Page 13 - Earthquakes

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake occurred at around 7:46 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at 32.2 degrees north latitude and 138.2 degrees east longitude, and at a depth of 450 km.The quake logged 3 in some parts of Ibaraki Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.So far no tsunami warning has been issued.

India to set up 100 earthquake observatories in 5 years: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that India is going to have 35 more earthquake observatories by the end of this year and 100 more such observatories in the next five years.

Parts of Alaska under tsunami warning after 8.2-magnitude quake

Meanwhile, a tsunami warning has also been issued for Hawaii

At least eight dead, dozens hurt as Indonesia quake shakes East Java

A strong earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed eight people, including a woman whose motorcycle was hit by falling rocks, and damaged more than 1,300 buildings

6.4-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's Bengkulu province, no casualties

The agency earlier reported that the quake was at 6.5-magnitude before revising it down to 6.4, he said

6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Gorontalo province on Thursday

413 earthquakes recorded from March 1 to September 8 in India: Govt

The National Seismological Network recorded 413 earthquakes in the country between March 1 and September 8, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Tuesday

The mythology of fear

Instead of its once haloed existence as the year of lofty goals and vision statements, it is now staring at an epitaph that may well read: The year when death ran amok and the gods went missing.

Do you have an action plan if major earthquake hits Delhi, HC asks AAP govt

The Delhi-NCR region is very peculiar with regard to seismic activities

Fracking halted in England over earthquake fears: British govt

Until now, Britain had hoped that fracking -- banned in many countries, but booming in the United States -- could help secure its future energy independence

26 killed, over 300 injured in PoK after earthquake jolts north Pakistan

According to US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the quake was near New Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Why some earthquakes are so deadly and wreak more havoc than others

The classic saying among geologists is that earthquakes don't kill people - buildings do. Or bridges. Or failing dams. Or fires from ruptured gas lines

Preparedness for quakes

Building codes need to be updated and enforced