News Source: Hindustan times
| 3 months ago
Rescue workers on Indonesia's Java island searched by hand on Thursday for dozens of people trapped by a major 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 49, officials said. Police and soldiers were called in to help find people buried in their...
News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| 3 months ago
A moderate 5.4-magnitude quake rattled Indonesia's Sulawesi island Wednesday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injures, and no tsunami alert was issued. The quake hit at 2:51 am (1851 GMT), at a depth of 36...
News Source: Androscoggin News
| 3 months ago
Earthquakes are common in Indonesia because it sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, where several tectonic plates converge. At least 100 people were likely killed by a major 7.0-magnitude quake that rocked Java last week, an official said...
News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| 3 months ago
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled midwestern Georgia early Tuesday, apparently causing few casualties and minor damage, officials said. The earthquake occurred at 2:45 a.m. local time (2245 GMT Monday). The epicentre was 10 kilometers...
News Source: Russia Today
| 3 months ago
The jolts were felt across the country as well as in South Ossetia and Southern Russia. In the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinval the magnitude reached 5.5 points on the Richter Scale. There are no victims, though some domestic buildings received...
News Source: Inquirer.net
| 3 months ago
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwest Georgia on Tuesday, destroying ceilings and cracking walls in a remote mountainous area but causing no casualties, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake, which...