Three earthquakes shake Assam, Meghalaya
Shillong, Jul 27: Three earthquakes, within eight hours, had hit Assam and Meghalaya on Tuesday, Jul 27.The earthquakes had created tension and panic among the residence but no casualties were reported yet.The first tremor measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale with.....
6.9-magnitude undersea quake hits Philippines
New York, Jul 24: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Saturday, Jul 24.However, since the earthquake was underwater and it was too deep in the sea, the temblor did not cause any damage.According to the US Geological Survey, the.....
6.9-magnitude undersea quake hits Philippines
New York, Jul 24: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Saturday, Jul 24.However, since the earthquake was underwater and it was too deep in the sea, the temblor did not cause any damage.According to the US Geological Survey, the.....
Earthquake in Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted
Jakarta, Jun 16: The tsunami warning provided by Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency has been lifted. Tsunamy warning has been given after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, sending the residents flee from the buildings in panic. The quake.....
Earthquake strikes Vanuatu
Port Vila, Jul 2: US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struk the Republic of Vanuatu.Quake struck with an epicentre 222 kilometres northwest of the port city Luganville at 5 pm local time.USGS and.....
Tsunami warning after Indonesia hit by quake
Jakarta, Feb 20: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning today after a strong earthquake struck off the Moluccas islands in the country's east.The magnitude 6.6 quake occurred at 3.04 pm (1334 IST) with the epicentre 45 km southwest of Labuha in North Maluku province, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said in a telephone text message.It had the potential to cause a tsunami, it added. The US Geological Survey separately put the earthquake at 6.5 magnitude and at.....
China quake experts all shook up by zoo animals
Beijing, May 22: A Chinese zoo is monitoring its animals extra carefully to study how their behaviour predicts earthquakes, the China Daily said today. Guangzhou Zoo, in the southern province of Guangdong, had set up observation points near peacocks, frogs, snakes, turtles, deer and squirrels to monitor and record their behaviour for the city's seismology office. ''We have found many animals behave oddly before an earthquake,'' the newspaper quoted experts as saying. ''Hibernating.....
Tsunami warning after Indonesia hit by quake
Jakarta, Feb 20: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning today after a strong earthquake struck off the Moluccas islands in the country's east.The magnitude 6.6 quake occurred at 3.04 pm (1334 IST) with the epicentre 45 km southwest of Labuha in North Maluku province, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said in a telephone text message.It had the potential to cause a tsunami, it added. The US Geological Survey separately put the earthquake at 6.5 magnitude and at.....
China quake experts all shook up by zoo animals
Beijing, May 22: A Chinese zoo is monitoring its animals extra carefully to study how their behaviour predicts earthquakes, the China Daily said today. Guangzhou Zoo, in the southern province of Guangdong, had set up observation points near peacocks, frogs, snakes, turtles, deer and squirrels to monitor and record their behaviour for the city's seismology office. ''We have found many animals behave oddly before an earthquake,'' the newspaper quoted experts as saying. ''Hibernating.....
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