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Pelo menos 16 pessoas morreram e 32 ficaram feridas no terremoto de magnitude 7 que atingiu a região do Tibete, no sudoeste da China, por volta das 22h33 dessa quinta-feira (horário local). Segundo a agência de notícias estatal Xinhua, citando o Departamento de Gestão de Emergências da cidade de Nagqu, até as 2h25 da madrugada des sexta-feira (horário local), 11 dos feridos estavam em estado grave, enquanto 21 apresentavam ferimentos leves. Notícias relacionadas:Tremor de 7,0 na escala Richter atinge o Tibete.Terremoto de magnitude 5 atinge o Tibete .Indonésia: número de mortos no terremoto chega a 100 .Autoridades locais encontraram pelo menos duas pessoas feridas em uma vila próxima ao epicentro, e algumas casas nas vilas mais próximas do epicentro apresentavam rachaduras, informou a emissora estatal. O terremoto é o mais forte a atingir a China desde janeiro de 2024. O epicentro foi localizado em um condado pouco povoado e de alta altitude em Nagqu, no norte do Tibete, a uma profundidade de 10 quilômetros (km). A altitude média, em um raio de 5 km do epicentro, é de cerca de 4.864 metros, segundo dados do Centro de Redes Sísmicas da China (Cenc). Vídeos divulgados pela mídia oficial local mostraram pessoas deixando suas casas e buscando abrigo ao ar livre ou em seus carros estacionados na rua. Um morador relatou ter sido acordado pelo forte terremoto e ouvido a casa ranger com o tremor. O terremoto foi claramente sentido na região, informou o Cenc. O epicentro foi a cerca de 400 km da capital tibetana, Lhasa. Equipes locais de bombeiros e resgate foram mobilizadas e estavam a caminho da região afetada. Uma série de tremores menores, de magnitudes 3 e 4, foram registrados nas regiões vizinhas após o terremoto de magnitude 7. Em 2010, um tremor de magnitude 7,1 atingiu Yushu, na província vizinha de Qinghai, matando pelo menos 2.698 pessoas e deixando quase 300 desaparecidas. *(Reportagem de Xiuhao Chen, Yukun Zhang, Liz Lee e Gnaneshwar Rajan) *É proibida a reprodução deste conteúdo.

The incident was reported on Friday at 9.01 am. According to the details shared by KSNDMC, the magnitude of the earthquake was 3.0 which was low and the tremors were experienced upto a radial distance of 20-30 kms.

All efforts need to be focused on search and rescue for survivors and treating the injured, President Xi Jinping instructed on Friday morning, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed 16 and injured 54 in China’s Tibet autonomous region overnight. “The disaster-hit area is located in a high-altitude region with cold weather. It is imperative to closely monitor seismic activities and weather changes and implement rescue operations accordingly, while preventing secondary disasters,” he said,...

The powerful earthquake has killed 16 people and wounded 32 so far, local medics reported.

At least 16 people have died and dozens more have been injured after a major earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale shook China’s remote Tibet region on Thursday, state media said. Hundreds of houses collapsed in the tremor.

A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s western Tibet autonomous region late on Thursday and casualties have been reported, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. The report did not offer any details about the number or type of casualties. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 10.33pm, was located in a mountainous area about 190km (120 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu and 390km northeast of the regional capital Lhasa, the US Geological Survey said. It struck at a...

Sinaproc declared a green alert on 19 October for Mariato, Soná and Tonosí, quake-hit districts where 3,827 people were in shelters on 17 October. The post Panama Rain Alert Covers 3 Quake Districts appeared first on The Rio Times.

Kanako Hosomura was working in a clothing store in Yokohama when an alert on her phone warned of an imminent magnitude 9.9 earthquake. “We all rushed outside,” Hosomura said, recalling how people poured out of nearby shops and offices to watch tall buildings and power lines for signs of shaking. But no earthquake came. Eight minutes after issuing the warning on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) cancelled the alert, leaving residents to wonder what had gone wrong. “These alarms do not...

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Meteorological Agency on Friday canceled an emergency earthquake warning after erroneously estimating that a magnitude-9.9 earthquake had occurred in the Chishima Islands off the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido the same day. The agency issued the erroneous warning at 12:40 p.m., predicting that Hokkaido and the Tohoku region in northeastern J...

Elena Barría, 68, died on 14 October after being injured in Macaracas during Panama's 9 October earthquake, the state fund CSS confirmed. The post Elena Barría Is First Panama Quake Fatality appeared first on The Rio Times.

Washington handed Panama's border police 17 heavy cargo trucks worth US$2.1 million to move supplies after the 7.7 quake, alongside US$5 million in US aid. The post US Gives 17 Trucks for Panama Quake Relief appeared first on The Rio Times.

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)--Train services on a section of the Hisatsu Orange Railway line in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, resumed Tuesday after having been suspended due to damage from the July earthquake. All railway lines in affected areas are now back in operation, 77 days after the July 28 temblor. On Tuesday, services resumed on the 23.6-kilometer ...

Latin America starts the week jittery: a political protest in Brazilian football, a hurricane on Mexico's coast and a 7.7 quake in Panama. The post Latin American Pulse for Monday, October 12, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Officials of the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) said no damage had been reported so far

Panama was hit by a powerful 7.7 earthquake, a 6.6 aftershock and many tremors, damaging buildings and prompting evacuations but no deaths reported.

Panama’s president has declared a major disaster after two earthquakes struck the country’s south.

Two powerful 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes and a series of aftershocks struck Panama on Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings near the epicentre and prompting evacuations across the country, the US Geological Survey said. The earlier quake, felt as far away as neighbouring Colombia, was centred about 10km (six miles) southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, in the central province of Herrera, the USGS said. It struck at a depth of 10km. The USGS initially reported the first...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Panama on Friday, damaging a hotel and a church in Penonomé. No deaths are confirmed so far. The post Panama Quake Hits Penonomé Hotel and Church appeared first on The Rio Times.

Tsunami warnings are issued for neighbouring countries as videos of destruction circulate online.

Um forte terremoto de magnitude 7,6 na escala Richter ocorreu perto da costa sul do Panamá nesta sexta-feira (9), a uma profundidade de 10 quilômetros, de acordo com o Serviço Geológico dos EUA. Inicialmente não foram relatados danos, e a Autoridade do Canal do Panamá informou que a hidrovia estava operando normalmente. Imagens da televisão panamenha mostraram pessoas deixando prédios. O epicentro do terremoto foi próximo à comunidade rural de La Pitaloza, em uma área pouco povoada no sul do país, próxima à costa do Pacífico. O impacto levou o Sistema de Alerta de Tsunamis dos EUA a informar que ondas de tsunami perigosas poderiam ocorrer ao longo de trechos das costas do Panamá, Colômbia, Costa Rica, Equador, Peru, Nicarágua, Guatemala, El Salvador e México nas próximas três horas. O sistema também informou que havia ameaça de tsunami no Havaí. O terremoto foi sentido na capital, Cidade do Panamá, bem como na capital da vizinha Costa Rica, segundo testemunhas da Reuters.  *Reportagem adicional de Álvaro Murillo, em San José É proibida a reprodução deste conteúdo

Countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Chile have received warnings after the quake.

Earthquake ‌tremors were also felt ‌in New Delhi

Kumamoto, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--As Japan saw the second-earliest start of a nationwide influenza outbreak, the flu is also spreading in Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit by a powerful earthquake in July. With more than 1,300 people still staying at evacuation centers two months after the July 28 temblor that registered the maximum 7 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, an expert has stressed...

Earlier, a tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded around 12.26 a.m. on Tuesday

Kumamoto, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Kumamoto Prefecture on Wednesday to comfort people affected by a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July and to thank those involved in relief efforts. The Imperial couple left Tokyo's Haneda Airport on a special flight earlier in the day and landed at Kumamoto Airport....

Travel companies in southern Japan are pinning their hopes on a business revival following a planned visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to the areas hardest hit by a major earthquake this summer. The imperial couple is scheduled to meet communities in Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, speaking with families who lost their homes and businesses and are currently living in temporary accommodation. The prefecture was at the epicentre of the magnitude 7.1 quake that struck Kyushu island on...

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--A planned visit by Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to areas affected by a powerful earthquake in July in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has been postponed to Wednesday, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday. The one-day trip, initially planned for Tuesday, was postponed due to unfavorable weather in Kumamoto, as travel by a Self-Defe...