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.
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.
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“.
The deadly earthquake caused material and human damage as videos and pictures documented the heartbreaking events that transpired in less than a minute.
(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
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.
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.
Health Ministry: Death toll in the earthquake rose to 769 deaths and 1448 injuries in Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Idleb countryside and Tartous so far
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye has received offers from 45 nations, alongside NATO and the EU, for sending relief, and medical aid.
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
„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.
Nach Angaben der US-Erdbebenwarte USGS hatte der Erdstoß heute Früh (Ortszeit) eine Stärke von 7,2. Es ereignete sich in der Nähe der Gemeinde Saint-Louis-du-Sud.
Präsident Pedro Castillo verließ eine Militärparade anlässlich des 200. Jahrestags der Unabhängigkeitserklärung in Lima und reiste nach Piura, wie die staatliche Nachrichtenagentur Andina meldete.
An earthquake of M8.2 also occurred on Nov. 10, 1938, within 40 km of the quake.
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.
On President Emomali Rahmon’s orders, a special commission led by Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda has been set up to supervise the rehabilitation process, it added.
A strong magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan at a depth of 60 km on Saturday evening at 6:09 p.m.
Es hatte eine Stärke von 7,1, wie der Fernsehsender NHK berichtete.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 shook northern Chile on Saturday night, the second powerful tremor to hit the country this week, though there were no reports of casualties or property damage.
Um 21.44 Uhr wurden Erschütterungen der Stärke 4,0 verspürt. Fünf Stunden später hatte ein Beben eine Magnitude von 3,5.
The earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks, according to the United States Geological Survey
At least one person was reported killed in capital Tehran while seven others injured, according to health ministry.
Die steirische Landtagsklubobfrau der Grünen, Sandra Krautwaschl, sagte, das Erdbeben beweise einmal mehr, wie gefährlich das AKW Krsko sei, der „Schrottmeiler“ dürfe keine Zukunft haben. Und FPÖ-Umweltsprecher Rauch sagte, das Erdbeben in Kroatien solle ein „Weckruf für Slowenien“ sein, das AKW herunterzufahren und zu schließen: „Auch der geplante Zubau eines zweiten Atomreaktors darf nicht zur Umsetzung kommen.“
(13.03.2020)
The quake lasted for more than 10 seconds and the bed was shaking, said Zhang Xun, a local resident in the city‘s Jintang County. Strong tremors were also felt in urban areas of Chengdu.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the island of Jamaica on Tuesday.
The citizens‘ indignation against their governor was lit on January 18, when the people discovered a warehouse that was full of food that had not been delivered to the victims of natural disasters.
Der Geologische Dienst der USA gab als Stärke 6,7 an. Das Beben habe nicht nur die Türkei, sondern auch Gebiete in Syrien, Georgien und Armenien erschüttert.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 with a depth of 20 kilometers struck Qaleh Qazi near Bandar Abbas in Iran‘s southern Hormozgan Province at 17:19 local time on Monday.
The quake was moderate, which can cause considerable damage, and was centered 33 miles (53 km) east of Bushehr, a nuclear plant on Iran’s southern coast on the Persian Gulf.
Vor zwei Wochen hatte es zwei leichte Erdbeben im Landkreis gegeben. Die Epizentren lagen südlich von Kirchlinteln am Rande des Erdgasfeldes Völkersen. Als Auslöser gilt die Erdgasförderung. Auf einer Informationsveranstaltung sagte das Unternehmen die Übernahme von Reparaturkosten an beschädigten Häusern zu. Bei den Beben haben mehr als 500 Häuser Schaden genommen.
Laut Experten der Ruhr-Uni Bochum sind die Erdbeben wahrscheinlich Spätfolgen aus der Bergbau-Zeit. Dass es allein in den vergangenen 14 Tagen drei Erschütterungen gegeben hat, liegt laut den Experten wohl am Anstieg des Grubenwassers.
Reactors at a nuclear plant in south-eastern France have been switched off to allow inspectors to carry out a safety audit, following Monday’s 5.1 magnitude earthquake that injured four people.
Rescue operations were under way in central, eastern and northeastern regions that were hit by floods and landslides. The Defense Ministry has mobilized some 27,000 Self-Defense Force personnel for rescue and relief operations across the country.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was felt throughout Tokyo overnight just as Typhoon Hagibis, the largest storm to hit Japan in over half a century, made landfall as a Category 2 storm west of Tokyo. Ramy Inocencio reports.
(24.9.2019) Es sei wahrscheinlich, dass die Zahl der Opfer steige.
It comes almost two weeks after the island was hit by an earlier 5.2 quake, and just days after a 5.8 magnitude tremor damaged hundreds of homes near Denizli in neighbouring Turkey.
Representatives from 9 foreign countries and NATO participate in naval exercise ‘Mighty Waves 2019,’ simulating aftermath of tremor
(22.07.2019)
Provided by the French space agency, Centre National d‘Études Spatiales (CNES), the seismometer detected its first marsquake on April 6, 2019. The InSight mission‘s Marsquake Service, which monitors the data from SEIS, is led by Swiss research university ETH Zurich.
Three earthquakes struck eastern Taiwan on early Sunday morning (August 11), with the biggest one reaching a magnitude of 5, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
The epicenters of all three earthquakes were recorded in Hualien County. T
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan‘s Yilan County at 5:28 a.m. this morning (Aug. 8), according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
The epicenter of the temblor was 36.5 kilometers southeast of Yilan County Hall at a depth of 22.5 kilometers, based on CWB data.
The epicentre is south of Honshu, Japan‘s main island, experts from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck southeast of the city of Ternate on Sunday, in the Moluccas in the eastern area of Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Im Süden Kaliforniens hat es erneut ein schweres Erdbeben gegeben. Der Erdstoß erreichte eine Stärke von 7,1 und war damit noch intensiver als das Beben vor zwei Tagen. Gouverneur Newsom rief für die Region den Notstand aus.
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.
(11.9.2011)
Ausdrücklich erwähnt werden:
– Erdbeben oder Veränderungen der Erdkruste
– Tsunamis
– Wetterphänomene wie Zyklone, Tornados, Wolkenbildung, Niederschlag/Regen
– Störung der ökologischen Balance einer Region
– Beeinflussung der Meeresströmungen, usw
Und das war 1976.
President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to organize relief work and rescue the injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China‘s Sichuan Province on Monday night.
A powerful earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.8 rocked northwestern Japan on June 18, prompting tsunami warnings for some coastal areas along the Sea of Japan.