Humayun Akhtar, a former professor at the Department of Geology at Dhaka University, said the earthquake was felt in two consecutive aftershocks and originated from Satkhira. The tremors were also felt in other districts of West Bengal, India, where the intensity measured 5 on the Richter scale, according to media outlet Anandabazar Online. Another tremor […]
Earthquake tremors were felt in various parts of the country including the capital Dhaka. Earthquake tremors were felt twice after 9.30 pm on Tuesday night. Both earthquakes came from Myanmar. The intensity of both earthquakes on the Richter scale was 5.9 and 5.2 respectively. According to sources at the Earthquake Observation Center of the Meteorological […]
The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8, according to USGS. There is no report of any casualty in this incident. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said the earthquake struck at 2:44:49 pm (Bangladesh time). The epicenter was 441 south-southeast of Dhaka. Earlier on Wednesday, another earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale had struck the […]
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck Bangladesh at 7:13 pm on Wednesday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the earthquake was 31 km east-southeast (ESE) of Mawlaik, Myanmar. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the earthquake.
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 […]
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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 […]