Huge quake rocks Pakistan overnight
January 18, 2011 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
ISLAMABAD: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 shook southwestern Pakistan early on Wednesday, jolting residents of cities as far apart as Delhi and Dubai, but the epicentre was far from major population centres.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was more than 80 km underground, close to the town of Dalbandin in Baluchistan province, near the Afghan and Iranian frontiers.
Poor communications ensured there were no immediate reports from the vicinity of the quake, but despite the major strength of the shock, the great depth may have limited damage. The USGS had first said that the earthquake was very much shallower.
The USGS said the epicentre was 55 km (34 miles) west of Dalbandin, a town of about 15,000 people, and at a depth of 83km (52 miles).
In Dalbandin, several people were injured when the roofs of their houses collapsed.
Magnitude 7.4 quake hits Pakistan: USGS
January 18, 2011 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
ISLAMABAD: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Tuesday.
It said the quake was very shallow at a depth of 10 km (6.3 miles). It struck 55 km (34 miles) west of Dalbandin at 1:23 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2023 GMT on Tuesday).
There was no immediate report of damage from the area which lies close to Pakistan’s troubled border with Afghanistan.
The Pacific Tsunami Center said the onshore quake had not triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
A major quake of this magnitude is capable of causing widespread and heavy damage and could pose fresh strains on a country still reeling from devastating floods last year which left more than 10 milllion people homeless.
Quake rattles southern California
June 15, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
LOS ANGELES: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near southern California”s border with Mexico Monday, rattling buildings across a wide area, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake hit at 9:26 pm (0426 GMT), five miles (eight kilometers) southeast of Ocotillo, a desert town some 200 miles southeast of Los Angeles, and was followed by a cluster of more than 10 aftershocks. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage but the temblor was felt throughout the region, rattling buildings in Los Angeles and even shaking a stadium hosting a Major League Baseball game in San Diego, reports said.
A seismologist from the California Institute of Technology said the quake was an aftershock of the 7.2 magnitude temblor which rattled northwestern Mexico in April, leaving two people dead.
vanuatu
May 27, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 rattled the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu early Friday, triggering a brief tsunami watch for the area, officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a tsunami warning for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia but canceled it about an hour later
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The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit just after 4 a.m. local time and was centered 300 miles northwest of the capital, Port Vila, at a depth of 22 miles.
Authorities in Vanuatu said they were checking for information on the quake.
quake
April 5, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
A deadly magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northwestern Mexico, rocking buildings as far away as Arizona and southern California, as a string of aftershocks rattled the US and Mexican Pacific Coast.
Emergency workers struggled to respond to damage and injuries after the tremor knocked out power, damaged water lines and snarled traffic.
In the border city of Mexicali, located 60 kilometers (38 miles) from the tremor’s epicenter, a man was killed when his home collapsed on top of him, Mexican rescue workers told AFP.
Another person was killed after running out from a home and being hit by a car in Mexicali, where 100 people were injured during the quake, Mexico’s director of civil protection Alfredo Escobedo told CNN.
Roads cracked, telephone poles were toppled and sides were ripped off buildings in Mexicali, a city of 900,000 inhabitants that serves as the capital of Baja California state.
“This is a large quake with the potential of causing damage because it is not far from a population center,” said Carlos Valdez, director of the National Seismological Service.
A firefighter at a station just outside Mexicali told the Los Angeles Times that fires caused by the quake destroyed at least six homes after damaging propane tanks and severing electricity lines.
Several homes near the Cerro Prieto volcano some 31 kilometers (19 miles) from the quake’s epicenter sank into the group as water rose up around them, according to the firefighter, Oscar Silas.
US and Mexican seismological services said the quake, which struck at 3:40 pm (2240 GMT), was shallow with a depth of just 10 kilometers (six miles). They revised upward an initial report of a 6.9-magnitude tremor.
Residents of California, Arizona and Nevada were breathing a collective sigh of relief that this was not “the big one,” with no immediate reports of injuries and only limited damage.
Seismologists have warned a massive earthquake is inevitable in California and could kill thousands of people.
Among the dozens of reported aftershocks, at least three were strong ones, including a magnitude 5.4 tremor that struck near Guadalupe Victoria, southeast of Mexicali, the US Geological Survey said.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said its initial assessment found “no significant damage or injuries” but had responded to an increase in automatic alarms and stuck elevators.
The fire department was checking transportation infrastructure, large public venues, apartment buildings and power lines from the ground and the air to ensure safety.
Rides were temporarily closed at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, according to the Los Angeles Times.
KABC Television in Los Angeles said high-rise buildings in that city and in San Diego rocked back and forth when the quake hit and that some residents saw electric power poles moving.
The Yuma, Arizona sheriff’s department was responding to numerous building alarms but had no immediate reports of injuries.
“A little bit of everything” fell down every aisle of Fry’s grocery store, front-end manager Karla Favela told The Yuma Sun.
“The first thing I thought of — have you seen the movie ‘2012?’ The part when the grocery store splits in half?”
The USSG said the quake was felt as far away as Las Vegas, Nevada, some 460 kilometers (290 miles) from the epicenter as well as in Los Angeles, 360 kilometers (224 miles) away, and in Phoenix, Arizona, 300 kilometers (186 miles) away.
Powerful Quake Strikes Off China, North Korea
February 18, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck at sea off the border between North Korea, China and Russia on Thursday but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued, seismologists said.
The quake hit at 10:13 am (0113 GMT), 111 kilometres (69 miles) northeast of the North Korean city of Chongjin at a depth of 562 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.
The Hawaii-based US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the quake, around the same distance from Vladivostok in Russia and Yanji in China’s Jilin province, did not generate a destructive tsunami.
The Korea Meteorological Administration in Seoul confirmed the quake but said it had no impact on South Korea. The office said it relied on US data for details.
An official at the seismological bureau in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province on the border with North Korea, said the quake had not been felt there due to its depth.
While destructive quakes in the region are rare, other parts of China are frequently badly-hit. An 8.0-magnitude quake rocked southwest China’s Sichuan province in May last year, leaving more than 68,500 people dead.
Powerful Quake Strikes Off China, North Korea was first posted on February 18, 2010 at 7:04 pm.
Oklahoma Earthquake
Oklahoma Earthquake Breaking news updates :- An earthquake struck near the central Oklahoma town of Jones Friday morning, rattling parts of the whole state, including Green Country.
This is the third earthquake in Oklahoma this week. Thursday morning, an 2.8 earthquake was recorded in Logan County and on Monday, a 3.3 earthquake struck near Jones.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.0 earthquake struck at 9:18 a.m. Jones is located about 17 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
Employees at the National Weather Service office in Tulsa say they felt the quake.
Suzie Reynolds from Broken Arrow said, “I was laying in bed with my 6-year-old daughter and she sat up and said ‘What is that?? It sounds like someone is tapping on our window.’ It was our window panes shaking!!”
The epicenter of the quake was 3.1 miles underground about three miles outside of Jones.
Seismologist Austin Holland of the Oklahoma Geological Survey said the quake was felt in Midwest City, Jones and surrounding areas but no damage or injuries have been reported.
“I live in Jenks and was working at my desk when it started shaking and I’m thinking is this and earthquake? Yep earthquake,” said Eric Jenkins in Jenks.
Oklahoma Earthquake was first posted on January 15, 2010 at 10:36 pm.
Nation Will Soon Hear Good News on 17th Amendment: Kaira
Pakistan News: Federal Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Sunday President Zardari would soon announce a good news on 17th amendment. He said ministers who benefited from NRO did not need to resign.
Kaira said some sitting MNAs had still cases against them pending in courts; however, filing a case did not mean to seize rights. He reiterated that government wanted to table National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in the parliament only on directions of Supreme Court and now it had been withdrawn. “The government would abide by the verdict of Supreme Court on that.” Kaira told that Balochistan package would be tabled in the joint session of the parliament and the President’s annual address to the joint session would be in March next year.
Nation Will Soon Hear Good News on 17th Amendment: Kaira was first posted on November 22, 2009 at 9:03 pm.
Moderate Quake Jolts Malakand Areas
SWAT, Pakistan News: A moderate earthquake on Sunday rocked parts of northwest Pakistan, causing widespread panic among the area people.
Pakistan meteorological department said the quake had a magnitude of 4.2 and the epicentre was located in Mingora.
There were no immediate reports of casualties but tremors were felt in Swat, Mingora, Mansehra and Malakand areas of Malakand Division.
Moderate Quake Jolts Malakand Areas was first posted on November 22, 2009 at 9:45 pm.
