JAKARTA, Indonesia—An undersea earthquake shook part of western Indonesia on Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake was centered 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Singkil, a coastal district in Aceh Province at a depth of 37 kilometers (23 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said….
7.6 Quake Damages Buildings in Indonesia, Felt in Australia
JAKARTA, Indonesia—A powerful deep-sea earthquake damaged village buildings in a lightly populated island chain in eastern Indonesia early Tuesday and was widely felt in northern Australia. Two school buildings and 124 houses were damaged in Indonesia’s Tanimbar islands and Southwest Maluku districts, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Only one injury was reported. “Local residents…
Australian City Hit by Tremors From 7.6 Earthquake
Tremors have reverberated in Australia’s “Top End” following a 7.6 magnitude undersea earthquake near Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands, east of Timor-Leste. The quake struck early on Jan. 10 with the epicentre located around 90 kilometres or 55.9 miles underwater. Residents in the capital city of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia reported “violent” shaking of their homes…
Powerful Quake Felt in Australia and Indonesia; No Tsunami
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Hundreds of people in Australia and Indonesia reported feeling a powerful deep-sea earthquake early Tuesday, although the magnitude 7.6 temblor did not prompt an alert from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System. The United States Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was at a depth of 95 kilometers (59 miles) in the ocean near…
Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Strikes Northern California
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck 15 kilomters (9.3 miles) southeast of California’s Rio Dell region, an area still recovering from a powerful earthquake last month. The latest earthquake was at a depth of 30.6 kilometers (19 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday. The California Department of Transportation said in a Twitter post that State…
California Earthquake Puts Early Warning System to the Test
December 22, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—As sensors picked up the first signs of a strong earthquake jolting the Northern California coast, an alert was blasted to 3 million smartphone users telling them to “drop, cover, hold on.” It was hailed as the biggest test yet of the warning system since its public launch. But the people most rattled by…
Deaths, Damages Reported After 6.4 Magnitude Northern California Earthquake
Two people have died and thousands are still without power in Humboldt County, California, after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the area in the early morning of Dec. 20 causing widespread damage to property and roads in the area. The temblor stuck about 7.5 miles from Ferndale, a small historic village on the northern coast…
Thousands Reported Without Power After 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Offshore California
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern California on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, leaving thousands without power. The earthquake, which struck at 2:34 a.m. (1034 GMT), was about 10 miles (16.1 km) deep, USGS said, and struck about 7.4 (12 km) west-southwest of Ferndale, California, a Humboldt County town about…
2 Injured, Thousands Without Power After Strong Quake Rattles Northern California
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of northern California on Tuesday injured two people, damaged a bridge and several roads, and left thousands of homes and businesses without power. The earthquake struck at 2:34 a.m. local time (1034 GMT) and was about 10 miles (16.1 km) deep, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)…
US Poised to Ban Shark Fin Trade
MIAMI—The United States is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand in China and other parts of Asia. The practice of shark finning, whereby sharks are caught for their fins and their carcasses then dumped…
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