earthquake

Dom Rep expresses condolences to Morocco after earthquake

Published on: September 10, 2023
13:49

Santo Domingo, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Abinader expressed his condolences and solidarity to the people of Morocco on Sunday, after a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people and caused significant material damage.

Pope Francis reaffirms closeness to Moroccan people after earthquake

Published on: September 10, 2023
13:13

Vatican City, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis on Sunday reaffirmed his closeness to the people of Morocco, after the earthquake that shook that country at 11:11 p.m., local time, on Friday, with more of 2,000 deaths so far.

Devastation by earthquake in Morocco exceeds predictions

Published on: September 10, 2023
12:10

Rabat, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) With a death toll rising to 2,012, the devastation caused by Friday's earthquake in Morocco exceeds the most pessimistic predictions on Sunday.

Syrian Foreign Minister receives UNSG envoy

Published on: September 10, 2023
10:23

Damascus, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Mekdad met on Sunday with the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for Syria, Geir Pedersen, at the Foreign Ministry's headquarters in Damascus.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 affects 12 Ecuadorian provinces

Published on: August 21, 2023
10:44

Quito, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of magnitude six on the Richter scale affected 12 provinces of Ecuador early this morning.

Puerto Rico experiences a 4.5 magnitude tremor

Published on: August 17, 2023
07:51

San Juan, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of 4.5 degrees of magnitude was felt around 17:08 local time in the northwestern fringe of Puerto Rico.

Earthquake of medium intensity shook the central Chilean zone

Published on: August 17, 2023
07:32

Santiago de Chile, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) An earth tremor of medium intensity shook the central zone of Chile and was felt in the regions of Valparaiso, Metropolitan and O'Higgins, without any report so far of human or material damage.

Perceptible earthquake in Santiago de Cuba

Published on: August 8, 2023
07:13

Santiago de Cuba, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) A perceptible 3.8 magnitude earthquake in the Richter scale disturbed several residents in Santiago de Cuba at 22:26 hours, local time, on Monday, to become the eighth tremor with that range in the country.

Earthquake in the Ecuadorian Amazon also shakes coastal areas

Published on: July 28, 2023
09:37

Quito, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake with epicenter in the Ecuadorian province of Morona Santiago, in the country's Amazon region, also shook areas of the coast, according to information from official sources early this morning.

Earthquake engineers to meet at Dominican Republic

Published on: July 24, 2023
16:41

Santo Domingo, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Dominican press on Monday reported that experts in earthquake engineering from 15 countries will share experiences and good practices at the Seismic Model Code event, which will be held in Santo Domingo coming Wednesday.

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