A 5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Provincia de Ica, Peru.
Image Credit: Earthstar Geographics An hour ago the the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Ica, Provincia de Ica, Peru at a shallow […]
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Peru.
Image Credit: VolcanoDiscovery Minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Peru-Ecuador Border Region at a shallow depth of 10km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, […]
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Santiago, Ecuador.
Image Credit: Earthstar Geographics An hour ago USGS reported that a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Datem del Marañon, Loreto, 193 km east of Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador at a very […]
Bus crash in Bolivia.
Image Credit: Twitter On Monday, a bus crash in a ravine Bolivia resulted in at least 34 casualties. The death toll was initially 24 deaths but after 12 hours of […]
Peru to extend state of emergency due to a surge in coronavirus.
Image Credit: CNS/Latin America News Agency handout via Reuters/Minsa The Latin American country of Peru will extend its state of emergency until the end of August to allow the government […]
New COVID-19 (Lambda variant) strain found in 27 countries.
Image Credit: Fortune Australia is the most recent country to detect a new COVID-19 strain among their population known as the Lambda variant. The variant also known as C.37 is […]
Jair Bolsonaro scrapped discounted Pfizer vaccine deal for a much more expensive Covaxin. Why?
Image Credit: AFP The controversial Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro dubbed the ‘tropical Donald Trump’, for his similarities to ex-US President Donald Trump, has been under scrutiny for scrapping a heavily […]
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Peru.
Magnitude was recalculate from 5.6 to 5.8 later on.Image Credit: Earthstar Geographics Hours ago, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the South Pacific Ocean, […]
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Portoviejo, Ecuador.
Hours ago, the Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN) reported a 4.6-magnitude 92km southwest of Portoviejo, Ecuadot. It was later revised to a 4.5-magnitude, at […]
