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In Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines, officials initially issued tsunami warnings, but by about 10 a.m. (0200 GMT), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the threat had “largely passed”. In Taiwan's capital, the subway was briefly shut down but restarted within an hour, while residents received warnings from their local town chiefs to check for […]
“To ensure the safety of personnel, some of the fabs were evacuated as per company procedure. We are currently confirming details of the impact,” according to the company. Later it said that the evacuated people have started returning to their workplaces. TSMC shares were down 1.4 percent in early trading, while Apple supplier Foxconn's stock […]
The regional government has warned that days of rain have increased the risk of further landslides, while fresh heavy snowfall – more than 10 centimeters (four inches) in places – could cause more buildings to collapse under its weight. About 18,000 homes in the Ishikawa region remained without power on Monday, while more than 66,100 […]
“It is a very difficult situation. But from the standpoint of protecting life, I request that you make every possible effort to rescue and save as many lives as possible by this evening, when the critical 72 hours have passed since the disaster,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a government statement. Said in the […]
The Japan Meteorological Agency said 21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater struck central Japan in just over 90 minutes on Monday. It said that the intensity of the strongest tremor was measured at 7.6. The earthquake prompted tsunami warnings and officials urged people in the area to move to higher ground.
The quake, which was recorded as a 5.9 magnitude by the U.S. Geological Survey, struck Gansu near the border with Qinghai, where Haidong is located. The epicenter was about 100 kilometers (60 mi) southwest of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province. The initial earthquake was followed by several smaller aftershocks. Xinhua reported that the quake […]
Moderate earthquakes occurred in the country once every two to four years from 1972 to 2017. Such earthquakes have suddenly increased in recent years. Seismologists say that earthquakes occur due to sudden movements in the earth’s crust. It occurs along fault lines, cracks in the Earth’s crust where tectonic plates meet. Although the soil in […]
At least 20 people, including 17 workers of a garment factory, were injured while leaving a building in Chaudagram upazila of Cumilla district during the earthquake that hit different parts of the country on Saturday morning. Trinath Saha, in-charge of Chaudagram police station, said that seventeen workers of a garment factory located in Mirswani area […]
Locals dug through the debris in the dark to rescue survivors from the debris of collapsed houses and buildings, while others remained outside for safety. The earthquake was felt as far away as New Delhi, the capital of India, about 500 kilometers (310 mi) from the epicenter. “The death toll from the earthquake has reached […]
At least 119 people were killed in an overnight earthquake in a remote area of Nepal, officials said Saturday, while security forces were deployed to assist in rescue efforts. The 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the far west of the Himalayan country late Friday and was measured at a depth of only 18 kilometers (11 miles) by […]
Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea, but rarely cause widespread damage. Outside major towns and cities, most areas are sparsely populated, and what buildings there are are made of wood. But some earthquakes are more destructive. In April, at least seven people were killed when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the jungle-covered region of […]
Two earthquakes struck western Nepal on Tuesday, injuring 11 people, damaging homes and causing landslides that blocked a major highway, officials said. Landslides following earthquakes of magnitude 6.3 and 5.3 in Bajhang district, bordering India, blocked roads in the southern plains, Interior Ministry official Ram Acharya told Reuters. The earthquakes, centered in Talkot and Chainpur, […]
