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Tuesday 22 September 2020
Many buildings in Zagreb cracked, and walls and rooftops were damaged.
At least 21 people have been injured.
An initial tsunami warning following the earthquake was lifted.
Officials said at least 1,556 people were injured in Friday night’s quake.
Damage was caused across the island by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.
The worst damage appeared to be around the coastal town of Durres.
A government spokesman later Friday said “life in Athens is back to normal”.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
The latest quake is part of what geologists are calling an ‘earthquake sequence’ and follows a 6.4 magnitude quake on Thursday.
The 4 July earthquake has sparked fires in some areas but there are no reports of mass injuries or any deaths.
The epicentre of the earthquake was in a remote part of Indonesia.
The earthquake struck at 9.18pm last night.
Tremors were felt by members of the public around the Killybegs area.
The volcano, which is the most active in Europe, erupted on Monday.
More than 130 seismic shocks were recorded around the volcano afterwards.
There were no immediate reports of damage from the earthquake.
Police in the city of around 300,000 said it had caused “major infrastructure damage”.
The earthquake struck 104 kilometres off the coast of Hualien city.
Secretary of State for Communications Eddy Jackson Alexis said a preliminary report indicated that 11 people had died.
The epicentre of the quake was located about 19 kilometres northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix.
A government volcanologist said it’s possible the eruption was accelerated by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Central Sulawesi on Friday.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by a lack of heavy machinery and severed transport links.
Medicines are running out and rescuers are struggling with a shortage of heavy equipment.
The death toll is expected to worsen considerably as so many regions have yet to be heard from in the aftermath of the quake.
The main airport in Palu is expected to stay closed for at least 24 hours, complicating disaster relief efforts.
The 1.5 metre tsunami slammed into Sulawesi island.
The 6.6 magnitude quake struck on Thursday.
Several earthquakes in recent weeks have killed more than 500 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless.
The quakes hit throughout yesterday, with the first measuring 6.3 shortly before midday which triggered landslides.
There have been no reports of deaths or injuries so far.
Aftershocks are hampering rescue efforts on the Indonesian island.
Nearly 2,500 people have been hospitalised with serious injuries.
Rescuers today resumed the search for survivors, and to recover the bodies of victims.
Teacher Colleen Garry is travelling in Indonesia for six weeks and told us what it was like to get caught up in the quake.
More than 2,000 tourists are being helped to leave the island after the incident.
The latest quake had a magnitude of seven and struck just 10km underground.
The earthquake struck Newdigate, Surrey at 12.28pm.
One of the victims was a nine-year-old girl who was killed when a wall collapsed on her at school.
Rescuers have not been able to establish communication with any of three other missing men.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico at 11.39pm Irish time last night.
The earthquake struck at 2.31pm near Swansea, Wales.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
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