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Hanoi has a stronger earthquake than HCMC
The earthquake this morning made Ho Chi Minh City
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New earthquake cycle in Vietnam?
The aftershock of the 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred at 9 pm on June 23 near Phu Quy island (Binh Thuan), causing Ho Chi Minh City to shake.
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The number of people killed by the Chinese earthquake reached 760
Relief goods arrived in the earthquake area in northwest China, while the number of people killed was determined to be 760.
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2010 - the number of people killed by unusually high natural disasters
The number of deaths due to natural disasters worldwide changes every year and often tends to increase. Disaster experts say that increase is due in part to an increase…
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Earthquakes in China killed 400 people
In the early morning of April 14, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in Yushu County, Qinghai Province, China, killing at least 400 people.
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Strong earthquakes this year
The earthquake in China on April 14 was just one of dozens of strong earthquakes that occurred from the beginning of the year.
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Earthquakes in China are very unusual
Instead of appearing at the intersection of two tectonic plates like the big earthquakes of the year, the earthquake in China yesterday occurred inside a tectonic plate.
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Great earthquake in Chile
A 8.8-magnitude quake struck Chile this morning, killing at least 78 people, collapsing buildings and causing tsunami warnings across Asia.
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Snowfall buried dozens of people in Pakistan
On February 18, a horrific snowfall claimed 20 lives in a mountainous village in northern Pakistan, while another 30 were still buried in a 1.5-2m thick snow.
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5 Richter earthquakes in Sichuan province, China
According to Xinhua, on January 31, in the southwestern province of Sichuan, there was a magnitude 5 earthquake, killing at least one person, 11 were injured.
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The Pacific Ring of Fire simultaneously spoke
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that on January 4, two earthquakes of 6.5 and 7.2 magnitude near Solomon Islands in the South Pacific were occurred.
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Human catastrophe in Haiti: A couple of explanations
The 7-magnitude earthquake that destroyed Haiti on January 12 has been evaluated by scientists as having 35 times the power to destroy the atomic bomb that destroyed Hir…
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Africa's strongest volcano erupted
Africa's most powerful active volcano Nyamuragira in Congo suddenly erupted violently on January 2, threatening the ecology of a national park.
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Taiwan: Strong earthquake injured 14 people
On December 19, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Hualien City, 135km from Taiwan's Chinese capital (China), injuring 14 people.
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Indonesia may have to catch a tsunami again
A strong earthquake will occur beneath Indonesia's Mentawai Islands and may cause tsunamis, a scientist predicts.