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☆ 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.

Persons: Hansen, Мэри ГонсалесГомес Organizations: New York Times, United States Geological Survey, NASA, Sandridge Partners, Boswell Company, Geological Survey Locations: Город Коркоран, Калифорния, США, Коркоран, США ( ), СакраментоСанХоакин, Корокан, Европа

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