Tag: earthquakes
Tremors with strengths over 7 – Around 1800 dead in severe earthquakes in Turkey and Syria – News
Several violent earthquakes have rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. About 1800 people lost their lives. Thousands were injured. In view of the many buried people, the number of victims…
Hundreds dead after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
BAccording to official figures, more than 230 people died in the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region in Syria alone. More than 600 people were injured, Deputy Health Minister…
Magnitude from 6.0 to 7.3 – Major earthquakes near Solomon Islands – Tsunami warning lifted – News
Two major earthquakes occurred in quick succession near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Tuesday. A tsunami warning lifted that US Seismological Survey (USGS) a few hours later.…
Android smartphones now alert you to earthquakes in advance, better than iPhones
ShakeAlert technology turns your Android smartphone into a real seismograph. last Tuesday, the data collected by several hundred devices running the MyShake application made it possible to launch the alert…
There are earthquakes in Switzerland, especially in Valais and near Basel
On Saturday, an earthquake with an epicenter south of Mulhouse shocked large parts of Switzerland. Seismic activity is not at all unusual in this country. There have been much stronger…
New Zealand: Floods could cost as much as earthquakes
Floods made worse by climate change could one day cost New Zealand as much as earthquakes, according to a study published on Wednesday. The country is just recovering from the…
Some avalanches release like earthquakes
One of the greatest risks of winter ski tours away from secured pistes is certainly slabs of snow, which can develop into avalanches and sweep people away. According to a…
several earthquakes kill at least five people and injure dozens
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Sayeh Khosh village in Hormozgan province, southern Iran on July 2, 2022. AMIR HOSSEIN TALEBI / AFP Several earthquakes hit southern Iran on Saturday July…
Afghan Taliban take on one of the most severe earthquakes in the country’s history
Afghans see the damage caused by the earthquake that hit the province of Paktika, an isolated area in the east of the country, on June 22, 2022. PA The powerful…
InSight will make a last-ditch effort to study earthquakes on Mars
Instead of resting to save energy, NASA’s InSight lander will draw on its last resources to study Martian earthquakes. On Mars for four years, NASA’s InSight lander has truly run…
Natural gas as an emergency solution despite the risk of earthquakes?
So as in Germany the phasing out of nuclear energy and coal is a new topic of debate, in the Netherlands there are voices for longer natural gas production. The…
Small damage possible – two earthquakes felt in Upper Austria
The earth trembled again in Upper Austria – and twice: While most people slept through the tremors on Saturday night, the earthquakes were clearly noticeable for some early or late…