This Day in History — September 16

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:33:00 +0200jamaicaobserver (en)

Today is the day of 2020. There are days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT. 1994: A federal court jury in Anchorage, Alaska, orders Exxon Corp to pay US$5 billion in punitive damages to Alaskan fishermen and natives for the March 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. OTHER EVENTS.

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Russian Kamchatka

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:51:00 +0200gulf-times (en)

An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the far east. According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicentre of the quake was situated at a depth of 329.7 km. At the moment, there is no official information about possible victims or damages from the tremor.

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 sacude la penísula rusa de Kamchatka

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:15:00 +0200diariolibre (es)

(Actualiza con información sobre las consecuencias del seísmo) Moscú, 15 sep (EFE).- Un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 en la escala de Ritcher sacudió hoy la península rusa de Kamchatka, bañada por el Pacífico Norte, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que registra la actividad sísmica en todo el mundo.

Powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Russian Kamchatka

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:48:00 +0200nation (en)

The peninsula is located in a seismically active zone of the Pacific, known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes. An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck Russia's Kamchatka peninsula, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences.