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Monday, March 26th, 2012

Bhutan Needs an Active Fault Map to Reduce Seismic Disaster

An earthquake is considered to trigger GLOFs, and active faults are potential sources of earthquakes. Do you think that a mega earthquake of the same size as the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake could occur in Bhutan?...

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Seismic hazard Map of Azerbaijan’s Capital To Be Drawn

Seismic hazard map of Baku will be drawn, director general of the Republic Seismological Service Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Gurban Yetirmishli told APA. He said the project will be implemented at the expenses of the...

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Manas Petroleum Mongolia Completes Seismic Campaign 2011

Manas Petroleum Corp is pleased to announce that Gobi Energy Partners LLC ("Gobi"), a Manas subsidiary and the operator of its exploration project in Mongolia, has completed its 2011 seismic program. The seismic contract with Sinopec provided for...

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Most Rural Houses Vulnerable to Quakes

All Chinese houses built before 1979 and 90 percent of rural houses built after 1979 are not quake-proof in their design, said Sun Botao, head of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of China Earthquake Administration at Japan's Revelation...

Monday, September 19th, 2011

INOVA Announces Five New Land Seismic Products

Today's announcement marks the beginning of the most significant product launch since the formation of the company in 2010. INOVA Geophysical is a global independent land seismic equipment manufacturer formed as a joint venture of BGP, the...

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

India Not Ready to Handle Natural Disasters

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said India is not prepared to face natural disasters. The NDMA arrived at this conclusion after taking stock of psycho-social support and mental health services in the country. The stock-taking found the...

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Seabed Moved 24 Metres Near Epicentre of Japan Earthquake

The seabed close to the epicentre of the March 11 earthquake has moved some 24 metres east-south-east and risen about 3 metres, according to a Japan Coast Guard survey released Wednesday. The magnitude-9 temblor that jolted north-eastern Japan...

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Seabed Split; Quake Tilted Earth’s Axis 10 cm

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that jolted northeast Japan was caused by a tectonic upheaval that created offshore faults stretching for hundreds of kilometers from Iwate Prefecture to Ibaraki, seismologists said Saturday. Satoko Oki of the University of Tokyo's...

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

The Tsunami – Two Years Later

India will have a national tsunami early warning system by September 2007. The country's Science and Technology Minister, Kapil Sibal, made the announcement at a recent press conference. It is two years since the 2005...