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☆ Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands in New Zealand - USGS
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

March 4 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 152 km (94 miles), USGS said. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre earlier estimated the magnitude at 6.6 and a depth at 183 km. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said. Reporting by Jose Joseph in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ How the Turkey earthquake caused thousands of aftershocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

10,000 tremors How Turkey has been rattled by aftershocks since the Feb. 6 earthquakeThousands of earthquakes struck southern Turkey in the weeks after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6, killing more than 50,000 people in Turkey and northwest Syria. Chart shows about ten thousand earthquakes that have been recorded in southern Turkey since a 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred on February 6. The Turkey quake also triggered a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that caused a separate rupture in the Earth’s surface, which in turn caused thousands of aftershocks. Domino effect Seismologists define aftershocks as temblors triggered by a large earthquake, close in time and location. Chart shows aftershocks that occurred in 24 hours after the 6.4 magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey within 30 kilometers around the city of Antakya.

☆ How the Turkey earthquake tore a 300-kilometre rupture in the Earth’s surface
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The day the Earth moved How the Turkey earthquake tore a 300-kilometre rupture through the Earth’s surfaceThe ground in Turkey and northern Syria was torn, cracked open, and dragged in different directions after the massive 7.8 magnitude quake and its aftershocks on Feb. 6. The map below illustrates how far the surface moved during the quake. Add a description of the graphic for screen readers. Images from Planet Labs show a surface rupture running straight through the middle of a village near Nurdagi, Turkey, with the ground clearly moving a few metres on either side. The surface has moved to the southwest on one side of the rupture and northeast on the other.

☆ Turkey earthquake: Maps show a 300-kilometre rupture in the Earth’s surface
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The map below illustrates how far the surface moved during the quake, using data from the U.K. Centre for the Observation & Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Tectonics (COMET). Add a description of the graphic for screen readers. Add a description of the graphic for screen readers. Images from Planet Labs show a surface rupture running straight through the middle of a village near Nurdagi, Turkey, with the ground clearly moving a few metres on either side. The surface has moved to the southwest on one side of the rupture and northeast on the other.

☆ Turkey's stock market soars as government steps in after earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

London (CNN) Turkey's stock market soared Wednesday on the first day of trading after a suspension triggered by a devastating earthquake. authorities intervened to boost stock buying: The government announced measures to encourage companies to buy back their shares and ordered pension funds to increase their allocation of stocks, according to a Reuters Shares on Istanbul's stock exchange rose 9.8% by mid-afternoon. Pension funds have also been instructed to increase the mandatory allocation of stocks from 10% to 30% in the government-sponsored part of their plans, according to Reuters. On Monday last week, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria, claiming more than 41,200 lives so far. Two days later, trading on Istanbul's stock exchange was halted after the main index dropped 7% in early dealing, according to Turkey's Central Securities Depository.

☆ Amazon to donate supplies to Turkey’s earthquake victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Amazon (AMZN) has announced that it will help victims of the Turkey earthquake by donating food, medicine and equipment from its Istanbul warehouse. Amazon, which has almost 2,000 employees in Turkey, said it was preparing to donate relief items, including blankets, tents, food, baby food and medicines. “This immediate delivery is just the beginning of Amazon’s response,” Abe Diaz, head of Amazon’s disaster relief program, said in the statement. Another company that could help Turkey is Elon Musk’s SpaceX. On Monday, Musk responded to a tweet about SpaceX’s Starlink internet service, which said: “Hey @elonmusk a massive earthquake hit Turkey and neighboring countries.

Turkey’s two main fault zones — the East Anatolian and the North Anatolian — make it one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Magnitudes of major earthquakes since 1900 Map showing the East Anatolian and North Anatolian fault zones in Turkey. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake at 4:17 a.m. local time, and the unusually large 7.5-magnitude aftershock nine hours later, both were in the East Anatolian Fault Zone. The East Anatolian zone encompasses the area where there is movement of the Anatolian Plate relative to the Arabian Plate to the southeast. The North Anatolian zone is where there is movement of the Anatolian Plate and the Eurasian Plate to the north.

☆ Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes near Vanuatu - USGS
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Jan 8 (Reuters) - A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck 40 km (25 miles) west of Vanuatu's town of Port-Olry, United States Geological Survey said on Sunday. The earthquake was at a depth of 10 km, USGS said. "Tsunami waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of Vanuatu," said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru Editing by Raissa KasolowskyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits northern California
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of northern California early Tuesday morning, knocking out power for thousands. More than 55,000 utility customers were without power in Humboldt County as of 6:30 a.m. There was no threat of a tsunami in connection with the earthquake as of early Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service's tsunami warning system said. A number of people said on social media that they were woken up by the MyShake earthquake warning app on their phones. It comes almost exactly a year after a a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck offshore in the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California on Dec. 21, 2021.

☆ Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

MEXICO CITY — A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Sunday morning, sending nervous residents of the capital into the street. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake’s epicenter was 2½ miles (4 kilometers) northwest of Corral Falso in the southern state of Guerrero. The area sits along Mexico’s Pacific coast between the beach resorts of Acapulco and Zihuatenejo. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said via Twitter that civil defense was checking for damage. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said there were no reports of incidents in the capital.

☆ Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes off Hihifo, Tonga
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Dec 4 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck in the sea about 108 km (67 miles) southwest of Hihifo, Tonga, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. A tsunami advisory was issued for American Samoa and the earthquake could soon impact nearby coasts, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said. The quake was at a depth of 36 km, the USGS said. Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker and Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ World's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupts in Hawaii
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The world's largest active volcano has erupted in Hawaii for the first time in nearly four decades, officials said. Mauna Loa erupted at 11:30 p.m. local time Sunday night (4:30 a.m. EST on Monday), the United States Geological Survey said. It was the first eruption since 1984, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory daily update, issued by the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents at risk from Mauna Loa lava flows were warned to "review preparedness and refer to Hawai‘i County Civil Defense information for further guidance." It is one of six volcanoes in the state of Hawaii, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

☆ Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupted and turned the skies red
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupted late Sunday night local time. "If the eruption remains in Moku'āweoweo [the summit caldera], lava flows will most likely be confined within the caldera walls. A thermal camera on the north rim of Hawaii's Mauna Loa's summit caldera on November 28, 2022. Mauna Loa is located on Hawaii's southernmost island — Hawaii — and has an elevation of more than 13,600 feet. It's the world's largest active volcano, and most recently erupted in 1984.

☆ No tsunami warning for Solomon Islands after 7.0 earthquake off coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Authorities in the Solomon Islands said no tsunami warning would be issued after two earthquakes on Tuesday afternoon, including one with a magnitude of 7.0 just off the southwest coast. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service said there is no tsunami threat to the country, but warned about unusual sea currents in coastal areas. Widespread power outages are being reported across the island and the Solomon Islands Broadcasting said in a statement on Facebook that all radio services were off air. The National Disaster Management Office said it has received reports that people felt the quake but are waiting for reports of damage. Seismology Fiji said the quake did not pose an immediate tsunami threat to the archipelago nation roughly 2,000 km to the southeast.

☆ Tremors felt in Indonesia capital after earthquake in West Java
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] People gather as they are evacuated outside a building following an earthquake in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar UlfianaJAKARTA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake rattled the Indonesian capital Jakarta for several seconds on Monday, the weather and geophysics agency (BMKG) said. The epicentre was on land in Cianjur in West Java, about 75 km southeast of Jakarta, and at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), BMKG said, adding there was no potential for a tsunami. Muchlis, who was in Cianjur when the quake hit, said he felt "a huge tremor" and the walls and ceiling of his office building were damaged. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale.

☆ Factbox: What's known about the Russian volcano that may be about to erupt?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Shiveluch volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula may be gearing up for its first powerful eruption in 15 years, scientists say. It has become extremely active, threatening a powerful eruption, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team said on Sunday. "A growth of the lava dome continues, a strong fumaroles activity, an incandescence of the lava dome, explosions, and hot avalanches accompanies this process," the observatory said. The volcano's last most powerful eruption took place in 2007, according to NASA. This state of the dome is observed, as a rule, before a powerful paroxysmal eruption," he said.

More than 22,000 homes were destroyed and over 58,000 people have been displaced, BNPB Major General Suharyanto said on Tuesday. “The majority of those who died were children,” West Java’s governor, Ridwan Kamil, told reporters Monday, adding the death toll was likely to increase further. “So many incidents occurred at several Islamic schools.”Villagers salvage items from damaged houses following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Cianjur on November 22, 2022. “We hug each other, strengthen each other, and continue to pray.”Municipality officers in Cianjur evacuate an injured colleague following the earthquake. Workers inspect a school damaged in the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java.

☆ Tsunami warnings issued after 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga region
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 11 (Reuters) - The government of Tonga issued a tsunami warning on Friday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck in the sea around 207 km (128 miles) from the capital, and warned residents to move inland to higher ground. A tsunami advisory was also issued for American Samoa, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC). Hazardous tsunami waves from the earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicentre along the coasts of Niue and Tonga, it said. Tonga's meteorological service warned residents to move inland. "An urgent tsunami advisory is now in force for all of Tonga due to a strong earthquake being felt in the Kingdom tonight.

☆ Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Qinghai, China- USGS
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 19 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck northern Qinghai region of China on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)said. The quake was at a depth of 8.6 km (5.34 miles), it said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Город в штате Калифорния стремительно уходит под землю
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Город Коркоран в штате Калифорния стремительно уходит под землю из-за откачки фермерами подземных вод. На ликвидацию ущерба и помощь местным жителям США тратит миллионы долларов из денег налогоплательщиков, пишет The New York Times. Фермерское поселение Коркоран, где живет около 22 тысяч человек, столкнулся с серьезной проблемой из-за неустойчивости грунтов. Недавно ученые геологической службы British Geological Survey (BGS) сообщили о риске разрушения миллионов домов британцев в нескольких районах страны. Там основной причиной угрозы стала засуха из-за глобального потепления, которая приводит к масштабным растрескиваниям почвы.

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