JISHISHAN, Gansu Province, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted an ethnic county in northwest China\’s Gansu Province at midnight Monday has killed 105 people in the province, a
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Volcanic eruption sparks emergency measures in Iceland
HELSINKI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — A volcano erupted Monday night on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said.
\”The eruption is located close to Sundhnukagigar
Emergency response launched in China\’s Gansu after earthquake
LANZHOU, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — Local emergency management and fire departments launched an emergency response early Tuesday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Jishishan county in northwest China\’s
5.0-magnitude quake hits Southern California — USGS
BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Southern California at 07:43:27 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 9.0 km, was init
5.2-magnitude quake hits South of Fiji Islands — GFZ
BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted South of Fiji Islands at 23:55:39 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
The epicenter, with a
China provides emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — The Chinese government is providing 30 million yuan (4.18 million U.S. dollars) of emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan to help the country with earthquake rel
Death toll of quakes soars to 2,053 in Afghanistan, officials call for assistance
HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — The death toll of the earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen to 2,053, a spokesman for the national disaster authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said on Sunday.
5.8-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 0622 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 31.0
6.4-magnitude quake jolts East China Sea area: CENC
BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted an area of the East China Sea at 9:21 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicente
China Red Cross provides aid to Morocco after earthquake
A man walks among the rubble of a damaged building after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Tahannaout, Morocco on Sept 9, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
The Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide the Mor