"The death toll in an earthquake that toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarket in China's extreme southwest has risen to 22. More than 200 others were injured. State media is reporting that...
A Tsunami resulting from the earthquake in Chile killed 350 people in Constitucion. Television images showed houses washed away, cars tossed into buildings and boats lifted into the streets in coastal towns,...
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Off the coast of Indonesia an earthquake has hit this morning, October 24th 2009, in the Maluku area east of East Timor. The earthquake was a magnitude 7 earthquake and it did trigger a tsunami warning.The tsunami warning was lifted soon after, but residents were sent running...
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A strong earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Bali on Saturday morning, according to the Indonesian seismologist agency. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, struck 35 miles west-southwest of Mataram on...
The US Geological Survey has Reported a 5.7 Magnitude earthquake on Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 11:19:17 UTC Location is 25.619°N, 101.086°E or in YUNNAN, CHINA. See USGS for additional information"...
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A 4.7 magnitude earthquake has hit near Keeler, California just before 4pm on Saturday. The earthquake is reported to be quite shallow."A preliminary report shows the quake was centered about seven miles southeast of Keeler, a small town in unincorporated Inyo County next to...
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A mass funeral will be held in Italy on Friday for the victims of the earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region on Monday. Some 260 people are now known to have died, and 1,200 people were injured in the powerful...
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"WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy on Sunday about 53 miles northeast of Rome, the U.S. Geological Survey reported."
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A tremor measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted northern parts of Pakistan Friday morning, Most of the areas of Pakistan that were ravaged by an earthquake on October 8, 2005 were among the areas hit by the quake.The quake created panic among people who rushed out of...
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning.The quake was felt at 0919 hrs in several parts of the state, including capital Srinagar, and areas bordering Pakistan, Met office said in New Delhi. "The quake shook buildings...
A powerful earthquake off eastern Indonesia damaged dozens of buildings and sent panicked residents fleeing to higher ground on Thursday, some climbing trees to escape a feared tsunami, officials and witnesses...
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Update: 6:46pm PSTAt least 17 people have been reported injured in the Earthquake in Indonesia today.Update: 4:51pmMany homes have collapsed after the first earthquake in Indonesia today. No word yet on how many casualties there are.Update: 2:34pm PSTA second earthquake has...
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China's devastating Sichuan earthquake that killed 80,000 people in 2008 may have been caused by a nearby hydro-electric dam, according to scientists. Researchers in the US and China say the weight of the water...
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An earthquake with 7.3 magnitude struck off the coast of the Kuril Islands in far eastern Russia, according to the US Geological Survey. " The epicenter of the quake was 21.7 miles (35 km) deep and 266 miles (428 km) south of Severo-Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, which...
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A 6.1 earthquake has hit Indonesia's West Papua Province according to the US Geological Survery. There are no reports of damages or injuries at this time. "The 6.1-magnitude quake was the latest in a series of...
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