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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.

Earthquake shook Guatemala and other Central American countries

Published on: July 19, 2023
08:22

Guatemala City, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, an official source informed that a 6.2 earthquake,on the Richter scale, shook Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Ecuador

Published on: June 27, 2023
14:47

Quito, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) A magnitude 5.5 earthquake on the Richter scale hit Ecuador's coastal province of Esmeraldas on Tuesday.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Indonesia

Published on: April 25, 2023
09:35

Jakarta, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG, Indonesian acronym) reported a magnitude 7.3 earthquake on the island of Sumatra on Tuesday.

At least twelve deaths as quake hit Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

Published on: March 22, 2023
12:03

Kabul, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) At least 12 people were reportedly killed on Tuesday after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake, on the Richter scale, was felt in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

President of Ecuador authorizes aid for earthquake victims

Published on: March 21, 2023
10:12

Quito, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, signed two decrees so as to contribute to the recovery of the victims of last Saturday’s earthquake, which left 14 deaths and 489 injured.

Oil losses in Ecuador due to earthquake, rains, protests

Published on: March 20, 2023
15:02

Quito, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian oil production is currently below normal levels due to Saturday's earthquake, pelting rains, and social protests opposing activity in the Amazon.

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