As Ecuador struggles to organize reconstruction efforts following a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt nationwide earlier this month, socialist President Rafael Correa has announced forced salary contributions from the nation’s middle class and a major tax spike.
In Ecuador, at least 500 people have died, and 2,500 remain injured from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.
A new report by the Port of San Francisco released last week reveals that the Bay Area’s popular Embarcadero area, which constitutes a three-mile stretch between Fisherman’s Wharf and AT&T Park, faces a huge seismic risk if the sea wall buckles during an earthquake.
TOKYO (AFP) – People trapped under buildings that collapsed in Japan’s double earthquakes used social media to chat to friends and keep their spirits up while they awaited rescue, reports said on Sunday (April 17). Networking apps like Line and
PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (AFP)—The most powerful earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades has killed 272 people—a toll that will ‘certainly’ rise, President Rafael Correa said as overwhelmed rescuers Monday struggled to pull survivors from piles of debris. Note: since the publication
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook Ecuador’s central coast on Saturday. The country’s vice president called it the strongest to hit the country in decades. Here is a list of some of the world’s strongest earthquakes since 1900: ___ May 22, 1960:
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. As rescue workers rushed in, officials said Sunday at least
ASO, Japan (AP) — Thousands of rescue workers searched a debris-strewn village in southern Japan for about a half-dozen missing people Sunday, as the Japanese government said U.S. military aircraft would join the relief mission for communities devastated by two
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck southern Japan early on Saturday morning, triggering a tsunami advisory.
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has struck southern Japan, barely 24 hours after a deadly quake hit the same region.
Oklahoma was struck by a 5.1 earthquake on Saturday morning, the third-strongest quake ever recorded in the Sooner State.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
An early-warning earthquake system that could save thousands of lives in the event of a catastrophic temblor on the West Coast has been delayed due to a battle over who should fund the pricey project. The ShakeAlert system, currently being
Four homes have been destroyed in natural gas explosions or fire following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southern Alaska.
The tension between two tectonic plates near the Aleutian Islands in southwestern Alaska could cause a quake big enough to send a giant tsunami directly at California, experts say.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 has shaken the inland region of Southern California.
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Saturday morning in San Ramon, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:34 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5.6 miles.
A series of 400 small earthquakes have rattled the East Bay city of San Ramon and the surrounding areas since October 13, breaking a 1990 record that had seen 350 rattlers in more than double the amount of time.
According to a study by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, an earthquake measuring 5.0 or greater will occur in the next two and a half years on or near faults in the San Gabriel Valley.
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile’s northern coast Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in the capital of Santiago and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning for the Andean nation’s entire coast. Officials reported
A teacher in Nepal beat to death an American woman who arrived in the country to help aid efforts after a devastating earthquake in April.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab has released new research revealing that huge swaths of the Central Valley are sinking at the rate of up to two inches per month due to accelerating groundwater pumping in the fourth year of the California drought.
(AFP) BEIJING: The world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimetres (1.2 inches) to the southwest because of the Nepal earthquake that devastated the country in April, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday.
Californians have been warned for decades that “the big one” could shove the coveted coastline into the sea in the wake of a massive earthquake like the one featured in Vin Diesel’s new disaster flick San Andreas. Now, a new study is pumping statistics into old fears that the threat could come to life.
Are you ready for the big one? If so, you’re not alone.
Malfunctions in the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) earthquake detection system in Northern California resulted in three false earthquake alarms in the past few days.
The Times of India relates an awkward mistake in Pakistan’s much-needed, and generally much-appreciated, relief assistance to survivors of the earthquake in Nepal: “According to media reports, the food items in relief aid sent by Pakistan to Nepal included beef content (beef masala) in the food packets. Eating beef is prohibited in Hindu religion. Nepal is a majority-Hindu nation.”
Survivors of the earthquake in Nepal clashed with the police while protesting over frustration with the relief operation. There is hardly any food or water as the country continues to suffer through the aftershocks.
(Reuters) – A Nepali-French search and rescue team pulled a 28-year-old man, Rishi Khanal, from a collapsed apartment block in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu on Tuesday after he had spent around 80 hours in a room with three dead bodies.
On Saturday, the 7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal, its worst earthquake in 80 years, killing roughly 3,600 people, claimed the life of at least one Southern Californian and triggered Governor Jerry Brown to send 57 Los Angeles County firefighters to aid in search and rescue efforts.
The United States is sending $1 million and a relief team to Nepal to aid in the recovery after a devastating earthquake. Over 2,000 died, including 17 who perished under an avalanche at Mount Everest’s base.
Innovative Google X privacy executive, Dan Fredinburg, was killed in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday.
New research suggests that a fault underneath the city of Ventura, roughly one hour northwest of L.A., could produce an 8.0-magnitude earthquake, as well as “severe” tsunamis previously thought impossible in Southern California, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Late Sunday night, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake rocked Los Angeles to sleep. While the San Andreas and Hayward faults grab headlines when the media talk of the “big one,” a lesser-known fault line named the Concord is flying under the radar. Geologists, however, have been keeping a watchful eye on the 11-mile-long fissure that is equally, if not more, capable of producing a devastating and catastrophic earthquake.
The chance of a magnitude 8.0 earthquake striking California in the next 30 years has increased from 4.7 percent to 7 percent, according to a new forecast by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
In the relative calm of an early morning where North Texas was bracing for a rare snow storm, the Dallas suburb of Irving got a wake-up call, literally, on Friday, February 27, when a small 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 6:18 AM, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). This was the first temblor felt in a month.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Northern California Wednesday afternoon, 25 miles southwest of Ferndale.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has ordered the city’s three main water agencies to draft proposals for protecting the Southland’s vulnerable aqueducts in the event of a catastrophic earthquake along the San Andreas fault. Los Angeles gets nearly 90 percent
Congress has allotted $5 million to the state of California to help fund the Earthquake Early Warning System, which should give up to one minute’s warning for those in metropolitan areas before the earthquake strikes. The state has tried for
Child star and former heartthrob Andrew Keegan, best known for his role in 10 Things I Hate About You, has started his own religion in Venice, California, called Full Circle. Full Circle, which has been described as “advanced spiritualism,” was
