Etiket: magnitude
Can you build ‘earthquake proof’? “A disaster of this magnitude could have been prevented”
With more than 21,000 fatalities so far, tens of thousands injured and thousands of homes collapsed, the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week are among the deadliest…
2.4 magnitude earthquake with epicenter in Vall d’Aran
The Vall d’Aran has been the epicenter this Wednesday of a earthquake of magnitude 2.4 on the Richter scale, as reported by the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC).…
5.5 magnitude earthquake off Crete, tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 shook the Greek island of Crete in the night from Sunday to Monday, reports the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). The quake occurred…
6.4 magnitude earthquake in Philippines: “We expect damage” | Abroad
“We expect damage,” said seismologist Charm Villamil. The earthquake struck the municipality of Dolores, in the province of Abra, at 10:59 PM local time (4:59 PM Belgian time). She clarified…
Earthquake at Wirdum with magnitude 3.1 | News item
News item | 08-10-2022 | 14:15 An earthquake struck Groningen at 04:17 last night. The epicenter of the quake was near Wirdum in the municipality of Eemsdelta. The earthquake had…
Earthquake in Uithuizen with magnitude 2.8 on the Richter scale
A big blow in Uithuizen on Saturday afternoon. Residents report that their houses were shaking. Monitoring stations have recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 on the Richter scale.…
UN boss Guterres in Pakistan: “Never seen a climate massacre of this magnitude” | Abroad
Developing countries are paying a “horrific price” for the world’s dependence on fossil fuels. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this on a visit to Pakistan. That country has been…
Earthquake with magnitude of 4.8 at French-Swiss border | Abroad
According to the Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique in Strasbourg, the quake struck at 5:58 pm in Schlierbach, a French village south of Mulhouse, near the border with Switzerland. The…
UN boss Guterres in Pakistan: ‘Never seen a climate massacre of this magnitude’
Developing countries are paying a “horrific price” for the world’s dependence on fossil fuels. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this on a visit to Pakistan. That country has been…
Aardbeving van magnitude 6 op Indonesian island Sumatra | Buitenland
Het epicentrum van de beving, the plaatsvond rond 16.30 h Belgian tijd, before zich op bijna 50 kilometers van de kust van Bengkulu, Zuid-Sumatra en Lampung. The residents of the…