Taumarunui hit by 5.2 magnitude earthquake

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 07:26:00 +0200radionz (en)

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck the central North Island. Taumarunui town centre. Photo: Google Street View. GeoNet reports the quake struck at 4.47pm and was 23 kilometres deep with an epicentre 45 km south-west of Taumarunui.

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Taumarunui

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 06:43:00 +0200tvnz (en)

. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck near Taumarunui, in the central North Island, causing moderate shaking. The quake was 45 km south-west of Taumarunui. Source: 1 NEWS The quake was 45 km south-west of Taumarunui at a depth of 23km and took place at 4:47pm, GeoNet said. GeoNet said initially in a tweet that the quake was a magnitude 4.

'That was huge': Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes in central North Island 30 minutes ago

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 06:38:00 +0200newshub (en)

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck the central North Island on Sunday afternoon, setting off over 11,000 "felt it" reports. The earthquake hit at a depth of 23 kilometres around 45km southwest of Taumarunui at 4:47pm. As of publishing, six people reported the quake to the GeoNet website as....

Earthquake: 5.1 magnitude quake reported

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 06:02:00 +0200Stuff (en)

Geonet reported the quake occurred at 4.47pm on Sunday, at a depth of 14km, 40km south-west of Taumarunui, King Country. (file photo) A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been reported in the central North Island. Geonet reported the quake occurred at 4.47pm on Sunday, at a depth of 14km, 40km south-west of Taumarunui, King Country.

El nuevo primer ministro nipón visita la accidentada central de Fukushima

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 09:45:00 +0200elexpresso (es)

Tokio, 26 sep (EFE).- El nuevo primer ministro japonés, Yoshihide Suga visitó hoy por primera vez la planta de Fukushima, escenario de uno de los peores accidentes nucleares de la historia y donde se trabaja a diario para desmantelar la central, proceso que llevará décadas.

ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Mitigating a disaster

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 09:10:00 +0200dailyjournal (en)

Kokomo Tribune. Shaking and a great “boom” awoke the Henry family just before 8 a.m. Dec. 30, 2010. “I had a friend in western Indiana who later called and asked if I heard anything,” Craig Henry told us outside his home in southeastern Howard County later that morning. “I said, ‘Yeah, it happened right in my backyard.

Mitigating a disaster

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:39:00 +0200tribtown (en)

Kokomo Tribune. Shaking and a great “boom” awoke the Henry family just before 8 a.m. Dec. 30, 2010. “I had a friend in western Indiana who later called and asked if I heard anything,” Craig Henry told us outside his home in southeastern Howard County later that morning. “I said, ‘Yeah, it happened right in my backyard.

Yoshihide Suga, nuevo primer ministro japonés, visita la central de Fukushima Hace 28 min

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:00:00 +0200televisa (es)

El nuevo primer ministro japonés, Yoshihide Suga, visitó este viernes por primera vez la planta de Fukushima, escenario de uno de los peores accidentes nucleares de la historia y donde se trabaja a diario para desmantelar la central, proceso que llevará décadas.

EDITORIAL: Living with risk of eruptions and finding ways for people to be safe

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 07:18:00 +0200ajw (en)

Six years ago, on Sept. 27, 2014, Mount Ontake in central Japan abruptly erupted, leaving 63 people dead or missing. The eruption occurred on a sunny Saturday when many climbers were near the 3,067-meter peak straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures. The nation's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster....

El nuevo primer ministro nipón visita la accidentada central de Fukushima

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 06:41:00 +0200aguasdigital (es)

Tokio, 26 sep (EFE).- El nuevo primer ministro japonés, Yoshihide Suga visitó hoy por primera vez la planta de Fukushima, escenario de uno de los peores accidentes nucleares de la historia y donde se trabaja a diario para desmantelar la central, proceso que llevará décadas.

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits eastern Taiwan

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:01:00 +0200focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale shook eastern Taiwan at 3:06 p.m. Friday, according to the Central Weather Bureau. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter of the temblor was located at sea, about 48.3 kilometers southeast of Hualien County Hall, at a depth of 32.

National Service Scheme: Learn the History and Role of NSS Volunteers Helping the Community

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:09:00 +0200news18 (en)

National Service Scheme (NSS) was introduced in 1969 to mark the centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth. It was launched in 37 universities and 40,000 students joined the scheme in the beginning. The nationwide scheme now includes 3.8 million university students after 50 years of its inception.

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes central Turkey

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 08:12:00 +0200yenisafak-en (en)

No casualties reported so far, according to country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority. A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Turkey's central Aksaray province, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said early Thursday. AFAD said the quake occurred at 04.01 a.m. local time (GMT0101) and was centered in Aksaray.

A massive ‘tsunami’ of plastic waste covers Honduras beaches

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:19:00 +0200digitaljournal (en)

By Karen Graham 35 mins ago in Environment A massive wave of trash has washed up on the beaches of Omoa in northern Honduras, leaving pristine tropical beaches blighted by piles of garbage. The trash, bobbing in the ocean and piled up on the beach, is mostly plastic refuse.

Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 3125: Joint Inversion of Geodetic Observations and Relative Weighting—The 1999 Mw 7.6 Chi-Chi Earthquake Revisited

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:53:00 +0200mdpi (en)

The M w 7.6 Chi-Chi earthquake struck central western Taiwan in 1999. The rupture was complex with several dislocations along the 100-km long Chelungpu thrust fault. Revisiting this earthquake is a challenge, as the precision and coverage of the data sets available are quite poor.

¡La mentira del presidente de CHP İBB İmamoğlu de que “existe un riesgo de terremoto” explotó en sus manos! ISPER sigue abierto en el edificio donde cerraron ISMEK

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:31:00 +0200nuevoperiodico (es)

Nuevo Periodico ¡La mentira del presidente de CHP İBB İmamoğlu de que “existe un riesgo de terremoto” explotó en sus manos! ISPER sigue abierto en el edificio donde cerraron ISMEK El presidente de la Municipalidad Metropolitana de Estambul (IMM) de CHP, Ekrem İmamoğlu, los cursos de formación....

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Turkey

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:01:00 +0200news-az (en)

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Turkey's central Nigde province, the country’s disaster agency reported Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake occurred at 10.08 p.m. local time (GMT1908) and was centered in Obruk village of Bor district.

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake jolts southeastern Taiwan

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:53:00 +0200focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale shook southeastern Taiwan at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Central Weather Bureau. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter of the temblor was located at sea, about 71.

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake jolts southeastern Taiwan

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:29:00 +0200bernama (en)

TAIPEI, Sept 23 -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale shook southeastern Taiwan at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Central Weather Bureau. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the Central news agency (CNA) reported. The epicenter of the temblor was located at sea, about 71.

Social Affairs Ministry Completes Compensation for Tsunami Victims in Sulawesi

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:31:00 +0200netralnews-en (en)

(kemensos) PALU, NETRALNEWS.COM - The delivery of compensation for the families of the deceased indicates that the distribution of compensation from the Indonesia Ministry of Social Affairs is complete for the handling of the Tsunami disaster in Central Sulawesi.