Tsunami Alert: New Zealand Residents Evacuate Coastal Areas

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Residents In New Zealand Evacuate Coastal Areas After Tsunami Alert Was Raised A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand on Monday (November 14, 2016), residents in coastal areas evacuates after a tsunami alert was activated. The Christchurch in the South Island was struck by a strong earthquake and felt throughout the country. The earthquake causes … Read more

Strongest Earthquake To Occur In Italy Challenges The Nation’s Identity

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The strongest earthquake to occur in Italy has left famous Italian landmarks destroyed. STRONGEST EARTHQUAKE – A 6.6 magnitude quake has recently challenged the center of Italy leaving famous landmarks destroyed. Earthquake is one natural calamity that might occur in an unexpected time. Like flood, it challenges not just the humanity but also the structures … Read more

Death Toll on Italy Earthquake Close to 250

Number of dead and missing was uncertain after the Italy earthquake The death toll following the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Italy rose to 247, but the number of dead and missing was still uncertain. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. on Wednesday and was also felt across a wide part of … Read more

Zamboanga’s Magnitude 6 Earthquake Injures at Least 3 People

Local officials in Zamboanga confirmed to the media that based on preliminary reports from various government agencies in the province, the magnitude 6 earthquake that hits Zamboanga injured at least 3 people and collpased the walls of three houses in the areas hit by the tremor. According to the officials of the Philippine Institute of … Read more

6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan Topples Building & Injures Residents

Local authorities in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan are scrambling for rescue operations after a strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits the city toppling building and injuring residents. According to authorities three people were confirmed dead and at least 154 people were hospitalized. Rescue workers which includes firefighters and soldiers proceed to the site of … Read more

6.9-Magnitude Quake Hits Islands in Pacific, No Tsunami Threat in PH

Following a 6.9 magnitude quake that hit Santa Cruz Islands, a part of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanonology and Seismology (Phivolcs) alleviated fears of a tsunami threat in the Philippines. “No destructive Pacific-wide threat exists based on the historical and tsunami data,” Phivolcs said in an advisory. … Read more

Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Reached More than 2,400 People

Doctors and medical personnels in the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal moved hundreds of patients onto the streets on Sunday when aftershocks rattled hospitals and buildings already damaged by the earthquake that already killed more than 2,400 people and devastated the country’s capital. The latest aftershocks was recorded at a strong 6.7 magnitude quake, triggered more … Read more

6.1 Magnitude Quake Jolts Greek Island Of Crete

ATHENS, Greece–No injuries were reported after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck under the Mediterranean seabed east of the Greek island of Crete, Thursday. (Greece is an earthquake-prone country which last year also experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake cited in Ionian Islands leading to the evacuation of several thousand people.) The US Geological Survey (USGS) said … Read more

Mild Earthquake Bothers Sultan Kudarat And Zamboanga Del Norte

Provinces of Sultan Kudarat and Zamboanga Del Norte was jolted by two mild earthquakes early this morning, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs reported that the first 2.7 magnitude earthquake occurred at 3:29 a.m tracing the epicenter at 40 kilometers northwest of Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat. Also in Phivolcs’ bulletin, the first … Read more

PHIVOLCS: Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Struck Catanduanes

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed that a 6.2 earthquake struck just off Catanduanes on Monday night. The undersea tremor hit 92 kilometers northeast of Virac, Catanduanes at 11:13 PM. Phivolcs noted that the earthquake was shallow and tectonic in origin, but the agency released some intensities in the areas affected by … Read more