Earthquake

September 2007 Sumatran earthquakes research findings

Three great earthquakes and destructive tsunamis over the past four years is not enough to spare the region of another large earthquake, warns an international group of earthquake researchers in their paper published in the...

CPC members donate 9.7 bln yuan to Sichuan quake relief

Members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have donated more than 9.7 billion yuan (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars) under the name of "special Party membership dues" as of Thursday to help with reconstruction work in the...

Indonesian company says settlement reached with mud volcano victims (AFP)

AFP/File – An Indonesian person affected by the mud volcano which erupted in May 2006 during a protest near the … JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesian energy company Lapindo said Thursday it had reached a compensation settlement with...

Indonesia eyes regional role with tsunami warning system

JAKARTA] Indonesia has launched its Tsunami Early Warning System (InaTEWS) and hopes to become the Indian Ocean tsunami warning provider by 2011. The new system can warn of an impending tsunami within five minutes of an...

NEPAL: Schoolchildren face earthquake risk

Children are among the most vulnerable to earthquakes in Kathmandu. Nearly 60 percent of the city's 2,000 schools are not quake resistant KATHMANDU, 4 December 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of schoolchildren in Nepal are at risk of...

Colo. would feel Detroit quake

By David Migoya The Denver Post Failure to help America's auto industry could have an impact on associated businesses in Colorado, though the extent of any potential damage is unclear, a regional manager at Ford said Wednesday....

Canada’s PM: Bid to topple undemocratic

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says an opposition plan to topple his government is a threat to Canada’s democracy. Harper vowed in a televised address to the nation Wednesday to use “every legal means” to stop...

"Rescue Service Corresponding To International Standards"

"RESCUE SERVICE CORRESPONDING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS" Panorama.am 17:29 03/12/2008 More than 40% of Armenian territory has been ruined during the Spitak earthquake in 1988, 21 cities, 342 villages were half destroyed and...

Large quake jolts Japan's north, no damage reported

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted northern Japan at 8:17 a.m. (6:17 EST) on Thursday, a government agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no...

Montserrat volcano erupts; fires in former capital

The volcano on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat has burst into action, spewing columns of ash and hurling glowing red rocks that set vegetation and a few buildings ablaze in the island's deserted capital, scientists said...

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