DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Taylor Swift's Eras Tour shows trigger earthquake readings in Scotland; estimated $98 million economic boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Taylor Swift performs at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on June 07, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Swift's Eras World Tour plays 15 dates across Scotland, Wales and England in June and August. And the financial boost to both the city and the entire country is expected to be seismic too, with Swift's Eras Tour set to add an estimated £1 billion ($1.27 billion) to the British economy, according to research from U.K. bank Barclays. Swift's Eras World Tour plays 15 dates across Scotland, Wales and England in June and August. Fans enjoy Taylor Swift's performance during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Gareth Cattermole, Taylor, It's, Swift, Allen J Organizations: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Getty, British Geological Survey, Barclays, Edinburgh's Murrayfield, Scotland, Los Angeles Times Locations: Edinburgh, Scotland, Wales, England, Inglewood

☆ A strong earthquake rocks Taiwan, collapsing buildings and causing a tsunami
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A powerful earthquake struck off Taiwan early Wednesday, rocking the entire island and collapsing buildings. Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa. A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. The Japan Meteorological Agency forecast a tsunami of up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa. A wave of 30 centimeters (about 1 feet) was detected on the coast of Yonaguni island about 15 minutes after the quake struck.

Organizations: Television, U.S . Geological Survey, Japan Meteorological Agency Locations: Taiwan, Japan, Okinawa, Hualien, Taipei, U.S, Yonaguni, Miyako

☆ Aid trickles in to Nepal villages struck by earthquake as survivors salvage belongings from rubble
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Damaged houses lie in ruins, in the aftermath of an earthquake at Pipaldanda village of Jajarkot district on November 4, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake occurred at a depth of 11 miles (18 kilometers). Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center confirmed that the epicenter was in Jajarkot, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) northeast of the capital, Kathmandu. Friday night's quake was also felt in India's capital, New Delhi, more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) away. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed around 9,000 people and damaged about 1 million structures.

Persons: Balkumar Sharma, BALKUMAR SHARMA, —, Harish Chandra Sharma, Nirmala Sharma, Mina Bika, Rekha Sharma Organizations: AFP, Getty Images, Geological Survey, Earthquake Monitoring, Research Center, Authorities, Emergency Locations: Pipaldanda, Jajarkot, Nepal, Nepal's, U.S, Kathmandu, Surkhet, India's, New Delhi, Earthquakes

☆ Nepal earthquake: More tremors occur three days after deadly quake
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KATHMANDU, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Nepal on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, followed by another slightly weaker temblor, injuring three people, just days after 153 perished in the country's worst quake since 2015. The epicentre of Monday's bigger earthquake was in Ramidanda in Jajarkot district, the same location as Friday's temblor, the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre said. [1/6]A woman stands in front of her collapsed house after an earthquake in Jajarkot, Nepal November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar Acquire Licensing RightsJajarkot district official Ek Raj Upadhayay said buildings with damage after Friday's quake may have been further compromised, but no details were available. The quake was the deadliest in the Himalayan country since 2015, when about 9,000 people were killed in two earthquakes.

Persons: Satosh Rokka, temblor, Navesh, Ek Raj Upadhayay, Gopal Sharma, Chandni Shah, Mrigank Dhaniwala, Toby Chopra, Bernadette Baum Organizations: National Earthquake Monitoring, Research Centre, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: KATHMANDU, Nepal, European, Ramidanda, Jajarkot district, Paink, Jajarkot, New Delhi, India, Kathmandu, Bengaluru

☆ Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in earthquake that shook its northwest, killing 157
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Villagers take part in a cremation procession of people who died during an earthquake in Jajarkot, Nepal on Nov. 5, 2023. Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal cremated the bodies of some who perished in an earthquake that shook the area Friday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and occurred at a depth of 11 miles (18 kilometers). Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center confirmed the epicenter was in Jajarkot, which is about 400 kilometers (250 miles) northeast of the capital, Kathmandu. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed some 9,000 people and damaged about 1 million structures.

Persons: pyres, Bika, Rekha Sharma, Pun Organizations: Villagers, Sunday, Geological Survey, Earthquake Monitoring, Research Center Locations: Jajarkot, Nepal, Chiuri, Jajarkot district, Rukum, Chepare, U.S, Kathmandu, Nepalgunj, India's, New Delhi, Earthquakes

Search resuls for: "Earthquake Monitoring"

5 mentions found