ISLAMABAD – A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Islamabad, Rawalpindi and several other cities of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Saturday morning. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the epicenter of the quake was Hindukush region, Afghanistan, and it occurred at 9:16 am. Tremors were felt in Lower Dir, Bajaur, Malakand, Nowshera, North Waziristan, Swat, Buner, Mansehra,…
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck about 219 km (136.1 miles)west-northwest of Pangai, Tonga, on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The earthquake was at a depth of 14.5 km, the USGS said. Source: https://thehimalayantimes.com/world/magnitude-62-earthquake-strikes-pangai-tonga-usgs [Disclaimer]
The Red Cross has been responding to the Tonga tsunami, which has badly affected all 36 of its Pacific islands after the volcanic eruption on Saturday, 15 January 2022. After repeated flare-ups, the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano finally erupted in the early hours of Saturday, 15 January. The underwater blast lasted eight minutes, sending…
Mayor Jacky Levy told Army Radio that he was told in 2005 that if a massive earthquake strikes the Syrian-African fault line, Beit She’an would be particularly damaged. Some 10,000 people in the northern town of Beit She’an will be killed in the event of a massive earthquake in Israel, according to government assessments that…
Before the Taliban toppled the Western-backed government, the economy depended heavily on foreign aid. Now nearly 9 million Afghans are at risk of famine. BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — As winter sets in, Afghan widow Kubra needs to find fuel to heat the single room where eight family members live in the central province of Bamiyan. The…
Before the Taliban toppled the Western-backed government, the economy depended heavily on foreign aid. Now nearly 9 million Afghans are at risk of famine. BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — As winter sets in, Afghan widow Kubra needs to find fuel to heat the single room where eight family members live in the central province of Bamiyan. The…
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit about 58 miles southeast of Nikolski early Tuesday morning, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. Natalia Ruppert, a seismologist with the AEC in Fairbanks, said the earthquake hit at about 2:30 a.m. and was preceded and followed by more seismic activity. “It triggered a very energetic sequence of aftershocks,” Ruppert said….
(Reuters) – Freedom of Information Act requests are rarely speedy, but when a group of scientists asked the federal government to share the data it relied upon in licensing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the response went beyond typical bureaucratic foot-dragging. As in 55 years beyond. That’s how long the Food & Drug Administration in court papers…
A powerful earthquake has struck Taiwan, shaking buildings in the capital and across much of the northern part of the island TAIPEI, Taiwan — A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan on Monday evening, shaking buildings in the capital and across much of the northern part of the island. There were no immediate reports of serious damage…
(The Center Square) – The head of Indianapolis-based insurance company OneAmerica said the death rate is up a stunning 40% from pre-pandemic levels among working-age people. “We are seeing, right now, the highest death rates we have seen in the history of this business – not just at OneAmerica,” the company’s CEO Scott Davison said…