Tag: Earthquake
A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan, leaving at least nine dead and over 900 injured, with many more feared trapped in areas cut off by landslides. The quake, measuring 7.4 in magnitude according to the US Geological Survey, caused significant damage to buildings and infrastructure, prompting tsunami warnings across the region. The epicenter of the quake […]
According to the China Earthquake Administration, the epicentre was in the mountainous border area of Wushi County in northwest China’s Xinjiang region The earthquake struck in a rural area populated mostly by Uyghurs, who have been the target of a state campaign of forced assimilation and mass detention in recent years.State broadcaster CCTV said there […]
The United States Geological Survey warned that nearly 75% of the U.S. could face potentially damaging earthquakes and intense ground shaking in the next 100 years. The report additionally found that 37 states have experienced earthquakes greater than a magnitude 5 over the past two centuries, “highlighting a long history of seismic activity across this […]
