EARTHQUAKES

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.

Earthquakes shake in Nepal were also felt in northern India

Published on: October 3, 2023
10:23

New Delhi, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Strong tremors were felt today in the northern territories of India, including this capital, after two earthquakes of magnitude 4.6 and 6.2 shook the western zone of Nepal.

Seismic activity returns to Ahuachapan in El Salvador

Published on: September 7, 2023
16:15

San Salvador, Sep 7 (Prensa atina) After ceasing for some hours, tremors returned to the Salvadoran Ahuachapan locality, where just today 25 earthquakes have been reported, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) informed.

Information on damage caused by earthquakes in Colombia is gathered

Published on: August 18, 2023
07:54

Bogotá, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) National authorities and the areas affected by the earthquakes of Thursday in Colombia are collecting information today to know the extension of the damages.

Three earthquakes in less than an hour causes panic in norteast India

Published on: July 21, 2023
10:32

New Delhi, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Three earthquakes, one of them of magnitude 4.4, in the Indian state of Rajasthan caused panic in the city of Jaipur, epicenter of the tremors, and surrounding territories.

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