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California moved south
Strong seismic activity in the southwestern United States two months ago caused the entire California border to move 80 centimeters.
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Chile continues to suffer 12 more earthquakes
Central Chile suffered 12 earthquakes over the weekend, of which nine occurred around the Pichilemu coast.
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Ho Chi Minh City has an earthquake map
After four years of research, the Southern Geological Mapping Division has completed a map of earthquake and impact sources to HCMC ...
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The number of people killed by the Chinese earthquake reached 760
Relief goods arrived in the earthquake area in northwest China, while the number of people killed was determined to be 760.
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2010 - the number of people killed by unusually high natural disasters
The number of deaths due to natural disasters worldwide changes every year and often tends to increase. Disaster experts say that increase is due in part to an increase…
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The earthquake made Chile separate from America
Before the earthquake in February, Chile was with the whole continent moving northeast to Africa. But now, this land goes in the opposite direction ...
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Strong earthquake in the Mexican-American border area
Around 6 am on April 5 (Hanoi time), a powerful earthquake of 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the Baja California state of Mexico (near the US border).
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Dynamic earth 7.8 Richter off Indonesia
Early in the morning of April 7, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, accompanied by a tsunami warning, caused panic among the populat…
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Earthquakes in China killed 400 people
In the early morning of April 14, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in Yushu County, Qinghai Province, China, killing at least 400 people.
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Strong earthquakes this year
The earthquake in China on April 14 was just one of dozens of strong earthquakes that occurred from the beginning of the year.
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Earthquakes in China are very unusual
Instead of appearing at the intersection of two tectonic plates like the big earthquakes of the year, the earthquake in China yesterday occurred inside a tectonic plate.
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Japan shook by earthquakes
A seismic intensity of 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred on the east coast of Japan yesterday that shook buildings in the capital and many other places.
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Use laptop to alert earthquakes
Elizabeth Cochrah, an earth scientist working at the University of California (USA), suggested the idea of turning a laptop with accelerometer into an earthquake disas…
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The earthquake caused a city to move nearly 2m
Seismic measuring devices said: The 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck a week ago, leaving Concepcion city at least 2 meters to the west.
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There are 2 more aftershocks of 5.7 Richter in Chile
On March 21, there were two strong aftershocks of 5.7 in Richter in Chile, more than 50km west of Concepcion city and 35km deep.