Earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck northwest Iran near the border with Turkey on Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens, Iranian media reported. “There are 122 injured so far in the city of Khoy… and…
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A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Monday, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicentre of the quake was 48 kilometres (30 miles) south-southeast of the city of Singkil in Aceh province, at…
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Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and adjacent areas on Thursday. New agency Reuters reported, citing the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in…
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A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads and water systems and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity. At least 11 people were…
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The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia’s main island Java last month has jumped by hundreds to 602, a local administration official said Friday, after authorities verified unreported casualties across the worst-hit town. The…
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A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking that hurled televisions and other items to the ground. A tsunami warning was issued for an area of the Solomons coast…
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A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 56 people and injured hundreds when it damaged buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Monday, officials said. The afternoon quake was centred in the…
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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off western Indonesia late Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. The offshore quake hit just after 8:30 pm (1330 GMT) at a shallow depth about 212 kilometres (132 miles) southwest of Bengkulu,…
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An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred near Amritsar, Punjab early on Monday morning according to the National Center for Seismology. This comes days after tremors were felt in Delhi and neighbouring areas on Wednesday and Saturday. The…
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck New Ireland Region near Papua New Guinea on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 100 km (62.14 miles), EMSC said.
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