Tremors could be a result of reservoirs

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 21:08:00 +0200sundayobserver (en)

Natural disasters in Sri Lanka, recognised as an earthquake-free country, mainly consist of floods and landslides. However, the mild tremors occurred in Gurudeniya, Haragama, Anuragama, Mailapitiya, Ambakote, Digana and Aluthwatta in Kandy on August 29 and September 2, caught the attention of many people.

Video shows demolition explosion work at 'earthquake' quarry

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:57:00 +0200leicestermercury (en)

This explosive video shows demolition work being undertaken at Croft Quarry in the south of the county. Demolition work has been taking place at the quarry over the past few weeks, and some of the work caused concern for residents after huge explosions were heard by residents.

Scottish village struck by earthquake

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:46:00 +0200TheScotsman (en)

Blackford sits just south of the Highl and boundary fault line, where small earthquakes are not uncommon. The village, nicknamed Shaky Toun, was hit by a 1.3 magnitude earthquake in 2015, and an even larger one in 2011. In June, the nearby village of Comrie, which is well-known for earthquakes, was hit by a 2.

Typhoon injures 20 in southwestern Japan, stronger storm approaching

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 05:09:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

At least 20 people have been injured on Japan's south western main isl and of Kyushu as Typhoon Maysak passed near the region before weakening Thursday, while concerns are growing that a more powerful typhoon may make landfall in the area on Sunday or Monday.

South Bengkulu Struck by 5.2-magnitude Earthquake

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 05:02:00 +0200tempo-co (en)

TEMPO.CO Jakarta The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded a magnitude 5.2 earthquake had struck the area of South Bengkulu regency, Bengkulu, which took place at 23:02 Western Indonesia Time (WIB) on Thursday, September 3. The BMKG official website states that the....

Moderate quake hits Sumatra

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 02:57:00 +0200bernama (en)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 12.02 am today in south ern Sumatra, Indonesia. The Meteorology Department, in a statement, said it occurred at 99 kilometre south of Bengkulu, Indonesia, at a depth of 45 kilometre. However, it posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia.

'Strong' magnitude 5.7 earthquake near St Arnaud, 90km southwest of Nelson

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 02:47:00 +0200Stuff (en)

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake near St Arnaud, in the Nelson Lakes region, has been felt by more than 25,000 people across the country. Geonet reported the “strong” earthquake struck at a depth of 62 kilometres about 10 kilometres west of St Arnaud at 10.13pm on Thursday. Did you feel the quake? Email The quake was initially reported as a magnitude 4.

Earthquake near Florida border Alabama’s 13th largest

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 22:50:00 +0200al (en)

Map showing recorded earthquakes in Alabama and the seismic zones that cause them. The earthquake that rattled the Alabama-Florida border Thursday was tied for the 13th strongest quake in Alabama history, according to records kept by the Geological Survey of Alabama dating back to 1886, though it was considered a light earthquake overall.

A decade since the quake that started it all

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 22:32:00 +0200radionz (en)

The beginning of thous and s of aftershocks. After 4 September 2010 Christchurch recorded more than 11,000 aftershocks. Associate Professor Mark Quigley, from the University of Melbourne's School of Earth Sciences, has extensively studied the Canterbury earthquakes.

Strong 5.7 earthquake near Nelson rattles South Island, lower North Island

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 20:25:00 +0200nzherald (en)

A strong earthquake has rattled residents near St Arnaud, south west of Nelson. The 5.7 magnitude quake struck 10km west of the small alpine village in the South Isl and shortly before 10.15pm on Thursday. Geonet says the quake was at a depth of 62km and has registered as "strong shaking".

4.0 earthquake shakes Alabama-Florida border

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:04:00 +0200al (en)

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com A small earthquake rattled the border between Alabama and Florida this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which happened about 10:07 a.m., was centered in Escambia County, about ten miles south of Brewton and less than two miles north of Mt.

Small earthquake shakes northwest Florida

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:52:00 +0200wsvn (en)

PACE, Fla. (WSVN) — A small earthquake hit just above the Florida-Alabama line this morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey , the 3.8 magnitude earthquake happened around 11:04 a.m. So far, there were no reports of damage or injuries. However, USGS has received reports that the quake was felt as far south as Pensacola.

Strong 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Zealand

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:17:00 +0200ibtimes-sg (en)

A strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake has rattled residents of New Zeal and 's South Island. The tremor struck about 10 kilometers west of the small alpine village in the South Island shortly before 10.15 pm local time on Thursday, September 3 in the Nelson Lakes Region.

Earthquake hits New Zealand's South Island and 25,000 people fee the jolt as far away as Auckland

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:57:00 +0200dailymail (en)

One twitter user said the y felt the earthquake in Auckl and when their couch began swaying. Another wrote: 'Small in Christchurch but it was damn unsettling. Felt like it was going to get bigger.' 'I can only imagine how devastating that quake would of been if it was less than 20km deep instead of 62km deep,' another said.

Strong earthquake - South Island, New Zealand - September 3, 2020

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:23:00 +0200earthquake-report (en)

Quakes like today's are the result of stresses being released within the Pacific Plate as it dives westwards beneath the Indo-Australian Plate. This setting is part of the longer Tonga-Kermadec-Hikurangi Arc, where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the Indo-Australian Plate from Tonga & Samoa down to Kaikoura on New Zeal and 's South Island.

Earthquake near St Arnaud felt by people all over New Zealand 10:50 PM

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:35:00 +0200newshub (en)

People across the country have reported feeling a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that was recorded 10km west of St Arnaud, a village in the north of the South Isl and . the quake took place at 10:13pm on Thursday evening at a depth of 62km. Many people are reporting feeling the quake on Twitter, with....

Strong, deep earthquake hits South Island, felt by more than 25,000 people

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:20:00 +0200tvnz (en)

The 5.7 magnitude quake struck at 10.13pm, 62km deep and around 10km west of St Arnaud, according to GeoNet. More than 25,000 Kiwis in the upper South Island and lower North Island have reported feeling the shaking, largely reporting light or moderate shaking. The earthquake was classified as "strong" by GeoNet.

Strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest of Nelson

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:15:00 +0200nzherald (en)

A strong earthquake has rattled residents near St Arnaud, south west of Nelson. The 5.7 magnitude quake struck 10km west of the small alpine village in the South Isl and shortly before 10.15pm. Geonet says the quake was at a depth of 62km and has registered as "strong shaking".

'Strong' magnitude 5.7 earthquake near St Arnaud, 90km southwest of Nelson

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:11:00 +0200Stuff (en)

A map from Geonet showing where people had reported feeling the 5.7-magnitude quake centred near St Arnaud. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake near St Arnaud, in the Nelson Lakes region, has been felt by more than 25,000 people across the country. Geonet reported the “strong” earthquake struck at a depth....

Strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits top of South Island

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:37:00 +0200radionz (en)

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck the top of the South Isl and . The centre orange dot on this screenshot from GeoNet shows the quake's location. Photo: Geonet. GeoNet reports the quake struck at 10.13pm and was 57 kilometres deep and 10km west of St Arnaud.

With Bible reading, timing is everything [News of the Weird]

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0200readingeagle (en)

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Alleghany County, N.C., on Sunday, Aug. 9, at 8:07 a.m., about the same time parishioners at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Charlotte, 100 miles to the south , gathered at Mass and heard this among the morning's Bible readings: "After....

Typhoon injures 18 in Japan before moving to Korean Peninsula

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:24:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

At least 18 people have been injured on Japan's south western main isl and of Kyushu as powerful Typhoon Maysak passed near the region before moving to the Korean Peninsula on Thursday, local authorities said. Another typhoon, Haishen, is expected to develop into a very powerful storm and reach waters....

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Japanese islands

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:08:00 +0200aa-en (en)

Quake occurs at depth of 10 kilometers; no tsunami alert issued. TOKYO, Japan. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck off Japan’s Ogasawara Isl and s early Thursday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The agency said the quake occurred around 12:21 a.m. local time on Hahajima Island at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Japanese islands

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:19:00 +0200yenisafak-en (en)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck off Japan’s Ogasawara Isl and s early Thursday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The agency said the quake occurred around 12:21 a.m. local time on Hahajima Island at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

VANUATU TERREMOTO - Un seísmo de magnitud 5,0 sacude el archipiélago de Vanuato en el Pacífico Sur

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:18:00 +0200efe-agencia (es)

Un terremoto de magnitud 5,0 sacudió este jueves las costas del noreste del archipiélago de Vanuatu, en el Pacífico Sur, sin que se haya informado de daños materiales graves o víctimas, ni se haya emitido por el momento una alerta de tsunami. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que....

Unexpected quake lessons for German exchange student in Christchurch

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 06:23:00 +0200Stuff (en)

A German exchange student didn’t expect a lesson in how to shelter from earthquakes on her trip to Christchurch 10 years ago. Katharina Mueller got a hard lesson in earthquake survival when she was an exchange student at Avonside Girls’ High School in September 2010. She said the experience is still vivid 10 years later.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Japanese islands

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 04:22:00 +0200turkishpress (en)

TOKYO, Japan. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck off Japan’s Ogasawara Isl and s early Thursday, the country’s meteorological agency reported. The agency said the quake occurred around 12:21 a.m. local time on Hahajima Island at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

M5.5 quake rattles southern Japanese islands

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 20:22:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck early Thursday off the Ogasawara Isl and s, about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, the weather agency said. The 12:21 a.m. quake, which originated at a depth of about 10 kilometers, registered 4 on Japan's seismic intensity scale of 7 in....

Earthquake alert

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:51:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

Day and Time: Sept. 3, 2020, 12:21 a.m. Epicenter: Off Ogasawara Islands, south of Tokyo. N 26.6, E 141.9. Depth: 10 kilometers. Preliminary magnitude: 5.5. Seismic intensity scale: 4 out of maximum 7. Note: No tsunami warning issued. ==Kyodo. To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox, subscribe here.

Unpacking the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:23:00 +0200cfr (en)

Forged in the wake of World War II, the U.S.-Japan security alliance is as important as ever to both countries’ interests in Asia. In recent years, a more assertive China, a nuclear-armed North Korea, and other challenges have pushed the alliance to make historic adjustments, including crafting a larger role for Japan’s military.

Japan on alert as 2 powerful typhoons approach

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:09:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

Japan's wea the r agency warned Wednesday of two powerful typhoons approaching, as one of them began to affect isl and s off Kyushu, while the other is expected to make landfall in a few days. A freighter with 43 foreign crew aboard sent a distress call while traveling about 185 kilometers west of....

Séisme mineur enregistré dans le nord-ouest de l'Arménie

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:55:00 +0200armenews (fr)

Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 2,9 a été enregistré à 8 km au sud du village d’Ashotsk dans le nord-ouest de l’Arménie à 22 h 07 le 30 août, a indiqué le service de protection sismique. Le séisme a été ressenti dans les villages d’Amasia, Ashotsk, Mets Sepasar, Pokr Sepasar et Sarapat à une intensité III sur l’échelle MSK.

Tehran at Risk of Explosion That Could Be Deadlier than Beirut Port Blast

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:30:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

Millions of people might lose the ir lives in Iran and the country is at risk of suffering a tragedy that might be even worse than the Beirut explosions due to the oil tankers that are situated in an earthquake zone, an expert warned. An oil department in Shahran, which is in the north-west of the....

Darfield, Christchurch, Cook Strait, Kaikōura: A decade of earthquakes

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 07:42:00 +0200radionz (en)

or wherever you listen to your podcasts. We really are the shaky isles here in New Zeal and . We live in a very tectonically active part of the world and our history books are full of big earthquakes. The largest on record – but certainly not the largest ever – was the magnitude 8.2 Wairarapa earthquake of 1855.

'Always be prepared': 280 aftershocks recorded following magnitude 5.2 quake in Bay of Plenty 28 minutes ago

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 05:55:00 +0200newshub (en)

Roughly 280 aftershocks have been recorded since a magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattled the Bay of Plenty on Saturday, with seismologists urging locals to always be prepared for the possibility of a more damaging tremor. The magnitude 5.2 shake hit about 120 kilometres off the coast of Whangamata at....

Volunteer rescue teams shine in China's flood response

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 05:14:00 +0200china.org.cn (en)

Members of the ML rescue team relocate the residents affected by floodwater to safer places in Poyang county, Jiangxi province. [Photo/Xiamen Daily] Xiamen's "morning light" (ML) rescue team is a non-profit emergency response force based in Xiamen city, south China's Fujian province that has helped....

New bridge over Clarence River in design pipeline

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:40:00 +0200Stuff (en)

Remnants of the Glen Alton Bridge over the Clarence River which was destroyed in the 2016 earthquake. A $12.2 million replacement bridge is in the works. Design work and land purchasing will begin this year for a new bridge over the Clarence River, replacing the 130m Glen Alton bridge lost in the 2016 earthquake.

02 September 2020 - Strong Earthquake Near Coast Of Northern Chile on 02 September 2020 at 5.09 am

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:21:00 +0200met-my (en)

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Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 2843: Thermal Infrared and Ionospheric Anomalies of the 2017 Mw6.5 Jiuzhaigou Earthquake

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:07:00 +0200mdpi (en)

Taking the 2017 M w 6.5 Jiuzhaigou earthquake as a case study, ionospheric disturbances (i.e., total electron content and TEC) and thermal infrared (TIR) anomalies were simultaneously investigated. The characteristics of the temperature of brightness blackbody (TBB), medium-wave infrared brightness....

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:55:00 +0200thehindu (en)

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami. The quake occurred at 12:09 a.

6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:01:00 +0200newindianexpress (en)

SANTIAGO: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami. The quake occurred at 12:09 a.

MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: FY2020 Comprehensive Disaster Management Drills[The Prime Minister in action]

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:50:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

[Provisional Translation] On September 1, 2020 (Disaster Preparedness Day), the Prime Minister took part in the FY2020 Comprehensive Disaster Management Drills together with all Cabinet members. This year, the drills were conducted based on a scenario in which an earthquake occurred at around 7:10 a.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:36:00 +0200wsiltv (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the coast of northern Chile. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:33:00 +0200dailyjournal (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami. The quake occurred at 12:09 a.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:32:00 +0200wxow (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the coast of northern Chile. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:30:00 +0200startribune (en)

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami. The quake occurred at 12:09 a.m. local time at a depth of 35 kilometers (22 miles). It was centered 78 kilometers (48 miles) northeast of the Atacama city of Vallenar.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:29:00 +0200sfgate (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:28:00 +0200apnews (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:27:00 +0200tribtown (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami. The quake occurred at 12:09 a.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:25:00 +0200wsoctv (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile — (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:19:00 +0200chron (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:14:00 +0200actionnewsjax (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile — (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:13:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

SANTIAGO, Chile -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of northern Chile in the first minutes of Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and the Chilean navy said there was no possibility of a tsunami. The quake occurred at 12:09 a.

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:10:00 +0200TorontoStar (en)

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Strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on Richter scale hits sparking tsunami warning

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 08:08:00 +0200dailystar (en)

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale has hit near the coast of northern Chile, sparking an initial tsunami warning. The quake struck near Vallenar, Chile, sparking fears of a tsunami in the Pacific. Initial reports suggested the quake measured 6.

01 September 2020 - Strong Earthquake in Central Chile on 01 September 2020 at 12.09 pm

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 07:15:00 +0200met-my (en)

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