Earthquakes: 'The World Is Shaking Very Hard Right Now'

Energy equivalent to 32.6 atomic bombs released within 30 hours around the globe: M5.6 earthquake kills more than 260 in Indonesia – M7.2 and M6.0 strike Solomon Islands – M6.2 hits Baja California, Mexico

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The world is shaking very hard right now. Within the last 30 hours:

• A shallow earthquake killed hundreds in Indonesia M5.6 (equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!)…
• Two strong tremblors shook the Solomon Islands (M7.2: equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs! followed by M6.0: equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!).
• Another powerful M6.2 tremor hit off the coast of Baja California (equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!).

M5.6 earthquake kills 260+ in Indonesia

Indonesian rescue workers were racing to reach people still trapped in rubble one day after an earthquake struck the main island of Java, as the death toll rose to 268.

Monday afternoon’s quake, centred in the Cianjur region of West Java province, struck at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km), triggering landslides and damaging buildings, including thousands of homes.

The number of people killed is unclear. In an Instagram post on Tuesday the local government said 252 were confirmed dead, with 31 missing, 377 injured and 7,060 displaced.

Provisional data released by the authorities and cited by Save the Children said about 51 education sites were affected, including 30 elementary schools, 12 junior high schools, one high school, five vocational schools and one special school.

At a local hospital, overwhelmed by the number of patients, the injured lay on the floor on mattresses and blankets, or under makeshift tents. On Monday night, victims were treated in the dark, under torchlight, due to widespread power cuts.

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