Powerful Quake Kills Dozens in Central Philippines

MANILA – A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Tuesday, causing widespread devastation and claiming the lives of at least 60 people. The tremor, which inflicted extensive material damage and prompted a temporary tsunami warning, sent panic through several communities and was followed by a series of aftershocks. Powerful 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Myanmar […]

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Free classes! ‘Earthquake’ Online Course from Chula to Raise Disaster Awareness and Safety

A professor from the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University has organized an online course, “Earthquake, a Terrifying Wrath,” to monitor the powerful fault activities in Thailand, while pointing out that the clay layer of the Bangkok sedimentary basin absorbed and amplified the tremors and suggesting Cell Broadcast, a disaster alert, to reduce […]

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Bangkok slightly shaken by Myanmar earthquake

BANGKOK — Office workers across Bangkok evacuated high-rise buildings on Tuesday morning after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Andaman Sea off Myanmar’s southern coast, sending tremors through the Thai capital for approximately 10 seconds. Dozens Trapped as Earthquake Topples Bangkok High-Rise in Deadly Collapse The quake, which occurred at 9:58 a.m. at a depth of […]

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Massive 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami in Russia’s Far East, Sparks Pacific-Wide Alerts

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia — A catastrophic magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, generating tsunami waves up to 4 meters (13 feet) high and triggering evacuation orders across Japan and Hawaii as authorities braced for potential devastation. Tsunami warning in Japan and Russia following 7.5 magnitude earthquake Devastation in Kamchatka The shallow quake—initially […]

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BMA ends search of collapsed quake building; seven people still missing

Bangkok, May 12 — With heavy hearts, authorities today called off the search for survivors at the collapsed State Audit Office building site, nearly seven weeks after the catastrophic structure failure that claimed at least 89 lives during Bangkok’s worst peacetime disaster. Bangkok Building Collapse Recovery Efforts Continue Amid Mounting Challenges The decision came after […]

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Thailand Tourism Takes 9% Hit After March Earthquake

BANGKOK, April 23 — Thailand’s tourism industry is feeling the aftershocks of last month’s earthquake, with international arrivals dropping 9% in March compared to the same period last year. Official figures show just 2.72 million visitors entered the country during the month, with East Asian markets showing the sharpest declines in the quake’s immediate aftermath. […]

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