A powerful earthquake off Indonesia rattled the popular resort island of Bali early Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1:08 a.m. (1708 GMT Thursday) and was centered 315 miles (510 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor. It hit waters […]
A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in northern Japan early on Friday. The earthquake’s epicenter is 130 km (81 miles) east of Sendai, in the Honshu island of Japan. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter was at a depth of 24.4 km (15.2 miles). The earthquake triggered tsunamis in various parts of the […]
Bangkok (AIT News) – A powerful earthquake has hit Laos on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 10:53 PM. The quake measured magnitude 4.6. The earthquake struck 101 km (63 miles) E of Muang Nan, Thailand and 587 km (364 miles) NNE of Bangkok, Thailand. The quake was also felt in the area of northern Thailand […]
Jakarta – An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early Thursday, prompting a tsunami warning. The epicentre of the quake was 141 kilometres south-east of Kaimana in West Papua province at a depth of 25 kilometres, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency. The quake was followed […]
