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Special Broadcast on FIRE-EARTH Channel TODAY!

Tune into FIRE-EARTH Channel for a special broadcast today (April 20, 2015 UTC) at the following times:

15:02, 16:02 and 17:02 UTC.

Strong Earthquakes Strike Japan Region (near Taiwan)

M6.5 and M6.2 earthquakes strike SW of Yonakuni, Japan

M 6.5 – 67km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
Date/ Time: 2015-04-20 at 12:00:01 UTC
Location: 24.052°N 122.514°E
Depth: 38.7 km
Distances:

• 67km (42mi) SW of Yonakuni, Japan
• 90km (56mi) SE of Su’ao, Taiwan
• 92km (57mi) E of Hualian, Taiwan
• 109km (68mi) SE of Yilan, Taiwan

M 6.2 – 70km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
Date/ Time: 2015-04-20 11:45:14 UTC
Location: 24.068°N 122.460°E
Depth: 35.6 km
Source: USGS/EHP

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Mediterranean Sea: A ‘Convenient’ Killing Machine

Up to 900 migrants drown, only 28 rescued

Hundreds of migrants are believed to have drowned after their boat sank about 100km off the coast of Libya.

The 20-meter-long boat was carrying up to 950 migrants, and only 28 survivors have been rescued, according to the latest reports.

The sinking is probably the largest loss of life of migrants attempting to cross to Europe, said the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), adding that the North Africa-Italy route was the world’s deadliest.

The EU voted last year to heavily downsize search and rescue attempts. The decision was reached after EU members said they couldn’t afford to house the refugees, and feared that it would encourage even more migrants to cross the sea.

Some 13,500 people arrived in the Italian waters over the past week (April 10 – 17), said UNHCR. “Their arrival exacerbates a growing crisis which has seen some 31,500 people cross Mediterranean waters to Italy and Greece so far this year, as war and violence intensify in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.”

As many as 1,700 migrants are now feared to have drowned so far this year.

An estimated 218,000 migrants crossed the Mediterranean in 2014, while 3,500 others drowned, said UNHCR.

Strong Earthquake Strikes Taiwan Region

M6.3 quake strikes 76.2 km E of Hualien County, Taiwan

Centered at 24.05N 122.37E, the quake struck at a depth of 17.5km, said Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau.

The event was followed by at least one significant aftershock, measuring 5.0ML, as of posting.

EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.3ML  [USGS/EHP: 6.4Mw]
Location: 24.05N, 122.37E
Depth: 17.5km
Distances: 76.2 km E of Hualien County

Tsunami Evaluation

Sea-level changes in coastal regions were forecast, but NO tsunami damage is expected.