A widespread disaster unfolded early Monday morning in the Houston area as torrential, prolonged rainfall came down at rates as high as four inches an hour, flooding waterways at rapid rates and leaving residents trapped in their own homes. Rainfall totals of 10 to 20 inches have been measured in southeast Texas to the […]
The death toll from Ecuador’s biggest earthquake in decades soared to 272 on Sunday as survivors cobbled together makeshift coffins to bury loved ones, lined up for water and sought shelter beside the rubble of their shattered homes. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday and was felt around the […]
The U.S.G.S. is reporting a large earthquake that just hit in Japan. It was first reported as a 7.1, but was quickly downgraded to 7.0. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake was centered: 1.0 km (0.6 mi) WSW of Kumamoto-shi, Japan 12.0 km (7.5 mi) NNE of Uto, Japan 13.0 km (8.1 mi) SSE […]
At least nine people died when an earthquake shook southwestern Japan’s Kyushu island late Thursday, the Kumamoto Prefecture disaster management office said. Search crews scrambled to dig through rubble looking for people trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude-6.2 quake struck near Ueki, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Dozens of smaller aftershocks followed. “The ground shook […]
A powerful earthquake has struck southern Japan, causing casualties and collapsed buildings. According to Japan’s Meteorological Agency, the quake hit at 9.26 pm and was centered seven miles east from the town of Mashiki in the Kumamoto prefecture. Initial reports placed the quake at a magnitude 6.4, but this was later downgraded to […]
YANGON, Myanmar — A strong earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday night and was felt in parts of eastern India and Bangladesh, causing residents to rush out of their homes in panic. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The magnitude-6.9 quake struck at a depth of 135 kilometers (84 miles), 396 kilometers […]