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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — At least 245 people were killed in Syria on Monday as buildings collapsed after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that had its epicenter in neighboring Turkey, state media and a medical source said. More than 230 people were killed and over 600 injured in government-controlled parts of war-torn Syria, the health ministry said, while a hospital told AFP that eight others were killed in northern areas controlled by pro-Turkish factions. “Six hundred and […]
by Dmitry ZAKS and Aya ISKANDARANI in Beirut A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing dozens, levelling buildings while people were still in their sleep, and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus. Local officials in Turkey put the initial death toll at 53, although it threatened to climb substantially higher because it caught most people while they were still at home asleep. At least […]
At least 53 people died Monday in Turkey when a major 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southeast of the country, local officials said. Officials said 23 people died in the province of Malatya, 17 in Urfa, seven in Osmaniye, and six in Diyarbakir, although the toll threatened to climb much higher because of the heavy damage. © Agence France-Presse
At least 15 people died in a major 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey on Monday, local officials said, although the toll threatened to climb much higher because many buildings were destroyed. Locals officials said five people died in the province of Osmaniye and 10 more in Sanliurfa, which sits near Turkey’s border with Syria. Damaging M7.8 EQ hit southern Turkey near the Syrian border ~4am local time. PAGER is red for this event; […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Saturday, Feb. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:03 a.m. The epicenter was 228 kilometers southeast of Sarangani Island. The depth of focus was 143 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities warning of aftershocks and possible damage. The shallow quake struck at 6:44 pm (1044 GMT), near Monkayo municipality in Davao de Oro province on Mindanao island. Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage than deeper ones, but there were no immediate reports of major damage in the remote and mountainous gold mining region. Monkayo police Staff Sergeant Harvey […]
Earthquake of Magnitude:5.8, Occurred on 24-01-2023, 14:28:31 IST, Lat: 29.41 & Long: 81.68, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Nepal for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/gSZOFnURgY@ndmaindia @Indiametdept @Dr_Mishra1966 @Ravi_MoES @OfficeOfDrJS @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/y1Ak7VbvFB — National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) January 24, 2023 Kathmandu, Nepal | AFP | Tuesday 1/24/2023 One person was killed and two were injured after an earthquake struck western Nepal on Tuesday, a local official told AFP, with authorities still searching for damage. […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Sunday, Jan. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake was an aftershock of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit offshore Davao Occidental on January 18. The aftershock struck 330 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The quake hit at 4:06 a.m. The depth of focus was 60 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) – A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday, injuring at least one person after rattling nearby islands, damaging homes and forcing residents to flee in panic. The epicenter of the quake was 427 kilometers (265 miles) south of the Indonesian island of Ambon at a depth of 95 kilometers, the US Geological Survey reported. Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the tremor was […]
#Earthquake (#séisme) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M7.0 || 25 km NW of #Port-Olry (#Vanuatu) || 10 min ago (local time 23:32:43). Follow the thread for the updates👇 pic.twitter.com/ZtMmoXG2GW — EMSC (@LastQuake) January 8, 2023 Sydney, Australia (AFP) Frightened villagers fled to higher ground fearing a tsunami when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck late Sunday just off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. The violent quake’s epicentre was in the sea just off […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Sunday, December 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 7 a.m. The epicenter was 12 kilometers southwest of Baganga. The earthquake had a depth of 129 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity II – Nabunturan, Davao de Oro; Intensity I – Malapatan, and Alabel, Sarangani; Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental; General Santos City, South Cotabato. No damage to property […]
San Francisco, United States (AFP) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern California early Tuesday but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said. The relatively shallow quake hit 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of the port city of Eureka, in Humboldt county, the US Geological Survey said. In a preliminary assessment, the USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties but some damage was possible. The National Tsunami Warning Center said a […]
