Arab experts and policymakers attended a forum in Algiers to discuss ways to prevent earthquakes and mitigate their impact. The two-day Arab Forum for the Prevention of Earthquakes, which was organized by the Arab Center [Read More]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted southwest of Africa at 21:52:04 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at [Read More]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 01:51 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. According to the latest update from the USGS, the epicenter, with [Read More]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 02:57 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to [Read More]
Earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of up to 5.9 struck Japanese islands including Kozushima on Sunday, according to the weather agency. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, measuring 3 on Japan’s seismic [Read More]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 0313 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 576.748 km, was initially determined [Read More]
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra earlier Tuesday and was potential to trigger a tsunami, forcing thousands of residents to flee the coastal areas, the weather agency and officials said. [Read More]
New Zealand is assessing the possibility of a tsunami risk after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the country’s northeast islands region. The quake hit the Kermadec Islands region with a depth of 49 km at 12:41 [Read More]
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Southeast Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Saturday, but did not trigger a tsunami, Indonesia’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency BMKG said. The agency reported the quake hit at 15:23 [Read More]
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the Java Island, Indonesia, at 5:55 p.m. Friday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 600 km, was monitored at 6.3 degrees [Read More]
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