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There was a 3.9-magnitude earthquake in Dien Bien province
This is the first earthquake in Dien Bien province in 2018. Before that, in 2017, the province had seven earthquakes in the areas of Dien Bien and Muong Cha ...
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3.2 magnitude earthquake in Vietnam-Laos border area
At 15:00, on December 25, a magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred in the Vietnam-Laos border area.
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Japan warned that the risk of super-earthquakes could kill 18,000 people
The Earthquake Research Commission in Tokyo predicted that it is likely that 70% of the magnitude 8 to 8.6 earthquake will occur in the Nemuro region in eastern Hokkaido…
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Earthquake 6.5 degrees shaking Indonesia
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook the island of Java, Indonesia, causing at least one person to die, many homes were damaged.
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Earthquakes in Iran injured more than 40 people and damaged many houses
The magnitude 6 earthquake struck on December 1 in southeastern Iran, injuring at least 42 people and damaging many homes in the area.
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More than 1,000 houses were devastated by Korea's second strongest earthquake
More than 50 people were injured and nearly 1,100 houses were destroyed after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook the southeastern Korean port city.
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6.3 earthquake in Chile
AFP quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as saying the magnitude of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake was 82km deep.
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Earthquakes occurred near the Korean nuclear test site
A small earthquake occurred in North Hamgyong Province, near North Korea's nuclear test area, but it did not seem to be caused by humans.
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The reason for Mexico's strong earthquake
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake claimed more than 240 lives yesterday arising along the boundary between the Cocos and North American arrays when the southernmost plate of…
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The country once the most powerful earthquake in the world
Scientists evaluate earthquake strength based on the intensity and duration of seismic waves, according to Sun.
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Human activity has caused nearly 1,000 earthquakes
A group of geologists in the UK have established a database of earthquakes caused by human activities.
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Strong earthquakes in Mexico: The death toll has reached more than 100 people
The earthquake of 7.1 Richter magnitude occurred at the beginning of the afternoon - hours after authorities carried out a post-earthquake rescue exercise in the central…
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The earthquake is 8.1 magnitude causing tsunami off Mexico
A 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico, killing at least 5 people, causing small tsunamis.
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The powerful earthquake off the Russian coast triggered a tsunami warning
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia, which could create tsunamis within a 300km radius.
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Indonesia earthquake strong, at least 18 people died
The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale, although there was no tsunami warning, it caused a series of houses to collapse. Information indicates that a…