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People Daily (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked southern Sumatra, Indonesia, at 08:47 GMT Friday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a news bulletin on Friday afternoon. The epicenter was initially determined by the Hong Kong Observatory to be at 4.9 degrees south latitude and 101.6 degrees east longitude, about 460 kilometers south-southeast of Padang, Indonesia. No immediate...
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allvoices (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
The quake was centred 141 km southwest of Bengkulu city at a depth of 35 km A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday. the quake could be felt in Bengkulu and Lampung provinces in southern Sumatra, but there was no report of damage or casualties. The sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands was hit by a devastating tsunami four years ago that left an...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
There is no real scientific evidence to support rumors of a forthcoming, 7-point magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake on the Balkans, Rodger Masson, a seismologists with the British Geological Survey explained on Tuesday in a special interview for the Darik radio. The expert also pointed out ...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the remote Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand' North Island on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit the New Zealand territory, 990 km north east of Auckland city at 01:36 p.m. local time (0036 GMT) at a depth of 35km. No casualties or damages were reported. The islands, which are often rocked...
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allvoices (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
The epicentre of the quake, recorded at 23:36 GMT on Monday, was 131km from Raoul Island and at a depth of 35km. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the remote Kermadec islands north of New Zealand on Tuesday. There was no immediate alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. Earthquakes and volcanic activity are common in the area, which is part of the "Ring of Fire" where the Pacific...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, although there was no tsunami warning or reports of damage or casualties.
