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The magnitude 6 earthquake shook Japan
According to AFP, an earthquake of magnitude 6 magnitude shook Aomori province and other areas in northeastern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake…
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4.7 Richter earthquake shook northern China
A strong 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook northern China in the morning of May 28, causing buildings in Beijing to be swayed, the US Geological Survey said.
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Strong earthquake off the coast of Mexico
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred on 22h43 GMT on May 1 (Vietnam time 5h5), with the epicenter at a depth of 44km, 90km from Tapichul…
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The earthquake in Indonesia is '2000 years with one'
The earthquake of magnitude 8.7 on April 11 off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia is a once-in-a-thousand-year event, even though it caused little human damage, according…
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Tsunami warning on 20 countries due to earthquakes
According to DailyMail, the magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck in Aceh, the westernmost province of Indonesia has suffered heavy losses in the Boxing Day disaster in 2004.…
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A strong earthquake may occur in North Tokyo Bay
The east coast of Tokyo and northeastern Kanagawa Prefecture may experience a magnitude 7 earthquake on the Japanese scale once the epicenter is inside Tokyo Bay with an…
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Super tsunami scenario in Japan
A 9-magnitude Richter earthquake originating from the trench Nankai, running along the eastern island of Honshu to the southern island of Kyushu, can create a giant wave…
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Why doesn't the earthquake in Mexico cause disaster?
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake that occurred in the afternoon of March 20 in Mexico left only negligible consequences for people in the affected area, especially no dead, du…
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Chile shook by a powerful earthquake
The American Geological Agency announced the earthquake in Chile's Maule region on 18h37 on March 25 at local time (5:37 am Vietnamese time). The epicenter of the earthq…
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Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck yesterday in northern Japan, causing sea levels to change slightly, but authorities did not issue a tsunami warning.
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Mexico shook because of the earthquake of 7.4 Richter scale
On the morning of March 21, Vietnam time, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck many cities in Mexico. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake's epicenter was in the…
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Strong earthquake in northwest China
The magnitude 6 earthquake occurred in Lac Pho district (Lop), Hoa Dien district (Hotan), belonging to Xinjiang Uyghur ethnic group, at 6:50 am this morning in Beijing a…
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Taiwan shook by the earthquake
Taiwan Weather Forecasting Agency (CWB) announces an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale. It happened in Binh Dong district in the morning of Februar…
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The US West Coast again shook because of the earthquake
The northwestern US coast has been shaken by a powerful earthquake but has no damage and no tsunami warnings.
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Strong earthquake in California
A strong magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred in California, the west coast of the United States, but no human and human damage was recorded.