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Saturday, 22 February, 2025

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Magnitude 7.6 quake shakes Caribbean, tsunami advisory issued

A magnitude 7.6 quake rattled the Caribbean Sea on Saturday about 209 kilometers off the coast of the Cayman Islands, triggering tsunami warnings, US monitoring agencies said. The US Tsunami Warning System said waves as high as nearly 10 feet were possible in some coastal areas of Cuba, while...

5.2 magnitude earthquake hits western Iran

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the western province of Kermanshah early Monday morning, according to reports from IRNA. The tremor hit the city of Qasr-e Shirin at 4:32 a.m. local time, with a depth of 8 kilometers, as confirmed by the Iranian Seismological Center, Institute of Geophysics at the...

Earth’s hidden mountains 100 times taller than Everest discovered

Earths biggest mountains, more than 100 times taller than Mount Everest, have been discovered on the boundary between Africa and the Pacific Ocean, a groundbreaking research, published in the journal Nature, has confirmed, as reported by NDTV. The two peaks lie deep beneath the Earths surface...

Mild earthquake shakes Dhaka, surrounding regions

A mild earthquake was felt across several parts of the country, including Dhaka, around 1:26 PM on Friday. Tremors were also reported in Sylhet and other regions. Initial reports of damage were not immediately available. According to Volcano Discovery, a platform that monitors seismic activity,...

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Philippines

A magnitude 5.8 quake struck off the central Philippines on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, leaving cracks on buildings and houses. The earthquake had a depth of 25 kilometres off the town of San Francisco in Southern Leyte province, USGS added. San Francisco town...

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Turkiye's Canakkale province

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Turkiyes northwestern Canakkale province late Tuesday, according to the countrys Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), reports Daily Sabah. The quake, which occurred at 11:38 p.m. local time, was centered in the Aegean Sea, about 6 kilometers off...

2024 marks Earth's hottest year on record

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last years global average temperature easily passed 2023s record heat and kept pushing even higher. It surpassed...

Bangladesh on edge as earthquake threats escalating

The tremors of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rattled the region on Tuesday morning serve as a stark reminder of Bangladeshs seismic vulnerabilities, reports UNB. While no casualties have been reported in Bangladesh, the incident has brought renewed attention to the countrys readiness to...

Earthquake shakes Dhaka & surroundings

A major earthquake jolted Dhaka and other parts of the country on Tuesday at 7:05 am. Initially, no reports of damage have been received. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale, originated 93 kilometers northwest...

Earthquake shakes Bangladesh, no damage reported

An earthquake was felt across several regions of Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Sylhet, and Cumilla, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Fortunately, no damage has been reported. Rubayet Kabir, Officer-in-Charge of the Earthquake Observation and Research Center at the Meteorological Department,...

Earthquake jolts Nepal's Bajura Municipality early morning

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Gotri in Jagannath Rural Municipality, Bajura, early Saturday, causing panic among residents, according to a Nepal News report. Dr. Lokbijay Adhikari, senior seismologist at the National Seismology and Research Center in Lainchaur, confirmed the tremor occurred...

Vanuatu issues new quake toll of 9 dead

The toll from a powerful earthquake that flattened buildings in Pacific nation Vanuatu is now nine dead -- a figure that is likely to rise, the government said Wednesday, according to AFP. There are 9 confirmed deaths by Vila Central Hospital, said the latest written update by the national...

At least 14 killed in Vanuatu earthquake

Citing governments disaster update, AFP reported an earthquake in Vanuatu has killed at least 14 people. The confirmed deaths included four in the capital Port Vilas hospital, six in a landslide, and four in a collapsed building where the toll was expected to rise further, the update information...

5.1 magnitude quake hits northern Chile

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile on Monday, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage, authorities said. The quake occurred at 1:27 p.m. local time (1627 GMT) and its epicenter was located at 12 km southwest of Iquique, about 1,750 km north of the capital, Santiago,...

Earthquake activity near Alaskan Volcano sparks concerns

A surge in earthquake activity beneath Mount Spurr, located about 80 miles northwest of Anchorage, is drawing heightened attention from geologists. The volcano, which last erupted in 1992, sent an ash plume nearly 12 miles high, disrupting air travel and forcing residents to wear masks. The Alaska...

Jupiter's Opposition: Earth, Sun, and Jupiter align

On Saturday (Dec 7), Earth, the Sun, and Jupiter will align in a straight line with Jupiter remaining visible in the sky throughout the night, reports Earth Sky. This celestial event is known as Jupiters Opposition. According to Forbes Magazine data, there will be an opportunity to observe...

Earth’s ‘mini moon’ may have been a chunk of our actual moon

Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid thats been tagging along as a mini moon for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome by the stronger tug of the suns gravity. But it will zip closer for a quick visit in January, reports AP. NASA will use...