Why Taiwan Was So Prepared for a Powerful Earthquake: Decades of learning from disasters, tightening building codes and increasing public awareness may have ...
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Quick Glance: Apple Beats Solo 4: Release on May 2, 2024, Full Specifications Revealed
- The Beats Solo 4 are set to be released on May 2, 2024, featuring improved Spatial Audio and new drivers.
- They will be charged via USB-C, support HighRes-Audio, and offer up to 50 hours of wireless playback.
- Additional features include One-Touch-Pairing for Android, Find-My support, and UltraPlush ear cushions.
- The price for the Beats Solo 4 is expected to remain at 199.99 US dollars, with Bluetooth 5.3 and Beamforming microphones.
Magnitude 4.8 quake shakes New York City and the Northeast: The East Coast earthquake has snarled travel by air, road and rail around the region ...
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Quick Glance: Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Rocks New York City and Northeast US
- An unusual East Coast earthquake startled millions from New York to rural New England. Over 42 million people may have felt the midmorning quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8.
- While causing no widespread damage, the earthquake led to evacuations in Newark, New Jersey, and infrastructure inspections across the region. Flights were diverted, trains slowed, and tunnel traffic stopped.
- Although no major damages were reported, the earthquake caused some disruptions. The area near the epicenter experienced minor effects, including the collapse of a historic site. There were also over a dozen aftershocks reported in the region.
- President Joe Biden offered assistance, while New York City reported no major safety or infrastructure issues. Engineers emphasized that New York skyscrapers are made of high-strength materials and designed to sway slowly to withstand impacts. Even the delicately placed eggs in a sculpture at a Chinatown art gallery remained unharmed during the quake.
East Coasters just felt tremors. What to do if you have earthquake anxiety, according to an expert
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Over 100 Hongkongers report feeling tremors after 7.3 magnitude quake hits Taiwan
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N.J.’s 2nd strongest earthquake aftershock reported today. Total hits 47 tremors in 5 days.
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Bolivia, GFZ says: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Bolivia on late Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences ...
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44 aftershocks have followed Friday’s earthquake, but they haven’t been damaging: Aftershocks always follow "mainshock" earthquakes, the U.S ...
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Living with Earthquakes in Costa Rica: An Expats Perspective on Seismic Activity: Costa Rica, situated along the Ring of Fire, experiences daily seismic activity ...
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Rescue teams in Taiwan search for family feared trapped in rockslide after earthquake
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Quick Glance: Impact of Earthquake in Taiwan: Devastation Captured in Photos
- A powerful earthquake shook Taiwan's east coast, claiming nine lives and leaving at least 946 injured.
- Rescue efforts focus on trapped individuals, including travelers in buses to Taroko National Park and people in a rock quarry.
- Tsunami warnings were issued for Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines, later lifted, following the collapse of 28 buildings and significant landslides in Hualien County.
- Photos showcase tilted buildings, damaged roads and homes, and rescue operations post-earthquake.
Greg Gutfeld Says Total Eclipse Mania Is ‘Worse Than Jan. 6’: ‘Let’s Be Honest, We All Hated It’ | Video
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"If there is an after shock, people are encouraged to drop and to cover and to hold on. Drop to the floor, cover your neck ... Show more t.co/EzK1hDhOJz
Taiwan records 739 aftershocks after 7.2 quake, tremors decreasing | Taiwan News | Apr. 8, 2024 10:29
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Taiwan earthquake: Rescue efforts underway to find missing : Rescuers are searching for dozens of people out of contact a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake ...
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Quick Glance: Taiwan: Successful Earthquake Preparedness
- Taiwan, situated in a seismically active area, faces frequent earthquakes, particularly along the scenic rural east coast.
- Following past earthquakes, Taiwan revised building codes and strengthened disaster management laws to be better prepared for future events.
- Response to earthquakes has improved, with enhanced coordination between government units and non-governmental organizations in disaster areas.
- Taiwan has also bolstered the resilience of its communication networks to effectively respond to potential attacks or natural disasters.
Duty amid fear: An OFW’s story from the Taiwan quake epicenter: A Filipino nursing aide recalls how even before the shaking stopped, all the staff in her nursing ...
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How an earthquake can throw the body and brain off-balance: In Tokyo, one team found that some people still experienced balance issues for as long as four months ...
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#WATCH | An #earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit #Chamba , #HimachalPradesh , at 21:34 pm last night
Taiwan quake evacuees scared to go home as aftershocks continue: Evacuees said they were scared to go home on Saturday (April 6) after a deadly 7 ...
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A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit parts of New Jersey this morning. The shock sent tremors throughout the New York City area ... Show more #morocco #world #news #earthquake #UN #newyork #moroccoworldnews
Is it just me, or was that an earthquake?: For just a brief moment, this was the internet at its best. I stared at a vase of dried out Trader Joe’s flowers ...
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Survivors of Taiwan's historic quake recall harrowing moments of tremors, being trapped under rocks
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‘We were all so scared,’ says Brunei women after first-hand experience of Taiwan quake
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/04/05/we-were-all-so-scared-says-brunei-women-after-first-hand-experience-of-taiwan-quake
Earthquakes around the world: What scientists know and don’t know about when and where they will hit
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6-year-old autistic piano prodigy overcomes earthquake tragedy in Türkiye: Mert Okutan is a 6-year-old with autism in Türkiye's Şanlıurfa who ...
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5.8 Magnitude Earthquake In Greece: A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck southern Greece this morning, triggering tremors throughout the ...
greekcitytimes.com/2024/03/29/5-8-magnitude-earthquake-in-greece/
Japan warns of more strong quakes as 'slow slip' phenomena hits Chiba: Three earthquakes measuring a shindo 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/japan/science-health/chiba-earthquakes-slow-slip/
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Papua New Guinea - News | Khaleej Times: The depth of the quake was estimated at 10km, the German Research Centre for ...
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Series of quakes shake Chiba, with authorities calling for caution: More than 10 tremors registering 1 to 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale have occurred ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/01/japan/earthquakes-in-chiba/
Earthquakes: The European project preparing for emergencies: Experts at the Institute of Seismology in Thessaloniki, Greece, monitor tremors in real-time for ...
euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/18/redact-the-european-project-coordinating-rapid-earthquake-response-in-the-black-sea
Earthquake fears loom large in Istanbul’s mayoral race : The money involved is staggering
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A 3.6 magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of Sydney, with thousands of residents reporting tremors last night. #9News
A neighbour, who spoke on the condition she was not named, said she heard what sounded like a truck driving past or an earthquake.
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit northern Morocco on Friday evening. The tremors were felt in multiple cities including Al Hoceima, Nador, and Driouch ... #morocco #world #news #mwn #earthquake #moroccoworldnews
2024 Sony World Photography Awards: Creative category: The Sony World Photography Awards returns to celebrate contemporary photography and the ways the arts ...
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Mild quake jolts Nepal; no damage or loss of lives reported: Official: The quake, whose epicentre was traced to Pokhara, also caused tremors in some of the ...
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Earthquake of 2.0 magnitude strikes Hong Kong at 1.22pm, with 10 residents reporting mild tremors
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Earthquake felt across western Sydney and the Blue Mountains: Sydney’s western suburbs and the Blue Mountains were hit by a magnitude 3.6 earthquake on Friday ...
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Kazakhstan: Earthquakes sowing unease in Almaty: A series in earthquakes in Kazakhstan's largest city has seeded anxiety and prompted many to think hard about ...
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Cold-related deaths after Noto quake spark hypothermia awareness campaign: The condition occurs when the body loses more heat than it generates
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/07/japan/noto-hypothermia-deaths/
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Southern Iran region: NCM - News | Khaleej Times: Quake was not felt by UAE residents and had no effect on the country
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How residents in Europe’s most populous city, Istanbul, fear they could face a similar disaster to last year’s earthquake in Turkey's south aje.io/w686qk
Children traumatised by Nepal quake need aid to rebuild lives, UNICEF says: About 68,000 children and their families who survived Nepal’s deadliest quake in ...
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Earthquake today: Quake of magnitude 4.4 strikes Myanmar | Mint: Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck Myanmar today at 9:25 am.
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Earthquake hits Wales with 'rumble' and 'roar' and is felt over wide area: Some people think it was linked to a super new moon, but experts have responded
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Nikkei Film: After Japan earthquake, fishermen in Noto fear the future: brightcove://players.brightcove.net/3930705536001/WfXYQieat_default/index ...
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7.1-magnitude earthquake rattles part of western China, injuring 6 people and collapsing 47 homes
apnews.com/article/china-quake-xinjiang-kyrgyzstan-kazakhstan-48338716e604279d088a807f9770878e
A Year After a Devastating Quake: Container Cities, Trials and Grief: On the anniversary of a catastrophic earthquake, Turkey is still struggling to rebuild ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/06/world/middleeast/turkey-earthquake-recovery-anniversary.html
Turkey’s quake-hit zone rattled by over 57,000 aftershocks in past year: One year following the devastating earthquakes leveling large parts of Turkey’s ...
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How Japan is trying to protect children after an earthquake: Confronted with recurring disasters, most recently on January 1, Japanese authorities and NGOs are ...
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Turkish quake zone rattled by 60,000 tremors in past year: Nearly 60,000 tremors have jolted south-eastern Turkey since the devastating twin earthquakes that ...
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Minor quake rattles Telangana: Earthquakes of magnitude less than 4 are considered minor and with yesterday's quake being of 2.5 magnitude, it went unnoticed
deccanchronicle.com/news/earthquake-tremors-recorded-in-telangana-881256
One year after the earthquake: This is how the Turkish community on Keupstrasse supports those affected
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Japanese seismologists have estimated that a recent earthquake observed in Ishikawa Prefecture was almost as powerful as the mega quake that generated violent ... Show more www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240103_26/
#WATCH | Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on Richter scale hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in North Indiawww.hindustantimes.com/india-news/earthquake-tremors-felt-in-delhincr-101704965240324.html
Fear, uncertainty and grief year after Turkiye’s quake: ISTANBUL: Over 65 nightmarish seconds of the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 6, 2023, the ground swallowed swaths ...
arabnews.com/node/2449721/middle-east
Tremor of 4.0 magnitude hits Kutch; no casualties: “There are no damages or casualties reported of any sort due to the earthquake,” Kutch Collector Amit Arora ...
indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/tremor-of-4-0-magnitude-hits-kutch-no-casualties-9131984/
Seismic threats: Are earthquakes becoming more common and deadly in the Middle East?
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Today in Austria: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday: Germany mulls entry ban for former Austrian identitarian movement leader, increased earthquake ...
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Tears, survivor’s guilt after quake: THE mind of Kazuhiro Saka (pic) went a complete blank as he witnessed images of the devastation wrought by a New Year’s Day ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/01/23/tears-survivors-guilt-after-quake
Earthquake of magnitude 7.01 strikes Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region: The tremors, followed by aftershocks about 30 minutes later, were also felt in Uzbekistan
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Concerns over health of evacuees and mental effects on children: The devastating Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year's day hit wide areas of central Japan ...
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Takashi Kawabata, 60, who is in charge of the evacuation shelter at the school gymnasium in the quake-hit town of Suzu, saying residents developed strong bonds ... Show more japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/If-they-leave-the-district-they-will-no-longer-be-able-to-help-each-other-and-there-is-a-fear-that-they-will-lose-their-livelihoods
Magnitude 3.4: The earth shook again in the Waidring area Tyrolean daily newspaper online
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Japan to double budget reserves for earthquake relief - PM Kishida: Japan's government plans to double budget reserves to 1 trillion yen ($6 ...
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Ali: Here's what it's like to live through a big earthquake: On the 30th anniversary of the Northridge temblor, Lorraine Ali recalls a city living with ...
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Kuniyuki Kawasaki, a doctor at Wajima Municipal Hospital in Ishikawa Prefecture. The hospital in the quake-hit city has been admitting about 10 patients with ... Show more japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/The-shelters-appear-to-be-experiencing-cluster-infections.Patients'-symptoms-are-worsening-before-they-arrive-here
Disasters reveal patterns of false information: False information spreading in the wake of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake has added to the anxiety of people in ...
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🇯🇵 The death toll of the #earthquake that stroke #Japan on January 1 now rises to 62. Survivors face freezing temperatures amid fears that heavy rainfalls will ... Show more
Earthquake Relief: 69 Water Springs Appear After September 8 Tremor: In a meeting held today in the House of Representatives, Morocco’s Minister of Equipment and ...
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Medical marvel: 5-year-old undergoes awake brain surgery at AIIMS Delhi, sets world record
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How Japan’s powerful earthquakes have shifted the land: The country has shifted more than a metre to the west following the earthquake this week.
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Quick Glance: Japan Quake: Race Against Time to Save Survivors
- The strong earthquake struck the Noto peninsula in central Japan.
- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated the urgency of rescuing survivors.
- Over 57,000 people had to be evacuated, according to the government.
- Tsunami advisories along the Sea of Japan were all lifted.
Infectious Diseases Spreading in Quake Shelters in Noto Region: Infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and gastroenteritis, have begun spreading in shelters ...
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