TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan late Wednesday left nine people with minor injuries and caused damages such as burst water pipes and small landslides, authorities said, but there was no danger of a tsunami. The magnitude 6.6 quake was centered just off the western coast of the southwestern main island […]
The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. Though buildings that can reach above 100 stories might seem especially vulnerable to earthquakes, engineering experts say skyscrapers are built with enough flexibility to withstand moderate shaking. The 4.8 magnitude quake on Friday […]
“Lord, what fools these mortals be,” exclaimed the fairy Puck in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Obviously, Puck was talking about climate hysterics who blame everything unusual that happens these days on climate change. It was inevitable, then, that the earthquake on Friday on the East Coast centered in […]
I want to cry. This is so scream-out-loud hysterical that I can’t even see straight. But so God blessed sad a commentary on the vacuous dolts coming out of colleges and preaching to the rest of us, it makes me weep. A little background in case you were out of touch, working or something today, […]
An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents across the Northeast reporting rumbling in a region where people are unaccustomed to feeling the ground move. The agency reported a quake at 10:23 a.m. with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Lebanon, New […]
NEW YORK (AP) — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents across the Northeast reporting rumbling in a region where people are unaccustomed to feeling the ground move. The agency reported a quake at 10:23 a.m. with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, […]
An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents across the Northeast reporting rumbling in a region where people are unaccustomed to feeling the ground move. The agency reported a quake at 10:23 a.m. with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Lebanon, New […]
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of people still missing a day after Taiwan‘s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, killed nine people, and left others stranded in remote areas or sleeping in tents. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to stabilize […]
It was a terrible quake that struck near Hualien City, Taiwan, just as the workday was beginning on Wednesday. Details aren’t yet complete but, so far, nine people have been reported killed, over a thousand more injured, and 152 trapped in damaged buildings, quarries, and other places. At 7.4 […]
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan this morning, just before 8am local time. It was the strongest quake to hit the island in 25 years. Early reports say that 9 people were killed and more than 900 were injured. The city closest to the epicenter was Hualien, which has a population […]
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