Earthquake

WATCH: Powerful quake shakes Mexico

A powerful earthquake struck near the coast of western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, shaking buildings and sending residents of Mexico City scurrying onto the streets for safety. Shortly…

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UPDATED: Strong earthquake hits southeastern Taiwan, building collapses

TAIPEI, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience…

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Deaths from Papua New Guinea earthquake rise to seven

SYDNEY, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The death toll from a "significant" earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday has risen to seven, the Pacific island nation's police commissioner said,…

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Hundreds evacuated in west Indonesia after magnitude 6.1 earthquake

JAKARTA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - About 200 people evacuated to higher ground after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck islands in western Indonesia on Sunday, causing some property damage, the country's disaster mitigation…

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WATCH: Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills more than 40, shakes provincial capital

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 40 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more…

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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes southern Iran region – EMSC

Sept 5 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southern Iran on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles),…

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UPDATED: Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills 21; Fatal earthquake in Afghanistan

BEIJING, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing at least 21 persons and shaking the…

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Crete, Greece region – EMSC

Sept 3 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Greece on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake's epicentre was Crete and was 2 km (1.2 miles) below the earth's…

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6.4 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, the third tremor to rattle the area since early Monday, according to the country's geophysics agency.…

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Indonesia’s Sumatra checks for damage from 6.3 magnitude earthquake

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Indonesia's disaster agency is assessing the impact of a strong earthquake that hit off the southern coast of Sumatra island late on Tuesday, it said in…

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UPDATED: Indonesia’s Bali shakes after 5.5 quake

DENPASAR, Indonesia Aug 22 (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook Indonesia's tourist island of Bali on Monday, with no immediate reports of damages or casualties. The quake, which Indonesia's meteorology…

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Philippine islands region – EMSC

Aug 13 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Moro Gulf, Mindanao region in the Philippines on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was…

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Photo Story: Damage to the historic Saint Catherine church following the earthquake in the Philippines

A view of a damaged altar inside the historic Saint Catherine church following an earthquake in Tayum, Abra province, Philippines, 28 July 2022. At least five people were killed and…

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes near coast of Nicaragua – EMSC

July 28 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near the coast of Nicaragua on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)said. The quake was at a depth of 64 km…

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Residents camp out in fear of more quakes in northern Philippines

VIGAN, Philippines, July 28 (Reuters) - Fearful residents in the Philippine province of Abra spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful earthquake struck the northern island of Luzon, killing four people…

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Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off Tocopilla in Chile – EMSC

July 28 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck off the coast of Tocopilla in Chile on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth…

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UPDATED: Death toll in Philippines quake rises to 4, with 60 injured

MANILA, July 27 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Philippines has killed four people and injured 60, the interior minister said on Wednesday. Two people died in Benguet province,…

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Two strong earthquakes jolt southern Iran, rescuers scour area

DUBAI (Reuters) -Two strong earthquakes on Saturday struck Iran's southern Hormozgan province on the Gulf, prompting authorities to deploy search and rescue teams to the affected areas, an official said.…

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UPDATED: Fatal magnitude 6.1 quake on Iran Gulf coast, 5.9 earthquake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido region

At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit soon after…

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Iran’s southern Gulf waters hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake

June 25 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a 5.6 magnitude struck in Iran’s southern Gulf waters early Saturday morning, state TV reported. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or damage. The…

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Afghan authorities end search for survivors in earthquake that killed 1,000

KABUL, June 24 (Reuters) - Authorities in Afghanistan have ended the search for survivors after an earthquake that killed over 1,000 people, a senior official said on Friday. Around 10,000 houses were…

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Updated: Afghanistan earthquake death toll hits 1,000; toll seen likely to rise

KABUL, June 22 (Reuters) - The death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has hit 1,000, according to a local official in province of Paktika, one of the hardest-hit areas. "1,000…

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Taiwan rattled by 6 magnitude quake

TAIPEI, June 20 (Reuters) - Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Monday as a 6 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's eastern coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake had…

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Earthquake jolts Ishikawa in central Japan – NHK

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 hit central Japan on Sunday, the national broadcaster NHK said. The epicentre of the earthquake was Ishikawa Prefecture, NHK…

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile region – EMSC

June 9 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Antofagasta in the Chile region on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth…

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Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes Kuwait

June 4 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5 struck Kuwait, the ministry of information tweeted on Saturday. The ministry said "the Kuwait National Seismic Network recorded an earthquake measuring 5 ...…

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UPDATED: Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Sichuan, China

BEIJING, June 1 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Wednesday, state media reported. The quake struck Lushan county, near the city of Yaan,…

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UPDATED: Buildings shaken as magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes off East Timor

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, prompting some people in the capital Dili to flee buildings,…

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WATCH: Strong quake strikes Peru, no reports of damage or casualties

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 212 km (132 miles), USGS said. https://twitter.com/ZockerfreakYT/status/1529804878213685255…

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Earthquake hits north of Norway’s Svalbard

OSLO, May 21 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck north of the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, though police said there were no…

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3.7 magnitude earthquake recorded near Malta

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake was registered in the Central Mediterranean region on the west to Malta. The earthquake was also recorded by the Maltese University's Seismic Monitoring and Research centre.…

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One killed, several injured in Bosnia quake

SARAJEVO, April 23 (Reuters) - One person was killed and several injured after a magnitude 5.6 quake hit southern Bosnia on Friday night followed by a series of smaller aftershocks,…

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UPDATED: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near coast of Nicaragua region – USGS

April 21 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Nicaraguaon Thursday near a fishing village popular as a vacation spot, with no initial reports of damage. The quake's epicenter was at sea, 58 km…

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4.2 earthquake off Sicilian coast felt in Malta

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred at 3.34 in the sea area facing the Sicilian coast off Syracuse coast. An earthquake that was also registered with the Seismic Monitoring &…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Qinghai region in China

April 15 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck at the Qinghai region in China on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of…

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Magnitude 4.7 shakes buildings in Tokyo briefly, no tsunami warning

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - A magnitude 4.7 earthquake briefly shook buildings in Tokyo, although there appeared to be no immediate damage and no tsunami warning. The earthquake hit northwest…

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UPDATED: Tsunami warning lifted after powerful earthquake in the Pacific

March 31 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning issued for Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu after an earthquake struck the Tadine, New Caledonia regionon Thursday, has been lifted, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning…

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near coast of Ecuador region – EMSC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck near the coastal region of Ecuador late on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of…

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Azores on watch for large quake, eruption as island keeps shaking

A series of multiple small earthquakes that have been rattling a mid-Atlantic Portuguese island for three days could trigger a stronger tremor or a volcanic eruption, experts said, as authorities…

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Portugal’s Azores island of Sao Jorge hit by nearly 90 small earthquakes

Authorities in Portugal's Azores archipelago have been placed on alert after nearly 90 small earthquakes hit the mid-Atlantic volcanic island of Sao Jorge in a little over 24 hours, although…

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UPDATED: Thousands of northeast Japan homes still without power after earthquake kills four

TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Japanese households remained without power on Thursday morning, more than 10 hours after a powerful earthquake that left at least four dead and…

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Photo Story: Japan marks 11th anniversary of earthquake and tsunami

A woman offers a prayer on the 11th anniversary of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Tokyo, Japan, 11 March 2022. On 11 March 2011 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered…

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes northern Sumatra, Indonesia – EMSC

March 5 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 60 km…

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Quake of magnitude 6 strikes Mindanao, Philippines – EMSC

Feb 26 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Mindanao, Philippines on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 121 km (75.19 miles),…

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UPDATED: Quake rattles Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 7 people

JAKARTA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake killed at least seven people and injured dozens more when it struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday,…

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UPDATED- Guatemala earthquake triggers rockfalls and uproots trees

GUATEMELA CITY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck southwestern Guatemala early on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, uprooting trees and causing landslides. The quake was at a depth of…

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UPDATED: No casualties after earthquake rattled Madeira Islands, Portugal

MADRID, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake rattled the Portuguese island of Madeira in the early hours on Wednesday, scaring residents but causing no damage or injuries, the Portuguese…

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Earthquake in Emilia, Italy, frightens residents

People took to the streets during the night between Wednesday and Thursday in Emilia, in Reggiano as the earth trembled The first shock was felt at 19.55 with its epicentre…

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Viareggio in Italy shaken by mild earthquake

In the early hours of Sunday a 3.8 earthquake was registered in the Viareggio area, in the province of Lucca, in Italy. The epicentre was located at a depth of…

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Sarangani, Philippines – USGS

Jan 21 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Sarangani province in Philippines, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday. The quake was at a depth of 24…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Myanmar-India border region

Jan 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck near Myanmar-India border region on Friday, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at the depth of 60 km,…

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea – EMSC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 400…

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UPDATED: ndonesia quake strikes off Java island, felt strongly in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday, the country's meteorology agency said, prompting some residents in the capital Jakarta to flee…

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Cyprus region

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Cyprus region on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles), EMSC said.…

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes in central Peru – EMSC

Jan 7 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 56 km (35 miles) northeast of Santa Anita in Peru on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes off Taiwan – EMSC

Jan 3 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Taiwan on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was initially measured at a magnitude of 6.0.…

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Earthquake rattles Crete

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 was registered on the Greek island of Crete on Sunday, with no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the country's Geodynamic Institute said.…

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