Magnitude 5.6 earthquake shakes at least four U.S. statesSeptember 3, 2016 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A massive earthquake has rocked at least four U.S. states on a national holiday weekend Saturday, September 3, UKNews24 reports. The earthquake measured 5.6 on the Richter scale. People were just waking up for Labour Day weekend when the quake struck. Shocked sleepy-eyed Twitter users were quick to mention the earthquake online. The earthquake was felt by a huge number of people throughout central U.S. Twitter users said they could feel the shaking as far away as Chicago which is 800 miles away. In February there was a 5.1 earthquake measured in Oklahoma, the third largest ever felt in Kansas City. Experts have predicted that a massive worldwide earthquake is coming. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |