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Mining causes earthquakes
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Mining causes earthquakes

According to a study by Christian D. Klose of Columbia University (USA), the most intense earthquake in Australian history occurs due to changes in the Earth's crust str…

December 16, 2018
Tsunami fears after the earthquake in Taiwan
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Tsunami fears after the earthquake in Taiwan

A strong earthquake in southwest Taiwan today scared people of the possibility of a tsunami recurrence like two years ago, killing thousands of people in Asia.

December 16, 2018
Earthquake and tsunami warning on the Indian Ocean
Environment

Earthquake and tsunami warning on the Indian Ocean

At 15:48 and 15:57 hours, on the afternoon of December 30, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PWTC) and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued the first notice…

December 16, 2018
Strong earthquakes in Hawaii
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Strong earthquakes in Hawaii

Hawaii has declared a state of emergency following a strong earthquake with magnitudes of up to 6.6 Richter levels. There are no news of the dead but there have been hea…

December 16, 2018
Indonesia suffers from a mild earthquake
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Indonesia suffers from a mild earthquake

An undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Moluccas archipelago yesterday, but officials said its intensity was only moderate and there was no risk of a tsunami.

December 16, 2018
Indonesia rocked by earthquakes
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Indonesia rocked by earthquakes

A 6-magnitude seismic shock caused the shoreline of Sumatra, Indonesia, west coast to shake this morning. Officials said there were no announcements about casualties

December 16, 2018
Nam Bo met with a magnitude 5.5 earthquake
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Nam Bo met with a magnitude 5.5 earthquake

At 14:55 today, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau, Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan ... an earthquake occurred about 5 seconds. According to some people, this shaking is stronger than…

December 16, 2018
The biggest earthquakes in history
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The biggest earthquakes in history

On this day a year ago, the strong 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the northeastern coast of Japan, accompanied by a massive tsunami. Memorial round a year of double dis…

December 16, 2018