the country with the equivalent energy release of 400 atomic bombs. GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Langridge said the event, which struck just after midnight on November 14, 2016, was....

Our most complex quake: Kaikōura two years on

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 02:26:00 +0100newstalkzb (en)

Scientists are still gaining rich lessons from the Kaikōura Earthquake, two years after the 7.8 jolt shook the country with the equivalent energy release of 400 atomic bombs. GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Langridge said the event, which struck just after midnight on November 14, 2016, was....

Grandson searches for family missing after fire 6:27 PM EST Nov 12, 2018

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:47:00 +0100usaToday (en)

In those three days, officials had received 120 missing-persons reports. Emergency hotlines hadn’t stopped ringing. “That’s in addition to over 500 calls from citizens asking us to go out and check various locations for loved ones or friends who they haven’t been able to make contact with,” he said.

Kaikoura rail and road earthquake recovery win global engineering award

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 23:15:00 +0100voxy (en)

Winning a global engineering award ahead of city railways in India, innovative British windfarms and a huge river bridge in Scotland is testament to Kiwi ingenuity and engineering excellence, KiwiRail’s Acting Chief Executive Todd Moyle says. "The rebuild of the Main North Line railway and State....

Perceptible Earthquake Reported in Eastern Cuba

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:53:00 +0100plenglish (en)

Santiago de Cuba, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Network of Stations of the Cuban National Seismological Service registered on Saturday a perceptible earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 to 20 kilometers south-southwest of La Plata, in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba. According to the entity, the event was located at the coordinates of 19.

How Natural Disasters Impact Meteorologists

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:43:00 +0100insidescience (en)

(Inside Science) -- It’s understandable that first responders like police, EMTs and firefighters might suffer some trauma after working through a natural disaster, or saving victims from wildfires or an earthquake. But what about meteorologists? They’re often left helpless watching severe weather,....

The Risk That Ebola Will Spread to Uganda Is Now ‘Very High’

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:12:00 +0100wired (en)

Ebola is one of those scourges where the mere mention of its name strikes fear: the virus, which kills about half of those it infects and gets passed on through body fluids, is notoriously hard to contain . Because of its long incubation period, healthy-looking people can spread the deadly disease for weeks before symptoms appear.

Philippines: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (6 - 12 Nov 2018)

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:35:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

PHILIPPINES. On 29 October, Typhoon Yutu (locally named ‘Rosita’) made landfall in Isabela Province. As of 9 November, there were 11 confirmed dead and over 2,500 houses destroyed. Although this storm was not as strong as was initially feared, it affected many of the same communities which were....

Indonesia: ACT Alliance Appeal: Emergency Assistance to People Affected by the Earthquake and Tsunami in Central Sulawesi – IDN182

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 02:38:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

1. BACKGROUND. 1.1. Context. On 28 September 2018 at 17:02 WIB (Indonesian Western Time), an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit Central Sulawesi, 27 kilometers northeast of Donggala with a shallow epicenter (10 km). It was immediately followed by a tsunami warning by BMKG (Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency).

World Briefs

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 01:23:00 +0100macaudailytimes (en)

SOUTH CHINA SEA China bluntly told the United States to stop sending ships and military aircraft close to islands claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, during talks that set the stage for a meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping later this month.

Mild tremor hits Pithoragarh on India-Nepal border

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 13:35:00 +0100expressindia (en)

The earthquake had a latitude of 29.7 degree north and a longitude of 80.6 degree east. A 5-magnitude earthquake hit Pithoragarh, Didihat and Munsiyari sub-divisions of this border district of Uttarakhand Sunday. The quake occurred at 12.37 pm, the District Disaster Management office said here. It had a latitude of 29.

Perceptible Earthquake Reported in Eastern Cuba

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 01:36:00 +0100periodico26 (en)

The Network of Stations of the Cuban National Seismological Service registered on Saturday a perceptible earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 to 20 kilometers south-southwest of La Plata, in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba. Santiago de Cuba.- According to the entity, the event was located at the coordinates of 19.

Earthquake rattles several C'bean islands

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 19:46:00 +0100jamaicaobserver (en)

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 rattled several islands in the Caribbean on Saturday, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

11:36 Perceptible Earthquake Reported in Eastern Cuba

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 17:52:00 +0100plenglish (en)

10 de noviembre de 2018, 11:36 Santiago de Cuba, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Network of Stations of the Cuban National Seismological Service registered on Saturday a perceptible earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 to 20 kilometers south-southwest of La Plata, in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.