by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2025 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
“The quake’s epicentre was at a depth of 30 km in the Hyuganada Sea. Immediately following the quake, the agency issued a tsunami advisory for the coasts of Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. Waves of 1 metre are being forecast. People in the vicinity are...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2025 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The quake hit at 9:05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its epicentre located in Tingri, a rural Chinese county known as the northern gateway to the Everest region, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre. The U.S. Geological Service put...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 5, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The quake’s epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, the USGS said. No damage was immediately reported A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the New York City region on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, shaking buildings and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 5, 2024 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Policy, Risk Management
At least 10 people died and more than 1,000 were injured on Wednesday when the powerful quake, Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years, sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads and damaging ground floors of some buildings that collapsed,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 3, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The island plays an outsized role in the global chip supply chain as it is home to the world’s largest chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co , which supplies chips to Apple and Nvidia.The country also houses smaller chipmakers, including UMC , Vanguard...