Friday 6 August, 2021
A tsunami advisory has been issued for Japan’s north-east coast.
The 2011 quake killed 185 people and flattened much of the city’s central area.
The latest quake came nearly 10 years after the deadly earthquake that sparked a tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
Tokyo Electric Power said that 860,000 homes were without power as a result of the quake.
The death toll from the 6.2 magnitude earthquake has risen to 56.
At least 20 people were left injured as a result of the quake.
The quake has caused major damage to homes and other buildings in a town south east of the capital Zagreb.
The quake toppled buildings in Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city.
On Samos, two teenagers died after being struck by a wall that collapsed.
Many buildings in Zagreb cracked, and walls and rooftops were damaged.
An initial tsunami warning following the earthquake was lifted.
Officials said at least 1,556 people were injured in Friday night’s quake.
Damage was caused across the island by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.
The worst damage appeared to be around the coastal town of Durres.
A government spokesman later Friday said “life in Athens is back to normal”.
The latest quake is part of what geologists are calling an ‘earthquake sequence’ and follows a 6.4 magnitude quake on Thursday.
The 4 July earthquake has sparked fires in some areas but there are no reports of mass injuries or any deaths.
The epicentre of the earthquake was in a remote part of Indonesia.
The earthquake struck at 9.18pm last night.
Tremors were felt by members of the public around the Killybegs area.
The volcano, which is the most active in Europe, erupted on Monday.
More than 130 seismic shocks were recorded around the volcano afterwards.
There were no immediate reports of damage from the earthquake.
Police in the city of around 300,000 said it had caused “major infrastructure damage”.
The earthquake struck 104 kilometres off the coast of Hualien city.
Secretary of State for Communications Eddy Jackson Alexis said a preliminary report indicated that 11 people had died.
The epicentre of the quake was located about 19 kilometres northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix.
A government volcanologist said it’s possible the eruption was accelerated by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Central Sulawesi on Friday.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by a lack of heavy machinery and severed transport links.
Medicines are running out and rescuers are struggling with a shortage of heavy equipment.
The death toll is expected to worsen considerably as so many regions have yet to be heard from in the aftermath of the quake.
The main airport in Palu is expected to stay closed for at least 24 hours, complicating disaster relief efforts.
The 1.5 metre tsunami slammed into Sulawesi island.
The 6.6 magnitude quake struck on Thursday.
Several earthquakes in recent weeks have killed more than 500 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless.
The quakes hit throughout yesterday, with the first measuring 6.3 shortly before midday which triggered landslides.
There have been no reports of deaths or injuries so far.
Aftershocks are hampering rescue efforts on the Indonesian island.
Nearly 2,500 people have been hospitalised with serious injuries.
