Blogs Posts in News category; 345 blog posts

Chinese quake activist arrested

The detention of Tan Zuoren is part of a crackdown in Sichuan province just weeks ahead of the first anniversary of the quake, a human rights group said. The magnitude-8.0 earthquake left about 88,000 people dead or missing, and five millio [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

6.1 earthquake hits Indonesia

A STRONG 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's Sumatran province of Bengkulu on Wednesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake hit at 13.29 pm (2.29pm Singapore time) and was centred 227 kilometres southwest of Bintuh [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Two mild earthquakes hit the United Arab Emirates

Dubai - Two mild earthquakes measuring 2.9 and 3.5 on the Richter scale struck the United Arab Emirates Tuesday morning, an official source at the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology said. The quakes centered in the Gulf of Oman [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Small earthquakes hit Chino Hills area; no damage or injurie...

A small earthquake struck the Chino Hills area today, the latest in a series of minor tremors that have hit the hilly suburban community this weekend. Today’s 1.5-magnitude quake struck at 6:32 a.m. two miles west of the city and 8.3 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Small earthquake shakes southwestern So. Carolina

Authorities say several people reported feeling shaky ground as a small earthquake jarred part of southwestern South Carolina. College of Charleston scientists say their seismometers detected the quake around 12:15 p.m. Friday, but the exac [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Mild earthquake in Jerantut

A weak earthquake of 3.0 on the Richter scale was detected at 9.46am in Jerantut Friday, the Meteorological Department said. It said the earthquake was located 65km northeast of Bentong, Pahang. Weak tremors were located felt in the vicinit [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Salton Sea is swarming with earthquake data

It's one of the great mysteries of Southern California seismology: Every couple of years, the remote desert area around the Salton Sea is shaken by swarms of small to moderate earthquakes that often last several days. The swarms returned [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Magnitude 3.1 earthquake recorded in Leyte

Leyte province was shook yesterday by a magnitude 3.1 tectonic earthquake, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported yesterday. According to Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum, the tremor was felt at 12:36 a.m [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Earthquake triggers tsunami alarm in Pacific

An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale has taken place south of the Tonga islands in the Pacific Ocean. There are no reports of casualties and it is not known how much material damage there is. A regional tsunami alarm was issued [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Earthquake Jolts Manado, Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Manado, capital of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, on Thursday. According to China's Xinhua news agency, there were no reports of casualties and material losses. The epicenter of [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Another Earthquake shakes Melbourne

An earthquake(Earth Tremor) having magnitude 4.6 has hit Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne at 4.28pm (5:28 am UTC). Melbourne, was shaken by an small earthquake but there were no immediate reports of damage. On March 06, 200 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

5.3 degrees earthquake shakes center of Argentina

An earthquake of 5.3 degrees on Richter scale shocked on Monday the central region of Argentina without leaving victims and material damages. The Argentine National Institute of Seismic Prevention (Inpres) said that the movement occurred at [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Earthquake hits W Papua, Indonesia

A tectonic quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Southwest Monokwari, West Papua, Indonesia, on Sunday, but there was no reports of casualties and material losses.The quake, which occurred at 4:54 a.m. local time (21:54 GMT)), had no [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

4.9 earthquake north of Puerto Rico shakes island

A moderate earthquake stuck Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico, but there were no immediate reports of damage in the U.S. island territory. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.9, the U.S. Geological Survey repo [...]