5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Pak; tremors felt in North India

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 21:27:00 +0100newindianexpress (en)

NEW DELHI: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted several cities in the northern parts of Pakistan on Saturday, the meteorological department said. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department's National Seismic Monitoring Centre in....

Quake jolts India, Pak

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 20:29:00 +0100risingkashmir (en)

PTI New Delhi/Islamabad, Feb 2: An earthquake hit several parts of North India, including Jammu and Kashmir, and north west Pakistan. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said the epicentre of the quake was Hindu Kush, which is a mountain range that stretches near the Afghan-Pakistan border, from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan.

Earthquake jolts several Pakistan cities, tremors felt in North India

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 19:55:00 +0100dnaindia (en)

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan Saturday, tremors of which were felt in several parts of North India, including the national capital, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.The NCS, an institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, initially said the epicentre of the quake was in....

Mild tremors felt in Delhi as 5.8 magnitude quake hits Pakistan

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 16:45:00 +0100expressindia (en)

The earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale took place at a depth of 208 kilometres in the Hindu Kush Region in Afghanistan. (Photo: Google Maps) A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan Saturday, tremors of which were felt in several parts of North India, including the national capital, officials said.

5.8 magnitude quake hits several Pakistan cities

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:54:00 +0100timesofindia (en)

Highlights The earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale took place at a depth of 208 kilometres in the Hindu Kush Region in Afghanistan, it said; The tremors were felt in various cities of Pakistan, including Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Kohat, Swat, Mianwali and Sargodha, the Dawn News reported Representative Image.

A light earthquake reported near the coast of northern California

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 12:36:00 +0100ksby (en)

. A light earthquake struck just before 3 am near the coast of northern California. According the USGS, the magnitude 4.3 temblor was located about 35 miles south-southwest of Eureka. There have been no reports of any damage so far. Richard Gearhart is an anchor/reporter at KSBY.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes near Sumatra in Indonesia

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 12:29:00 +0100themalaymailonline (en)

People ride a motorcycle along the earthquake and tsunami damaged waterfront in Palu, Central Sulawesi October 10, 2018. — Reuters pic. JAKARTA, Feb 2 — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Sumatra island in Indonesia at a depth of 10km on this afternoon, the US Geological Survey said.

Indonesia welcomed 15.8m foreign tourists last year #AsiaNewsNetwo

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 12:05:00 +0100elevenmyanmar (en)

A total of 15.81 million foreign tourists visited Indonesia throughout 2018, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), falling short of the government’s target of attracting 17 million tourists. However, the figure reflects a 12.58 percent growth in tourist arrivals from 2017 because of a....

Longtime talk radio host Jon Anderson has died 1 day ago

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 08:44:00 +0100guampdn (en)

In 2010, he was named the editor-in-chief of the Marianas Variety. He announced his retirement in 2014, after a decades-long career sharing news and opinion on Guam. According to a statement from Sorensen Media Group, funeral arrangements for Anderson are being planned.

Disaster-resilient urbanites Fritz Akhmad Nuzir

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:56:00 +0100JakartaPost (en)

Several cities such as Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara, Palu in Central Sulawesi and, recently, Kalianda in Lampung and Banten have experienced various natural disasters, from earthquakes and tsunami to volcanic eruptions. Other disasters mostly affected by uncontrolled urbanization such as floods,....

Southern Mexico hit by 6.6 magnitude earthquake

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:13:00 +0100euronews-en (en)

MEXICO CITY — A strong earthquake struck Friday near the coast of southern Mexico, causing tall buildings to sway hundreds of miles away in the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake had a magnitude of 6.6 and was centered about 10 miles from Tapachula in the southern state of Chiapas.

Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Shakes Chiapas, Southern Mexico

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 03:16:00 +0100theepochtimes (en)

Southern Mexico shook and buildings swayed, after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake sent shock waves more than 250 miles away on the morning of Feb. 1. Warning: Explicit language. Rutilio Escandón, the governor of Chiapas—the epicenter of the quake—confirmed in a Twitter post no deaths have been reported....

Disaster-resilient urbanites

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 03:13:00 +0100JakartaPost (en)

Several cities such as Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara, Palu in Central Sulawesi and, recently, Kalianda in Lampung and Banten have experienced various natural disasters, from earthquakes and tsunami to volcanic eruptions. Other disasters mostly affected by uncontrolled urbanization such as floods,....

QUAKE ALERT Mexico hit by 6.6 magnitude earthquake in southern state Chiapas MEXICO has been hit by a powerful earthquake. US Geological Survey scientists said the 6.6 magnitude shock hit in the southern state Chiapas. The tremors were enough to send tall buildings swaying hundreds of miles away in Mexico City, where people were evacuated from offices in central areas.

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 02:47:00 +0100thesun (en)

SOUTHERN Mexico has been hit by a powerful earthquake powerful enough to set buildings swaying in the country's capital 600 miles away. US Geological Survey scientists said the 6.6 magnitude shock hit in the southern state Chiapas. The quake was also reportedly felt in nearby Guatemala and further away in San Salvador.

Earthquake hits southern Mexico, sways buildings in capital

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:42:00 +0100koaa (en)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake has struck in southern Mexico, causing tall buildings to sway hundreds of miles away in the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey says Friday’s quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 and was centered about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Tapachula in the southern state of Chiapas.

Southern Mexico hit by 6.6 magnitude earthquake

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:59:00 +0100nbcnews (en)

MEXICO CITY — A strong earthquake struck Friday near the coast of southern Mexico, causing tall buildings to sway hundreds of miles away in the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake had a magnitude of 6.6 and was centered about 10 miles from Tapachula in the southern state of Chiapas.

Earthquake hits southern Mexico, sways buildings in capital

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:32:00 +0100wsvn (en)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake has struck in southern Mexico, causing tall buildings to sway hundreds of miles away in the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey says Friday’s quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 and was centered about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Tapachula in the southern state of Chiapas.

Mexico STRUCK by major 6.6 magnitude earthquake - Mexico City high-rise buildings SHAKE Mexico has been struck by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake, causing many buildings in the country's...

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:16:00 +0100express (en)

The natural phenomenon hit near the coast of Chiapas, close to the border with Guatemala. The quake was also felt in Mexico city where high- rise buildings shook. The epicenter of the quake hit at a depth of 42 miles (68 km) near the Pacific coast and Mexico's border with Guatemala, according to the USGS.

QUAKE ALERT Mexico hit by 6.6 magnitude earthquake in southern state Chiapas

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:15:00 +0100thesun (en)

SOUTHERN Mexico has been hit by an earthquake powerful enough to set buildings swapping in the country's capital 600 miles away. US Geological Survey scientists said the 6.6 magnitude shock hit in the southern state Chiapas. Footage posted on Twitter shows the quake was strong enough to send lampshades swinging in nearby towns.

Mexico STRUCK by major 6.6 magnitude earthquake - Mexico City high-rise buildings SHAKE Mexico has been struck by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake, causing many buildings in the...

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:01:00 +0100express (en)

The natural phenomenon hit near the coast of Chiapas, close to the border with Guatemala. The quake was also felt in Mexico city where high- rise buildings shook. The epicenter of the quake hit at a depth of 42 miles (68 km) near the Pacific coast and Mexico's border with Guatemala, according to the USGS.

Earthquake hits southern Mexico, sways buildings in capital

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:01:00 +0100seattletimes (en)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Friday near the coast of southern Mexico, causing tall buildings to sway hundreds of miles away in the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake had a magnitude of 6.6 and was centered about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Tapachula in the southern state of Chiapas.

Indonesia welcomed 15.8m foreign tourists last year: BPS

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 11:35:00 +0100JakartaPost (en)

A total of 15.81 million foreign tourists visited Indonesia throughout 2018, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), falling short of the government’s target of attracting 17 million tourists. However, the figure reflects a 12.58 percent growth in tourist arrivals from 2017 because of a significant....

Indonesia: [Sulawesi, Indonesia] “Palu Bangkit!” (Rise up again, Palu!)

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:50:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Strong earthquakes which also caused tsunami and land liquefaction on 28th September last year resulted in lost lives of over 2,100 people, and more than 1,000 people are still reported to be missing. PWJ with our partner ACT (Aksi Cepat Tanggap) just completed distribution of food and kitchen sets to 6,300 families from Palu, Sigi.

Indonésie: le tourisme progresse, malgré les catastrophes

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:21:00 +0100lefigaro (fr)

Le nombre de touristes étrangers en Indonésie a continué à progresser en 2018, a annoncé hier le bureau national des statistiques malgré une année marquée par plusieurs catastrophes majeures: séismes, tsunamis et le crash d'un appareil de Lion Air. De janvier à décembre, 15,8 millions de touristes....

NRA hands over reconstruction responsibility to local govts

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 06:37:00 +0100thehimalayantimes (en)

Kathmandu, January 31. The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has handed over the post earthquake reconstruction responsibility to the local governments of 32 quake-affected districts, the authority’s Chief Executive Officer Sushil Gyewali informed.

Cerca de 80 000 personas participaron del simulacro de tsunami en seis provincias del Ecuador

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 01:29:00 +0100elcomercio-EC (es)

Un sismo de 8,8 grados con una profundidad de 8 kilómetros frente a las costas de la provincia de Esmeraldas y sentido en todo el país. Las consecuencias de un evento de tal magnitud se simularon en el tercer simulacro nacional de tsunami, la tarde de este jueves 31 de enero del 2019.

Zagreb Hospitals to Be Connected via Satellite Internet

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:12:00 +0100total-croatia-news (en)

ZAGREB, January 31, 2019 - The City of Zagreb's Office for Emergency Situations has completed the first stage of the project "Satellite Internet - A Back Up System for Emergency Situations", which has helped connect 15 locations, notably emergency services and hospitals, which in the case of a....

Massive increase in earthquakes raises concern over Colombia’s most dangerous volcano

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:16:00 +0100colombiareports (en)

The future of Colombia Reports is under threat. The country's largest independent news website needs your help. Please become our patron. A significant increase in earthquakes in central Colombia may be an indicator of volcanic activity within the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which erupted and killed at l east 20,000 people in 1985.

Indonesia: Sanitary bathrooms and clean water for survivors in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:14:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

“Before there were latrines in the camp, we defecated in the river, and often we [the women] had to wait because there were always men in the river and we felt insecure and uncomfortable.” This statement comes from Sanuba, who moved to an evacuation camp in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia,....

El cambio climático afectará la determinación del sexo de los humanos

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:29:00 +0100futuroverde (es)

. 0; Traducido por Mónica Morales - Fuente CNN - Foto por Luma Pimentel / Unsplash Nueva investigación sugiere que el calentamiento global tendrá una variedad de efectos en nuestro planeta, pero también puede impactar directamente la biología humana.

Africa’s forgotten empires

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 19:17:00 +0100newstatesman (en)

The German philosopher Hegel claimed that Africa “is no historical part of the world”. The corollary of this was taken to be that African history only began when Europeans started to arrive. This idea, and variants of it, became one of the fallacies deployed to justify the Atlantic slave trade,....

El tsunami de lodo que convirtió a una ciudad en un cementerio

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:47:00 +0100debate (es)

Río de Janeiro, (AFP) - Hace cinco días que un infierno de lodo se abrió sobre Brumadinho cortando la vida de esta localidad minera, donde todo el mundo conoce a alguien que quedó bajo el barro. Hay por el momento 84 muertos, 276 desaparecidos y ninguna esperanza de encontrar supervivientes de un....

5.7-magnitude quake jolts eastern Taiwan, aftersho...

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:20:00 +0100focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted in Hualien County, east ern Taiwan Wednesday, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) reported that day. The temblor struck at 1:21 p.m., with its epicenter 84.8 kilometers south of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 37.8 km, the bureau said.

Buildings, Vol. 9, Pages 36: Seismic Performance of High-Rise Condominium Building during the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake Sequence

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:42:00 +0100mdpi (en)

Abstract On 25 April 2015, a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Nepal including the capital city, Kathmandu. Several powerful aftershocks of magnitude 6.7, 6.9 and 7.3 together with hundreds of aftershocks of local magnitude greater than 4 hit the same area until May 2015.

01/30 13:53 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Taiwan

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:08:00 +0100focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted in Hualien County, east ern Taiwan Wednesday, according to the Central Weather Bureau. The temblor struck at 1:21 p.m., its epicenter 84.8 kilometers south of Hualien County hall at a depth of 37.8 kilometers, the bureau said.

Japan to bolster steps for foreigners in event of massive Tokyo quake

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:56:00 +0100JakartaPost (en)

The transport ministry said Tuesday it plans to strengthen measures to help foreign visitors in the event of a massive earthquake in Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The ministry will beef up airports and railways' quake resiliency to ensure the rapid return of foreign visitors,....

Click aquí para ver: ABREN COMEDOR SIN COSTO PARA EMPLEADOS FEDERALES Y FAMILIAS DE ESPAÑA

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:55:00 +0100opinion (es)

SAN JUAN (ESPAÑA) La organización sin animo de lucro World Central Kitchen, fundada por el cocinero español José Andrés, anunció la apertura de un salón comedor en Guaynabo, cerca de San Juan, para que empleados federales y sus familiares puedan recibir alimentos sin costo alguno, como parte de la iniciativa “#ChefsForFeds”.

Hurricanes & Storms: Effects of Irreversible Climate Change

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:55:00 +0100globalnewlightofmyanmar (en)

Hurricane Katrina (2005). It is evident that we, the world citizens have over the last few decades experienced irregular patterns of climates in almost every part of the planet. Rainy season has shortened in the tropical rain forests, drought has crept in the places where it used to have regular rains.

Central Massachusetts towns have another minor earthquake after experiencing two in December

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:25:00 +0100masslive (en)

Another earthquake in Central Massachusetts was reported on Jan. 28, 2019. (USGS) By Scott J. Croteau | scroteau@masslive.com Another small earthquake shook parts of Central Massachusetts Monday night, the third one in just over one month. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a 1.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Templeton area around 6 p.

Massive increase in earthquakes raises concern over Colombia’s most dangerous volcano

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:02:00 +0100colombiareports (en)

The future of Colombia Reports is under threat. The country's largest independent news website needs your help. Please become our patron. A significant increase in earthquakes in central Colombia may be an indicator of volcanic activity within the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which erupted and killed at l east 20,000 people in 1985.