•A tourist is assisted after being evacuated from a hotel in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, today A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City and southwestern Guerrero state today, sending people rushing into the streets but causing no serious damage, according to preliminary reports. President Claudia Sheinbaum was forced to evacuate the...
•Injured Afghan people receive treatment at a hospital after an earthquake today A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan today after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in the impoverished nation, killing more than 600 people, the interior ministry said. The earthquake struck just before midnight, shaki...
•Abuja tremor A scientist based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Dr Anietie Ikott, has warned that Nigeria may soon experience a devastating earthquake and other climate change-induced disasters. Speaking in Uyo on Saturday, Ikott faulted the claim that Nigeria does not lie within the seismic zone, saying that the country was not immune to earthquakes...
Spain experienced a 5.3 magnitude earthquake early today, just hours after parts of the country were hit by flash floods and heavy rain. The quake struck southern Spain, affecting areas including popular destinations like the Costa del Sol and Alicante. According to Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), it occurred at 7:13am local time ...
•Earthquake in Turkey A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Marmaris area of southwestern Turkey early today, killing one teenager and injuring dozens of people, the interior minister said. The quake, which Turkey’s AFAD disaster agency said struck at 2:17 am (2317 GMT yesterday) some 10 kilometres (six miles) off the coast of Marmaris, was al...
A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Malibu area last night, shaking parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit at approximately 11:44 p.m., with its epicentre located about 6.8 miles northwest of Malibu and 8.4 miles from Westlake Village, reports AFP. According to USGS, the earth...
•Collapsed buildings caused by the deadly earthquake today At least 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 are injured after a major earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region this morning, Chinese state media say, according to BBC. The earthquake that hit Tibet’s holy Shigatse city around 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT) had a magnitude [...
•Wall Street in New York City New York City was shaken by a small earthquake today with a 4.8 magnitude and an epicenter in neighboring New Jersey State, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). There were no initial reports of injuries or damage. In Brooklyn buildings shook, rattling cupboard doors and fixtures, reports [&hell...
•Taiwan earthquake At least seven people were killed and more than 700 injured today by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. Officials said the quake was the strongest to shake the island in decades, and warned of […...
•PM Rishi Sunak A small village in County Durham, the United Kingdom, UK, was hit today by a 1.3 magnitude earthquake. The tremors were recorded in Quaking Houses near Stanley 1 a.m.today, according to the British Geological Survey. There are roughly 200-300 quakes in Britain every year. But the vast majority are so small that […]
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