Daily Archives: October 21, 2011

Powerful 7.4 earthquake strikes near Kermadec Islands region

  October 21, 2011 – KERMADEC – A powerful 7.4 (downgraded from 7.6) magnitude earthquake jolted New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands region early Saturday morning at a depth of 39.8 km (24.7 miles), the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter of … Continue reading

Posted in Earth Changes, Earth Watch, High-risk potential hazard zone, Seismic tremors, Volcano Watch | 22 Comments

Unexplained tremors rattling homes in Eastern India

October 21, 2011 – INDIA – Mild tremors, lasting two to three seconds, enough to result in the walls of a few houses developing cracks, occurred in over ten villages and Girijan areas of Piyepalli mandal, about 100 km from … Continue reading

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Thailand Prime Minister assumes emergency powers as scope of flooding disaster widens

October 21, 2011 – BANGKOK – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday assumed powers under the natural disaster law giving her full authority to implement a nationwide disaster relief plan. Invoking the provisions of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act … Continue reading

Posted in Climate unraveling, Cloudburst storms with flashflooding, Earth Changes, Earth Watch, Extreme Weather Event, Unprecedented Flooding | 1 Comment

Series of earthquakes reported across the globe

  October 21, 2011 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A pair of earthquakes shook homes and businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday. The first quake, with a magnitude of 4.0 according to the U.S. Geological Survey, struck … Continue reading

Posted in Earth Changes, Earth Watch, High-risk potential hazard zone, Land fissures, cracks, sinkholes, Landslide & geological deformation, Seismic tremors | 23 Comments

Northern Italy rattled by second earthquake swarm in 2 months

October 21, 2011 – ITALY – At least ten earthquakes were recorded in northwestern Italy on Thursday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The largest of the earthquakes measured 4.2 magnitude (mb) on the Richter Scale and occurred at … Continue reading

Posted in Earth Changes, Earth Watch, Seismic tremors | 11 Comments