SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Syria downpour kills child, turns displacement camps into 'lakes'
Jan 19, 2021 (AFP)
Aid group Save the Children said a six-year-old boy was killed in Idlib after the brick wall built around his tent collapsed on top of him, while at least 41,20...
Indonesia hunts for survivors as quake death toll hits 56
Jan 17, 2021 (AFP)
Hospitals were overrun with hundreds of injured after the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Friday, triggering panic among residents of the islan...
Indonesia hunts for survivors as quake death toll hits 60
Jan 17, 2021 (AFP)
Hospitals were overrun with hundreds of injured after the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Friday, triggering panic among residents of the islan...
Tropical Cyclone Kimi forms off northeastern Australia
Jan 17, 2021 (AFP)
Tropical Cyclone Kimi is a Category One storm with sustained winds of 65 kph but meteorologists said it may strengthen to a Category Two when it crosses the coa...
Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake
Jan 16, 2021 (AFP)
At least 46 people died after the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Friday, triggering panic among residents of the island, which was hit by a 20...
Hotel collapses, at least three dead in Indonesia quake: official
Jan 15, 2021 (AFP)
"Three people are dead and 24 are injured," said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Raditya Jati. The country's search-and-rescue agency confirmed th...
Powerful Indonesia quake kills at least 34, topples buildings
Jan 15, 2021 (AFP)
"The latest information we have is that 26 people are dead... in Mamuju city," said Ali Rahman, head of the local disaster mitigation agency, adding "that numbe...
Powerful Indonesia quake kills at least 37, topples buildings
Jan 15, 2021 (AFP)
Hundreds were also injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours, triggering panic among the terrified residents of the island, which was hit b...
Floods swamp roads, damage buildings in Kosovo, Albania
Jan 11, 2021 (AFP)
On the outskirts of Kosovo's capital Pristina, cars were nearly submerged by the muddy floodwaters in some neighbourhoods, with rescuers using an inflatable din...
Strong quake hits Mongolia-Russia border: USGS
Jan 11, 2021 (AFP)
The epicenter of the quake, which struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), was located 33 kilometers south-southwest of Turt, US seism...
At least one dead in Morocco after heavy rains
Jan 08, 2021 (AFP)
Authorities said one person was killed and four injured after the roof of a structure in the old city of Casablanca caved in on Thursday evening. A dilapidated ...
Six dead, nearly 50,000 evacuated in Malaysia floods
Jan 08, 2021 (AFP)
Authorities have stepped up rescue operations after locals complained they had to fend for themselves earlier this week. Heavy rains continued to batter the reg...
Malaysian villagers escape floods on excavator as 28,000 evacuated
Jan 06, 2021 (AFP)
Flooding hits the country's east coast during the rainy season annually and regularly results in mass evacuations, but people in some areas say this year's are ...
Croatia rattled by 4.9 magnitude quake
Jan 06, 2021 (AFP)
The quake hit after dark at around 1700GMT, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with an epicentre near the town of Petrinja that was badly ...
Scientists develop new approach to understanding massive volcanic eruptions
Jan 05, 2021 (SPX)
The advanced numerical model the USF team developed allows scientists to reconstruct eruption rates through time by estimating the dimensions of the umbrella cl...
Reawakened geyser does not foretell Yellowstone volcanic eruptions
Jan 05, 2021 (SPX)
These so-called hydrothermal explosions can hurl mud, sand and rocks into the air and release hot steam, endangering lives; such an explosion on White Island in...
Croatia earthquake toll rises to seven as search continues
Dec 29, 2020 (AFP)
The 6.4-magnitude quake was felt as far afield as Vienna but the heavy damage was concentrated in and around Petrinja, a town of around 20,000 some 50 kilometre...
6.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Philippines: USGS
Dec 25, 2020 (AFP)
The quake struck in Batangas province on the main island of Luzon at a depth of 114 kilometres (70 miles) at 7:43 am local time (2343 GMT), according to USGS. T...
Evidence of ancient tsunami uncovered on Israeli coast
Dec 23, 2020 (UPI)
Scientists detailed their discovery in a new paper, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One. 'Paleo-tsunami' is the term given to tsunamis that occurred pri...
Dilapidated buildings cause jitters in quake-prone Cyprus
Dec 23, 2020 (AFP)
A powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea levelled buildings in nearby Turkey and Greece in late October, killing over 100 people. Another quake this month, whose...
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