Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

5.8 earthquake hits the Kermedec Islands.

5.6 earthquake hits Vanuatu.

5.2 earthquake hits Romania.

5.1 earthquake hits northern Qinghai, China.

5.0 earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan.

5.0 earthquake hits Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Meanwhile the death toll in the Turkey/Syria earthquake has passed 35 000. As hopes of finding people alive under the debris fade more than a week after the quake struck, the focus has switched to providing food and shelter to the vast numbers of survivors. According to the Turkish government, about 1.2 million people have been housed in student residences, more than 206,000 tents have been erected and 400,000 victims evacuated from the devastated areas.