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Uttarakhand: Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 hits Joshimath

2021-09-11T08:43+0200expressindia (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand Saturday morning. An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand Saturday morning, the National Center of Seismology (NCS) said. The quake took place at 5.58 am at a depth of 5km. Earthquake of Magnitude:4.

MUNSTER Barleycove dunes formed 'overnight' thanks to Portuguese earthquake

2021-09-10T19:16+0200irishexaminer (en)

Local folklore in West Cork has it that the famed sand dunes and strand in Barleycove sprung up following one of Europe's greatest natural disasters more than 250 years ago. Dr Anthony Beese, a long-time geologist based in Rosscarbery, believes he has unearthed compelling evidence to suggest the legends are true.

Earthquake felt on Antigua and Barbuda and other islands

2021-09-10T17:46+0200antiguaobserver (en)

NODS PRESS RELEASE — A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook Antigua and Barbuda and several other islands last night (Thursday) at around 8:43. According to information from the UWI Seismic Centre, which monitors earthquakes in the region, the quake occurred at a depth of 10km, and latitude 16.84 degrees North and longitude 61.

Hurricane Olav landed near Los Cabos, Mexico

2021-09-10T11:09+0200floridanewstimes (en)

Hurricane Olav smashed into Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula near a beach resort in Los Cabos on Thursday, threatening more damage in a country already upset by the earthquake and deadly floods. Olav landed in the immediate vicinity of the city of San Jose del Cabo as Category 2 storm According to....

Small tremor of magnitude 3.6 reported 53 miles southwest of Atka, Alaska, United States

2021-09-10T02:33+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Atka, Aleutians West , Alaska, USA, was reported 37 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 31 miles....

Guatemala: Natural Hazards Monitoring - 8 September, 2021

2021-09-09T07:56+0200reliefWeb (en)

Official. **Earthquake ** **Mexico ** On 7 September, the Mexico National Seismological Service reported a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, inGuerrero State at a depth of 10 km with its epicenter at11km from the coastal city of Acapulco. According to media, one fatality was reported in Coyuca de Benítex,....

Indonesia: Magnitude-5.0 earthquake occurs in southeastern West Papua Province at around 11:16 Sept. 9

2021-09-09T05:18+0200garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.0 earthquake occurred in far southeastern West Papua Province, Indonesia, at around 11:16 Sept. 9. The epicenter was about 89 km (55 miles) southwest of Nabire, Papua Province. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 21 km (13 miles), and weak-to-light shaking was probably felt....

Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Island Park, Fremont County, Idaho, USA

2021-09-08T20:25+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.1 quake in the United States near Island Park, Fremont County, Idaho, only 9 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021, at 12:00 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 2.1 miles.

1 dead after after magnitude 7 quake strikes near Acapulco

2021-09-08T14:55+0200thehill (en)

At least one person is dead after a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Acapulco on Tuesday. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicenter of the earthquake was centered roughly 10 miles outside Acapulco, a tourist resort city in Mexico. It struck just before 9 p.m.

Central Asia: Magnitude-5.3 earthquake occurs in eastern Tajikistan at around 10:20 TJT Sept. 8

2021-09-08T08:44+0200garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.3 earthquake occured in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan, at around 10:20 TJT Sept. 8. The epicenter was about 62 km (39 miles) west of Murghob, Tajikistan. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 62 km (39 miles), and light shaking was probably felt throughout....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T08:42+0200surreymirror (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Terremoto magnitudo 7 in Messico: Nessun danno grave

2021-09-08T08:40+0200zazoom-it (it)

Un Terremoto di magnitudo 7 è stato registrato in Messico, secondo l'Istituto geofisico degli Stati Uniti (Usgs), a quattro chilometri a est di Los Órganos de San Agustín (sud-est), nello stato di Guerrero, fuori Acapulco. L'ipocentro a una profondità di 12,6 km.

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T08:20+0200essexchronicle (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T08:17+0200brentwoodgazette (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T08:13+0200thanetgazette (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

WATCH: Man killed by falling pole as a powerful earthquake shakes southwest Mexico

2021-09-08T08:10+0200iol (en)

The 7.0 magnitude quake, which hit 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Acapulco in Guerrero state, shook the hillsides around the city, downing trees and pitching large boulders onto roads. State governor Hector Astudillo told local television that a man was killed by a falling post in Coyuca de Benitez, a small town just west of Acapulco.

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T08:01+0200cambridge-news (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T08:01+0200exeterexpressandecho (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T08:00+0200bathchronicle (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T07:57+0200icWales (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T07:49+0200hulldailymail (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T07:48+0200leicestermercury (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T07:43+0200gloucestercitizen (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, killing at least one person

2021-09-08T07:40+0200derbytelegraph (en)

that the death was confirmed by the governor of the state of Guerrero in an interview with a local radio station. Hector Astudillo said a post fell on the person in the south west town of Coyuca de Benitez. Widespread power outages have been reported in the port city of Acapulco following the quake,....

World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 8 September 2021

2021-09-08T07:23+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Mexico's west coast near Acapulco city Thursday night Sep 7, 2021 at 8:47 pm local time. According to preliminary news, it caused only relatively moderate damage, fortunately, despite its dangerously large magnitude. However, at least on man was reported killed by a falling post.

7.1-magnitude quake hits Mexico - CENC

2021-09-08T05:31+0200bernama (en)

BEIJING, Sept 8 -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted Mexico at 9:47 a.m. Wednesday Beijing Time, reported Xinhua. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the epicentre, with a depth of 30 km, was monitored at 17.12 degrees north latitude and 99.60 degrees west longitude, said the CENC.

8 September 2021 - Strong Earthquake in Guerrero, Mexico at 9.47am

2021-09-08T05:03+0200met-my (en)

JABATAN METEOROLOGI MALAYSIA KEMENTERIAN ALAM SEKITAR DAN AIR JALAN SULTAN Telefon : 603-7967 8000 46667 PETALING JAYA Faksimili : 603-7957 8052 SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN E-mel : seismo@met.gov.my MALAYSIA Laman Web : www.met.gov.my JMM/POCGN(O)/BK-23B Our. Ref: JMM.APL15/756/22/07 Jld.

7.1-magnitude quake hits Mexico: CENC

2021-09-08T04:52+0200ecns (en)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted Mexico at 9:47 a.m. Wednesday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 30 km, was monitored at 17.12 degrees north latitude and 99.60 degrees west longitude, said the CENC.

1st LD-Writethru: 7.1-magnitude quake hits Mexico: CENC

2021-09-08T04:45+0200nampa (en)

Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted Mexico at 9:47 a.m. Wednesday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 30 km, was monitored at 17.12 degrees north latitude and 99.60 degrees west longitude, said the CENC.

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