Minutes ago, reports of another earthquake striking Japan have been received. The quake with magnitude 6.4 occurred near Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan at 18:49:07.80 UTC on May 30, 2015. Advisories have been issued to expect more aftershocks following this earthquake. These are secondary shockwaves that are usually less violent than the main quake. However, they […]
Less than a month after the devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 took more than 8,000 lives, another earthquake struck Nepal. The 7.3 quake had its epicenter near Mount Everest and the aftershocks were felt all over north and east India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Tibet too. On the same day as Nepal, Japan was also hit by an earthquake […]
On April 25th a devastating earthquake having a magnitude of 7.8 struck Nepal. Destroying thousands of buildings and flattening mountain villages was not the worst of it. The horrifying earthquake killed upwards of 8,000 people and injured 1,117. A few weeks later, on Tuesday, May 12, the people faced another horrific earthquake. It had a magnitude of 7.3 , […]