Dhe greyish-beige sand runs through your fingers. It is finer than ordinary sand, like dust. You hardly feel him. According to Bob Gross, this sand here in California’s Coachella Valley is the product of huge millstones – “the largest on earth,” says the naturalist guide, who knows the area like the back of his hand. … Read more
A six-foot section of the Great Wall of China collapsed as a result of the earthquake of 6.9 degrees on the open Richter scale that shook the northwest of the country last Saturday, official media reported today. The collapsed section dates from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and is located in the province of Gansu, 114 … Read more
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the Cyprus region, and its effects were felt by residents of some areas of Egypt, according to dozens of social media users and some media outlets. During the last minutes, a large number of citizens circulated in most parts of the Republic, indicating that they felt … Read more
At midnight on January 8, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 occurred in Qinghai province in northwestern China at a depth of 10 km. Due to a natural phenomenon, about two meters of the Great Wall of China collapsed. The site is being restored informs Global Times. “Two meters of the Great Wall of … Read more
Original title: 12 aftershocks of the Menyuan earthquake in Qinghai have a maximum magnitude of 5.1 China News Service, Xining, January 9th (Li Jun) On the 9th, the reporter learned from the third press conference of the Menyuan 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Qinghai Province that as of 16:00 on the 9th, the Qinghai Provincial Seismological … Read more
China registered a 6.9 earthquake today in the western province of Qinghai which at the moment has left no fatalities, reports the official press. The tremor occurred at 1:45 a.m. local time (5:45 p.m. GMT on Friday) in an area of ”sparse population” more than 3,600 meters above sea level, with an epicenter 10 kilometers … Read more
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred at 5:12 this morning (8).Picture: Provided by the Bureau of Meteorology An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred at 5:12 in the morning of this (8) morning. The epicenter was in the Dongshi District of Taichung City, with a depth of 32.9 kilometers. The epicenter was located in the Dongshi … Read more
Original Title: The Emergency Management Department of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province, sent a working team to the earthquake area According to the China Seismological Network, at 1:45 on January 8, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Menyuan County, Haibei Prefecture, Qinghai Province, with a focal depth of … Read more