One of the most powerful earthquakes to rock the Kansai region in decades struck Osaka and neighboring prefectures Monday morning, leaving at least three people dead and a number of others injured. The earthquake, measuring magnitude 6.1 and a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7, hit at 7:58 a.m. and occurred at […]
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According to Washington Post, Iran’s state TV has reported a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in a remote, mountainous region in the country’s south, with no immediate word on casualties or damage. It says the temblor rocked the town of Sisakht, some 700 kilometers (430 miles) south of Tehran, on Wednesday. The town has a population of 10,000. […]
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A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s Southern-Highlands-province early on Monday, disrupting communications and oil and gas operations. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the tremor hit near the centre of Papua New Guinea’s main island around 560 km (350 miles) from the capital, Port Moresby, at around 3.45 a.m. local time (1545 GMT […]
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A prolonged 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked Mexico on Friday left nearly a million homes and businesses without power in the capital and south but the only reported deaths came when a military helicopter crashed after surveying the aftermath. At least 50 homes suffered damage in the southern state of Oaxaca, which, along with Mexico […]
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A 6.4-magnitude quake on the east coast of Taiwan has left two persons dead and more than 100 injured after buildings were toppled and a hotel collapsed. Premier William Lai said two persons had died in the quake in the port city of Hualien and 114 were injured, some seriously. He gave no further details. […]
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A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was detected in North Korea on Sunday, sparking concerns if it was caused by another nuclear test or from the regime’s collapsing test site. The small tremor was recorded just after 8 p.m. in the South Hamgyong Province, Korea Meteorological Administration reported, according to Yonhap News Agency. The earthquake was later […]
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Thursday hit Merowe area in north Sudan, some 350 km north of the capital Khartoum, according to the Public Authority for Geological Research of Sudan’s Minerals Ministry. “Earthquakes have occurred in Merowe area since Jan. 1 and continued intermittently in varying degrees thereafter. “Thursday’s quake registered 5.4 on the Richter scale,” […]
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southeast of South Korea on Wednesday afternoon, the second most powerful quake on record, in a country that seldom experiences significant tremors. The quake, which was felt across much of the country including in the capital Seoul, struck at the shallow depth of nine kilometres (six miles) near the southeastern […]
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The US Geological Survey, has disclosed that a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile early Tuesday. The tremor was said to have hit 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of the coastal city of Arica, which is near the border with Peru, the US agency said. The quake struck at a depth of 82 kilometers, it added. Chile is one of […]
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A 3.4 magnitude quake has been detected in North Korea, a development that may be a sign that Kim Jong-Un has moved ahead with a fresh nuclear test. China’s Earthquake Networks Center said that the tremor was caused by a “suspected explosion” near the site that North Korea conducted its last test in September. The […]
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