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The magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Solomons Islands
A strong 6.6-magnitude quake occurred in the Santa Cruz Islands, part of the Solomons island group today, according to the US Geological Survey. No tsunami warnings were…
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Japan shook by two earthquakes
Two moderate intensity seismic shakes Fukushima Prefecture in Japan early this morning.
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The US nuclear waste storage tank moved because of the earthquake
The rare earthquake in the east coast of the United States last month caused many nuclear power plants' waste tanks to move a few centimeters, but have not caused any da…
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The earthquake caused the US nuclear power plant to close
The seismic in Virginia caused a nuclear power plant near the epicenter to stop working, fuel rods that were immediately cooled by the standby power system as planned.
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America 'shuddered' by aftershocks
People in some areas of the US east coast were shocked by the aftershock of 4.5 on the Richter morning.
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Two earthquakes a day in Indonesia
Two moderate intensity earthquakes occurred in Indonesia yesterday. There is no information about casualties and damage yet.
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Earthquakes continue in many parts of the world
On the night of 25 and 26 July, strong earthquakes continued to occur in many places, including the Philippines, Japan, Peru, Turkey and Italy.
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Can 'guess the earthquake' by air
Results of analyzing satellite data on air in the area affected by the historic earthquake in Japan on March 11 showed that a few days before the massive earthquake in M…
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Why do earthquakes happen in Spain?
According to two earthquake and volcanic experts, Armand Vervaeck of Belgium and German-born James Daniell of SOS Earthquakes (Belgium), earthquakes on 11-5 in Spain occ…
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Earthquake in Indonesia
A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island early this morning.
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Earthquakes again occurred in Japan, 6 people died
At least 6 people were killed after the quake shook the Tokyo capital of Japan and surrounding areas this morning.
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Japan again shook because of the earthquake
A seismic strike of 7.1 on the Richter scale occurred in northeastern Japan last night causing officials to issue evacuation orders and issue tsunami warnings.
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Southern Mexico was shaken by a powerful earthquake
A 6.5 magnitude quake struck a large area in central Mexico and south yesterday, causing panic, rushing to the streets.
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Strong earthquake shook Myanmar, Thailand
Two powerful 7.0 richter earthquakes rocked northeastern Myanmar, close to Thailand and Laos, in less than a minute on March 24.
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Japanese catastrophe through insider insights (1)
The analysis and feel of a Vietnamese scientist working in Japan during the tsunami earthquake, gave another look at this historic event.