Erdogan announced that the dead toll from earthquake in Turkey had reached 3,549. 22,168 people are badly injured in large earthquake. Aftershocks were recorded, including one of magnitude 7.5. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, announced in a speech from the earthquake coordination center in the nation’s capital city of Ankara that the dead … Read more
The lake’s surface water rise tumbled to 4,190 feet on Sunday. The lake’s low record was 4,191.4 feet in October 1963. Water use and the environmental change-filled dry spell are behind the lake’s downfall. The Great Salt Lake in Utah has dropped to its least level on record for the second time in under a … Read more
255 people were killed and over 500 injured after an earthquake hit the eastern region of Afghanistan. The 6.1-magnitude earthquake happened 44 kilometres southwest of Khost, Afghanistan. According to local sources, the earthquake has destroyed scores of homes and triggered landslides. The Afghan News Agency said that 255 people were killed and over 500 were … Read more
Three earthquakes strike off Iran’s southern Kish Island, jolting Dubai and other cities across the Arabian Gulf. UAE’s National Center of Meteorology verified that the earthquake was felt throughout the Emirates. DUBAI: Three earthquakes struck off southern Kish Island in Iran on Wednesday, jolting Dubai and other cities across the Arabian Gulf. According to the … Read more
According to the US Geological Survey, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5 struck areas of San Diego County early Friday. Little after 6:30 a.m., an earthquake struck just over a mile southeast of Palomar Observatory. Palomar Mountain, northeast of Escondido, houses the observatory. After each recorded earthquake, the USGS’s “Did You Feel It?” … Read more
TAIPEI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Taiwan on Monday afternoon according to the US Geological Survey, causing buildings in the capital Taipei to sway. The quake struck at a depth of 27.5 kilometres (17.1 miles) off Taiwan’s east coast, nearly midway between Hualien county’s shore and the southern Japanese island of Yonaguni, … Read more
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the Philippines but no casualties were reported so far fortunately and also there is no risk of Tsunami. According to a report by Reuters, the Pacific Tsunami Center said that there was no risk of a tsunami in a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the sea near the Philippines. The US … Read more
Russia was jolted with earthquake having the magnitude of 7.5 on Wednesday. US Geological Survey said, the earthquake prompted tsunami warning that was later cancelled. The Guardian reported that the quake hit at a depth of 59 km (37 miles), around 1,400km north-east of the Japanese city of Sapporo, USGS added. There were no early … Read more
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring over 100 others. According to foreign news agency, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake jolts Iran killing five people and injuring more than 100 others. The temblor struck Iran’s Eastern Azerbaijan province. The area is some 250 miles northwest of Iran’s … Read more
Death toll has risen to 23 in the earthquake which struck the remote Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia on Thursday morning, killing at least three people. The strong earthquake of 6.5-magnitude brought disasters to different parts of Indonesia. Indonesian officials said the quake detected at 8:46 a.m. local time, did not present the threat of … Read more
