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Why Puerto Rico’s Tectonic Setting Makes Earthquakes Inevitable

Wed, 27 May 2020 06:20:00 +0200

. Since being severely shaken and damaged in January by a stout M6.4, plus a handful of M5+ temblors , the seismic sequence had settled into a pattern of moderate magnitude quakes, rarely exceeding M4.0 And with the onset of the novel coronavirus, most of the island’s shaken citizens had returned to their homes, hoping the worst was over.

5.2-Richter earthquake hits southwestern Iran

Sun, 24 May 2020 21:52:00 +0200

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Dogonbadan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, southwestern Iran, IRNA reported on Sunday. According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 13:41 hours local time (10:11 GMT) and at the depth of 10 km underground.

SW quake damages ancient parts

Sun, 24 May 2020 16:56:00 +0200

Speaking to IRNA, managing director of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad cultural heritage and handicrafts office Majid Safaie said based to the reports, expert teams have been deployed to Dehdasht ancient part since the beginning of the accident. The quake damaged many historical monuments, including Dehdasht historical Caravanserai, he added.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Fri, 22 May 2020 04:44:00 +0200

Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province. AFP via Getty Images. BEIJING — A magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China has killed 4 people and injured 23, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The temblor in Yunnan province’s Qiaojia county struck at 9:47 p.

Magnitude 4.3 quake hits Turkey's Mediterranean region

Thu, 21 May 2020 07:57:00 +0200

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake jolted Turkey's Mediterranean region on Wednesday evening, according to the nation's disaster agency. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake struck off the coast of the Marmaris district in Turkey’s southwestern province of Mugla at 6.44 p.m. local time (1544GMT).

Magnitude 4.3 quake hits Turkey's Mediterranean region

Wed, 20 May 2020 22:58:00 +0200

ANKARA. A magnitude 4.3 earthquake jolted Turkey’s Mediterranean region on Wednesday evening, according to the nation’s disaster agency. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake struck off the coast of the Marmaris district in Turkey’s southwestern province of Mugla at 6.

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Turkey's Mediterranean region

Wed, 20 May 2020 04:39:00 +0200

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Turkey's Mediterranean region early Tuesday, according to the nation's disaster agency. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake struck off the coast of the Datça district in Turkey’s southwestern province of Muğla at 2:22 a.m. local time (2322GMT).

Yunnan quake kills 4, 24 hurt

Wed, 20 May 2020 03:07:00 +0200

FOUR people were killed and another 24 injured when a magnitude 5 earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan Province, local authorities said yesterday. The temblor in Qiaojia County struck at 9:47pm on Monday at a relatively shallow depth of 8 kilometers.

4 killed, 24 injured as quake hits China's southwestern Yunnan province

Tue, 19 May 2020 13:50:00 +0200

A 5-magnitude earthquake has struck China's southwestern Yunnan province, killing at least four people and injuring 24 others, according to officials. One person was trapped in debris, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. It said that rescue and relief teams, including firefighters and emergency response, have been sent to the quake zone.

4 killed, 24 injured as quake hits China's southwestern Yunnan province

Tue, 19 May 2020 13:40:00 +0200

A 5-magnitude earthquake has struck China's southwestern Yunnan province, killing at least four people and injuring 24 others, according to officials. One person was trapped in debris, state-run Xinhua It said that rescue and relief teams, including firefighters and emergency response, have been sent to the quake zone.

Deadly Earthquake Strikes Southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 12:56:00 +0200

At least four people are dead and 23 others injured after a strong earthquake struck southwest China late Monday. Geologists at the China Earthquake Networks Center said a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Qiaojia county in Yunnan province. China is prone to earthquakes, especially in its mountainous western and southwestern regions.

4 killed, 24 injured as earthquake hits China’s southwestern Yunnan province

Tue, 19 May 2020 11:16:00 +0200

The tremors were felt in Qujing city’s Huize county as well as in the cities of Zhaotong, Xuanwei and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture.(HT File Photo (Representative Image)) A 5-magnitude earthquake has struck China’s southwestern Yunnan province, killing at least four people and injuring 24 others, according to officials.

Four Dead after Earthquake in Southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 10:08:00 +0200

Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province, local authorities said on Tuesday (May 19). The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late on Monday evening, the Yunnan government said in a statement on its social media account.

Four dead after earthquake in southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 09:22:00 +0200

NNA - Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province, local authorities said on Tuesday (May 19). The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late on Monday evening, the Yunnan government said in a statement on its social media account.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 08:23:00 +0200

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical staff transfer an injured person after an earthquake in Qiaojia County of Zhaotong, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The earthquake in southwestern China has killed some and injured others, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Deadly earthquake strikes southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 08:12:00 +0200

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills four, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 07:41:00 +0200

Police officers patrol an area as middle school students rest outdoors after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake in Qiaojia county, Zhaotong city, in China's southwestern Yunnan province early on May 19, 2020. (AFP) A magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China has killed four people and injured 23, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

4 killed, 24 injured as quake hits China

Tue, 19 May 2020 07:37:00 +0200

An earthquake has struck China's southwestern Yunnan province, killing at least four people and injuring 24 others, according to officials. One person was trapped in debris, state-run Xinhua It said that rescue and relief teams, including firefighters, have been sent to the quake zone.

Deadly Earthquake Strikes Southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 07:27:00 +0200

Four dead after earthquake in southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 07:00:00 +0200

BEIJING, May 19, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province, local authorities said Tuesday. The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late Monday evening, the Yunnan government said in a statement on its social media account.

Magnitude 5.0 quake in southwestern China kills four, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:46:00 +0200

A magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China has killed four people and injured 23, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The temblor in Yunnan province’s Qiaojia county struck at 9:47pm Monday (local time) at a relatively shallow depth of eight kilometres. The US Geological Survey listed the quake at 4.

4 killed, 23 injured in magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:46:00 +0200

A magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China has killed 4 people and injured 23, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The temblor in Yunnan province’s Qiaojia county struck at 9:47 p.m. Monday at a relatively shallow depth of 8 kilometres (5 miles). READ MORE: 6.5-magnitude Idaho earthquake felt in southern Alberta The U.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills four, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:39:00 +0200

CHINA-LD QUAKE - 4 killed, 24 injured as quake hits China By K J M Varma (Eds: Updating with more inputs)

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:34:00 +0200

Contributed by NAMPA / PTI. Beijing, May 19 (PTI) An earthquake has struck China's southwestern Yunnan province, killing at least four people and injuring 24 others, according to officials. One person was trapped in debris, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:30:00 +0200

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical staff transfer an injured person after an earthquake in Qiaojia County of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The earthquake in southwestern China has killed some and injured others, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwest China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:27:00 +0200

BEIJING--A magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China has killed 4 people and injured 23, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The temblor in Yunnan province’s Qiaojia county struck at 9:47 p.m. Monday at a relatively shallow depth of 8 kilometers. The U.S. Geological Survey listed the quake at 4.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:19:00 +0200

Magnitude 5.0 quake in southwestern China kills four, injures 23 At least one house collapsed and residents said the shaking went on for several seconds.

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:17:00 +0200

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:14:00 +0200

BEIJING (AP) A magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China has killed 4 people and injured 23, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The temblor in Yunnan province’s Qiaojia county struck at 9:47 p.m. Monday at a relatively shallow depth of 8 kilometers (5 miles). The U.S. Geological Survey listed the quake at 4.

Five killed, 24 wounded in Yunnan county quake

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:07:00 +0200

The death toll in a 5-magnitude earthquake that struck Qiaojia county in southwestern Yunnan province late Monday has risen to four, with 24 others injured, local authorities said today, Xinhua reports. The Yunnan provincial disaster reduction committee office and the provincial emergency response....

Four dead after earthquake in southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 06:06:00 +0200

BEIJING: Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province, local authorities said Tuesday. The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late Monday evening, the Yunnan government said in a statement on its social media account.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 05:54:00 +0200

Four dead after earthquake in southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 05:51:00 +0200

Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province. — Reuters pic. BEIJING, May 19 — Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province, local authorities said today.

4 killed, 23 injured in magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China 20 mins World

Tue, 19 May 2020 05:49:00 +0200

Four dead after earthquake in southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 05:37:00 +0200

4 killed, 23 injured in magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China

Tue, 19 May 2020 05:25:00 +0200

At least four dead after earthquake strikes southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 04:57:00 +0200

Beijing – At least four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province, local authorities said Tuesday. The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late Monday evening, the Yunnan government said in a statement on its social media account.

4 dead, 23 injured after earthquake in southwest China

Tue, 19 May 2020 04:34:00 +0200

Rescuers are seen helping those trapped under rubble following an earthquake in Sichuan last year. (AFP pic) BEIJING: Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province, local authorities said Tuesday.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 04:19:00 +0200

The temblor in Yunnan province's Qiaojia county struck at 9:47 p.m. Monday at a relatively shallow depth of 8 kilometers (5 miles). The U.S. Geological Survey listed the quake at 4.5 magnitude and a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), while giving slightly different data on the time it struck and the location of the epicenter.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 04:03:00 +0200

BEIJING (AP) — A magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China has killed 4 people and injured 23, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The temblor in Yunnan province’s Qiaojia county struck at 9:47 p.m. Monday at a relatively shallow depth of 8 kilometers (5 miles). The U.S. Geological Survey listed the quake at 4.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 03:59:00 +0200

BEIJING -- A magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China has killed 4 people and injured 23, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The temblor in Yunnan province’s Qiaojia county struck at 9:47 p.m. Monday at a relatively shallow depth of 8 kilometers (5 miles). The U.S. Geological Survey listed the quake at 4.

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Tue, 19 May 2020 03:41:00 +0200

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BEIJING (AP) _ A magnitude 5 earthquake in southwestern China has killed 4 people and injured 23, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 03:41:00 +0200

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Tue, 19 May 2020 03:38:00 +0200

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6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes southwestern Nevada

Fri, 15 May 2020 14:22:00 +0200

Tonopah, Nevada (FOX Carolina) - Shortly after 7 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake was registered in the southwestern portion of Nevada. According to the USGS, the quake happened about 35 miles west of Tonopah, Nevada. When it initially was reported by the USGS, it was said to be a 6.

Why Puerto Rico's Tectonic Setting Makes Earthquakes Inevitable

Sun, 10 May 2020 15:32:00 +0200

. Since being severely shaken and damaged in January by a stout M6.4, plus a handful of M5+ temblors , the seismic sequence had settled into a pattern of moderate magnitude quakes, rarely exceeding M4.0 And with the onset of the novel coronavirus, most of the island's shaken citizens had returned to their homes, hoping the worst was over.

Seismic activities surge in southwest region

Mon, 04 May 2020 09:12:00 +0200

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Monday it was looking into a recent, abrupt rise in earthquakes rattling the nation's southwestern county of Haenam. The county had suffered no quakes for more than four decades, only to be rattled by a series of sudden seismic actives in recent days.

Stunning ring of rainbow appears around sun in spectacular jaw-dropping clip

Sun, 03 May 2020 18:44:00 +0200

Impressive video emerged of a ring of multi-coloured lights forming a circle around the sun in the sky. Footage taken by Chinese tourists in Lijiang city of southwestern China 's Yunnan province captures a beautiful sun halo during the holiday weekend. The rare phenomenon is seen appearing in the bright clear sky over the prefecture-level city.

3.9 Mag. Earthquake Hits Georgia

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 04:36:00 +0200

A 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred in Georgia. The Institute of Earth Sciences and National Seismic Monitoring Center says the earthquake was reported on April 29, at 17:18 Tbilisi time. The epicenter of the 3.9-magnitude earthquake was near Keda, a small town in the Adjara region in....

Korean Peninsula rattled by four quakes in three days

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:54:00 +0200

Seoul, Apr. 29 (BNA): The Korean Peninsula has been jolted by four earthquakes of magnitude 2.1 or larger in a span of three days this week, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Wednesday. A 2.4 magnitude earthquake hit North Korea's South Pyongan Province, just north of the capital....

Feature: Cuban medical contingent contributes to fighting COVID-19

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:47:00 +0200

by Yosley Carrero. HAVANA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Cuban general practitioner Yamilet Castaneda has taken up the challenge to confront COVID-19 outbreak far from home doing what she can best do: saving lives. The 47-year-old doctor said she did not hesitate to say yes when asked about whether she could combat the rampant virus in South Africa.

Feature: Cuban medical contingent contributes to fighting COVID-19

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:41:00 +0200

El sismo también provocó al menos 23 personas heridas.

Tue, 19 May 2020 08:24:00 +0200

por Itzamná Ollantay El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (EE. UU.) mencionó que siete horas después, a las 20:36 GMT, ocurrió una réplica del sismo en la misma zona de magnitud 4.5. EQ-20200519-70908-CHN - Earthquake - China - Asia https://t.co/LMktdx2ncw - A magnitude 5 earthquake in....