Browsing: Earthquake

Taipei, Taiwan – The capital city of Taiwan was struck by a succession of earthquakes during the night and early hours of Tuesday. The Central Weather Administration reported that the most intense tremor measured 6.3 on the Richter scale…

UN Security Council diplomats in New York were surprised in their seats, planes were briefly unable to take off, and furniture shook across the city on Friday when an earthquake hit.

Multiple aftershocks shook the New York and New Jersey area following a 4.8 magnitude earthquake Friday morning, as reported by officials. “New Jersey just experienced an aftershock,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Friday evening around 6 p.m. “Please follow the emergency guidance below…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) is slated to give a press conference regarding a 4.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the New York City area Friday morning. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Lebanon, N.J., according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The New York City Fire Department said it had no reports…

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the East Coast on Friday morning, and residents of Massachusetts felt it from hundreds of miles away.

In Tokyo, Japan, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan's Fukushima area on Thursday, as reported by the Japan Meteorological Agency. However, there was no tsunami warning given. There were no immediate reports of…

NATO is discussing a proposal to offer more consistent military aid to Ukraine in the coming years as strongly armed Russian troops assert dominance on the battlefield, the organization’s top civilian official said Wednesday.

Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines have issued tsunami warnings after a massive earthquake hit Taiwan Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said tsunami warnings are in effect for coastal regions of the country. Taiwan experienced a 7.5 magnitude earthquake at 8:58 a.m. on Apr. 3, 2024. The depth was about 35 kilometers, or 21 miles,…

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Scientists from China, US and Mexico have used light detection and ranging laser altimetry (LiDAR)  to study how an earthquake can change the surrounding landscape. Using this technique, the researchers were able to establish with high accuracy where the Earth’s crust ruptured. If the same technique were to be established around all major high-risk areas for earthquake, […]