• Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Kerman region in Iran

    Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Kerman province in Iran near Iraq border at 17:40:39 UTC on April 18th. Iran Seismological Center recorded epicenter at depth of 62 km (38.5 miles). The epicenter was located 2 Km of Roodbar, 28 Km of Kahnooj,  54 Km of Anbar, 129 km (80

  • Environmental catastrophe: Millions of tyres burn in Kuwait

    On April 17, 2012, a massive fire broke out in a dump for used tyres in Al Jahra in north-west of Kuwait City, fuelled by around five million used tyres. The fire was raging 10 hours after it broke out as hundreds of firemen from several stations with support teams

  • Magnitude 6.2 hit South Sandwich Islands

    Magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck area east of South Sandwich Islands on April 17 at 19:03:55 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter was located 563 km (349 miles) E of Bristol Island, 677 km (420 miles) ESE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands and 2685 km (1668

  • Shiveluch volcano in Russia spews ash to 9,500 meters

    Russia’s northernmost active volcano Shiveluch is churning out ash to a height of 9,500 meters (over 31,000 feet) in the country’s Far East, local scientists reported on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.The 3,283-meter (10,771-foot) Shiveluch stratovolcano increased activity

  • Very strong 6.5 earthquake near Valparaiso, Chile

    Magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck on the coastal strip near Valparaiso, Chile on April 17, 2012 at 03:50:14 UTC. The epicenter was located 42 km (26 miles) NNE of Valparaiso, 81 km (50 miles) W of Los Andes, 101 km (62 miles) N of San Antonio and 112 km (69

  • Moderate M 4.6 earthquake close to Nairobi, Kenya

    A moderate shallow earthquake meassuring magnitude 4.6 struck at only 33 km from the capital of Kenya, Nairoby on April 17 at 02:01 UTC.  The epicenter was located  16km (9 miles) NE from Limuru, 22km (13 miles) NNW from Kiambu and  33km (20 miles) NNW

  • North America swelters in March heat

    The springtime began to feel more like summer for most of North America. March 2012 saw thousands of daily temperature records fall in the contiguous United States (often called the “lower 48”), and the entire month was the warmest March in a temperature record