Earthquake

Minor earthquake near Bologna

A magnitude 3 earthquake occurred in Borgo Tossignano, about 50 kilometres from Bologna in the early hours of Saturday. The epicentre was located at a depth of 9 km. So…

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Earth tremors rock Rhodes

A second, moderate earthquake hit in the sea area off the Greek island of Rhodes on Monday morning, without causing injuries or damages. According to the Athens’ Geodynamic Institute, the…

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Strong quake shakes New Zealand’s Milford Sound

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rattled Milford Sound, in the tourist hotspot of Fiordland in New Zealand's South Island on Thursday, government seismic monitor Geonet said. Thousands of people in the…

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Major earthquake shakes southern Mexico causing fatalities

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck southern Mexico's Pacific coast on Tuesday, killing at least six people and cutting off isolated villages, as well as causing damage to buildings…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Taiwan region

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 has struck the Taiwan region early on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 20 km (12.43…

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UPDATED: Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits north of Halmahera, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck north of Halmahera near the province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. Indonesia's national…

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Strong 6.8 earthquake in Northern Chile

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck northern Chile, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Wednesday. The quake struck at a depth of 145 kilometres (90.1 miles), GFZ said.…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Peru

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck 28 km (17 miles) west of Lampa in Peru, at a depth of 144 km (89 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.…

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New Zealand hit by second quake in 24 hours

New Zealand's capital shook for a second consecutive day on Tuesday after a magnitude 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Wellington, data from monitor GeoNet showed. There were no initial reports of…

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New Zealand’s PM stays calm as earthquake strikes while doing TV interview

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was undaunted by an earthquake that struck the capital Wellington on Monday while she was doing a live TV interview, and calmly continued with…

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5.9 Magnitude Earthquake strikes near Wellington, New Zealand

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck near Wellington. It struck 46km deep, 25km northwest of Levin, according to Geonet. The quake has been felt as far north as Gisborne and…

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5.8 magnitude earthquake registered in the Central Mediterranean Sea (UPDATE)

5.7 magnitude earthquake was registered in the Mediterranean Sea, 224 km SW of Methoni, Greece . The earthquake was registered at 23:43 UTC Time (01.43 Malta Time). The earthquake hypo central depth…

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Unusual earthquake in Sweden

Sweden reported its biggest ever earthquake caused by mining on Monday at an iron ore mine north of the Arctic Circle run by state firm LKAB. The quake measured magnitude…

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4.1 earthquake off the coast of Malta

An earthquake measuring 4.1 shook the central Mediterranean off the coast of Malta on Wednesday night. The tremor was also registered by the University of Malta Seismic Monitoring & Research…

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5.5 earthquake off the eastern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Monday but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of…

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Mild tremor registered near Rome

A mild earthquake that registered 3.3 shook the area of Fonte Nuova near Rome. According to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the earthquake happened at a…

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5.1 earthquake shakes Iran

At least one person was reported killed and seven others were injured, when a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit northern Iran early on Friday (20:18 GMT on Thursday), according to the country's health…

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Strong Magnitude 6 Earthquake strikes the island of Crete

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The strong earthquake struck south of the Greek island of…

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Strong earthquake rattles Cuba

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near Cuba today, according to Reuters, citing the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center. An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 has struck 41 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Baracoa…

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3.2 earthquake registered in Calabria, Italy

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred in the province of Cosenza, on the north-western Calabria coast. The seismic room of the INGV in Rome reports. The hypocenter was located at a…

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Earthquake shakes Piacenza, Italy

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was registered in Italy on Thursday at 11am. The epicentre was in Cerignale, in the province of Piacenza, at a depth of 3 km. This was the…

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4.3 magnitude earthquake in Israel

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake was felt in the Eilat area in southern Israel on Sunday morning. So far there is no information as of yet on injuries or…

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Magnitude 3 earthquake rattles Rome

An earthquake that had the magnitude of 3 was recorded in the early hours of Friday in the north-eastern province of Rome, near Tivoli. According to the findings of…

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6.5 earthquake hits Idaho, USA

An earthquake struck north of Boise Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the magnitude 6.5 temblor struck just before 6 p.m.…

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No injuries or structural damage reported yet after 3.5 earthquake strikes Piedmont in Italy

The region around the north Italian city of Turin was rocked by a 3.5-magnitude earthquake just after 09.00 on Sunday 29 March. The epicentre of the quake was to the…

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Tsunami warnings withdrawn after magnitude 7.8 quake off Russia’s Kuril islands

U.S. authorities put out tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off Russia’s Kuril Islands, but meteorological officials in Japan issued no alerts, although they said…

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Photo Story: Aftermath of the earthquake that hit Croatia

Scenes from this morning’s earthquake in Zagreb after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that hit near the capital in Croatia. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has shaken Croatia damaging buildings and cutting off…

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Croatian PM appeals to keep social distancing after earthquake

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic called on citizens to remain outside their homes after a powerful earthquake rocked the country on Sunday morning. Plenkovic and Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic…

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UPDATED: Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocks Croatia, 15-year-old killed

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Croatian capital of Zagreb on Sunday at 6.30 a.m. (0530GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the German Research…

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Italy’s Aquila region hit by 3.4 earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude between 3.4 and 3.9 was recorded this evening, just before 11 pm, in L'Aquila. The earthquake was felt at 21:58:06 (UTC), 22:58:06 (UTC +01: 00) Italian time with…

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2.6 magnitude earthquake registered in Camaiora (Lucca) Italy

A 2.6 earthquake was registered by seismographs around 2.20 pm with an epicentre two kilometres north of Camaiore. The earthquake, which did not cause damage, had an epicenter at about…

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5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Madeira Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck the Madeira Islands, an autonomous region of Portugal, on Saturday evening, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. No injuries have been reported and…

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5.5 earthquake in Mexico

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake was reported Friday evening at 7:52 p.m. Pacific time 27 miles from San Luis, Ariz., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 32 miles…

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Powerful earthquake rocks Tanimbar region, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Tanimbar region in Indonesia, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 49 km (31…

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4.4 earthquake felt in Cozenza, Italy

An 4.4 magnitude earthquake was felt at 17.02 (local time) in the province of Cosenza, 2 kilometres from Rende in Italy and felt in other areas of Calabria. This earthquake…

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Big earthquake shakes Miami and Caribbean but damage minor, tsunami warning withdrawn

A major earthquake struck south of Cuba on Tuesday, sending shockwaves as far as Miami and sparking panic in the Cayman Islands where it ripped open sinkholes, but did not…

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Minor earthquake in the Catania

An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 was recorded at 3:24 in Sicily, west of Catania. According to the findings of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the earthquake had…

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More than 500 earthquakes have rattled the Puerto Rico region in 10 days

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake that killed one person in Puerto Rico on Tuesday is one of hundreds of tremors that have rattled the island for more than a week. And…

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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits Iran

A handout intensity map made available by the United States Geological Survey shows the location of a magnitude 4,9 earthquake which hit at a depth of 10km, near the city…

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Earthquake shakes north-eastern Iran

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook north-eastern Iran on Thursday, state television reported, adding that there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit the town of Sangan at…

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Earthquake registered in the Macerata area in Italy

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 was recorded at 4:17am on Thursday in the Marche region in the province of Macerata, not far from the border with Umbria. According to the…

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3.7 earthquake in the Catania area in Sicily

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 was recorded at 12:48 am on the north-western slopes of Etna, in the province of Catania. According to surveys carried out by the National Institute…

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UPDATED: Strong earthquake strikes Philippines, causes damage and possible victims

A powerful earthquake struck near the southern Philippines city of Davao on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there was no threat of a tsunami. The magnitude 6.8 quake…

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Earthquake measuring 5.4 shakes Crete

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Greece's Crete island on early Wednesday according to the EuroMediterranean Seismic Center (EMCS). The earthquake happened at a depth of 25…

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Tremor of magnitude 3.2 in the Verona area in Italy

An earthquake with the magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred at 3:29 am on Saturday in Vigasio, 14 km from Verona. The Italian National Geophysical and Volcanological Institute reported that the earthquake…

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Somerset in the UK rattled by earthquake

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake has been felt in Somerset, in the UK on Thursday evening. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the tremor had been felt in several towns and villages…

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Mild earthquake near Naples

An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 was recorded at 1:17 am near Naples, Italy. According to surveys carried out by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the earthquake epicentre…

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Search ends for survivors of Albanian earthquake as death toll reaches 51

Albania ended its search on Saturday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed 51 people, and buried more victims of the disaster including toddler twins and their mother. The…

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Death Toll Rises in Albania, Prime Minister’s future daughter-in-law among victims

The death toll in earthquake-ravaged Albania is set to surpass 50, after more bodies were pulled from the rubble and hope faded for finding additional survivors from Tuesday's earthquake as…

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Albania rocked by another earthquake as rescue efforts continue

Albania was rocked by a 5.5-magnitude tremor on Wednesday, a day after its strongest earthquake in decades killed at least 26 people and injured over 650 more. The latest quake…

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Powerful earthquake shakes the Mediterranean

A tremor measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale this morning struck Crete and was even registered in Malta. The tremor was felt as far away as Athens when it hit…

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Rescuers search into the night after deadly Albanian earthquake, at least 20 dead

Rescuers are searching the rubble of buildings into the night in Albania, where a strong earthquake killed over 20 people and injured 600 on Tuesday. Hours later, another quake rattled…

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Magnitude 6.1 quake rattles Thailand and Laos

A shallow magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit northwestern Laos near the Thai border early on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage after the earthquake…

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Powerful earthquake rattles Mexican state of Chiapas

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off Mexico's southern state of Chiapas on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in…

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Victims in Iran after 5.9 magnitude earthquake

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, killing at least five people and injuring over 300 others, officials said. The temblor struck Tark county in Iran’s Eastern Azerbaijan…

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4.4 mag quake rattles L’Aquila

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo Thursday and was felt in nearby Lazio including Rome. There no initial reports of damage to property or persons.…

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Earthquake of 4.7 magnitude shakes Bosnia

An earthquake of the 4.7 magnitude has shaken the Balkan country, damaging some buildings and rattling residents but causing no victims. The earthquake’s epicentre on Saturday afternoon was near the…

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