In a first step towards fulfilling a national goal set by President Biden’s Executive Order 14008 to conserve 30 percent of the United States, on land and at
5.3-magnitude quake hits Fiji region: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Fiji region at 092110 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.ANI | Suva | Updated: 11-05-2021 16:06 IST | Created: 11-05-2021 16:06 IST
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Suva [Fiji], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Fiji region at 092110 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 16.4658 degrees south latitude and 177.4499 degrees west longitude. (ANI/Xinhua)
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Narratives from Nepal: Relief and rebuilding after the Gorkha Earthquake
by Lucas Joel Wednesday, November 18, 2015
People at base camp on Everest shown here during an avalanche in 2013 felt the shaking of the April 25 Gorkha quake, which was followed by an enormous avalanche that killed 19 people. Credit: Deana Zabaldo, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Base Camp, Mount Everest, April 25, 2015, about noon: A tremendous boom echoes through the air, the ground heaves and a wall-like cloud of snow propelled by an avalanche advances toward the tents. Mountaineers scatter, diving into tents to avoid the blast. One mountaineer has a video camera and captures the whole thing, as he curses and dives into a tent while the cloud of snow engulfs him. He survives, but 19 others perish. This firsthand account of the Gorkha quake is now famous, caught on camera and posted to YouTube.
Over 400 killed, thousands injured in deadly Iraq-Iran earthquake of 7.3 magnitude
Over 400 killed, thousands injured in deadly Iraq-Iran earthquake of 7.3 magnitude
At Least 400 People Were Killed And More Than 7000 Were Injured After Yearâs Deadliest Earthquake Of 7.3 Magnitude Struck Iranâs Mountainous Border With Iraq.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Shashikant Sharma | Updated on: 14 Nov 2017, 01:55:02 AM
New Delhi:
At least 400 people were killed and more than 7000 were injured after year’s deadliest earthquake of 7.3 magnitude struck Iran’s mountainous border with Iraq.
A massive search and rescue operation was underway and teams were looking for survivors buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings.