6.7-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan, injures one
TAIPEI, Taiwan: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge in the island’s east to collapse. Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as it lies near the junction of two tectonic plates. It does […]
Loud boom and tremor cause a stir
KUCHING: Residents in the Kota Samarahan area were rudely awakened by a loud boom and a tremor around 6.30am this morning. According to a spokesperson from the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), they did not detect any earthquake in the area, nor in the state. The seismic wave detected by the department was not significant to […]
Earthquake in northern Sumatra, Indonesia; minimal impact on Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The impact of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Sumatra, Indonesia yesterday had a minimal impact on Malaysia. Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said there were two aftershocks following the strong quake. These aftershocks were detected by the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) as of 4.50pm yesterday, totalling […]
Sarawak needs seismic studies, says lecturer
KUCHING: It is worthwhile to study earthquake activity in Sarawak in order to better understand the phenomenon and mitigate its effects, said Dr Lidyana Roslan, a lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) Faculty of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering). Pointing out that there was an earthquake in Kapit 27 years ago which registered above 4.0 on the […]
Three-year-old girl rescued 65 hours after quake
IZMIR, Turkey: A wounded three-year-old girl has been rescued Monday, days after a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Turkey’s Aegean coast, Anadolu Agency reported. Elif Perincek was pulled from debris nearly 65 hours after the quake in the Bayrakli district of western Izmir province. Elif was the 106th person to be rescued from the rubble […]
Quake measuring 5.4 on Richter scale in Banten, tremors felt in Jakarta
JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred in southwest Banten, with tremors felt in Jakarta city. According to the Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the quake occurred at 11.44 a.m. West Indonesian time, and was centred at 18 km southwest of Rangkasbitung-Banten, at a depth of 82 km. The tremors […]
Strong quake hits Philippines
MANILA: A strong earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao yesterday, geologists said, causing damage and injuries in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October. Police said a rescue operation had been launched at a heavily damaged market building near the 6.8 magnitude quake’s epicentre, which is about 90 […]
Moderate earthquake jolts Sumbawa, Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale was reported to have struck south of Sumbawa Island in Indonesia today. According to a statement issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the 6.31am quake was centred at about 356 kilometres south of Bima, Indonesia. The earthquake, at a depth of 23km, however, did […]
Rescuers race to find survivors after quake
PADADA (Philippines): Rescuers in the southern Philippines used heavy equipment and their bare hands yesterday in hopes of finding several people feared trapped beneath a building toppled by a powerful earthquake that claimed at least three lives. Sunday’s tremor cracked schools, toppled homes and injured dozens but largely spared big cities on the island of […]
