ANKARA, Turkey — Authorities on Monday detained the owner and the constructor of a residential building that collapsed during a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in northwestern Turkey, as part of an investigation into possible negligence, an official said.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian region of Papua on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but a monitor said there was no tsunami threat.
Authorities on Monday detained the owner and the constructor of a residential building that collapsed during a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in northwestern Turkey, as part of an investigation into possible negligence, an official said.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian region of Papua on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but a monitor said there was no tsunami threat ... 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off Guatemala's coast, no damage reported.
Strong tremors were felt around the eastern Indonesian region of Papua, after an earthquake hit the region at around 5.24 pm (0824 GMT) on August 12 ... The epicentre of the earthquake was around 193 kilometres northwest of the town of Abepura in Papua.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Turkey’s Sindirgi district of Balikesir province has triggered 237 aftershocks and caused at least 10 buildings to collapse, trapping several residents and disrupting communications in some areas.