Published time: 2 Oct, 2018 00:16 Edited time: 2 Oct, 2018 00:26 A series of powerful aftershocks, ranging between 5 and 5.9 in magnitude, have rattled Indonesia just days after a deadly earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc across the island of Sulawesi, killing hundreds. The most powerful 5.9-magnitude quake was recorded at 10.6 km depth […]
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Bali earthquake: Is it safe to travel to Bali now? Where will aftershocks hit?
Bali and Lombok in Indonesia have been rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. It follows a similar disaster exactly one week ago which killed 17 people. At least 142 people have been killed as a result of Sunday’s quake, Indonesian disaster agency officials have confirmed. The quake struck the popular tourist destination at 6.47am local time (2347 BST) […]
5.7 quake, aftershocks strike off Japan coast
Published time: 21 Dec, 2017 04:27 A series of tremors with magnitudes ranging from 4.9 to 5.7 struck off the coast of Japan within three hours, the US Geological Survey reports. The strongest 5.7 quake hit some 249 kilometers North East from the Japanese islet of Chichijima around 3am GMT, following 5.0, 4.9 and 5.2 […]
5.3 earthquake, aftershocks strike Idaho-Wyoming state border area
Published time: 3 Sep, 2017 00:34 Edited time: 3 Sep, 2017 01:17 An 5.3 earthquake followed by half a dozen aftershocks have struck Idaho near the state border with Wyoming, some 28 km east of Soda Springs which has a population of roughly 3,000 people, the USGS announced. The earthquake which struck just before 6pm […]
Kos earthquake: Will there be another earthquake in Greece and Turkey? Aftershocks MAPPED
The popular tourist destinations were rocked when a powerful earthquake struck the Aegean sea at 1.31am local time (11.30pm BST). Two tourists, from Turkey and Sweden, were killed in Kos when a wall collapsed on to a bar. A further five revellers were seriously injured and were flown to Crete by emergency services. In total, […]