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The island of the Pacific Ocean
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The island of the Pacific Ocean

It is a coral island called Nadikdik, also known as Knox Atoll, is the southernmost atoll at the Ratak Chain Islands of the Marshall Islands.

December 16, 2018
Earthquake shakes the Pacific Ocean
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Earthquake shakes the Pacific Ocean

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 2:59 GMT, 158km from the Russian Poronaysk, with the epicenter at a depth of 625km. The agency released…

December 16, 2018
Strong earthquake shook Indonesia
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Strong earthquake shook Indonesia

A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's island of Bali today, causing hundreds of panic-stricken people to flee high-rise buildings and 17 injured.

December 16, 2018
One day, 5 earthquakes were rushing
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One day, 5 earthquakes were rushing

On the morning of October 8, four earthquakes of magnitude 7.1-7.8 on the Richter scale shook the area between Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, the South Pacific in just…

December 16, 2018
Tsunami kills 34 people in the Pacific Ocean
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Tsunami kills 34 people in the Pacific Ocean

The terrible waves caused by a powerful earthquake in the southern Pacific Ocean attacked coastal villages on the Samoa Islands yesterday. At least 34 people were killed.

December 16, 2018