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Geosciences, Vol. 9, Pages 422: Use of Macroseismic Intensity Data to Validate a Regionally Adjustable Ground Motion Prediction Model

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:41:00 +0200

In low-to-moderate seismicity (intraplate) regions where locally recorded strong motion data are too scare for conventional regression analysis, stochastic simulations based on seismological modelling have often been used to predict ground motions of future earthquakes.

Nepal, Australia to sign air service agreement

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 04:54:00 +0200

Nepal and Australia are all set to sign an air service agreement on Monday at the ongoing 40th session of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Assembly in Montreal, Canada, permitting domestic code sharing in Nepal and direct flights between the two countries.

Hurricane Lorenzo strengthens to Category 5 in Atlantic Ocean

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 08:09:00 +0200

], Sept 29 (ANI): Hurricane Lorenzo , which is currently in the central Atlantic Ocean , has strengthened to an "extremely powerful" Category 5 hurricane. "Lorenzo is now an extremely powerful category 5 hurricane. It is the strongest hurricane on record this far north and east in the Atlantic basin," USA 's National Hurricane Center (NHC) tweeted.

Famed Chinese scenic spot Jiuzhaigou to reopen

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 08:28:00 +0200

The beautiful landscape of the Jiuzhaigou National Park in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 25, 2019. Part of the park will reopen to visitors on Friday on a trial basis, more than two years after it was hit by a powerful earthquake. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan) Shuanglonghai Falls,....

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Thu, 26 Sep 2019 04:36:00 +0200

This week, 22 civilians were killed in two separate air strikes. The first incident occurred on 23 September in Amran Governorate when a mosque was hit. 7 civilians, including women and children from the same family were killed. On 24 September, 15 civilians were killed and 15 more were injured when....

Solomons research to continue: MOST

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:57:00 +0200

Taiwanese researchers would continue working on an earthquake observation project in the Solomon Islands even though the government has cut ties with that nation, since the project is part of an international program involving Taiwan, the US and New Zealand, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) said yesterday.

Famed Chinese scenic spot Jiuzhaigou to reopen after quake

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:10:00 +0200

Aerial photo taken on Sept 23, 2019 shows a view of Nuorilang Waterfall in the Jiuzhaigou National Park in Southwest China's Sichuan province. Part of the Jiuzhaigou National Park in Southwest China's Sichuan province will reopen to visitors on Friday on a trial basis, over two years after it was....

Eight dead, 100 hurt in 5.8 magnitude Pakistan quake

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:49:00 +0200

By Abu Arqam Naqash and Asif Shahzad. MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An earthquake shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday, destroying buildings, cracking roads, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said.

Famed Chinese scenic spot Jiuzhaigou to reopen after quake

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 11:10:00 +0200

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 23, 2019 shows a view of Lake Jinghai in the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Part of the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province will reopen to visitors on Friday on a trial basis, over two years after it was hit by a....

5 Quake Kills 22, Flattens Buildings In Pakistani Kashmir

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:05:00 +0200

An earthquake shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday, destroying buildings, cracking roads, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said. Photos and video carried by local media showed dozens of collapsed buildings and homes, uprooted trees and cracks in roads....

Famed Chinese scenic spot Jiuzhaigou to reopen after quake

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 05:29:00 +0200

Quake kills 22, flattens buildings in Pakistani Kashmir

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 05:18:00 +0200

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - An earthquake shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday (Sept 24), destroying buildings, cracking roads, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said. Photos and video carried by local media showed dozens of collapsed buildings and homes,....

Quake kills 22, flattens buildings in Pakistani Kashmir

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 05:08:00 +0200

Photos and video carried by local media showed dozens of collapsed buildings and homes, uprooted trees and cracks in roads large enough to swallow cars in Mirpur, a town on Pakistan's side of the disputed territory of Kashmir near India. Muhammad Safdar, 60, who lives near Mirpur, said he was in his house when it suddenly started shaking.

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Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:47:00 +0200

Tropical Cyclone KAREN continued north-west over the Caribbean Sea. On 24 September at 3.00 UTC, its centre was approximately 210 km south of Puerto Rico (USA) and 200 km south-west of Saint Croix Island (the southernmost of U.S. Virgin Islands), with maximum sustained winds of 56 km/h (tropical depression).

Quake kills 22, flattens buildings in Pakistani Kashmir

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:33:00 +0200

ISLAMABAD (REUTERS) - An earthquake shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday (Sept 24), destroying buildings, cracking roads, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said. Photos and video carried by local media showed dozens of collapsed buildings and homes,....

Earthquake kills 22, flattens buildings in northern Pakistan

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 03:58:00 +0200

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake in northern Pakistan has killed at least 22 people and injured nearly 200 more, destroyed buildings and cracked roads, government and police officials said. Photos and video carried by local media showed dozens of collapsed buildings and homes, uprooted trees and cracks....

22 dead and 200 hurt as quake hits Kashmir

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 03:38:00 +0200

An earthquake shook northern Pakistan yesterday, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said. Photos and video carried by local media showed dozens of collapsed buildings and homes, uprooted trees and cracks in roads large enough to swallow cars in Mirpur, a....

Quake kills 22, flattens buildings in Pakistani Kashmir

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 02:08:00 +0200

People gather near a damaged road after an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 in Mirpur, Pakistan September 24, 2019. — Reuters pic. MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 25 — An earthquake shook northern Pakistan yesterday, destroying buildings, cracking roads, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said.

Quake kills 22, flattens buildings in Pakistani Kashmir

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 01:52:00 +0200

Deadly quake hits Pakistan-administered Kashmir, hundreds injured

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:18:00 +0200

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An earthquake shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday, destroying buildings, cracking roads, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said. Photos and video carried by local media showed dozens of collapsed buildings and....

Quake kills 22, flattens buildings in Pakistani Kashmir

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:55:00 +0200

Photos and video carried by local media showed dozens of collapsed buildings and homes, uprooted trees and cracks in roads large enough to swallow cars in Mirpur, a town on Pakistan’s side of the disputed territory of Kashmir near India. Muhammad Safdar, 60, who lives near Mirpur, said he was in his house when it suddenly started shaking.

Quake kills 22, flattens buildings in Pakistani Kashmir

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:40:00 +0200

Photos and video carried by local media showed dozens of collapsed buildings and homes, uprooted trees and cracks in roads large enough to swallow cars in Mirpur, a town on Pakistan’s side of the disputed territory of Kashmir near India. Muhammad Safdar, 60, who lives near Mirpur, said he was in his house when it suddenly started shaking.

Death toll rises to 19 in Pakistan earthquake

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:20:00 +0200

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 19 people and injuring 100, government and police officials said. Photos and video carried by local media showed a collapsed building and cracks in roads large enough to swallow cars in Mirpur, a town on Pakistan’s side of the disputed territory of Kashmir near India.

Quake kills 22, flattens buildings in Pakistani Kashmir

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:13:00 +0200

September 24, 2019. By Abu Arqam Naqash and Asif Shahzad. MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – An earthquake shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday, destroying buildings, cracking roads, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said.

Famed scenic spot Jiuzhaigou to reopen after quake

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 06:19:00 +0200

Part of the Jiuzhaigou National Park in south-west China's Sichuan Province will reopen to visitors on September 27, 2019. on a trial basis, over two years after it was hit by a powerful earthquake. During the trial period, the park will open from 8.30am to 5pm daily and receive no more than 5,000 tourists per day.

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Tue, 24 Sep 2019 04:57:00 +0200

Tropical Cyclone TAPAH passed over the Japan Sea between northern Kyushu (Japan) and southern South Korea on 22 September as a Tropical Storm. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), on 23 September at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located offshore, approximately 225 km north of Fukui City (Fukui Prefecture, central Honshu).

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off Indonesian coast

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 08:05:00 +0200

Iran to present in UN regional cooperation project on security in Persian Gulf - President Saudi Aramco notifies Tokyo of possible changes in oil supplies - Reports China to deepen trade, investment cooperation with Bahamas: senior legislator IRCTC’s Karva Chauth gift with launch of Majestic....

Solomon Islands

Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:15:00 +0200

Move comes days after Solomon Islands broke ties with Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory. 18 Jul 2015 03:52 GMT Tsunami warning lifted after quake hits Solomon Islands Quake with 6.9 magnitude hits near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, prompting warning. 21 May 2015 03:20 GMT Earthquake hits the Solomon Islands A 6.

Today in history

Sat, 21 Sep 2019 10:42:00 +0200

21 September 2019 (MIA) – International Day of Peace. 1170 – Combined English and Irish forces, under the command of Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster seize Norse-Gaelic Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin into exile.

North Korea rattled by 'natural' earthquake, South's weather agency reports

Sat, 21 Sep 2019 10:20:00 +0200

South Korea’s state weather agency said Saturday that a 3.5 magnitude “natural” earthquake had hit the southern part of North Korea. The Korea Meteorological Administration said damage from the quake, which occurred 31 km northwest of Pyonggang county in the North Korea’s Kangwon province, was unlikely.

Deadly quake led survivor to embark on life as res...

Sat, 21 Sep 2019 05:06:00 +0200

By Chang Ming-hsuan and Elizabeth Hsu, CNA staff reporter and writer Lin Mei-shia (林美霞) still rushes to the scene when there are lives to be saved in the wake of a catastrophic disaster, wearing her Red Cross rescue uniform. At the age of 70, Lin is the oldest female rescuer in Taiwan. She survived the devastating 921 earthquake, the magnitude-7.

EDITORIAL: Stepping up disaster prevention

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:47:00 +0200

Twenty years ago today, Taiwan suffered its second-deadliest earthquake, a magnitude 7.6 temblor centered near Nantou County’s Jiji Township (集集). The following year, the government designated Sept. 21 as National Disaster Prevention Day to commemorate the 921 Earthquake.

Today's top pics: Yankees clinch AL East title; flooding worsens in Texas; and more

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:04:00 +0200

APTOPIX Netherlands Operation Market Garden Parachutist jump from a plane near Groesbeek, Netherlands, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, as part of commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an ultimately unsuccessful airborne and land offensive that Allied leaders hoped would....

Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2192: Decreasing Trend of Geohazards Induced by the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Inferred from Time Series NDVI Data

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:30:00 +0200

The occurrence of aftershocks and geohazards (landslides, collapses, and debris flows) decreases with time following a major earthquake. The 12 May 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in Sichuan, China, provides the opportunity to characterize the subsequent spatiotemporal evolution of geohazards.

The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images Fukushima trial verdict: Not guilty 11 Mins The only criminal prosecution stemming from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has ended in not guilty verdicts, in a blow to families displaced by the meltdown, as the fallout promises to haunt northern Japan for decades to come.

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:01:00 +0200

TOKYO - The only criminal prosecution stemming from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has ended in not guilty verdicts, in a blow to families displaced by the meltdown, as the fallout promises to haunt northern Japan for decades to come. A court in Tokyo acquitted the former chairman and two....

Number of S. Korean visitors to Japan tumbles in August amid escalating tensions

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:07:00 +0200

TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of visitors from South Korea to Japan plummeted in August from a year earlier owing to deteriorating ties between both countries over wartime and trade issues, the government said in a report here Wednesday. According to the Japan Tourism Agency (JTA), 308,700....

Number of S. Korean visitors to Japan tumbles in August

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:37:00 +0200

TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of visitors from South Korea to Japan plummeted in August from a year earlier owing to deteriorating ties between both countries over wartime and trade issues, the government here said in a report on Wednesday. According to the Japan Tourism Agency (JTA),....

Number of S. Korean visitors to Japan tumbles in August

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:26:00 +0200

TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of visitors from South Korea to Japan plummeted in August from a year earlier owing to deteriorating ties between both countries over wartime and trade issues, the government here said in a report on Wednesday. According to the Japan Tourism Agency (JTA),....

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:41:00 +0200

Japan's exports fell 12 percent in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined, AP wrote.

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:57:00 +0200

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's exports fell 12% in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined. Imports also weakened, at the fastest rate in....

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US Source: AP

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:53:00 +0200

TOKYO (AP) - Japan's exports fell 12% in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined. Imports also weakened, at the fastest rate in....

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:50:00 +0200

Purchase: Order Reprint TOKYO — Japan's exports fell 12% in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined.

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US Source: AP

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:45:00 +0200

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:44:00 +0200

TOKYO (AP) - Japan’s exports fell 12% in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined. Imports also weakened, at the fastest rate in....

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:43:00 +0200

TOKYO Japan's exports fell 12% in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined. Imports also weakened, at the fastest rate in almost three years, suggesting slack demand inside Japan.

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:41:00 +0200

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports fell 12% in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined. Imports also weakened, at the fastest rate in....

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:40:00 +0200

Japan's exports fell 12% in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined. Imports also weakened, at the fastest rate in almost three years, suggesting slack demand inside Japan .

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:29:00 +0200

TOKYO Japan’s exports fell 12% in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined. Imports also weakened, at the fastest rate in almost three years, suggesting slack demand inside Japan.

Japan exports sink on weaker trade with China, US

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:26:00 +0200

TOKYO — Japan’s exports fell 12% in August from a year earlier as it logged a second straight month of deficits as the toll from trade tensions between its two largest markets deepened. Exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals all declined. Imports also weakened, at the fastest rate in almost three years, suggesting slack demand inside Japan.

5-magnitude quake hits NW China, no casualties reported

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:35:00 +0200

A 5-magnitude earthquake jolted Zhangye city in northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday evening, with no casualties reported as of 10:45 p.m. The earthquake occurred at 8:48 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 11 km, was monitored at 38.6 degrees north latitude and 100.

1st LD-Writethru: 5-magnitude quake hits NW China, no casualties reported

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:31:00 +0200

LANZHOU, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- A 5-magnitude earthquake jolted Zhangye city in northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday evening, with no casualties reported as of 10:45 p.m. The earthquake occurred at 8:48 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 11 km, was monitored at 38.

5-magnitude quake hits NW China, no casualties reported

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:22:00 +0200

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- A 5-magnitude earthquake jolted Zhangye city in northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday evening, with no casualties reported as of 9:50 p.m. The earthquake occurred at 8:48 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 11 km, was monitored at 38.

5-magnitude quake hits NW China: CENC

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:56:00 +0200

A 5-magnitude earthquake jolted Zhangye City in northwest China's Gansu Province at 8:48 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 11 km, was monitored at 38.6 degrees north latitude and 100.35 degrees east longitude, the CENC said in a report.

5-magnitude quake hits NW China: CENC

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:50:00 +0200

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- A 5-magnitude earthquake jolted Zhangye City in northwest China's Gansu Province at 8:48 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 11 km, was monitored at 38.6 degrees north latitude and 100.35 degrees east longitude, the CENC said in a report.

5.1-magnitude quake hits NW China: CENC

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:50:00 +0200

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Sunan County of Zhangye City in northwest China's Gansu Province at 8:48 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 38.56 degrees north latitude and 100.34 degrees east longitude, the CENC said in its preliminary report.

1st LD-Writethru: 5-magnitude quake hits NW China: CENC

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:23:00 +0200

Quake jolts in southern Kazakhstan

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 06:32:00 +0200

AKIPRESS.COM - Kazakh seismologists registered an earthquake with the epicenter 395 km south to the city of Almaty on September 15, Sputnik Kazakhstan reports. The 10-magnitude quake was reported at 3:44 am local time. Three major jolts were registered in China on September 15.

Japanese cities from Kobe to Sendai compete to host panda from China

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 08:19:00 +0200

MITO, IBARAKI PREF. – Cities in Japan, from Kansai to northern Tohoku, are vying to host at their zoos a giant panda to be loaned from China amid improving relations between the two nations. A broad agreement for the panda lease was reached by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last October.

DTI, BoC officials, big steelmakers in hot water

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:45:00 +0200

Top officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Bureau of Product Standard are allegedly engineering a cover-up designed to protect large steelmakers in the Philippines, whose products have been compromising the safety standards in the country, thus endangering the lives of those....

Bacardi Pledges $1 Million to Hurricane Dorian Relief in The Bahamas

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 22:09:00 +0200

Bacardi will collaborate with non-profit partners and the Bahamian government to ensure that this cash donation provides immediate and long-term assistance to local relief agencies in their efforts to support the islands and communities that need it most.

UK fracking earthquakes: why the world’s “toughest” safety rules failed to predict them

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 09:04:00 +0200

In August this year Lancashire experienced the largest fracking-induced earthquake recorded in the UK . Fracking was suspended. Legislators discussed a complete ban. As a result, serious questions are being asked about the effectiveness of the safety regulations, given the operating company,....

China assists Myanmar city with temple restoration

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:03:00 +0200

Thatbyinnyu Pahto before the quake. (Photo via Shaanxi Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage) More than 400 temples in Bagan, an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar, were damaged in an earthquake on Aug. 24, 2016. On Sept.

China: China - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS, Weather China, Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 September 2019)

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:09:00 +0200

An earthquake of 5.1 M at a depth of 10 km hit southeastern Sichuan Province (central China) on 7 September at 22.42 UTC. The epicentre was located approximately 1 km south of Neijiang City (Sichuan province). According to media, as of 9 September, one person has died, 63 people have been injured, 10,883 people affected and 2,417 relocated.

Earthquake Warning System Market Size |Incredible Possibilities and Growth Analysis and Forecast To 2025

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:26:00 +0200

The Earthquake Warning System market study now available with Market Study Report, LLC, is a collation of valuable insights related to market size, market share, profitability margin, growth dynamics and regional proliferation of this business vertical.

1 dead, 63 injured in Sichuan quake

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 08:00:00 +0200

CHENGDU, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 5.4-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province had killed one person and left 63 others injured, three severely, as of 6 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said. The quake, which jolted Weiyuan County in Neijiang City at 6:42 a.m.

1 dead, 29 injured in Sichuan earthquake

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0200

One was killed and 29 others were injured as of 10 a.m. after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Weiyuan County of Neijiang City in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 6:42 a.m. Sunday, local government said. The injured people have been hospitalized, and two of them are in serious conditions,....

Multiple quakes rattle Sichuan

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:21:00 +0200

Southwest China's Sichuan Province was jolted by a 5.4-magtitude earthquake Sunday morning, leaving one dead and 63 injured, China Central Television reported. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENS), a level 3-magnitude earthquake hit Zizhong county of Neijiang, at 6:36 am, followed by a 5.

1 dead, 63 injured in Sichuan quake

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:21:00 +0200

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 8, 2019 shows a make-shift shelter in Quanan Town of Neijiang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan Province had killed one person and left 63 others injured, three severely, as of 6 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Liu Kun) The 5.

Earthquake hits southwest China, killing 1, injuring 63

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:00:00 +0200

BEIJING A moderate earthquake struck China’s mountainous southwest on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 63. The magnitude 5.4 quake struck Neijiang, a city in Sichuan province, at 6:42 a.m., the government earthquake monitor reported. At least 132 houses collapsed and more than 5,000....

Earthquake hits southwest China, killing 1, injuring 63

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:48:00 +0200

Earthquake hits southwest China, killing 1, injuring 63

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:44:00 +0200

1 dead, 63 injured in Sichuan quake

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:13:00 +0200

The 5.4-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province had killed one person and left 63 others injured, three severely, as of 6 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said. The quake, which jolted Weiyuan County in Neijiang City at 6:42 a.m. Sunday, has affected 63 townships, according to the emergency management bureau of Neijiang.

5.4-quake leaves 1 dead in Sichuan

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 23:32:00 +0200

CHENGDU: One was killed and 29 others were injured as of 10 a.m. after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Weiyuan County of Neijiang City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 6:42 a.m. Sunday, local government said. The injured people have been hospitalized and two of them are in serious....

Multiple quakes rattle Sichuan

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 19:11:00 +0200

1 dead, 63 injured in Sichuan quake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 16:17:00 +0200

The 5.4-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province had killed one person and left 63 others injured, three severely, as of 6 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said, reports citing Xinhua. The quake, which jolted Weiyuan County in Neijiang City at 6:42 a.m.

Earthquake hits southwest China; 1 dead

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 15:50:00 +0200

A moderate earthquake struck China's mountainous southwest on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 63. The magnitude 5.4 quake struck Neijiang, a city in Sichuan province, at 6:42 am, the government earthquake monitor reported. At least 132 houses collapsed and more than 5,000 were damaged, according to a city government statement.

Earthquake hits southwest China; 1 dead

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 14:55:00 +0200

Earthquake hits southwest China, killing 1, injuring 63

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 14:21:00 +0200

A moderate earthquake struck China's mountainous southwest on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 63. The magnitude 5.4 quake struck Neijiang, a city in Sichuan province, at 6:42 a.m., the government earthquake monitor reported. At least 132 houses collapsed and more than 5,000 were damaged, according to a city government statement.

1 dead, 63 injured in Sichuan quake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 14:04:00 +0200

The 5.4-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province had killed one person and left 63 others injured, three severely, as of 6 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said. Firefighters are transferring a paralyzed senior after the 5.4-magnitude earthquake hitting Weiyuan County in Sichuan Province on September 8, 2019.

Earthquake hits southwest China, killing 1, injuring 63

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 14:01:00 +0200

BEIJING - A moderate earthquake struck China’s mountainous southwest on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 63. The magnitude 5.4 quake struck Neijiang, a city in Sichuan province, at 6:42 a.m., the government earthquake monitor reported. At least 132 houses collapsed and more than....

2nd LD-Writethru: 1 dead, 63 injured in Sichuan quake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:56:00 +0200

1 dead, 63 injured in Sichuan quake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:41:00 +0200

Armed police carry out rescue operations after Sichuan quake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:41:00 +0200

BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- China dispatched over 100 armed police members to Neijiang City of Sichuan Province for rescue after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake killed one person and injured 53 others early on Sunday. A team of more than 20 armed police members arrived at Longhui Town of Weiyuan County,....

1 dead, 29 hurt as M-5.4 quake hits Sichuan Sep 08. 2019

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:38:00 +0200

One person was killed and 29 others were injured as of 10:00 am after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Weiyuan county of Neijiang city in southwest China's Sichuan province at 6:42 am Sunday, local government said. The injured have been hospitalized, and two of them are in serious conditions,....

Armed police carry out rescue operations after Sichuan quake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:10:00 +0200

1st LD-Writethru: 1 dead, 53 injured in Sichuan quake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:10:00 +0200

CHENGDU, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and 53 others were injured after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Weiyuan County of Neijiang City in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 6:42 a.m. Sunday, the local government said. Fourteen of the hospitalized injured people have since been....

One dead, 29 injured in China earthquake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 11:51:00 +0200

Firefighters do rescue work at an earthquake hit area in Quan'an Town of Neijiang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept 8, 2019 - Xinhua. One was killed and 29 others were injured as of 10 am after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Weiyuan County of Neijiang City in southwest China's....

Earthquake hits southwest China; 1 dead

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 11:05:00 +0200

The 5.4-magnitude quake struck Neijiang, a city in Sichuan province, at 6:42 am, the government earthquake monitor reported. In addition to the casualties, at least 17 houses collapsed and another 215 were damaged in the earthquake, according to a city government statement. It gave no other details.

Earthquake hits southwest China, killing 1, injuring 29

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0200

Missoula, MT (59801) Today. Cloudy in the morning, then thunderstorms developing later in the day. High 71F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%.. Tonight. Rain. Thunder possible. Low 52F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Updated: September 8, 2019 @ 2:35 am; BEIJING (AP) — A....

1 dead, 29 injured in Sichuan earthquake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:56:00 +0200

Firefighters do rescue work at an earthquake hit area in Quan'an Town of Neijiang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 8, 2019. One was killed and 29 others were injured as of 10 a.m. after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Weiyuan County of Neijiang City in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 6:42 a.

Earthquake hits southwest China; 1 dead

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:55:00 +0200

Earthquake hits southwest China, killing 1, injuring 29

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:54:00 +0200

BEIJING (AP) — A moderate earthquake struck China’s mountainous southwest Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring another 29. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck Neijiang, a city in Sichuan province, at 6:42 a.m., the government earthquake monitor reported.

Earthquake hits southwest China; 1 dead

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:48:00 +0200

Earthquake hits southwest China; 1 dead

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:38:00 +0200

Earthquake hits southwest China, killing 1, injuring 29

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 09:50:00 +0200

A moderate earthquake struck China's mountainous southwest Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring another 29. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck Neijiang, a city in Sichuan province, at 6:42 a.m., the government earthquake monitor reported. In addition to the casualties, at least 17 houses....

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Sun, 08 Sep 2019 09:35:00 +0200

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MIL-OSI China: 1 dead, 29 injured in Sichuan earthquake

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 08:22:00 +0200

One was killed and 29 others were injured as of 10 a.m. after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Weiyuan County of Neijiang City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 6:42 a.m. Sunday, local government said. The injured people have been hospitalized, and two of them are in serious conditions,....

One dead and 29 injured after earthquake in Neijiang, Sichuan province

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 08:07:00 +0200

Chinese state TV is reporting that an earthquake in the country's southwest has killed one person and injured another 29. The government's earthquake monitoring center says the 5.4-magnitude quake struck the city of Neijiang in Sichuan province early Sunday.

Earthquake hits southwest China; 1 person reported killed

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 07:46:00 +0200

Earthquake hits southwest China; 1 person reported killed

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 07:39:00 +0200

BEIJING Chinese state TV is reporting that an earthquake in the country’s southwest has killed one person and injured another 29. The government’s earthquake monitoring center says the 5.4-magnitude quake struck the city of Neijiang in Sichuan province early Sunday.

Chine : un mort et 29 blessés dans un séisme du Sichuan

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 09:01:00 +0200

Une personne a été tuée et 29 autres ont été blessées selon le bilan établi à 10h00, après un séisme de magnitude 5,4 survenu, dimanche à 6h42 à Weiyuan, district de la ville de Neijiang, dans la province chinoise du Sichuan (sud-ouest), a déclaré le gouvernement local.

Audace et réalisme, fondements de la diplomatie que portera le futur président de la République

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 19:54:00 +0200

Par Mehdi Taje* Crise politique se conjuguant à une crise économique et sociale inédite dans l’histoire de la Tunisie, exacerbation des tensions sociales sur fond de baisse significative du pouvoir d’achat, montée en puissance de logiques tribales, claniques et locales marquant une distanciation de....

El peor terremoto de la historia reciente ocurrió en Chile hace 59 años

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:12:00 +0200

Nunca en la historia de la humanidad, desde que se tiene registro, el planeta se movió más que el 22 de mayo de 1960. Exactamente a las tres de la tarde con 11 minutos de ese domingo soleado, se desató con furia un terremoto que llegaría a sentirse en todo el Cono Sur del Continente americano y que registró una intensidad de 9.

Al menos un muerto y 29 heridos por terremoto en el suroeste de China

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 06:51:00 +0200

Al menos una persona murió y otras 29 resultaron heridas a causa de un terremoto de magnitud 5,4 que se produjo en la provincia de Sichuan, en el suroeste de China, según se desprende de un comunicado de las autoridades locales. «Para las 10.00 hora local (GMT+8), como resultado del terremoto,....

Una persona fallecida y 29 heridas deja sismo de 5,4 en China

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:28:00 +0200

Al menos una persona falleció este domingo en China tras un terremoto de magnitud 5,4 registrado en el sur de la ciudad-prefectura de Neijiang (Sichuan ), informó el Centro de Redes Sismológicas de China (CRSC, por su sigla en inglés). A su vez, el sismo dejó un saldo de 29 personas heridas , dos de ellas graves, según corroboraron medios locales.

Efemérides: Ocurrió un día como hoy 03 de septiembre

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:56:00 +0200

En el Perú. Un día como hoy en el año 1920.- Nace en Cotabambas (Apurímac) María Isabel Granda Larco, "Chabuca Granda", la más célebre compositora de música peruana. Autora de "Fina Estampa", "Puente de los Suspiros", "José Antonio", "Zeñó Manué", entre otras.

Iowa SHARES Award honors Nelsons

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 10:28:00 +0200

The 2019 Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award is honoring an Iowa couple who have dedicated themselves to improving the lives of many. The World Food Prize will honor R.W. and Mary Nelson, founders of Kemin Industries, a Des Moines-based ingredient manufacturer, with the award on Oct.

EU to ease post-Fukushima restrictions on Japanese food imports possibly by yearend

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 14:05:00 +0200

The European Union will ease its restrictions on Japanese food imports imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, possibly by the end of this year, government officials said Saturday. Specifically, the European Union is planning to remove its import restrictions on fishery products from....

EU to ease post-Fukushima restrictions on Japanese food imports

Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:53:00 +0200

EU to Ease Restrictions Imposed on Japan Food Products after Fukushima

Sun, 06 Oct 2019 05:31:00 +0200

TOKYO – The European Union is planning to ease restrictions on fishery products from Japan imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Kyodo news reported on Saturday. The new agency citing Japanese officials said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker spoke about the plan with....