earthquake

Earthquake in Pakistan shakes parts of India and Afghanistan

Published on: September 11, 2024
12:35

Islamabad, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake measuring 5,7 on the Richter scale shook Pakistan, including this capital, and was felt in several parts of India and Afghanistan, geological services reported. According to specialists, the earthquake, of moderate intensity, occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers and had as its epicenter Dera Ghazi Khan, a city in the southwest of the Pakistani Punjab.

Cuban scientists study danger of earthquakes in Pinar fault

Published on: August 29, 2024
00:30

Havana, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban scientists are studying the paleoseismology of the Pinar fault, a long-standing desire of the scientific community about a region of the country that has recorded several earthquakes throughout history.

Japan’s nuke control watchdog bans reactor’s reactivation

Published on: August 28, 2024
17:05

Tokyo, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Japan's nuclear control agency today rejected for the first time the restart of a nuclear power plant reactor, as it did not pass the safety review established after the Fukushima accident in 2011.

Another earthquake recorded in central Syria

Published on: August 16, 2024
09:37

Damascus, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) A tremor of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale was registered in central Syria, perceptible in all provinces, including this capital, the National Seismology Center informed.

Japan warns of possible large earthquake

Published on: August 8, 2024
10:21

Tokyo, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Japan's meteorological agency warned today that the risks of a massive earthquake occurring around the Nankai depression are higher than usual, so it issued the first warning of its kind.

Earthquake of 5.2 shook El Salvador in the early hours of the morning

Published on: August 6, 2024
11:48

San Salvador, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 shook El Salvador today at dawn, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) said.

Syria rebuilds hundreds of schools damaged by earthquake

Published on: July 12, 2024
11:06

Damascus, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The Department of Education in the northern province of Aleppo announced the rehabilitation of 316 schools that were damaged by the earthquake that shook northwestern Syria in February 2023.

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shakes Ecuador’s capital

Published on: July 1, 2024
08:38

Quito, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) A 4.2-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale shook this capital on early Monday.

Earthquake in northeastern Iran leaves four dead, dozens injured

Published on: June 18, 2024
17:17

Tehran, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Four people dead and over a hundred injured is the preliminary balance of an earthquake that occurred on Tuesday in the Iranian province of Khorasan Razavi, in the northeast of the country, near the border with Afghanistan.

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hits Kazakh-Kyrgyz border

Published on: May 6, 2024
09:14

Astana, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The National Scientific Center for Seismological Observations and Research at the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on Monday that a 5.7-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale hit the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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