TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. A five-story building in lightly populated Hualien appeared heavily damaged, collapsing its first floor and leaving the rest leaning at a 45-degree angle. … Read more
The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday that a magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck the Big Island of Hawaii with some shaking reported about 200 miles away in Honolulu. The earthquake about 10 a.m. local time was centered 11 miles south of Naalehu, Hawaii, at a depth of 6 miles. No tsunami warning was expected, according to the … Read more
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and other surrounding areas on Sunday morning but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Meteorological Agency said. The 8:59 a.m. quake registered a maximum of shindo 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7 in central Tokyo and other areas … Read more
Suzu, Ishikawa Pref. – A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under the rubble by a huge earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were expected to complicate relief efforts Sunday. At least 126 people died in the magnitude-7.5 tremor on New Year’s Day and its aftershocks … Read more
WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Deaths had reached 98 earlier in the day, but two more deaths were reported in Anamizu, while officials in Ishikawa prefecture, the hardest-hit region, held their … Read more
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has struck off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao December 2, 2023, 10:16 AM ET • 2 min read MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting many villagers to flee their … Read more
NEW DELHI: Concern has gripped Iceland amid a significant spike in the number of earthquakes over the past few days, as several roads were ripped apart like a sheet of paper, making it appear like a “scene from movie 2012”.Icelanders have been urged to seek safety as the Reykjanes peninsula experienced a series of earthquakes, … Read more
Thousands of fearful Italians are gearing up for a mass evacuation for a possible volcanic eruption after earthquakes have rattled the region. Italian government leaders are preparing for an eruption, though unlikely, in Campi Flegrei – a volcanic area near the city of Pozzuoli just outside Naples. There have been around 500 earthquakes in the area since … Read more
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Jamaica and prompted people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking that knocked out power in some areas By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press October 30, 2023, 12:23 PM ET • 2 min read SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Jamaica on Monday, prompting people to flee … Read more
High precision and accuracy in earthquake prediction continues to be a key scientific challenge, and artificial intelligence (AI) has been investigated as a technique to enhance our capabilities in this crucial area. This is because AI can analyze large datasets of seismic activity and identify patterns or anomalies that human analysts might miss. Machine learning … Read more