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01.10.2025 - 20:46 [ ABS-CBN.com ]

Magnitude 4.9 aftershock jolts Cebu a day after deadly quake

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it is an aftershock of the September 30 quake, the strongest so far.

Wednesday’s earthquake was recorded with the following instrumental intensities:

Intensity II – Asturias, Talisay, Danao and City of Argao in Cebu; Talibon, Bohol and Villaba, Leyte.

Intensity I – City of Lapu-Lapu and San Francisco, Cebu.

Phivolcs said damage is expected.

As of Wednesday morning, Phivolcs has recorded 795 aftershocks including 4 “major” ones.

01.10.2025 - 20:29 [ Philstar.com ]

Cebu in state of calamity Death toll climbs to 69

MANILA, Philippines — The province of Cebu has been placed under a state of calamity following the damage caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Tuesday night.

As of 9 p.m. yesterday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the number of fatalities climbed to 69.

The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office pegged the injured at 293.

Bogo City accounts for most of the deaths with 30 people, followed by the municipalities of San Remigio with 22, Medellin with 10, Tabogon with five and Tabuelan and Sogod with one reported death each.

01.09.2025 - 15:35 [ ABC News ]

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border

The quake at 11:47 p.m. was centered 27 kilometers (17 miles) east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was just 8 kilometers (5 miles) deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage.

30.07.2025 - 13:19 [ BBC / Youtube ]

Widespread tsunami warnings after magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia‘s east coast | BBC News

The first tsunami waves, at 30cm high, arrived at the northern coast of Japan‘s Hokkaido prefecture before 10.40 local time (02.40 BST), Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. Waves at 40cm high have been observed in Tokachi, in Hokkaido.

29.03.2025 - 20:49 [ MyanmarITV.com ]

International Assistance: Rescue Team from Singapore arrives Yangon

The team will later proceeded to Nay Pyi Taw to carry out the rescue measures. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at 12:51 PM local time on March 28, with its epicenter located about 20 kilometers northeast of Mandalay.

29.03.2025 - 20:42 [ NationThailand.com ]

Prime Minister Paethongtarn Shinawatra demands answers within a week on why it was the only building that collapsed after the earthquake.

She questioned why it was the only building that had issues. She assured the public that this matter would not be ignored, emphasizing the need to investigate the cause. She ordered the formation of a committee of experts to look into the issue, with a report expected next week.

The Prime Minister provided a timeline and gave clear instructions for the committee to thoroughly review the building’s construction, including who approved the plans and how the structure was approved.

29.03.2025 - 19:40 [ Bangkok Post ]

Dozens of workers trapped in collapsed Bangkok high-rise

Eighty-one people were known to be trapped in the rubble and three had been confirmed dead, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Friday afternoon.

29.03.2025 - 19:34 [ Diario AS / Youtube ]

30-story BANGKOK BUILDING COLLAPSES in MYANMAR earthquake: the most SHOCKING PICTURE

0-story Bangkok building collapses in Bagkok earthquake: the most shocking picture.

#bangkok #bangkokthailand #thailand

29.03.2025 - 19:30 [ United Nations ]

Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts

The earthquakes of 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude struck Myanmar in central Myanmar northwest of Sagaing. The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported on Saturday that hospitals in the area are overwhelmed with extensive damage to health infrastructure.
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The areas affected are Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Northeastern Shan and Sagaing.

Internet communications are down in the main city of Mandalay, with land and air routes heavily disrupted.

29.03.2025 - 19:26 [ Bangkok Post ]

Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand

(PUBLISHED : 28 Mar 2025 at 14:45)

NAY PYI TAW – A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.

The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing on Friday afternoon at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey said. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit the same area minutes later.

02.01.2024 - 18:27 [ Japan Today ]

Fire destroys JAL plane after collision with coast guard aircraft at Haneda; 5 dead

All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously escaped from a fire following a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo‘s Haneda airport on Tuesday, but local media said five of the coast guard plane crew had died.

The coast guard said the collision involved one of its planes that was headed to Niigata airport on Japan‘s west coast to deliver aid to those caught up in a powerful earthquake that struck on New Year‘s Day.

02.01.2024 - 18:18 [ Japan Today ]

Rescue teams search for quake survivors in Ishikawa as death toll reaches 48

The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck at 4:10 p.m. on Monday afternoon, prompting people in coastal areas to flee to higher ground as tsunami waves hit Japan‘s western seaboard, sweeping cars and houses into the water.

Around 200 tremors have been detected since the quake first hit on Monday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, which warned more strong shocks could hit in the coming days.

10.09.2023 - 16:39 [ Yabiladi.ma ]

زلزال الحوز: مؤسسات ودول تعرض المساعدة على المغرب

أعرب كل من رئيسة المفوضية الأوروبية، أورسولا فون دير لاين، ورئيس وزراء الهند، ناريندرا مودي؛ ورئيس الاتحاد الأفريقي رئيس جزر القمر غزالي عثماني؛ ورئيس الجمهورية الفرنسية إيمانويل ماكرون؛ ورئيس البنك الدولي، أجاي بانجا، والمديرة العامة لصندوق النقد الدولي، في بيان مشترك عن تضامنهما „الكامل مع السلطات والشعب المغربي، ونقدم تضامننا التعازي لأسر الضحايا“

وأعربوا عن رغبتهم „في دعم المغرب بأفضل طريقة ممكنة“.

10.09.2023 - 16:25 [ MoroccoWorldNews.com ]

Timeline: The Deadly September 8 Earthquake in Morocco

The deadly earthquake caused material and human damage as videos and pictures documented the heartbreaking events that transpired in less than a minute.

11.08.2023 - 17:02 [ India.com ]

10 Frightening Facts About Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon Ever Detonated

(August 12, 2022)

– Shockwave from the bomb raced around the world three times, and shattered windows in Finland; 500 plus miles away
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– Sensors registered the bomb’s blast wave orbiting the Earth not once, not twice, but three times
– Reports say a seismic shock wave which was equivalent to 5.0 on the Richter Scale was measured around the world

11.02.2023 - 14:36 [ ZDF ]

Bomben nach dem Beben: Türkei greift Kurdengebiete in Syrien an

Da die türkisch-syrische Grenze bis auf einen Übergang für humanitäre Hilfe Richtung der syrischen Flüchtlingshochburg Idlib geschlossen ist, kamen bislang kaum internationale Hilfslieferungen in die Erdbebengebiete im Norden.

Die Situation der Erdbebenopfer in Syrien ist dramatisch. Es fehlt an allem. Trotz anderslautender Beteuerungen hat der syrische Machthaber Assad bislang keine Lieferungen in das von Rebellen kontrollierte Idlib zugelassen. Auch die Hilfe für die kurdische Autonomieregion läuft nur schleppend.

07.02.2023 - 20:33 [ tz.de ]

Erdbeben in Türkei und Syrien: Erste Helfer aus Bayern unterwegs

51 Helfer des Technischen Hilfswerks (THW) brachen am Dienstag zu einem Einsatz in das Katastrophengebiet auf. Unter ihnen ist auch ein Helfer aus München, wie der THW-Landesverband Bayern laut Deutscher Presse-Agentur (dpa) mitteilte.

07.02.2023 - 07:32 [ Richard Medhurst, Syrian-British / ]

Iran— itself under sanctions— one of the first to send aid to Syria. Iraq, Tunisia, Algeria, Russia, all developing countries or under sanctions, yet still sending help. That really says it all.

07.02.2023 - 07:27 [ Sana.sy ]

Health Ministry: Death toll in the earthquake rose to 769 deaths and 1448 injuries in Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Idleb countryside and Tartous so far

Health Ministry: Death toll in the earthquake rose to 769 deaths and 1448 injuries in Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Idleb countryside and Tartous so far

07.02.2023 - 07:23 [ Hurriyet ]

Int’l community expresses condolences, offers assistance

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye has received offers from 45 nations, alongside NATO and the EU, for sending relief, and medical aid.

29.01.2023 - 08:05 [ Haaretz ]

Bomb-carrying Drones Strike Defense Facility in Isfahan Overnight, Iran Says

The attack came as a refinery fire separately broke out in the country‘s northwest and a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck nearby, killing two people

22.06.2022 - 15:43 [ ORF.at ]

Mehr als 1.000 Tote: „Großes Grauen“ nach Beben in Afghanistan

„Wir rufen die Hilfsorganisationen auf, den Opfern des Erdbebens sofortige Hilfe zu leisten, um eine humanitäre Katastrophe zu verhindern“, so der Kabuler Regierungssprecher Bilal Karimi am Mittwoch auf Twitter. Nach Angaben des Europäischen Zentrums für Erdbebenforschung im Mittelmeerraum (EMSC) waren die Erschütterungen in mehr als 500 Kilometer Entfernung in Afghanistan, Pakistan und Indien zu spüren.

17.07.2021 - 17:25 [ International Committee on the Red Cross ]

Convention on the prohibition of military or any hostile use of environmental modification techniques, 10 December 1976.

Understanding relating to article II

It is the understanding of the Committee that the following examples are illustrative of phenomena that could be caused by the use of environmental modification techniques as defined in article II of the Convention: earthquakes; tsunamis; an upset in the ecological balance of a region; changes in weather patterns (clouds, precipitation, cyclones of various types and tornadic storms); changes in climate patterns; changes in ocean currents; changes in the state of the ozone layer; and changes in the state of the ionosphere.