A powerful earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning and emergency alerts across several regions on Kyushu Island. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the quake could generate tsunami waves of up to one metre (3.28 feet) and urged residents in coastal areas to remain…
A7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines on Monday, killing several people, injuring at least five and destroying buildings. The earthquake rocked General Santos City in Mindanao, the Philippines’ main southern island. Footage of buildings collapsing during the earthquake, as people scramble for safety, emerged on social media in the early hours of Monday. In a statement, Philippine President Ferdinand…
An earthquake struck the Iranian capital Tehran late on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS said the magnitude 4.3 quake occurred at 11:46 pm (2016 GMT). Iranian state broadcaster IRIB put the magnitude at 4.6 and said it struck east of the capital in the Pardis area at a depth of around 10 kilometres. There were…
United Nations Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres has urged governments worldwide to step up investment in disaster resilience, saying it is essential to reduce the impact of future earthquakes and to honour those who have lost their lives in past disasters. In a recent statement linked to global efforts to remember earthquake victims, Guterres stressed that while earthquakes cannot be prevented,…
