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Strong earthquakes along the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of casualties
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific edge of Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico, killing hundreds and wounding.
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Guatemala again shook because of the strong earthquake
Only a few days after a strong earthquake killed 52 people, on November 11, Guatemala suffered another magnitude 6.5 earthquake that panicked people.
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The west coast of Canada again shook because of the earthquake
A strong magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale yesterday occurred on the west coast of Canada, shortly after the powerful earthquake that caused tsunamis to hit the Amer…
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake off Indonesia
On the afternoon of October 8, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Indonesia but did not cause tsunami warnings.
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Chile deployed many new anti-earthquake technologies
At 3:34 on February 27, 2010 in Chile, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake leveled houses, bridges and water pipes, killing 525 people and causing losses amounted to $ 30 billio…
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Strong earthquakes have never been seen in Quang Nam
At 20h42 on October 22, a super strong 4.6 magnitude earthquake rocked the administrative center of Pak Po in Nam Tra My district (about 30km from Song Tranh 2 hydropowe…
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Earthquake in Hai Phong, Hanoi building shook
10h18 this morning, residents of buildings in Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hai Duong ... feeling dizzy, furniture shaking. The Institute of Geophysics determined that a…
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Strong earthquakes cause tsunamis in the Philippines
A powerful earthquake of 7.6-magnitude magnitude occurred at 20:47 local time off the Philippines, at a depth of 34km, CNN quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as sayi…
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Japan expects 320,000 people to die if they encounter strong earthquakes
In the future, if a 9-magnitude earthquake starts about 740km from the low-lying Pacific coast, about 320,000 Japanese will die.
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Earthquakes in the Philippines and Indonesia
A strong earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Bali early this morning, just hours after a mild earthquake in southern Philippines yesterday.
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Strong earthquake caused tsunami warning in Central America
The US Geological Survey (USGS) initially said the earthquake, which was valued at 7.9 on the Richter scale, occurred at 8:42 am on September 5 local time. However, the…
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Dual earthquake decoding in Iran
Double seismic in Iran occurs due to two stratigraphic plates rubbing each other horizontally. They are close to the ground so they can cause great damage to people and…
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Strong earthquake shook the Philippines
AFP quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as saying that the 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 35km at 6h18 am through local time. The epicenter is about…
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Earthquake in Greece and Turkey
The Athens Institute of Geophysics in Greece announced that the magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred yesterday at 1244 GMT. Its epicenter was under the Aegean Sea and about…
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Strong earthquake in Italy, 6 people died
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6 earthquake occurred about 35km north of Bologna city at 4am. Its epicenter is located at a depth of about 10km.