September 11, 2023
6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Indonesia
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Halmahera, a province of Maluku, in eastern Indonesia.
The German Research Centre for Geosciences reported on Monday that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 160 km below sea.
There have been no reports of mater…
Qatar Takes Part in 45th session of World Heritage Committee
The State of Qatar, represented by Qatar Museums, is participating in the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee hosted by Saudi Arabia during Sept. 10-25.
Qatar’s participation in this session comes as it is one of the 21 members of …
5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes South Sandwich Islands
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the South Sandwich Islands.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that the epicenter of the earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km.
So far, there have been no repor…
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Fiji
An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck Fiji on Monday.
The US Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the earthquake occurred 297 km east of Levuka, at a depth of 516.8 km.
There have been no reports of casualties or mate…
Iraq Records 3 Earthquakes without Material, Human Losses
The Iraqi General Authority for Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring reported that three earthquakes occurred at dawn Monday in the governorates of Duhok and Kirkuk in northern Iraq, without causing material or human losses.
A statement by the Iraqi G…