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ACCUMOLI, Italy (AFP) – by Ella IDE with Angus MACKINNON in Rome A powerful earthquake shook central Italy on Wednesday, leaving at least 159 people dead and a trail of destruction across several mountain villages packed with holidaymakers. With 368 people injured, some critically, and an unknown number trapped under rubble, the death toll from the pre-dawn quake was expected to rise further, officials warned. Amid scenes of carnage, dozens of emergency services staff and volunteers were […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Central Italy was hit by a powerful, 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, triggering the collapse of dozens of buildings and a red alert for the possibility of casualties and further damage. Witnesses in the area told Italian media that many buildings had collapsed in villages close to the epicentre of the quake near the town of Norcia in the region of Umbria. “Half the village has disappeared,” said Sergio Pirozzi, mayor of Amatrice, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A magnitude 5.6 undersea earthquake struck Japan Monday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, though there were no immediate reports of damages. The quake struck at about 4:00 pm (0700 GMT) at a depth of some 28 kilometres (17 miles), the US Geological Survey said. There was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, battered by a massive […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia Friday in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said. The quake struck at a depth of about nine kilometres (5.5 miles) some 109 kilometres east of Ile Hunter in New Caledonia at 0126 GMT, the United States Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no current warning or advisory in the […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific nation of Tonga late Sunday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The US Geological Survey said the quake was shallow, striking 140 kilometres (87 miles) northeast from the town of Hihifo. A second 5.5 quake struck shortly afterwards in the sea 110 kilometres away from Hihifo, USGS reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not immediately issue any warnings. Tonga sits […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Rescuers carry a mock earthquake victim at a hospital vicinity during a simultaneous metro-wide earthquake drill in Manila on June 22, 2016. The drill is being implemented as part of the preparation for the so-called “big one”. NOEL CELIS / AFP
TOKYO, United States (AFP) — The death toll from landslides and floods in an earthquake-battered region of southern Japan has risen to six, an official said Wednesday, with all missing now accounted for. A man in his 80s and a 53-year-old woman were confirmed dead after being found Tuesday by rescuers where landslides hit in the southern prefecture of Kumamoto. “We found the last person who had been missing yesterday… the woman was confirmed dead,” […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At least three people have died and three are missing after landslides and floods hit an area of Japan that was recently battered by major earthquakes, officials said Tuesday. Rescue workers are searching for three people in southern Kumamoto prefecture, where nearly 2,000 residents were already forced to evacuate their homes after two huge earthquakes in April. The 6.2-magnitude and 7.0-magnitude tremors were followed by more than 1,700 aftershocks, which broke […]
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) — A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake and at least three aftershocks shook northwestern Nicaragua on Thursday night, triggering panic among residents. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.1 quake struck at 9:25 pm (0325 GMT), centered 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) east of Puerto Morazan near the Honduras border at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was followed by three weaker aftershocks […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Indonesia on Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The undersea quake hit about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of the popular holiday island of Lombok at 12:13 pm (0413 GMT), at a depth of 29 kilometers, said the US Geological Survey. Indonesia’s disaster agency said officials were […]
(Reuters) SYDNEY: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck on Monday morning about 128 kms (79.54 miles) southeast of New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific, the United States Geological survey said. The shallow temblor, which occurred at a depth of 10 kms (six miles), did not trigger a tsunami warning, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. The USGS revised the quake’s magnitude down to 6.0 after initially saying it was 6.4.
TAIPEI , Taiwan (AFP) — Buildings shook violently in Taiwan’s capital Taipei Thursday as a 5.6-magnitude quake hit off the island’s northeast coast. The shallow quake struck at a depth of 10 km (six miles), the US Geological Survey said, just east of the coastal city of Yilan, 60 kilometres from Taipei. There were no immediate reports of damage. It comes after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in February left 117 dead when an apartment complex collapsed […]
