Category: Earthquake

Rene Preval, President Of Haiti For Two Terms, Has Died At 74

Haiti’s two-term President Rene Preval, who presided over the aftermath of the catastrophic 2010 earthquake, has died at the age of 74. Preval was the country’s president from 1996 to 2001 and then for a second term from 2006 to 2011. “He is the only president in Haitian history to have served two full presidential terms and not be jailed, exiled or killed,” the Miami Herald reports .

Nepal seeks foreign investment to help recovery from quake

Nepal made a pitch to foreign investors Thursday for help in developing its struggling economy as the Himalayan nation recovers from a devastating 2015 earthquake. The government hopes to attract at least $1 billion in new foreign investment during the two-day conference in the capital, Kathmandu.

Does an oarfish predict an earthquake is about to hit CDO?

ABOUT two weeks before the 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Surigao City, two oarfish have been found in the beaches of Butuan City and another oarfish was washed ashore in Misamis Occidental and in Agusan del Norte days later. Residents near the shores took selfies and posted the sightings on social media networks without looking into the cause of this sighting.

In the know: Can oarfish predict earthquakes?

AGUSAN. An oarfish was found ashore in Barangay Rojales, Carmen, Agusan del Norte, on February 15. DAYS before and after the 6.7-magnitude earthquake that devastated Surigao City and its nearby provinces, multiple sightings of giant oarfish in Mindanao were reported.

CPP: NPA did not attack relief convoy

The Communist Party of the Philippines has denied the New People’s Army was responsible for the attack on a relief convoy in Surigao del Norte on Wednesday. In a statement Friday, the CPP labeled as dubious the reports coming from the Armed Forces of the Philippines that the NPA ambushed the ABS-CBN relief mission in Barangay Linanggonan, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte.

Floods, landslides threaten Caraga due to continuous rain

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains since Wednesday are threatening parts of the Caraga region which is still reeling from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that jolted Surigao City last week. The Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported around 100 families evacuated along the city’s rivers when heavy rains threatened to flood homes.

Surigao quake might have helped trigger new temblor

Another temblor may be in the offing along the Philippine Fault Zone which generated last week’s 6.7 magnitude earthquake off Surigao del Norte province. Movement of PFZ’s Surigao segment triggered such earthquake and may have also “disturbed” any of the adjacent Leyte and Mindanao segments, possibly increasing chance for a new temblor there, noted science research specialist Rhommel Grutas from Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology .

Price freeze on petroleum products takes effect in quake-hit Surigao

THE Department of Energy said that it is imposing “price freeze” on petroleum products in earthquake-hit Surigao province. This as Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi ordered the concerned agencies to ensure “adequate, reliable and secure” supply of energy and to “execute fair pricing of petroleum products,” such as gasoline, diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas .

Magnitude 6.7 quake hits Surigao City

The Surigao State College of Technology after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Surigao City around 10:03 p.m. Friday, February 10. A MAGNITUDE 6.7 earthquake struck Surigao City at 10:03 p.m. Friday, February 10, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there is no tsunami threat. Dino Almeda, a resident who lives a block from the Surigao City boulevard, said residents panicked and scampered toward higher grounds for safety.

Death toll in Surigao quake rises to 6

Six people, including a four-year-old boy, have been confirmed dead while 202 were injured after a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near Surigao City in Caraga Region, Mindanao at 10:03 p.m. Friday, February 10, the local disaster mitigation agency said. A report by the Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as of 11 a.m. Saturday also said a bridge collapsed, some roads sustained cracks and were not passable, and residential houses and some commercial buildings were damaged.

Nighttime quake in Philippines kills at least 3, injures 80

Civil defense officials in the southern Philippines say a powerful nighttime earthquake has killed at least three people, injured about 80 others and damaged buildings and an airport. The late Friday quake with a magnitude of 6.5 roused residents from sleep in Surigao del Norte province, sending hundreds to flee their homes.

Four dead, dozens hurt in Philippine quake

At least four people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in a powerful earthquake that hit a southern Philippine city on Mindanao island, media reports said on Saturday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in its revised report the magnitude-6.7 quake struck 10:03 p.m. Friday 14 km northwest of Surigao City in Surigao del Norte province.

Strong quake damages buildings in southern Philippines

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 shook a southern Philippine region late Friday, damaging some buildings, knocking out power and sending residents fleeing to safety, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the quake in Surigao del Norte province, which struck about 14 kilometres northwest of Surigao city at a relatively shallow depth of 11 kilometres , officials said.

‘Moderate’ earthquake shakes Delhi, NCR

New Delhi, Feb 7 – A earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, shook residents of Delhi and north India on Monday night, creating panic and causing office workers to evacuate buildings, the IMD said. There were no reports of any casualties or any damage yet.

New Indonesia tsunami network could add crucial minutes

Indonesia’s tsunami detection system, made up of seafloor sensors that communicate with transmitting buoys on the surface, has been rendered useless by vandals and lack of funding. Now Indonesian and U.S. scientists say they’ve developed a way to dispense with the expensive buoys and possibly add crucial extra minutes of warning for vulnerable coastal cities.

New Zealand government orders building repairs due to quake risks

A fashion store displays a notice of closure in Wellington, December 10, 2016 following an earthquake which hit New Zealand. FILE PHOTO – Local residents Chris and Viv Young look at damage caused by an earthquake along State Highway One near the town of Ward, south of Blenheim on New Zealand’s South Island, November 14, 2016.

Nation-Now 24 mins ago 2:59 p.m.Avalanche buries Italian hotel; ‘Many dead’ with at least 30 missing

Italian military soldiers clear out the snow next to a bulldozer on the main road to Amatrice, after an earthquake struck the region, on January 19, 2017. Rescue workers in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, fearful about plummeting night-time temperatures, were in a race against time Thursday searching for survivors after an avalanche of snow, ice and mud flattened a resort hotel with up to 30 guests and staff members inside.

Powerful earthquake shakes Chile, no deaths reported

A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s magnitude at 7.6 and said it struck at 11:22 a.m. local time near the southern tip of Chiloe Island, about 25 miles south-southwest of Puerto Quello and at a depth of 22 miles .

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits off Chilean coast

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred off the coast of southern Chile Sunday, 40 km southwest of Puerto Quellon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami threat message for parts of the Pacific Ocean close to the earthquake.

Powerful Quake Hits Off Eastern Indonesia, No Alert For Tsunami

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Maluku in eastern parts of Indonesia earlier Wednesday, but there were no tsunami alert issued and a report of casualty, China’s Xinhua news agency reported quoting officials. The quake rocked at 0017 GMT with epicenter at 184 km northeast Maluku Barat Daya and the depth at 173 km under sea bed, an official of meteorology and geophysics agency said.

Ecuador quake kills two, injures 15

News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector A 5.7-magnitude earthquake in northern Ecuador left two people dead and injured another 15 on Monday, as it caused substantial material damage, Reuters reported. The quake shook the country’s Esmeraldas province, which lies along the northern coast and border with Colombia, the Secretariat of Risk Management said.

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Four cultural preservation projects in Paphos district, aimed at protecting the island’s common cultural heritage, will start next year, following a series of conservation studies. At a press briefing and tour in Paphos, the UNDP-PFF outlined plans for structural and aesthetic restoration of a hamam and three mosques in and around Paphos.

5.1 magnitude quake hits Indonesia

Jakarta, Dec 17 : An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Abepura in Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said. [NK World] The epicentre of the quake on Friday was determined at 3.1272 degrees south latitude and 139.1478 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported. py/