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Roanake Virginia Earthquake just a small tremor

Roanake Virginia experienced a small earthquake this morning, but it was just a slight tremor as it only measured 2.6 on the Richter Scale, and so far, no damage has been reported. " It was a 2.6 magnitude quake and, so far, there are no reports of damage. " It is however,...

Update: 10 students injured as quake jolts parts of Pakistan

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...

5.7 tremor jolts Pakistan, strong quake likely in six months

As an earthquake with 5.7 magnitude jolted Pakistan's northern region Monday morning, the chief meteriologist of the country predicted that a strong is likely to hit the country during the next six...

Powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan

"A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan on Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of damage, casualties or tsunamis, the Seismology Centre said. The undersea tremor, which could be felt in the capital Taipei, struck at 11:16 am (0316 GMT) about 31...

Iranian earthquake tremor hits Dubai

A tremor from an Iranian earthquake could be felt in Dubai today, however it was still small enough that not everyone in the country felt it."UAE authorities are now said to be contacting the US Geological Survey...

BREAKING: Tremor Hits Dhaka, Bangladesh

Reporting from Dhaka - A moderate (5.6 on the Richter scale) earthquake recently hit Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh) a little more than 3 hours ago (at 12:52 am local time) as reported by The Daily Star. ...

20 small quakes shake Reno

Some 20-odd minor earthquakes rattled Reno, Nevada, causing houses and buildings to sway.No major injuries or property damage have been reported but the series of tremors that took place over a period of 12 hours on Sunday, frayed the nerves of residents."Magnitude-3.9 and...

Earthquake Strikes Greece: 2 Killed

Update: the death toll has been raised to two."So far, most of those reported trapped have been removed -- including a 43-year-old villager who died after his house collapsed on him, the interior minister...

Aftershock Near Quake Lake

An aftershock to the May 12 earthquake has hit near the lake formed by the initial tremor. The instability of such lakes is proving to be a potentially deadly knock-on effect of the devastating earthquake."The...

China's ground zero

Quake lakes risk "slurry tsunami" China's scramble to drain the rapidity-rising quake lake at Tangjiashan before it can burst is a nerve-jangling race against time. Some 1.3 million people are threatened by...

Riau residents feel the shocks waves of Padangsidempuan earthquake

"Pekanbaru (ANTARA News) - The people of Riau living in Rokan Hilir (Rohil) regency and Dumai city felt the shocks of an earthquake which struck Padangsidempuan, North Sumatra, Monday at 9:26 p.m West Indonesia time."The quake struck Padangsidempuan with a magnitude of 6.1 on...

China tries to restore calm after new quake report

Aftershock warnings spooked understandably frayed nerves Monday, spurring many to panic in the streets of southwestern Chengdu. Chinese government is now attempting to restore peace."CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China tried to restore calm in its southwestern city of Chengdu on...

Quake measuring 5.4 on Richter scale hits West Sumatra

"Padang (ANTARA News) - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked western coastal areas of West Sumatra on Monday at about 6 a.m., a staff member of the Padang Panjang district meteorology and geophysics agency, M Fitri, said here Monday.Fitri said the quake...

Greece shook by strong earthquake

"A powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit the Peloponnese region of southern Greece early this morning, the geodynamics institute of the Athens observatory reported. Police said there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The...

People warned to stay alert against possible big quake on December 23

"because Brazilian quake experts have predicted that a strong tremor will hit the province on December 23, 2007. "We have warned the people to stay alert to face a major quake, although it has yet to be confirmed that the quake will strike," Bengkulu Administration secretary...

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