Earthquakes
A 6.2 degree earthquake has shaken Japan
A 6.5-degree earthquake has shaken central Mexico
The earthquake has had its epicenter on the coast of the southern state of Guerrero, in the Pacific Ocean, but the shock has been detected in several cities in the country, including the capital of Mexico. No material or personal damage has yet been reported.
Experts have several hypotheses about the origin of the earthquake in Álava
The first hypothesis is that if the earthquake has occurred near the surface, it is due to the collapse of a large cavity, which is a karstic area with numerous caverns. The second hypothesis is that if the earthquake's hypocenter is at a depth of five kilometers, the movement of the earth could have been caused by the movement of the large salt bag in the subsoil of Álava.
Japan raises tsunami alert and warns of another possible earthquake
Japan has deactivated the tsunami alert the day after the 7.5 degree earthquake that struck the north of the country on Monday, but the authorities have activated a special alert at the risk of an unusual earthquake in the coming days.
That's how security cameras recorded the earthquake in Álava
The moment of last night's earthquake has been recorded by security cameras on the Alavese roads. Although the earthquake has been brief, you can see the vibration in some of them.
A 7.6 degree earthquake has hit northern Japan and a tsunami alert has been issued
Authorities have evacuated more than 23,000 people due to the risk of waves of up to three metres. Tohoku Electric Power, operator of two nuclear power plants in the earthquake area, is assessing the situation in the factories.
Miguel Ángel Montes, mayor of Iruña de Oca: "There has been no personal or material damage, everything is under control."
After midnight, an earthquake of magnitude 4, with a Iruña Okan epicentro, has shaken Álava. According to the mayor himself, Miguel Ángel Montes, there has been no damage in the town. In addition, the mayor has conveyed his tranquillity pending the reports and conclusions of the experts of the Basque Government and the Provincial Council of Álava.
Miguel Ángel Montes, mayor of Iruña de Oca: "There has been no personal or material damage, everything is under control."
After midnight, an earthquake of magnitude 4, with a Iruña Okan epicentro, has shaken Álava. According to the mayor himself, Miguel Ángel Montes, there has been no damage in the town. In addition, the mayor has conveyed his tranquillity pending the reports and conclusions of the experts of the Basque Government and the Provincial Council of Álava.
Antonio Aretxabala: "This is the biggest earthquake in the history of the Basque Country"
In an interview on Radio Euskadi, geologist and scientific publicizer Antonio Aretxabaleta has stated that the seismic movement has been the largest in the history of the Basque Country. Moreover, the earthquake has revealed the existence of a previously unknown fault in Álava.
A 4-degree earthquake has shaken Álava without causing damage or injury
The earthquake, which took place at 00:10 hours and had its epicenter in Iruña de Oca, woke thousands of people this morning in Álava and did not cause damage and no replicas are expected, according to SOS Deiak.
A 6.3 degree earthquake has shaken northern Afghanistan
As a result of the earthquake, 27 people have been killed and more than 700 injured, but search and rescue work continues, and it is not ruled out that the death toll will increase in the next few hours.
At least 60 people have died in central Philippines as a result of a 6.9 degree earthquake
Most of the casualties have been recorded in Bogotá, north of the Cebu region and in one of the nearest areas of the epicenter.
Afghanistan has woken up between rescues and destruction following the earthquake that has left more than 1100 dead
Following the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, at least 1100 people have been killed and 3200 injured; hospitals are overflowing, and victims are still arriving from villages and mountains.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has left at least 600 dead in eastern Afghanistan
"Some 600 people have died in the neighbourhoods of Nurgal, Sawkay, Watapur, Dara Pech and Chapi Dara, some 2,000 have been injured and hundreds of homes destroyed by the earthquake," said Kunar's Director of Information and Culture, Ihsanullah Ihsan.
A second volcano erupts in eastern Russia after an 8.8 degree earthquake
The Krasheninnikov volcano, located on the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka, erupted this Sunday after hundreds of years of inactivity and after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale on Wednesday, with more than 10 notable earthquakes in the area over the past 24 hours.
Normalcy in the Pacific after reducing tsunami risk
Russia cancels the tsunami alert and remains alert in Central and South America, although alarms have been removed in most cases.
Xabier Murelaga, UPV-EHU geologist: "More than 80% of global earthquakes occur in the Pacific Fire Ring."
The director of the UPV/EHU Geology Department has explained that the area where the earthquake occurred this Wednesday, the Kamchatka peninsula, is part of the Pacific Fire Ring, where in 2011 the earthquake that damaged the Japanese coast and caused the Fukushima nuclear accident also occurred.
These are the 10 biggest earthquakes in history
This Wednesday's 8.8-degree earthquake in the Kamchatka region of Russia is the eighth largest ever recorded.
News: Tsunami Alert, Boise Festival and interview with Gazatese translator Kayed Hammad
A summary of what will be news today, in two words.
An earthquake has hit the entire Pacific, and tsunami alerts have been activated in several countries
The 8.8-degree landslide has had its epicenter in the Russian region of Kamchatka: alerts have been activated in China, Japan, the US or Mexico.