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Looking back at the 10 worst natural disasters in American history
While Super Typhoon Sandy just ravaged the United States, look back at the worst natural disasters in this country's history.
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Strong earthquakes along the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of casualties
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific edge of Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico, killing hundreds and wounding.
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100 people injured in earthquakes in Myanmar
According to the latest news, at least 1 person was killed, more than 100 were injured and 5 people were missing in the earthquake 6.8 Richter happened 11/11 in Singu in…
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Guatemala again shook because of the strong earthquake
Only a few days after a strong earthquake killed 52 people, on November 11, Guatemala suffered another magnitude 6.5 earthquake that panicked people.
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The west coast of Canada again shook because of the earthquake
A strong magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale yesterday occurred on the west coast of Canada, shortly after the powerful earthquake that caused tsunamis to hit the Amer…
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Tsunami hit Hawaii
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said the first tsunami hit the Hawaii state coastal area at 16:00 on October 28, Vietnam time.
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake off Indonesia
On the afternoon of October 8, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Indonesia but did not cause tsunami warnings.
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Chile deployed many new anti-earthquake technologies
At 3:34 on February 27, 2010 in Chile, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake leveled houses, bridges and water pipes, killing 525 people and causing losses amounted to $ 30 billio…
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Strong earthquakes have never been seen in Quang Nam
At 20h42 on October 22, a super strong 4.6 magnitude earthquake rocked the administrative center of Pak Po in Nam Tra My district (about 30km from Song Tranh 2 hydropowe…
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Exploiting groundwater causing earthquakes?
The exploitation of groundwater has contributed to an earthquake in southeastern Spain last year that killed nine people, according to a new study published today by geo…
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The earthquake in Sumatra island signaled the Indian Ocean's bottom fault
According to scientists, strong earthquakes that occurred off the Indonesian island of Sumatra last April could be a sign of the creation of a new stratigraphic belt at…
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Earthquake in Hai Phong, Hanoi building shook
10h18 this morning, residents of buildings in Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hai Duong ... feeling dizzy, furniture shaking. The Institute of Geophysics determined that a…
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Recreate earthquakes in laboratories
US researchers have used a giant reel to conduct experiments to help explain how to trigger large earthquakes and reveal possible earthquake risks.
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Strong earthquakes cause tsunamis in the Philippines
A powerful earthquake of 7.6-magnitude magnitude occurred at 20:47 local time off the Philippines, at a depth of 34km, CNN quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as sayi…
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Japan expects 320,000 people to die if they encounter strong earthquakes
In the future, if a 9-magnitude earthquake starts about 740km from the low-lying Pacific coast, about 320,000 Japanese will die.