Earthquake

UPDATED: Earthquake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning

TOKYO, May 26 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook eastern Japan on Friday evening, but there was no tsunami warning, according to public broadcaster NHK. The temblor struck at 1003…

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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Panama-Colombia border

Updates with additional detail from Panama, Colombia authorities, aftershock May 24 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck in the Gulf of Darien near the border of Panama and Colombia late on Wednesday,…

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UPDATED: Tsunami threat passes in South Pacific after magnitude 7.7 quake off New Caledonia

May 19 (Reuters) - The risk of tsunami waves across the South Pacific has passed and national warnings downgraded following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday southeast of the Loyalty…

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Mild earthquake rattles Catania, Sicily

An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 was registered at 3:22 am in north-eastern Sicily, in the province of Catania. According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv),…

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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Colombia

May 14 (Reuters) - A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Villavicencio in Colombia on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The EMSC initially pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.5.…

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UPDATED: Japan earthquake of magnitude 6.5 injures some, damages buildings

TOKYO, May 5 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck on Friday off Japan's western prefecture of Ishikawa, authorities said, as media reported some buildings had collapsed…

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4.8 magnitude earthquake off the north-west coast of Calabria

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 was registered at 4:41 am off the northwestern coast of Calabria in Italy. According to data from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology…

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off coast of Valparaiso, Chile – EMSC

April 24 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Valparaiso, in Chile, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said on Monday. The quake was at a depth…

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3.3 magnitude earthquake in the sea between Catania and Reggio Calabria

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 was registered at 3:34 in the Ionian Sea, between Sicily and Calabria. According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the…

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Mother and baby reunited in Turkey nearly two months after earthquake

A mother has been reunited with her baby in southern Turkey after a DNA test confirmed it was her daughter, almost two months after a devastating earthquake ripped through the…

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Strong quake hits Russia’s far east but no major damage reported

Quake strikes off Russia's Pacific coast No tsunami feared Russia says no immediate casualties or serious destruction VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, April 3 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the…

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Magnitude 4.6 quake strikes Southern Italy region

A powerful earthquake struck Italy's southern region of Molise late on Tuesday night. An initial report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said it was a magnitude 5.4 quake but the Italian Geophysics and…

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European Commission offers 1 billion euros to help rebuild Turkey from earthquake

European Commission offers 1 billion euros to help rebuild Turkey from earthquake BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - The EU executive will give 1 billion euros ($1.07 bln) to help reconstruction…

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Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15

March 19 (Reuters) - Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities worked on Sunday to assess the damage caused by the previous day's strong earthquake that shook the region, leaving at least 15 dead and…

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Turkey’s quake toll tops 48,000 as govt races to build container cities

ANKARA, March 13 (Reuters) - The death toll in Turkey from last month's major earthquakes has risen to 48,448, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday, as authorities rush to…

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EBRD to invest 1.5 bln euros in Turkey’s earthquake-hit regions

ANKARA (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said that it will invest up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in the next two years to support…

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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes northern Colombia

March 10 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 hit northern Colombia on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 90 km (56…

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Schools closed after earthquake close to city of Perugia

ROME, (Reuters) – Schools will be kept closed after a powerful earthquake shook a region of central Italy close to the city of Perugia on Thursday evening. An initial report…

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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands in New Zealand – USGS

Updates with details from USGS March 4 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake…

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Oaxaca, Mexico

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21…

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UPDATE – One killed in new Turkey quake, 69 injured as buildings collapse

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -An earthquake shook southeast Turkey on Monday, killing one person, injuring 69 and causing some buildings to collapse, Turkish authorities said. It hit three weeks after a massive…

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Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits northern Japan, no tsunami warning

TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit off the eastern part of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Saturday, authorities said, and no tsunami warning was…

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Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 million left homeless by earthquakes

ANTAKYA/ANKARA, Turkey, (Reuters) - Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said on, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria…

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Earthquake felt in South Wales

A small earthquake has been recorded in South Wales - about eight miles north of the Rhondda Valley - just before midnight. Many on social media said they were initially…

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Turkey investigates building contractors as quake toll rises

ISTANBUL, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Turkey will widen an investigation into building contractors suspected of violating safety standards following its devastating earthquake, the interior minister said, as the country stepped…

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Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China

BEIJING, Feb 23 (Reuters) - An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude shook Tajikistan at 8:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) on Thursday at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), Chinese state…

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Turkey bans layoffs, offers salary support in earthquake zone

ANKARA, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Turkey launched a temporary wage support scheme and banned layoffs in 10 cities on Wednesday to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact of…

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Blinken says U.S. will back quake-hit Turkey “for as long as it takes”

ANKARA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Washington will support Turkey "for as long as it takes" after earthquakes rocked the country…

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Turkish President thanks Malta’s counterpart for assistance in quake aftermath

President George Vella was on Sunday contacted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who underlined Turkey's "heartfelt appreciation for the hands-on assistance that has been mobilised by the Maltese authorities,…

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Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) aid convoy enters northwestern Syria

PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Paris-founded medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said that a convoy of 14 MSF trucks had entered northwestern Syria on Feb. 19 from a nearby…

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Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkey, but many families pray to find a body to mourn

Survivors dug out of rubble 12 days after quake Many families just want a funeral and grave to mourn Death toll more than 46,000 Some 26 million people need aid,…

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World Food Programme boss criticises northwestern Syrian authorities for slowing quake aid

By John Irish MUNICH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday pressured authorities in northwestern Syria to stop blocking access to the area as it…

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UPDATED: Teenager rescued from rubble in Turkey 10 days after quake

Death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 42,000 Authorities have yet to announce numbers still missing Concerns for rebel-held northwest Syria By Suhaib Salem and Ali Kucukgocmen KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb…

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A woman rescued from ruins in Turkey 222 hours after powerful quake as rescue work winds down

77-year-old pulled alive from rubble after 212 hours Rescue phase 'coming to a close', says U.N. in Syria Syria's Assad agrees to more border crossings for aid Post traumatic stress…

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Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off New Zealand coast

WELLINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand near Wellington on Wednesday at a depth of 48 km (30 miles), government seismic monitor Geonet said. The…

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Turkey-Syria earthquake: why it is so difficult to get rescue and relief to where it is most needed

The death toll from the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 has climbed above 21,000 in four days, exceeding the World Health Organization’s estimate of 20,000. But…

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Survivors ever fewer in earthquake rubble of Turkey and Syria

ANTAKYA, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled a survivor from earthquake rubble on Sunday, six days after one of the worst natural disasters to hit parts of Syria and Turkey,…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Kahramanmaras, Turkey

A photo taken with a drone shows emergency services working among the rubble of collapsed buildings in the aftermath of a poweful earthquake in Kahramanmaras, southeastern Turkey. Two major earthquakes…

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Cyprus probes washed up dead whales, earthquake link possible

NICOSIA (Reuters) - A number of whales have washed up dead on the northern shores of Cyprus, authorities said, possibly affected by the massive earthquakes in neighbouring Turkey and Syria…

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Newborn, toddlers survive days in rubble, bringing joy amid earthquake tragedy

ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Crouched under concrete slabs and whispering "inshallah" (God willing), rescuers carefully reached into the rubble, then passed down the line their prize - a…

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World Food Programme warns of stock shortage in quake-hit northwest Syria

GENEVA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 14 trucks carrying humanitarian aid had crossed into northern Syria from Turkey on Friday. "These convoys are…

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UPDATED: After 104 hours buried by Turkey earthquake, woman brought out alive

Death toll is over 17,000 in Turkey, more than 3,000 in Syria Hundreds of thousands homeless in the middle of winter First U.N. aid convoy enters northwest Syria from Turkey…

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First U.N. quake aid convoy reaches Syria as envoy says needs immense

GENEVA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The first United Nations convoy carrying aid to Syrians stricken three days ago by a deadly earthquake crossed from Turkey on Thursday, witnesses and a…

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UPDATED: Earthquake death toll rises over 14,000 in Turkey; Hopes fade for finding more Turkey-Syria quake survivors

ANKARA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The death toll in Turkey from this week's powerful earthquakes has risen to 14,014, with more than 63,000 injured, President Tayyip Erdogan told reporters on…

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Panic in Siena as earth rumbles

Many people took to the street after a minor was recorded on Wednesday evening in Italy with its epicentre near Siena and at a depth 8 kilometers. The National Institute…

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UPDATED: Erdogan visits earthquake-hit south as anger grows over rescue effort

Anger in Turkey and Syria over government response Combined death toll tops 11,000 International aid gathers pace By Mehmet Caliskan, Huseyin Hayatsever and Ece Toksabay KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 8 (Reuters)…

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Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so powerful?

By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a…

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Turkey declares emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 5,200

ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes that killed more than 5,200 people and left a…

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Huge earthquake kills 2,600 in Turkey and Syria, bad weather worsens plight

By Mert Ozkan and Kinda Makieh KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey/DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A huge earthquake killed more than 2,600 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing…

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Major deadly earthquakes in the past two decades

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Some of the world's most deadly earthquakes in the past two decades are listed below, after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria…

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Turkey quake: international support and offers of aid

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Dozens of governments and international organisations have responded with offers of support after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria. Turkish President…

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UPDATED: Turkish disaster agency says no tsunami threat in Eastern Mediterranean

Turkish disaster agency says there is currently no tsunami threat to Eastern Mediterranean after multiple earthquakes jolt country. A second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck southeastern Turkey's Kahramanmaras region on…

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UPDATED: Death toll from Turkey, Syria quake set to jump, WHO says

Quake strikes central Turkey, northwest Syria Death toll at more than 900 in Turkey, about 550 in Syria - officials Rescuers hunt for untold numbers trapped in rubble GENEVA, Feb…

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UPDATED: Netanyahu says Syria requests quake relief, Israel ready to send it

JERUSALEM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday that it had received a Syrian request for assistance with earthquake relief for the Arab state and that it was prepared…

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UPDATED: Turkish military sets up special air corridor to earthquake zone, Death toll in Turkey from rises above 1,000

ISTANBUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The death toll in a powerful earthquake in southern Turkey on Monday has risen to 1,014, with some 2,824 buildings destroyed, the head of the…

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UPDATED: Italy withdraws tsunami warning after Turkey, Syria earthquake

ROME, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Italian authorities said on Monday they had withdrawn a tsunami warning for the country's southern coast that was raised after a major earthquake struck central…

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UPDATE – 4.8 tremor registered close to Malta

A 4.8 Richter scale tremor has been registered on Saturday morning by Malta's Seismic Monitoring and Research Group at the University of Malta. The tremor was felt at 0704h local…

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