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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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Horrifying videos of volcanic eruptions in Hawaii
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released a video showing recent activity at Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active volcanoes.
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Controversy about California coming to a 9-magnitude earthquake
Former member of the US Geological Survey (USGS), Jim Berkland predicted that a strong 9-magnitude earthquake will occur in California this month.
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6.1 magnitude earthquake occurs in Indonesia
The US Geographic Research Agency (USGS) said a 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred off Indonesia's Sumatra province at 22:42 pm on Jan. 26.
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Earthquake shook China-Russia-Korea
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said a magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked the border area between China, Russia and Korea on February 18.
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Haiti may have a strong earthquake again
Geologists predict that Haiti may soon experience another strong earthquake after the January 12 earthquake that killed 200,000 people.
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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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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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NASA brought high-tech sensors into volcanoes
These high-tech sensors have recently been put into a volcano's mouth to control the hot spots and provide early warning if volcanoes start erupting.
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Earthquake strikes the Indian Ocean
US officials issued a tsunami alarm in the area after announcing a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that occurred in the Indian Ocean on August 10.
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America revealed images of ice melting in the Arctic
The US Geological Survey (USGS) recently revealed images that reflect global climate change that have a detrimental impact on the Arctic region.
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The magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Taiwan
Two earthquakes a few minutes apart occurred off the east coast of Taiwan on July 14, according to the Central Taiwan Climate Bureau (CWB).
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Earthquake caused tsunami in New Zealand
Yesterday afternoon 15-7, a strong earthquake caused a small tsunami in New Zealand and put the coast of the country on alert.
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Mexico: Strong earthquake in Chiapas
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake was recorded in the Pacific Ocean, the area in front of the southern coast of Mexico on October 16,
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American earthquake response exercises
'1,800 people died, 50,000 injured and 200 billion dollars lost' is a scenario of an earthquake of 7.8 Richter scale if it happens in Southern California (USA). This sce…