SEOUL, South Korea — Nine people are dead, hundreds are injured and more than a thousand inured in Taiwan after the island nation was rocked by the strongest earthquake in a quarter-century Wednesday. However, tsunami warnings issued by Japan, the Philippines and Taiwan were lifted after the feared destructive waves did not materialize. Early reports […]
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at least nine and at least initially sending populations in neighboring Pacific countries scrambling for higher ground. Among the dead, according to The Associated Press, were three hikers who were killed by a rockslide at Taiwan’s Taroko National Park, in the northeast part of the island […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico is trudging through reconstruction work after two devastating hurricanes and a string of strong earthquakes, and has spent less than 10% of more than $23 billion in available federal funds, according to a U.S. government report released Tuesday. The U.S. territory has “a substantial amount” of permanent projects […]
MALIBU, Calif. — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck the Southern California coast near Malibu on Friday afternoon and was widely felt in the Los Angeles region. The quake struck at 1:47 p.m. at a depth of 13 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The area is in the Santa Monica […]
HONOLULU — The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday that a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck just south of the Big Island of Hawaii. The earthquake, which the USGS initially reported as magnitude 6.3 before downgrading it, was centered 11 miles (18 kilometers) south of Naalehu, Hawaii, at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers). The Pacific […]
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii — knocking items off shelves in nearby towns but not immediately prompting reports of serious damage. No tsunami was expected. The earthquake, which the U.S. Geological Survey initially reported as magnitude 6.3, was centered […]
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 1.86 miles underground 5 miles northwest of Prague, Oklahoma, Friday, setting off weaker aftershocks. The shallow earthquake, identified by the U.S. Geological Survey as the main shock, happened at 11:24 p.m. The area had seen a minor magnitude 1.5 earthquake on Jan. 19. While shallow earthquakes create more dramatic tremors, […]
UCHTURPAN, China — As aftershocks from an earthquake continued to rock western China on Wednesday, more than 12,000 people were staying in tents and sturdier shelters, lighting bonfires to fend off the freezing weather. The previous day, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in a remote part of China‘s Xinjiang region killed three people and left five […]
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