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4 consecutive earthquakes in Guatemala in just 2 hours
Four consecutive earthquakes rocked southeastern Guatemala in less than 2 hours yesterday afternoon, leaving at least one person dead when some walls collapsed. At least…
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There was a 3-magnitude earthquake in Dien Bien
At 21:59 (Hanoi time) on September 21, an earthquake of magnitude 3 occurred in Tuan Giao and Dien Bien districts.
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Indonesia shakes because of strong earthquakes, at least 1 person dies
A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra early this morning, killing a 12-year-old boy and causing people to rush to the streets in pa…
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Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia
A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake just happened this morning (September 13) in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami warning was issued, accordin…
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America: The magnitude 6.8 earthquake triggered Alaska
The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported September 2 (US time), a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck the Aleutian Islands, in the state of Alaska.
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Earthquake triggers tsunami warning in Japan
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has just happened on the northeast coast of Japan, right in the double disaster area in March, causing a tsunami warning to be made.
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Preparing to respond to tsunami in Da Nang
The 6m high tsunami pouring into Da Nang is the scenario expected to respond to disaster prepared by the Steering Committee of ST-11 in Da Nang at the afternoon of Augus…
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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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Strong earthquakes in Central Asia, 14 people were killed
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in the early morning in Central Asia, killing at least 14 people, causing panic everywhere.
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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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Earthquakes followed the tsunami warning in New Zealand
The tsunami warning came after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in New Zealand and Tonga this morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center signaled after the earthquake struck…
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Earthquake in Fukushima, Japan power plant area
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean early this morning, near the area once destroyed by seismic and tsunami in Japan.
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Tsunami in Japan after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Northeast Japan at 9h57 am July 10 caused tsunamis with a height of 10cm in the three provinces of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.
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Earthquake of 5.4 Richter scale in Japan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in central Japan this morning, June 30, injuring seven people but there are no major reports yet, according to Reuters.
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Strong earthquake with tsunami warning attacked Japan
Early this morning (June 23), northeastern Japan was rocked by a new strong earthquake of 6.7 Richter, the US Meteorological and Hydrological Survey said.