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Tag: Earthquakes
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Shipping containers to be used as voting booths in Turkey’s earthquake zone
With many public buildings still damaged across Turkey's 11 southern provinces following devastating twin earthquakes on February 6, special containers have been set up to facilitate voting on Sunday's presidential elections.
May 10, 2023 -
Turkey’s massive quake rubbles raise environmental concerns
Hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, Turkey now faces environmental challenges on the disposal of the waste and rubbles left over from the destroyed buildings and roads.
May 2, 2023 -
3 killed, 213 injured as two earthquakes shatter lives in Turkey
On Monday evening, two earthquakes jolted Turkey's southernmost Hatay province, just two weeks after major quakes hit the region.
February 21, 2023 -
Death toll from deadly Turkey-Syria earthquakes crosses 16000, likely to rise higher
The death toll from devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week is now at least 16,035,agency reported citing the authorities. At least 12,873 people have died in Turkey, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) on Thursday. In contrast, in Syria, the total number of fatalities is at least 3,162,...
February 9, 2023 -
Turkey declares seven days of national mourning after earthquakes jolt southern provinces
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was shaken by the "biggest disaster" since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake.
February 7, 2023 -
Two earthquakes jolt parts of Kangra, Shimla districts of Himachal
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 10 km in the Dhar Khashauni area in Rohru subdivision of Shimla district.
February 17, 2022 -
Amid concerns, NCS Director says no need for panic over Delhi earthquakes
Director of the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), BK Bansal, however, said that it is important to undertake preparedness and mitigation measures to reduce the earthquake risk.
June 12, 2020 -
Earthquakes in Delhi are usual, no need to worry: Scientists
The clarification came a day after a medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.4 hit the city. Its epicentre was near Wazirpur in the northeast of the capital.
May 11, 2020 -
9 earthquakes hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2 hours
The first jolt with a magnitude of 4.9 occurred at 5.14 AM, followed by another jolt with a magnitude of 5 a couple of minutes later.
April 1, 2019 -
Measuring collective pain
If a tiny vibration, at a specific frequency, can lead a bridge to vibrate as a whole, why can't the pain wave originating from an animal being slaughtered, lead to a similar destructive outcome such as an earthquake?
December 9, 2018 -
Activists seek environment impact assessment of dams on Satluj
Environment activists in Himachal Pradesh have sought Cumulative Environment Impact Assessment (CEIA) of dams on Satluj. Raising objection to the grant of clearances to dams on the last free flowing stretch of the Satluj River, Himdhara Collective, an environment group in Himachal has sent a submission to the Expert Committee of Ministry of Environment demanding...
August 28, 2018 -
Ear to the ground
Telecom networks could monitor the Earth’s crust to warn of earthquakes.
July 11, 2018 -
Kudankulam nuclear plant can withstand earthquakes: NPCIL informs SC
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has advanced safety features and it was designed to withstand earthquakes and other such threats.
April 23, 2018 -
3.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Thane
An earthquake measuring 3.2 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Thane and surrounding areas on Tuesday morning, the IMD said. According to the preliminary report of the Indian Meteorological Department, the quake at a depth of 10 kms below the surface, was recorded at 2.21 a.m. The epicentre of the quake was calculated at latitude...
January 2, 2018 -
Will maintain communication with India over rivers: China
China on Tuesday said it will maintain communication with India over the transboundary rivers in the wake of lakes and dams being formed on the Yarlung Tsangpo due to earthquakes in Tibet and which pose a danger to Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Massive landslides caused by a series of earthquakes in Tibet region have darkened...
December 26, 2017 -
Scientists predict bigger, stronger earthquakes in 2018
The world could see an increase in the number of strong earthquakes in 2018 and the next few years due to periodic slowing of the Earth’s rotation, scientists have warned. There is a clear correlation between the speed of the earth’s rotation and global earthquake activity, said Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado and...
November 20, 2017 -
US scientists predict more big earthquakes in 2018
If a prediction by two US scientists were true then the world could see an increase in the number of strong earthquakes in 2018 and the next few years, a media report said. Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado and Rebecca Bendick of the University of Montana, who presented their research at the annual...
November 20, 2017
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