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The Pacific Ring of Fire simultaneously spoke
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that on January 4, two earthquakes of 6.5 and 7.2 magnitude near Solomon Islands in the South Pacific were occurred.
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The earthquake pulled down the presidential palace
An unprecedented large earthquake in Haiti for 200 years rocked the entire nation yesterday, causing many buildings to collapse including the presidential palace.
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'Haiti earthquake as bad as the Asian tsunami'
About 50,000 people are thought to have died in a devastating earthquake on January 12 in Haiti.
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Human catastrophe in Haiti: A couple of explanations
The 7-magnitude earthquake that destroyed Haiti on January 12 has been evaluated by scientists as having 35 times the power to destroy the atomic bomb that destroyed Hir…
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Haiti will suffer many new earthquakes
Scientists warned of a terrible earthquake in Haiti last week could be just the start of a series of strong earthquakes in the Caribbean region.
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What is an earthquake? How was the earthquake formed?
Earthquakes are sudden vibrations of the earth's crust, strong or weak depending on the game (determined by the Richter scale).
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Taiwan: Strong earthquake injured 14 people
On December 19, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Hualien City, 135km from Taiwan's Chinese capital (China), injuring 14 people.
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Indonesia may have to catch a tsunami again
A strong earthquake will occur beneath Indonesia's Mentawai Islands and may cause tsunamis, a scientist predicts.
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The metaphor from the sliding zone cuts the Red River
From studies of the Red River shear zone, Red River fault zone has deep fault in Southeast Asia with maximum earthquake can reach 6.0 ± 0.3 richter.
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Son La earthquake does not cause damage
The earthquake that occurred at 1145 hours on November 26 did not cause any damage to the people, nor did it affect the construction progress of Son La Hydropower projec…
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Sea cannons
The peaceful atmosphere of the sea in Singapore is broken by the appearance of a water cannon. It sucked water up and washed the ships on the sea ...
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Japan shook because of the earthquake
AP on October 30 led sources from the Japan Meteorological Agency, saying that in Kagosima and Amani Islands, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan.
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Strong earthquake near Samoa
Early on October 15, a 6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific region near Samoa, which has suffered a strong earthquake that caused devastating tsunamis two weeks ago.
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The earthquake shook Indonesia again
A 6.1-magnitude quake struck this morning, causing Indonesia's Sulawesi island to shake - the US Geological Survey said.