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Afraid of earthquakes, Japan wants to build a reserve capital
The Japanese government will consider building a backup city for Tokyo to deal with terrorist attacks or major natural disasters.
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Two earthquakes a day in Indonesia
Two moderate intensity earthquakes occurred in Indonesia yesterday. There is no information about casualties and damage yet.
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Strong earthquake shook Fukushima, Japan
A strong earthquake of 6.4 Richter occurred in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan this morning, but did not pose a tsunami risk.
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Record high radiation at Japanese nuclear power plant
Toyko Electric Company (TEPCO) said yesterday it recorded a record high radiation level at the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.
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7,500 earthquakes hit New Zealand city
It has been 10 months since the first major earthquake hit New Zealand's second largest city. It has been nearly 5 months since the devastating earthquake left 181 peopl…
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Strong earthquakes in Central Asia, 14 people were killed
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in the early morning in Central Asia, killing at least 14 people, causing panic everywhere.
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Japan suffers from a strong earthquake
The US Geological Survey (USGS) announced that there was another strong seismic shaking in northeastern Japan - which had suffered heavy losses due to the double earthqu…
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Earthquakes continue in many parts of the world
On the night of 25 and 26 July, strong earthquakes continued to occur in many places, including the Philippines, Japan, Peru, Turkey and Italy.
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Earthquakes followed the tsunami warning in New Zealand
The tsunami warning came after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in New Zealand and Tonga this morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center signaled after the earthquake struck…
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Earthquake in Fukushima, Japan power plant area
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean early this morning, near the area once destroyed by seismic and tsunami in Japan.
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Tsunami in Japan after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Northeast Japan at 9h57 am July 10 caused tsunamis with a height of 10cm in the three provinces of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.
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Japan worries about earthquake alarms through slow television
Replacing the digital terrestrial analog transmission system made Japan anxious to warn the earthquake over television would be slower.
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Earthquake of 7.4 on Richter caused tsunami warning in the US
A seismic intensity of up to 7.4 on the Richter scale rocked the Aleutian volcanic island chain, in the US state of Alaska. Tsunami warning was given, but was retracted…
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Japanese earthquake victims face summer nightmares
The terrible consequences of the earthquake and tsunami seem to be still unfinished for victims who are temporarily sheltering in temporary houses during the past three…