Quake
April 25: earthquake in Romania, felt in Moldova and Bulgaria
April 25, 2009An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 was recorded in eastern and central Romania on Saturday evening at 20:18. It was also felt in neighboring Moldova and northern Bulgaria. The epicenter was in the Vrancea area, where a major fault line caused dozens...
- July 16, 2007
A powerful earthquake 10 miles below sea level jolted Japan's northwest coast Monday, killing two women and injuring an undetermined number of people. The 6.8-magnitute quake, which struck after 10 a.m. local time, knocked down several small buildings...
Moderate quake hits northwest Iran
July 12, 2007An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale was reported Wednesday in northwest Iran. Officials said no casualties or serious damage were reported, the Iranian News Agency said. The Geophysics Institute of Tehran University said the epicenter...
Will a damaging tsunami follow the Kuril Islands/Japan 8.2 quake?
January 13, 2007Moldova.ORG -- A major earthquake occurred about 525 km (325 miles) ENE of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands of Russia or about 1710 km (1060 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan at 10:23 PM MDT, Jan 12, 2007 (Jan 13 at 2:23 PM local time in Russia). The Japanese meteorological...
Scientists can predict quake effects within seconds
December 16, 2006By Nicholas Rigillo Rome (dpa) - Italian scientists say they can now predict the destructive powers of an earthquake just seconds after the start of a tremor, thus providing a potentially life-saving advance warning to affected populations. ...