Japan earthquake kills 2, destroys 19 houses

After earthquake on India-Myanmar border, strong tremors were felt in Kolkata, Guwahati and Patna. (PTI photo). New Delhi: Highlights. Strong tremors in Aizawl, Kolkata; buildings being evacuated; Tremors also felt in Chennai, Patna and Delhi; Land A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Asian nation of Myanmar Wednesday night, but officials were cautiously optimistic that the … Read more

Myanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake

It is not known if there are any casualties as yet, but the earthquake is expected to have "a high humanitarian impact" based on the magnitude and the closeness of high population levels, according to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System. It is not known if there are any casualties as yet, but the … Read more

Myanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake

BLACKWELL, Oklahoma -. Small earthquake shakes residents near Blackwell, Oklahoma in Kay County Wednesday. A 3.2 magnitude struck at approximately 4:33 p.m. Its epicenter was locate six miles northwest of Blackwell, 19 miles northwest of Ponca City  It is not known if there are any casualties as yet, but the earthquake is expected to have … Read more

Magnitude-6.9 earthquake strikes Myanmar

It is not known if there are any casualties as yet, but the earthquake is expected to have "a high humanitarian impact" based on the magnitude and the closeness of high population levels, according to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System. The most comprehensive analysis to date of a series of earthquakes that included … Read more

Earthquake Exposes Gaps in Indonesia's Tsunami-Warning System

JAKARTA—A large earthquake off the west coast of Indonesia has exposed major flaws in the multimillion-dollar warning system installed after the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, raising questions about whether the country would be able to prevent a  Geoscientists and natural disaster management experts are well aware of the risk prevailing in the megacity of … Read more

Earthquake Exposes Gaps in Indonesia's Tsunami-Warning System

In the wake of the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Tainan, Taiwan earlier this month, killing 117 people, news reports quickly zeroed in on a massive collapsed building that appeared, amid its tangle of fallen beams and other debris, to have been Geoscientists and natural disaster management experts are well aware of the risk prevailing in … Read more

Earthquake Exposes Gaps in Indonesia's Tsunami-Warning System

The region over the earthquake-generating portion of the plate boundary off Japan is characterized by variations in water depth and steep topographic gradients of about six kilometers (3.7 miles). These gradients, according to the researchers, can hide  A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning 29 miles from Alpine, in eastern San Diego County, … Read more

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia

This photo provided by Japan Society on March. 2, 2016, shows Ota Yasusuke's 2011, "Deserted Town," from a series on the abandoned animals of Fukushima, in an exhibit in New York marking the fifth anniversary of Japan's earthquake and tsunami. In the wake of the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Tainan, Taiwan earlier this month, killing … Read more