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7.1 Magnitude earthquake hits Kermadec Island, tsunami alert issued

By mediology March 16, 2023 No Comments

After Turkey and Syria, New Zealand becomes the country sticking  Earthquake.  An earthquake of 7.1 magnitudes hit the country’s Kermadec Island on Thursday.According to the research done by US Geological Survey, the quake was estimated to be of 10kms in-depth, other than that the country is also warned for a tsunami soon by the US Tsunami Warning System.  Where on the other hand, National Emergency Management Agency by denying the fact made it clear that there is no warning issued for Tsunami in the country. Also Read: Know Interesting Facts About Zakir HussainWhy Earthquake in New Zealand: Currently, the country is earthquake-prone the reason behind it is that the country is situated on 2 huge tectonic plates. The Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate. The country is also on the edge of a zone of intense seismic activity known as the Ring of Fire.  This is not the 1st time earthquake is hitting the country,  every year thousands of earthquakes shake New Zealand.OTTIndia u

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Cyclone Mandus Updates : 10 facts to know about the Cyclone.

By mediology December 10, 2022 No Comments

Cyclone Mandous, a severe cyclonic storm, made landfall late Friday night, crossing the coast in Tamil Nadu with a wind speed of 75 km an hour. The cyclone has now weakened into a deep depression.Around 12 district in Tamil Nadu are being affected y the up coming Cyclone, apart from that parts of Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh have been affected by the cyclone.Also read :  After trying Luck in Gujarat : AAP now ready to contest election from 100 Local constituencies in Ghaziabad.Talking about the cyclone, it started around at 11:30  pm on Friday crossed the coast near Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) in Tamil Nadu around 1.30 am, uprooting hundreds of trees in Chengalpattu and neighboring Chennai. Chennai received around 115 mm of rain due to cyclone “Around 200 trees have fallen and we have been clearing them since night,” said Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Commissioner,  Greater Chennai Corporation. “A major damage has been averted as we had secured many hoardings early,” he added. The city

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