Earthquake shakes Northern Japan
Region: JapanPer Yahoo! Japan, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Northern Japan at 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday. The epicenter was in Tokachi-oki and the quake was felt strongly in nearby Hokkaido and Sapporo, Japan. Per the ma... more
Views: 3451Iceland keeps shaking with earthquakes
Region: IcelandPer Ice News, Iceland has had “438 earthquakes” in 48 hours, mostly small tremors and aftershocks but still an enormous amount of seismic activity. The most notable earthquake registered at 6.1 on the Richter S... more
Views: 1743Earthquake Rocks Southwest Iceland
Region: IcelandAn earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 points on Richter scale hit the Southwest part of Iceland at 21:33 GMT on the 29th of May 2009. Exactly a year earlier a big earthquake hit the southern part of the country, meas... more
Views: 1459Honduras earthquake victim: 'I felt like it was the end of the world'
Region: HondurasIn the 24 hours following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Honduras, Honduran Twitter users were still buzzing about the earthquake. Per El Periódico, four people were killed, dozens of homes... more
Views: 2065Strong earthquake jolts Honduras
Region: HondurasPer the USGS, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras early Thursday morning. The quake occurred offshore, 80 miles north/northeast of La Ceiba, Honduras. Per El Periódico in Guatemala, Honduras... more
Views: 2742The first anniversary of the 8.0 magnitude Sichuan earthquake
Region: Hong KongToday, 12 May, marks the first anniversary of the 8.0 magnitude Sichuan earthquake. A year has passed but many wounds are still open and many lives remain shattered. Tens of thousands of victims still live in temporary she... more
Views: 2933Italian Citizens Report and Reflect on L'Aquila Earthquake
Region: Italyby Bernardo Parrella On Monday April 6th, at 3:32am local time (01:32 GMT), L'Aquila, capital city of the central Abruzzo region, 60 miles northeast of Rome, was stricken by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake [en]. Even if the co... more
Views: 2518Earthquake Wreaks Destruction in Indonesia
Region: IndonesiaManokwari (Januari/5/2009)- Two-time major earthquake and more than one hundred times of the earthquake continuation shocks the Manokwari and Sorong, West Papua province, and Biak, Papua Province. As a result, hundreds of ... more
Views: 13483 Children died in quake-affected areas of Ziarat, Baluchistan
Region: Pakistan
Baluchistan: The earthquake that hit the western borders of Baluchistan province of Pakistan on the 29th of last month, the relief strategy is still in its infancy and people are suffering. Due to poor effor... more
Views: 1377Survivors Observe 3rd Anniversary of Pakistan Quake
Region: Pakistan
Balakot: The morning of the 8th October 2005 brought havoc on the people of Balakot and Azad Kashmir when deadly earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale jolted the north eastern parts of Pakistan and within seconds t... more
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