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No Taiwan nationals injured in Solomon Islands earthquake

No one at the Taiwan embassy or the technical mission in the Solomon Islands was injured in a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the South Pacific island state Sunday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). MOFA spoke [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand's lower North Isla...

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand's lower North Island on Wednesday, the GNS Science said. There were no reports of any damage or injuries. GNS said it was felt in Wellington, Wairarapa and the Kapiti Coast [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Strong earthquake jolts Greek islands west of Sparta

A strong earthquake shook the western Greek Islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia, west of Sparta in the Ionian Sea at around 7am on November 3, world media has reported. According to Greek media, the tremor had a magnitude of 5.5 on the Rich [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Magnitude-6.3 earthquake hits off Alaska's Aleutian Islands,...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred off the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake struck the Fox Islands region at 12:21 p.m. local time and was located at a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

6.5 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand's White Island

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck north-east of White Island in New Zealand North Island's Bay of Plenty on Wednesday night, the GNS Science said. The quake was centered 680 km north-east of White Island at a depth of [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

5.4 earthquake rattles Greek island of Rhodes

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 occurred south of the Greek holiday island of Rhodes. There were no reports of damage or injuries. Athens Geodynamic Institute says the undersea quake occurred at 5:05 p.m. (1405 GMT) Frida [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Hawaii Island hit by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook Hawaii Island around 3:44 p.m. Pacific time, or 12:44 p.m. local time, on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was located 8 miles south of Volcano, Hawaii.

Posted On : Apr, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

4.3 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand South Island

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck the New Zealand South Island's central Canterbury region on Monday, the GNS Science said. The quake occurred at 2:31 p.m. New Zealand local time (02:31 GMT) at a depth of 12 km, the Ne [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 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 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Earthquake shakes Ionian Islands

An earthquake registering 5.4 on the Richter scale shook south western Greece on Tuesday morning, but local media reported that there were no immediate casualties or damage.The epicentre of the quake was south of the island of Zakynthos in [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

4.6 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand South Island

An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the top of New Zealand's South Island on Monday morning but caused no casualties or damages.New Zealand's Institute of Geological and Nuclear Science (GNS Science) said the earthquake occ [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Series of earthquakes hits Vancouver Island

Canada's Vancouver Island has been jolted by a string of earthquakes and their aftershocks since Monday, but residents have barely noticed because the tremors are so far offshore. The latest and most powerful quake registering magnit [...]

Posted On : Aug, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Managing Disaster Risk Is Key For Pacific Islands

A challenge in implementing Disaster Risk Management in any region of the world is access to resources, says a SOPAC release.In this respect, Pacific island governments have only limited means to execute initiatives related to natural disas [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Earthquake strikes near Aleutian Islands, near Adak, Alaska

A strong earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The USGS said the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, was located 40 miles west of Adak, Alaska at a depth of 6.2 miles. It ga [...]