Earthquake

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Ethiopia near the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck approximately 570 kilometers east of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and about 140 kilometers from the capital Addis Ababa at 7:36 AM Cairo time, Friday. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers. Local media reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Ethiopian Rift …

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Egypt Independent September 27, 2024

Lebanon, Palestine, Israel: Is the Middle East doomed to a major earthquake?

Lebanon, Palestine, Israel: Is the Middle East doomed to a major earthquake? The fears of the people of the Levant

Middle East Eye September 14, 2024

Morocco: One year after the earthquake, those rebuilding are feeling left behind

Morocco: One year after the earthquake, those rebuilding are feeling left behind Tents, rubble and a lot of cement: The

Middle East Eye September 8, 2024

Taiwan witnesses devastating earthquake

Following Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years on Wednesday, rescuers urgently worked to liberate numerous individuals trapped in highway tunnels. The formidable

Weekly Blitz April 5, 2024

Quake Strikes Sydney’s West and Blue Mountains

Image caption: Map of Sydney and Blue Mountains (yellow dot showing location where the earthquake struck) Image from Geoscience Australia.

Zaid Siddiqui March 9, 2024

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits Edfu in Upper Egypt

The head of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Gad al-Qadi, revealed the details of the Edfu earthquake recorded by stations of the National Seismic Network on Tuesday. Qadi explained that the stations recorded an earthquake with a magnitude higher than four degrees on Richter scale east of Luxor, and some citizens …

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Egypt Independent January 24, 2024

Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport

CNN — A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after it collided with an aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts. All crew members and passengers, including eight children under the age of two, on board JAL flight 516 were safely evacuated from the …

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Egypt Independent January 3, 2024

Massive earthquake hits western Japan, triggering tsunami warnings

Tokyo CNN — A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck western Japan on Monday afternoon, triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia and prompting a warning for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan as soon as possible. The earthquake struck at 4:10 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), …

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Egypt Independent January 2, 2024

Earthquake expected on March 8

An Iraqi geologist expects a new huge earthquake to hit Turkey and Syria on March 8. Salih Mohamed Awad, an Iraqi geologist, stressed that he relies on physical scientific calculations, in his expectations of earthquakes. Awad added in a phone call with the journalist Ahmed Moussa, on Sada al-Balad channel, that based on physical calculations, …

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Egypt Independent March 4, 2023

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