earthquake

Death toll from devastating earthquake in southwest China rises to 93

Published on: September 12, 2022
09:56

Beijing, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday reported that the deaths from the devastating earthquake rose to 93 and predicted a higher increase in the death toll because 25 people remain missing.

Earthquake in Afghanistan caused at least 15 victims

Published on: September 5, 2022
08:40

Kabul, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) At least six people died and nine were injured as a result of a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in Kunar province, in northeastern Afghanistan, the TOLO news channel reported.

UN supports damage assessment after earthquake in the Philippines

Published on: July 28, 2022
08:29

United Nations, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) A United Nations team is in contact with the national authorities of Philippines and international humanitarian partners in order to assess the damage caused by an earthquake.

Three earthquakes reported in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula

Published on: July 5, 2022
10:01

Moscow, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Tuesday reported three earthquakes located in the course of an hour off the eastern coasts of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

China to deliver 7.5 million dollars in aid to Afghanistan

Published on: June 26, 2022
08:52

Beijing, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) China will deliver humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan worth 7.5 million dollars for the victims of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that left more than a thousand dead, its Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday.

Haiti records 75 aftershakes in three days

Published on: January 27, 2022
08:30

Port-au-Prince, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) In only three days, Haitian authorities recorded 75 magnitude 5.5 earthquakes originated in a fault yet to be studied, generating concern about an increase in the seismic activity.

Cuba regrets damage after eruption of submarine volcano in Tonga

Published on: January 16, 2022
15:08

Havana, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Sunday lamented the damage caused in Tonga by a tsunami resulting from the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano.

Mild earthquake shakes northeastern Japan

Published on: October 26, 2021
12:35

Tokyo, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of moderate magnitude shook northeastern Japan on Tuesday, although so far no material or human damage have been reported.

Japan: 6.1 earthquake shakes Tokyo

Published on: October 7, 2021
13:33

Tokyo, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of seven shook the Tokyo region on Thursday, and the meteorological agency ruled out a tsunami threat.

Haitian government aims to reach national agreement

Published on: September 10, 2021
13:27

Port-au-Prince, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Haiti expects to reach an agreement to build governance amid the multiple crises the country is currently experiencing, after the president's assassination, the economic recession and the recent earthquake.

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