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Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Afghanistan: USGS
AFP AFP•May 9, 2018
Map locating the 6.2-magnitude earthquake which struck north-east Afghanistan
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, creating tremors felt as far away as Pakistan's capital Islamabad and Tajikistan's Dushanbe.
The quake struck at 1041 GMT near Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 111 kilometres (69 miles), the USGS said.
It was the second earthquake to shake Afghanistan on Wednesday.
The tremors were felt in "most parts" of the earthquake-prone country, said Mohammad Omar Mohammadi, spokesman for the national disaster management ministry.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the northeastern province of Badakhshan where the earthquake was centred.
But in the eastern province of Khost two children were injured when the roof of a house collapsed, Mohammadi said.
AFP correspondents in the capital Kabul felt the ground move for at least a minute in the second quake that came a few hours after the first.
In neighbouring Pakistan's city of Peshawar near the Afghan border people rushed into the streets following the tremor, fearing aftershocks, witnesses told AFP.
Kabul was already on edge after a series of explosions rocked the city earlier in the day.
Suicide bombers and gunmen launched apparent coordinated attacks on two Kabul police stations, with security forces still searching buildings for some of the assailants.
At least two officers were killed and half a dozen civilians were wounded in the attacks, one of which was ongoing, police and health officials said, as the city braces for more violence in the coming days.
Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
Aid agencies have stressed the need for greater disaster preparedness in the war-torn country, which remains extremely susceptible to natural disasters such as floods, quakes and landslides.
A devastating 7.5-magnitude quake that struck Badakhshan in October 2015 triggered landslides and flattened buildings, killing more than 380 people across the region including 248 in Pakistan.
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Californians are on edge following a second earthquake
A second earthquake with a magnitude up to 7.1 has jolted southern California after a series of big aftershocks had residents fearing the ‘big one’ could be on its way.
Southern California was hit by its largest earthquake in two decades, a 7.1-magnitude tremor that rattled residents who were already reeling from another strong quake a day earlier.
Emergency workers and security forces were being dispatched early Saturday to the epicenter of the shallow earthquake in a remote and sparsely populated area around 240 kilometres northeast of Los Angeles, where it was also felt.
No deaths or serious injuries have been been reported, but there were reports of building collapses and power outages in the town of Trona, California Office of Emergency Services director Mark Ghilarducci said.
There were “significant reports” of fires caused by gas leaks, as well as breaks to power, water and communications lines in the region, he told a press conference.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said he had requested emergency federal assistance from the White House, and state resources had been activated at “its highest level.” A joint taskforce including around 200 security forces as well as helicopters and cargo aircraft was being deployed, National Guard Major General David Baldwin said.
San Bernardino fire department spokesman Jeremy Kern told CNN there were “no active searches ongoing” for trapped casualties.
The quake was 11 times stronger than the 6.4-magnitude quake “foreshock” the previous day, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The two major quakes, along with multiple aftershocks, have revived fears of the “Big One” -- a powerful tremor along the San Andreas Fault that could devastate major cities in Southern California.
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Alaskan Peninsula rocked by huge 8.2-magnitude earthquake, 6th-largest in US history, triggering tsunami advisory notice
29 Jul, 2021
08:03 / Updated 54 minutes ago
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An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale has struck just south of the Alaskan Peninsula. The authorities issued warnings and advisory notices about a possible tsunami.
At 10:15pm local time on Wednesday evening (06:15 GMT Thursday), an earthquake rocked the Alaskan Peninsula.
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