Rare Maine earthquake shakes New England, rattling states from Mass. to R.I.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine rocked New England on Monday morning, shaking homes from Boston to Cranston ...
History Today: How journalist Daniel Pearl was abducted in Pakistan
January 23, is remembered in history as a dark day as American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan. It ...
The Straits Times14d
Tibet hit by two powerful aftershocks of last week’s earthquake
The Jan 7 earthquake, the fifth-strongest in China since the destructive 2008 Sichuan temblor, left at least 126 people dead and injured 338 in Tibet. More than 47,000 people in Tingri had to be ...
Tibet hit by two powerful aftershocks of last week’s earthquake
A rural county in the Chinese region of Tibet, still feeling tremors from last week’s magnitude 6.8 earthquake, was jolted on Monday night by two powerful aftershocks barely a minute apart.
中国日报网15d
Over 3,600 aftershocks detected following 6.8-magnitude Xizang quake
according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. Most aftershocks were below 3.0 magnitude, the center revealed. The two strongest aftershocks, one of 4.9 magnitude and another of 5.0 magnitude, ...
China Digital Times19d
Massive Earthquake Shakes Tibet, Reveals Danger of Proposed Hydropower Dam
On Tuesday morning, a county in Tibet experienced one of its strongest earthquakes in ... are ongoing amidst freezing temperatures. China’s earthquake center recorded a magnitude of 6.8 (the ...
Reuters20d
Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake
A strong earthquake that hit Tibet on Jan. 7 and measured magnitude 7.1 was one of the strongest to hit the region in decades. Southwestern parts of China, Nepal and northern India are often hit ...
Al Jazeera English21d
At least 126 killed as powerful earthquake hits Tibet
Multiple aftershocks were also reported, with the strongest measuring a ... Nepal and southwestern parts of China have been hit frequently by earthquakes. According to Chinese broadcaster CCTV ...
Daily Express21d
Tibet earthquake: 95 dead as 7.1 magnitude tremor hits China
At least 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 injured after a major earthquake struck Tibet. The earthquake hit the Chinese territory's holy Shigatse city at around 9am local time (1am GMT ...
Global Times24d
No precursor to major earthquake in Ningxia, yet possibility of noticeable aftershocks in coming days remains: authority
As of 10 pm on Friday, a series of earthquakes in Yinchuan, the capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous ... occurred on Thursday marked the strongest seismic events in Ningxia since ...
Global Times26d
Update: Likelihood of a 5.0-magnitude or above earthquake is low, but strong aftershocks cannot be ruled out: Ningxia earthquake agency
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook Yongning county in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous ... in the past five years. The strongest earthquake was a 4.9-magnitude quake ...
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4.8-magnitude earthquake hits northwest China's Ningxia
According to CENC, there have been 21 earthquakes of 3.0 magnitude or above within a 200-km radius of the epicenter in the past five years. The strongest earthquake was a 4.9-magnitude quake that ...