4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar-India border region
India | December 02, 2019 8:26 ISTThere were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage in the Myanmar-India Border earthquake. The epicentre of the quake could not be known.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage in the Myanmar-India Border earthquake. The epicentre of the quake could not be known.
The quake struck at a depth of some 10 km at 9:18 a.m. in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
The infernal landscape of Dallol, located in the Ethiopian depression of Danakil, extends over a volcanic crater full of salt, where toxic gases emanate and water boils in the midst of intense hydrothermal activity.
The study, published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, revealed that any form of microbial life was absent in the hot, saline, hyperacid ponds of the Dallol geothermal field in Ethiopia.
An earthquake jolted Assam on Thursday. There was no immediate loss of life/property reported.
Over 100 small and large tremors occurred in neighbouring Laos since 11 p.m. local time on November 20. Orders to shut down schools were given out soon after the tremors were felt across Thailand.
The researchers, including those from George Washington University in the US, detected a burst on January 14 labeled GRB 190114C which led to a collaborative effort to observe the radiation coming from the source using more than 20 observatories and instruments around the world.
"The magnitude of the earthquake was 3.5. There were no reports of damage to property or casualty," he added. Dhundalwadi has been repeatedly experiencing tremors since November 2018. Just two days back, the village had experienced a 2.9 magnitude earthquake, the official said.
Earthquake has jolted Delhi-NCR and Uttarakhand. Tremors are also being reported from Gurugram, Lucknow and many cities across Uttar Pradesh. The epicentre of the earthquake is being reported in an area near Indo-Nepal border.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on Richter Scale jolted parts of Gujarat on Monday. The tremors were felt in Bhachau and Anjar of the Kutch region at 7.02 pm today. No immediate loss of life/property was reported.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale struck the Molucca Sea region in Indonesia on Friday. The authorities have issued a tsunami alert on Thursday after a powerful earthquake struck in the sea near the Moluccas, prompting panicked islanders to flee to higher ground.
A medium-intensity earthquake shook parts of Uttarakhand on Tuesday morning, the State Emergency Operation Centre here said.
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A low-intensity earthquake measuring 2.7 hit Baghpat and Ghaziabad districts in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology said.
Cities and towns in the quake-hit area suspended school classes and office hours due to fear of more tremors. Many residents may have returned to already-damaged houses despite the risks because of the humid tropical heat, causing some injuries due to falling debris, officials said.
The temblor was at a depth of 7 km, and its epicentre was situated around 60 km from Davao, the biggest city in Mindanao and the third biggest in the Philippines, where the intensity of the quake was very strong, Philvocs said
The district experienced at least six tremors in the duration of 40 minutes a couple of days ago.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the quake occured at 6.36 a.m. and the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 180 km.
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The tremor was recorded at a depth of 14 km.
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