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Strong earthquake in the capital of the Philippines
A magnitude 6 quake struck the Philippines' capital Manila, causing many office workers to rush to the streets, witnesses and seismologists said.
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Central America: continue earthquakes
A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the border area between Peru and Ecuador on the evening of November 15 (local time). On the same day, many strong earthquake afte…
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Earthquake in Indonesia: 1 dead, 45 injured
Last night (November 25), a 6.7-magnitude quake struck off the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, killing 1 person and injuring 45 people.
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Terrifying earthquake in Chile
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile last night, injuring many people, destroying hundreds of houses and causing power outages in the area.
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Strong earthquake, Indonesia warned the tsunami
Yesterday morning (October 25), a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing panic among locals and the Indonesian Geophysical and Met…
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3 strong earthquakes shake the Pacific Ocean
Yesterday three strong earthquakes happened near New Zealand and Guam, USA, but fortunately their epicenter was out of the Pacific.
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Sumatra again had a strong earthquake
On September 20, a strong earthquake shook many parts of Sumatra island of Indonesia. There is no information about damage or casualties.
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Colombia: Strong earthquake, 4 people injured
This morning September 10 (Vietnamese time), a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Colombian Pacific coast, collapsing many houses and at least 4 people were injured…
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Strong earthquakes in Indonesia cause a tsunami of 3m high
A 8.2-magnitude earthquake happened off Indonesia's Sumatra island, causing tsunami warnings across the Indian Ocean. Nearly 3m high tsunami hit Padang town, about 20 mi…
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Greece: earthquake earthquake!
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Kefalonia in western Greece at 16:20 (US time) yesterday afternoon. The epicenter of the seabed is 298km from Athens. While the earthqu…
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Terrifying earthquake in Peru
Peruvian Health Minister Carlos Vallejos said this morning that a magnitude 7.9 earthquake rocked the country, leaving at least 337 people dead and more than 1,000 injur…
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Peru: Cultural heritage heavily destroyed after an earthquake
The magnitude 8 earthquake struck not only the lives of many Peruvian people but also caused heavy losses to the cultural heritage in this South American country.
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Japan: Strong earthquake off the island of Okinawa
This morning (August 7), a strong earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.4 magnitudes occurred off Japan's Okinawa island. Still no information on casualties.
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Japan: Earthquake, 800 people were injured
This morning (July 16), a strong earthquake in northwestern Japan killed at least 7 people and injured more than 800 people, destroyed many homes and caused a fire at a…
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Mexico: Strong earthquake, thousands of people panic
A strong earthquake happened last night (5-7) rocked many areas of southern Mexio and made thousands of people panic to run out to the street. There is no information ab…