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3 strong earthquakes shake the Pacific Ocean
Yesterday three strong earthquakes happened near New Zealand and Guam, USA, but fortunately their epicenter was out of the Pacific.
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Warning earthquakes to every house
On Monday, Japan launched a state-of-the-art earthquake warning system, allowing anyone to hear on the radio or television a few seconds before a major earthquake occurr…
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Pakistan: 2 years after the earthquake killed 80,000 people
Two years after the earthquake in Pakistan's northern mountains killed 80,000 people, survivors struggled with landslides, soaring material prices to rebuild their homes…
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Sumatra again had a strong earthquake
On September 20, a strong earthquake shook many parts of Sumatra island of Indonesia. There is no information about damage or casualties.
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Colombia: Strong earthquake, 4 people injured
This morning September 10 (Vietnamese time), a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Colombian Pacific coast, collapsing many houses and at least 4 people were injured…
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Strong earthquakes in Indonesia cause a tsunami of 3m high
A 8.2-magnitude earthquake happened off Indonesia's Sumatra island, causing tsunami warnings across the Indian Ocean. Nearly 3m high tsunami hit Padang town, about 20 mi…
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Bangkok is an area of earthquake risk
Thailand is drafting a regulation to declare Bangkok an earthquake-prone area after the city was hit by an earthquake of 8.4 magnitude in Indonesia, an official of the c…
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Indonesia: Earthquake makes volcanic activity strong
The Indonesian volcanic watchdog on September 17 said the earthquake that shook Sumatra last week made three volcanoes in the area more active, but not dangerous.
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Greece: earthquake earthquake!
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Kefalonia in western Greece at 16:20 (US time) yesterday afternoon. The epicenter of the seabed is 298km from Athens. While the earthqu…
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Terrifying earthquake in Peru
Peruvian Health Minister Carlos Vallejos said this morning that a magnitude 7.9 earthquake rocked the country, leaving at least 337 people dead and more than 1,000 injur…
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Peru: Cultural heritage heavily destroyed after an earthquake
The magnitude 8 earthquake struck not only the lives of many Peruvian people but also caused heavy losses to the cultural heritage in this South American country.
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The world buckled by storms and earthquakes
Yesterday, Hurricane Dean strengthened to level 5, beginning to devastate the coast of Mexico with wind gusts of over 250km / g and downpour. Thousands of tourists have…
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VND 80 billion for earthquake observation project and tsunami warning
Scientific Council of the Institute of Geophysics has just passed the project
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Japan: Strong earthquake off the island of Okinawa
This morning (August 7), a strong earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.4 magnitudes occurred off Japan's Okinawa island. Still no information on casualties.
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America: Earthquake collapsed coal mine, six missing miners
An earthquake occurred in a coal mine in Utah (western America) that collapsed a tunnel in the mine. More than 200 people participated in the search for six missing mine…