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China allocates millions of dollars for aid and recovery in Tibet

Published on: January 10, 2025
08:24

Beijing, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of China (CPC) has allocated 50 million yuan (approximately 7.3 million dollars) to support the relief and recovery efforts that continue in Tibet after the earthquake.

Over 46,000 evacuees and 646 aftershocks reported after China’s quake

Published on: January 8, 2025
10:23

Lhasa, China, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Local authorities informed on Wednesday that 46,500 people have been displaced and 646 aftershocks were reported following a 6.8-magnitude quake on the Richter scale that struck Dingri County in China's Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet) on January 7.

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.

Cuban FM mourns deaths for natural disasters in Haiti

Published on: June 6, 2023
17:26

Havana, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Tuesday mourned the deaths and damage caused by a life-threatening quake and pelting rains recently occurred in Haiti.

Fresh magnitude 5 quake hits southern Türkiye´s Hatay

Published on: February 23, 2023
16:20

Ankara, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Türkiye´s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported a fresh magnitude 5 earthquake struck the southern Turkish province of Hatay bordering Syria on Thursday night, in the south of the country.

Quake shakes eastern Japan, no tsunami warning

Published on: November 9, 2022
11:45

Tokyo, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) A magnitude 5.0 quake on the Richter scale hit Japan's eastern prefecture of Ibaraki on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported.

China spends 9.8 million dollars on recovery after deadly quake

Published on: September 30, 2022
11:53

Beijing, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Government on Friday spent 9.8 million dollars to finance reconstruction operations in the localities of southwest China's Sichuan Province affected by a devastating quake, in which 93 people were killed.

A 6.8 magnitude quake shakes Nicaragua’s west coast

Published on: April 21, 2022
09:47

Managua, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) A 6.8 magnitude quake on the Richter scale shook in Pacific off Nicaragua early Thursday.

At least two earthquakes hit southern Haiti

Published on: January 24, 2022
10:35

Port-au-Prince, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Haitian authorities registered at least two earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and 5.6 on the Richter scale, with their epicenter in the Nippes department, in the south of the country.

6.2 magnitude quake shakes Northern California

Published on: December 20, 2021
21:49

Washington, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) A 6.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California rattled a wide swath of the state shortly after noon local time, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

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