EARTHQUAKES

President of National Defense Council visits Santiago de Cuba

Published on: November 14, 2024
19:01

Santiago de Cuba, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) National Defense Council President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Thursday visited the Geodynamic Observatory of the National Center for Seismological Research, where he inquired with its specialists about possible seismic threats to the country.

Cuban authorities update the amount of damage caused by recent natural disasters

Published on: November 14, 2024
17:18

Havana, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Economy and Planning Joaquín Alonso on Thursday updated on the damages caused by Hurricanes Oscar and Rafael in the provinces of Guantanamo, Artemisa, Mayabeque and Havana, and by the earthquakes that shook the southern coast of Granma.

Authorities assess earthquake damage in eastern Cuba

Published on: November 11, 2024
15:12

Granma, Cuba, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Eduardo Martínez, along with authorities from this eastern province, assessed the damage caused by two earthquakes here on Sunday.

Eastern Cuba shaken by two strong earthquakes, no deaths

Published on: November 10, 2024
14:26

Santiago de Cuba Cuba, 10 Nov (Prensa Latina) Two earthquakes of great intensity (6 and 6.7 on the Richter scale) shook eastern Cuba today, followed by several aftershocks, the National Seismological Research Center, based here, reported today.

Drill in Mexico seeks to strengthen response to earthquakes

Published on: September 19, 2024
10:45

Mexico City, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Public and private institutions, as well as citizens of Mexico will participate in a national drill aimed at strengthening preparedness and response capabilities in the event of an earthquake.

Scientists in Cuba study danger of Pinar’s fault earthquakes

Published on: August 28, 2024
10:03

Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban researchers are studying the paleoseismology of Pinar's fault, a long-standing desire of the scientific community about a region of the country that has reported several earthquakes throughout history, it was disclosed.

Cuba works to complete network of seismological stations

Published on: June 16, 2024
00:15

Santiago de Cuba, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has 24 seismological stations distributed nationwide and the one that will complete the network is in the process of acquisition, Enrique Arango, head of the National Seismological Service, told Prensa Latina.

Two earthquakes near Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia

Published on: April 17, 2024
12:02

Moscow, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) Two earthquakes measuring 4.8 and 5.2 degrees on the Richter scale were registered off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, in far eastern Russia, on Wednesday, the Geophysical Service of the Academy of Sciences reported on Wednesday. The scientific institution informed on Telegram that the first 5.2-magnitude telluric movement occurred in the Bay of Kamchatka, and the second 4.8-magnitude earth tremor had its epicenter 44 kilometers from the village of Tilichiki, in the southern region of the peninsula.

Earthquakes damage hundreds of schools in Afghanistan

Published on: March 28, 2024
12:53

Kabul, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) The Education Department of the Afghan province of Herat reported on Thursday that more than 280 schools were damaged by earthquakes that hit the province in recent months.

Ecuador and Lebanon report the highest death toll from quakes

Published on: February 26, 2024
16:37

Washington, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador and Lebanon, closely followed by Haiti and Turkmenistan, top the list of countries with the highest death tolls due to earthquakes, taking into account the size of their population, Nature published on Monday.

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