BREAKING - Magnitude 7.0 quake hits off northern coast of Algeria

[Hans Mann]

Quake depth is 10 kilometers, and it is located 310 kilometers west of Algiers, Algeria, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre says.

[Hans Mann]

BEIJING: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake, at a depth of only 5 km, hit the Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Xinjiang at 5:18 a.m. Beijing Time on Thursday, said the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC).

The epicentre was monitored at 42.19 degrees north latitude and 84.12 degrees east longitude, according to the CENC, China’s Xinhua news agency reported.

No casualties have been reported yet.

Xinjiang Earthquake Administration has sent a team of seven people, headed by a deputy chief, to Luntai County, the epicenter.

Authorities in Luntai would continue gathering information about casualties and property loss, a local official said. -- Bernama

5.3-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News

[palexxxx]

Nothing in Chiang Mai today.

Today's Earthquakes in Chiang Mai, Thailand

However there's been seven in S.E. Asia today.

Today's Earthquakes in Southeast Asia

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Typo prompts false reports of major earthquake off Algeria




Several news organizations have sent out breaking news alerts after the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) erroneously reported a major earthquake off the northern coast of Algeria.

The reports emerged on early Thursday local time when Algeria's Center for Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics (CRAA) sent out an earthquake notification for a small earthquake that struck 310 kilometers (192 miles) west of Algiers. The notification, however, was missing the magnitude, causing the depth of 7 kilometer to show up as the magnitude.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre picked up on the report shortly after and reported that a major earthquake had struck off the coast of northern Algeria. That report, which was also sent out through the center's apps and Twitter accounts, was then picked up by Bloomberg and the Chinese newspaper People's Daily.

CRAA later updated the earthquake notification, clarifying that the quake's magnitude was 3.0, after which EMSC deleted its report.

Typo prompts false reports of major earthquake off Algeria - BNO News

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BREAKING: strong quake jolts off Hokkaido, Japan, no tsunami warning

[Hans Mann]

An intensity shake map released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on Jan 11 shows the location where an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 hit the northwest area of Asahikawa city. A 6.7 quake hit northern Hokkaido Thursday. (EPA photo)

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck just off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday, Japan's Meteorological ...

Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts Japan, no tsunami expected | Bangkok Post: news

[david44]

Baked Beans for brekkie turbulence forecast.

Interestingly Chiang Saen victim to several recent earthquakes that caused severe damage to temples has been selected to install a huge erection, however it is now suggested that it'll be the new river crossing when it inevitably tumbles placing the banner of the free fair and square in the lap of those militant marxists

[harrybarracuda]

Breaking news: No-one killed by earthquakes today (as usual).

[Davis Knowlton]

BREAKING!


Nothing actually...I just wanted to see if you got a prize or something by prefacing totally meaningless non-events with BREAKING!

Guess not...........

[kingwilly]

are all threads going to be BREAKING now ?

[Davis Knowlton]

^All those that are not OP-declared MEGATHREADS!

[Hans Mann]

BREAKING - No Thais hurt in any of the earthquakes today.
Source: FMA