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3.1 magnitude earthquake hits Southern California border town

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:07:00 +0100

A 3.1-magnitude temblor struck a Southern California town Sunday afternoon, about 40 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The epicenter of the earthquake was 2.3 kilometers deep and 14 kilometers north of Calipatria, a town in Imperial County, at the southern tip of the Salton Sea, according to the U.

Mexico commission blames authorities in 2017 school collapse

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 04:26:00 +0100

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says authorities apparently acted with corruption or negligence in allowing the operation of an elementary school that collapsed in Mexico City’s September 2017 earthquake. The governmental commission said Wednesday that authorities should....

Mexico commission blames authorities in 2017 school collapse

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 03:21:00 +0100

Mexico commission blames authorities in 2017 school collapse

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 02:57:00 +0100

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says authorities apparently acted with corruption or negligence in allowing the operation of an elementary school that collapsed in Mexico City’s September 2017 earthquake. The governmental commission said Wednesday that authorities should....

Mexico commission blames authorities in 2017 school collapse

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 02:33:00 +0100

Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says authorities apparently acted with corruption or negligence in allowing the operation of an elementary school that collapsed in Mexico City’s September 2017 earthquake. Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says authorities apparently acted with....

Mexico commission blames authorities in 2017 school collapse

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 02:27:00 +0100

MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says authorities apparently acted with corruption or negligence in allowing the operation of an elementary school that collapsed in Mexico City’s September 2017 earthquake. The governmental commission said Wednesday that authorities should....

Mexico commission blames authorities in 2017 school collapse

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 02:21:00 +0100

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Moderate quake hits southern France, 4 injured

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 04:49:00 +0100

Death toll from Cyclone Bulbul in Bangladesh rises to 26 - Reports At least 15 killed in Bangladesh train collision US calls on Hong Kong protesters, police to exercise restraint, condemns violence Bolivia’s Evo Morales says leaving for Mexico, but will return ‘With More Strength’ Mexican plane....

Here is the latest news from The Associated Press at 12:40 a.m. EST

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 06:51:00 +0100

By The Associated Press | Posted - Nov 7th, 2019 @ 10:40pm. WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have subpoenaed acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney in their impeachment probe, demanding his testimony on Friday as they investigate President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Posts by Seth Borenstein

Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:20:00 +0100

Seth Borenstein. For Seth Borenstein's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below: Nov 4, 2019 For more than two years President Donald Trump has talked about pulling the United States out of the landmark Paris climate agreement. Starting Monday he finally can do something about it.

Earthquakes in Slow Motion

Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:33:00 +0200

A new study from Caltech finds that so-called “slow slip” or “silent” earthquakes behave more like regular earthquakes than previously thought. The discovery opens the door for geoscientists to use these frequent and nondestructive events as an easy-to-study analog that will help them find out what makes earthquakes tick.

Earthquakes in Slow Motion

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0200

A new study from Caltech finds that so-called "slow slip" or "silent" earthquakes behave more like regular earthquakes than previously thought. A new study from Caltech finds that so-called "slow slip" or "silent" earthquakes behave more like regular earthquakes than previously thought.

Posts by Seth Borenstein

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 23:27:00 +0200

Seth Borenstein. For Seth Borenstein's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below: Oct 24, 2019 After 34 years on the endangered species list, a tiny Midwestern bird is ready to fly free of federal protection. Once hurt the by the damming of major rivers like the Missouri and before that....

Earthquakes in slow motion

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:19:00 +0200

Slow-slip events were first noted about two decades ago by geoscientists tracking otherwise imperceptible shifts in the earth using GPS technology. They occur when faults grind incredibly slowly against each other, like an earthquake in slow motion. For example, a slow-slip event that occurs over....

Earthquakes in slow motion

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:27:00 +0200

Credit: Jean-Philippe Avouac/Caltech. A new study from Caltech finds that so-called "slow slip" or "silent" earthquakes behave more like regular earthquakes than previously thought. The discovery opens the door for geoscientists to use these frequent and nondestructive events as an easy-to-study....

Fugitive spotted in Paris

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:51:00 +0200

. One of the former officials who worked for Miguel Ángel Mancera Mexico City's former mayor and the current PRD leader in the Senate , was seen in Paris , despite being on the run, accused of embezzlement allocated to the reconstruction of the city after the September 2017 earthquake.

Cuáles fueron las zonas más afectadas por terremotos entre 2017 y 2018

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:57:00 +0100

Terremoto de magnitud 8,2 a una profundidad de 47,39 km el 7/9/2017 en el sur de la placa Norteamericana. Chiapas, México . Zona afectada: Centro y sur de México, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras. Terremoto de magnitud 7,5 a una profundidad de 19 km el 1/9/2018. Fallamiento en la corteza de la placa Caribe (local o superficial).

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que hubo un tsunami en México?

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:55:00 +0100

1787 ocurrió un gran terremoto de magnitud 8.4 en San Sixto, Oaxaca , que generó un tsunami local sumamente destructivo". "Durante el siglo XVIII ocurrieron cuatro tsunamis, en el siglo XIX más de 10 y en el siglo XX más de una docena, todos produjeron diversos daños ", detalla el documento.

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Sat, 16 Nov 2019 03:31:00 +0100

20:09, 2019-11-15. Cuando el agua deja de fluir por el grifo, Aurora Cornejo sale de madrugada en busca de camiones cisterna que pueden tardar horas en abastecerla, aunque las lluvias que azotan Ciudad de México parte del año son ahora una ayuda. 09:02, 2019-10-31.

NACIONAL - Población:

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 20:25:00 +0100

09:02, 2019-10-31. México anunció el miércoles que rehabilitará cinco estaciones de bombeo en la ciudad de Tijuana, fronteriza con Estados Unidos, para evitar derrames de aguas residuales que han provocado el enojo de comunidades en el área de San Diego. 01:31, 2019-10-27.

NACIONAL - Población:

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:24:00 +0100

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,6 sacude el sur de Filipinas

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 03:27:00 +0100

Ciudad de México.- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,6 sacudió este martes la isla de Mindanao , en el sur de Filipinas , sin que de momento las autoridades hayan informado de víctimas o daños materiales. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra la actividad sísmica en todo el mundo,....

Impulsa Fundación AXA la resiliencia de Unión... TEXTO 13:17:27

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 20:48:00 +0100

Ciudad de México, 28 de octubre de 2019.- Posterior al sismo del 7 de septiembre de 2017, 283 municipios de Oaxaca fueron declarados zonas de desastre; de estos, 41 fueron mayormente impactados, dejando 800 mil damnificados, mil 900 comunidades damnificadas, 336 escuelas afectadas, 64 mil 728 viviendas dañadas y 78 personas fallecidas.

En Japón, pero de corazón potosino 4:00 21 Oct 2019

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:26:00 +0200

SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, SLP., 21 de octubre de 2019.- A veces el lugar de nacimiento no determina el verdadero origen de una persona, y es el caso de Liliana Suzette Pérez Bocanegra, quien vio la luz en la Ciudad de México, pero toda su familia es de San Luis Potosí y fue aquí donde vivió un sinfín de....

Arzobispo mexicano presidirá Conferencia en EU

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:38:00 +0100

11/11/2019 16:48 / Ciudad de México La Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil (CNPC) descartó que un tsunami pudiera impactar costas mexicanas. Lo anterior, luego de que el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos señalara la posibilidad de que un tsunami golpeara las costas de El Salvador ubicadas en el Océano Pacífico.

Policías esposados, 32 agentes heridos, el saldo del enfrentamiento con federales en el Aeropuerto

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:30:00 +0100

La situación permanece tensa en la zona, donde policías federales exigen el pago de su indemnización a quienes se niegan a integrarse a la Guardia Nacional, así como la liberación de sus compañeros detenidos en el enfrentamiento. El Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México recomendó a los....

El Salvador en alerta por posible tsunami

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 04:53:00 +0100

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.- El Presidente salvadoreño, Nayib Bukele, pidió a la población en las costas del país centroamericano movilizarse hacia zonas más altas, luego que la embajada de Estados Unidos alertara sobre un posible tsunami a unos 965 kilómetros de la frontera entre El Salvador y Nicaragua.

Sin alerta de tsunami en México; El Salvador la emite

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:57:00 +0100

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO , noviembre 11.- Ante la alerta de tsunami en las costas de El Salvador y Nicaragua, Protección Civil de Chiapas indicó que en México no hay alerta. Además, indicó que El Servicio Sismológico Nacional (SSN) "no registra sismos detonantes de posible tsunami que puedan afectar nuestras costas".

Protección Civil descarta alerta de tsunami en México

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:54:00 +0100

: David León, coordinador Nacional de Protección Civil informa sobre los rumores de alerta de tsunami en Síguelo por — Milenio Televisión (@mileniotv) November 11, 2019 "Ni la Secretaría Marina ni el Servicio Sismológico Nacional, ni las instituciones asociadas a ellas, que colaboran con ellas,....

ProtecciÃ³n Civil descarta alerta de tsunami en MÃ©xico

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:48:00 +0100

Luego de que este lunes la embajada de Estados Unidos en El Salvador alertara por un posible tsunami frente a las cosas de Nicaragua, en México se descartó una amenaza de este tipo de fenómenos. Protección Civil afirmó que el Centro de Alerta de Tsunamis de la Secretaría de Marina (Semar) comunicó....

Protección Civil descarta alerta de tsunami en México

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:35:00 +0100

11/11/2019 14:05 / Ciudad de México La Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil (CNPC) descartó que un tsunami pudiera impactar costas mexicanas. Lo anterior, luego de que el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos señalara la posibilidad de que un tsunami golpeara las costas de El Salvador ubicadas en el Océano Pacífico.

Sin elerta de tsunami en México por alerta en El Salvador y Nicaragua

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:03:00 +0100

El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, pidió este lunes a la población de la zona costera del país centroamericano buscar "tierras más altas" por una amenaza de tsunami detectada por EU. Ante la alerta de tsunami en las costas de El Salvador y Nicaragua, Protección Civil de Chiapas indicó que en México no hay alerta.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes off Mexico's Chiapas: USGS

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 06:18:00 +0100

SINGAPORE: An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off Mexico's southern state of Chiapas on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the earthquake, which the agency said hit at a depth of 26 km (16 miles), and a distance of about....

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes off Mexico's Chiapas -USGS

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 06:12:00 +0100

SINGAPORE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off Mexico's southern state of Chiapas on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the earthquake, which the agency said hit at a depth of 26 km (16 miles), and a....

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes off Mexico's Chiapas -USGS

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 06:58:00 +0100

SINGAPORE: An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the earthquake, which the agency said hit at a depth of 26 km (16 miles), and a distance of about....

6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Mexico

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 07:34:00 +0100

Chiapas, Mexico, Earthquake: 6.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Near Puerto Madero, El Salvador And Guatemala Also Impacted. A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, 68 miles south-west of Puerto Madero on Tuesday night, the United States Geological Survey....

6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Mexican coast

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:16:00 +0100

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 has hit the coast of the Mexican state of Chiapas, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported. According to seismologists, the earthquake was recorded at 04.27 UTC. The quake epicenter was located 110 kilometers southwest of the village of Puerto Madero.

Mexico earthquake: Huge 6.3 magnitude quake strikes – ‘seismic waves’ felt in Canada

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:46:00 +0100

Mexico earthquake: Quake strikes in the state of Chiapas (Image: Express) The quake struck at 10.27pm local time (4.27am GMT) at an approximate depth of 11km (6.8 miles). Moreover, such was the strength of the earthquake, that John Cassidy, an earthquake seismologist from Vancouver Island said that....

Mexico earthquake: Huge 6.3 magnitude quake strikes – ‘seismic waves’ felt in Canada A HUGE magnitude 6.3 earthquake has hit struck in the Mexican state of Chiapas today according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:09:00 +0100

The quake struck at 10.27pm local time (4.27am GMT) at an approximate depth of 11km (6.8 miles). Moreover, such was the strength of the earthquake, that John Cassidy, an earthquake seismologist from Vancouver Island said that "Seismic waves from the earthquake off the coast of Mexico are now rolling across Canada.

Los smartphones de Xiaomi te alertarán si un terremoto está por ocurrir

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:14:00 +0100

La alerta sísmica se ha convertido en un aliado importante en algunos países como México y aplicaciones como SkyAlert son muestra de ello. Ahora Xiaomi va un paso más allá al integrar un sistema de alertas dentro de MIUI , que avisará a los usuarios cuando un terremoto esté por ocurrir.

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Mexico

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:08:00 +0100

Strong earthquake was felt across the Mexican state of Chiapas and parts of Guatemala, Reuters and BGNES reported. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake and was recorded below the seabed at 22:27 local time (06:27 Bulgarian time), according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.

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Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:06:00 +0100

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.4, 6.3 rattle southern Mexico

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:02:00 +0100

Two quakes occurred at almost the same spot, just offshore from the Mexico-Guatemala border. (Representative image)(REUTERS Photo) A 5.4-magnitude earthquake has rattled the southern Pacific coast of Mexico before dawn, just hours after a 6.3 quake. The US Geological Survey said the two quakes....

NACIONAL - Población:

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:34:00 +0100

Mexico earthquake: Huge 6.3 magnitude quake strikes – ‘seismic waves’ felt in Canada

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 04:21:00 +0100

North Korean leader turns down visit to South Korea

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:17:00 +0100

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un turned down an invitation by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to participate in a regional summit next week in the southern city of Busan and has blamed the South for a deep freeze in inter-Korean relations.

No, China Did Not Secretly Detonate a Nuke in the South China Sea to Signal the Start of WWIII

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:54:00 +0100

The Chinese government has almost certainly not secretly detonated a tactical nuclear weapon in the South China Sea to send a warning signal to the United States, experts told Gizmodo, regardless of widespread claims to the contrary on social media. The source of this particular rumor appears to be....

Somali Canadian peace activist was killed by stray bullet

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 08:40:00 +0100

The former diplomat was the latest member of Somalia’s diaspora to be killed after returning home to help rebuild the country after decades of conflict. Her family founded a prominent peace center in Somalia and her sister Ilwad was reportedly short-listed for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

Lebanon’s leaders make joint appearance at military parade

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:41:00 +0100

“That was a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami, triggering a nuclear explosion-level bad," said Charlie Proctor, editor of the Royal Central website. LONDON (AP) — British media on Sunday slammed Prince Andrew’s effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a teenager who says she....

Bougainville vote could help create world’s newest nation

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:41:00 +0100

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Pacific people of Bougainville will on Saturday begin voting in a historic referendum to decide if they want to become the world’s newest nation by gaining independence from Papua New Guinea. “That was a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami,....

Seoul decides to keep Japanese military intelligence pact

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:14:00 +0100

The announcement by South Korea on Friday followed a strong U.S. push to save the pact, which has been a major symbol of the countries’ three-way security cooperation in the face of North Korea’s nuclear threat and China’s growing influence. The office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in says it....

NACIONAL - Población:

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:34:00 +0100

Court: Dutch govt doesn’t have to repatriate kids from Syria

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:46:00 +0100

North Korea says it’s gained nothing from US but `betrayal’

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 23:21:00 +0100

“That was a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami, triggering a nuclear explosion-level bad," said Charlie Proctor, editor of the Royal Central website. MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has handed state awards to the widows of nuclear engineers who died in an explosion....

Journalist briefly abducted in Mexico’s Veracruz state

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 03:25:00 +0100

The state Public Security Department reported via Twitter that Carlos Guillermo García, director of the online newspaper El Clarin, was abducted from his home in Nanchital de Lazaro Cardenas del Rio, on the outskirts of the port city of Coatzacoalcos. “That was a plane crashing into an oil tanker,....

Dutch police detain 2 teens in train shooting investigation

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 11:07:00 +0100

Authorities launched an investigation after windows were damaged on a passenger train traveling from the city of Tilburg to nearby Breda, close to the border with Belgium, and on another train that arrived in Eindhoven. “That was a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami, triggering a....

Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 14:09:00 +0100

Security and medical officials say the protester died when security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds in Rasheed Street on Saturday, the third day of violent clashes that has so far left 15 dead and over 100 wounded. “That was a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a....

The Latest: Advocacy group: Iran restoring internet access

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 14:09:00 +0100

Amnesty International said it believes the unrest and the crackdown killed at least 106 people. Iran disputes that figure without offering its own. A U.N. office earlier said it feared the unrest may have killed “a significant number of people.” A U.S.

Strong quake hits eastern Indonesia; no tsunami warning

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 15:40:00 +0100

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow earthquake hit Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region on Saturday, but the epicenter was far from populated areas and there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said. Rahmat Triyono, who heads the earthquake and tsunami center at Indonesia’s Meteorology,....

The Latest: Pence makes unannounced visit to Iraq

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 15:40:00 +0100

Speaking at Al-Asad Air Base, Pence said the Trump administration is working to secure another pay increase for the armed forces and suggested the ongoing impeachment inquiry in Washington was slowing the way. Pence is meeting Saturday with Iraqi Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani in a move meant to reassure the U.

Kenyan minister: 34 people have died in flooding, 29 of them buried by a mudslide

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 15:40:00 +0100

Pakistan summons Norway’s ambassador over burning of Quran

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 18:10:00 +0100

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Norway’s ambassador to convey the deep concern of the government and Pakistani people over the recent burning of Islam’s holy book by a Norwegian man that was caught on video. The statement demanded action against the person in the....

Italian coast guard rescues 143 migrants from capsized boat

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 20:41:00 +0100

The Latest: US, Kurds target Islamic State in joint action

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 20:41:00 +0100

American-led forces and their Syrian Kurdish allies have carried out their biggest joint operation against the Islamic State in Syria since President Donald Trump ordered a pullback of U.S. forces there. Speaking at Al-Asad Air Base, Pence said the Trump administration is working to secure another....

Argentine bishop says he’ll return to face sex allegations

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 22:12:00 +0100

The Zanchetta case is particularly grave for Francis, given the pope was aware of allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior by his onetime protege two years before Zanchetta resigned from his Argentine post. “That was a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami, triggering a nuclear....

The Latest: Hong Kong leader votes in closely watched poll

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 02:44:00 +0100

She said Sunday that organizing this year’s district council elections was extremely challenging because of the unrest, but that the vote should be relatively peaceful and calm thanks to the efforts of all involved. “That was a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami, triggering a....