Earthquake

Northeast Japan jolted by 6.6 magnitude quake, no tsunami warning issued

TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted northeast Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings in the capital of Tokyo and raising the possibility of landsides, although no tsunami…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes India

GUWAHATI, India, April 28 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck India's rugged northeastern state of Assam on Wednesday, causing cracks in the walls and floors of some structures, but no…

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Strong earthquake rattles Bushehr, where an Iranian nuclear power plant is located

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Sunday struck Iran's southern province of Bushehr, where a nuclear power plant is located, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, state…

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Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck in the ocean 91 km (57 miles) off the southern coast of the eastern part of Indonesia's Java island, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said…

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Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude strikes Algeria

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was registered in Algeria. The earthquake took place at 1630 GMT and was registered by the USGS National Earthquake Information Cente and also registered in Malta's…

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3.2 Earthquake in Salerno, Campania region in Italy

A 3.2 earthquake was registered in Salerno, in the region of Campania in Italy. The first reports indicate that this happened 36 km west of Potenza, Basilicata, on Sunday, 28…

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Updated – Magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits Japan area devastated a decade ago, tsunami alerts lifted

TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Saturday, hitting areas devastated by the 2011 disaster, generating a tsunami of 1 metre and shaking buildings. The quake,…

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Quaking in their beds, sleepless Icelanders await imminent volcanic eruption

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Icelanders are yearning for some undisturbed shut-eye after tremors from tens of thousands of earthquakes have rattled their sleep for weeks in what scientists call an unprecedented…

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Following 3 major quakes off New Zealand, questions remain about how they might be linked

A sequence of three major offshore earthquakes, including a magnitude 8.1 quake near the Kermadec Islands, triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations along the east coast of New Zealand this morning. By early afternoon,…

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New Zealanders take to the hills as powerful quakes trigger tsunami waves

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of New Zealand's North Island on Friday and authorities said thousands of residents…

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6.2 Earthquake strikes Greece – UPDATE

ATHENS (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked central Greece on Thursday, although there were no immediate reports of casualties, a day after another powerful tremor hit the same area. The…

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Update – Tsunami warning downgraded in New Zealand

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand downgraded its tsunami threat level, as the largest waves have now passed, the National Emergency Management agency said on Friday in its latest update. "All people who…

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Photo Story: The aftermath of Wednesday’s earthquake in Greece

Photos of the aftermath in Greece after a strong earthquake that shook the wider region of Thessaly, central Greece, on Wednesday 03 March 2021. A strong quake that shook the…

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UPDATE: Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Greece

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck central Greece on Wednesday, sending people rushing from their houses but drawing no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage. The European Mediterranean Seismological…

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Strong 5.6 quake rattles Iceland

A powerful earthquake struck Iceland on Wednesday morning with the tremors being felt in the country's capital, Rekjavik, with the public warning of "several aftershocks". According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre…

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Strong earthquake hits off coast of Japan’s Fukushima

TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings in Tokyo, but there appeared…

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Strong earthquake strikes Tajikistan, tremors felt in India, Pakistan

A strong earthquake struck Tajikistan on Friday and the tremors were felt as far away as north India and Pakistan, witnesses said. Many residents ran out of their homes, but…

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Minor earthquake rattles Catania

Late Thursday night a magnitude 3 earthquake was recorded at 23:26 in the area of the Etna, in the province of Catania.According to the findings of the Italian National Institute…

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes southern Philippines

MANILA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with 6.3 magnitude struck the southern province of Davao del Sur in the Philippines on Sunday, with damage and aftershocks expected, the…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes Guyana– EMSC – UPDATE

Jan 31 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Guyana, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Sunday. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2…

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Earthquake shakes southern Colombia; no damage reported

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southern Colombia on Saturday, the Colombian Geological Service said, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. The epicenter…

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Chile regrets panic triggered by mistaken tsunami warning after quake in Antarctica

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Authorities in Chile said on Saturday they regretted spreading panic with a mistaken tsunami warning calling for people to get out of coastal areas following an earthquake…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 detected at sea near Philippines

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 was detected at sea near the Philippines on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake occurred at a depth of 122 km,…

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Indonesia’s president promises to rebuild city hit by earthquake as death toll reaches 90

Indonesia will rebuild homes and buildings ravaged by a powerful earthquake that struck Sulawesi island last week, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday, as the death toll reached 90 and thousands…

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Argentina quake of magnitude 6.8 shakes homes, buildings; no injuries reported

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck west-central Argentina on Monday, followed by at least five aftershocks that shook buildings and sent products tumbling off supermarket shelves, but there were no…

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Quake death toll at 73 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters – Update

JAKARTA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - At least 73 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia's West Sulawesi province on Friday, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday,…

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Aftershock rocks Indonesia quake zone as search continues

An aftershock hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Saturday as rescue workers searched for people trapped under rubble after an earthquake killed at least 45 people, injured hundreds and sent thousands…

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Fear, deaths and devastation in Indonesia’s Sulawesi 6.2 magnitude earthquake – UPDATE

UPDATE 0700h - At least 30 people died and hundreds more injured as the quake triggered landslides and caused panic in the middle of the night on Indonesia's Sulawesi island.…

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Irian Jaya, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Irian Jaya, Indonesia on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km, it added.…

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Updated – 3.2 earthquake strikes northern Sicily

As 3.2 earthquake has been registered in the city of Nicosia close to Enna in Northern Sicily. The earthquake was registered at 1738h local time. The earthquake was registered by…

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New tremor rattles Croatia

A new earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was recorded at 22:29 yesterday in central Croatia, near Petrinja.According to data from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Invg) and the…

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Quake of magnitude 6 strikes Salta Province, Argentina

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Salta Province, Argentina, early on Sunday, GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 222 km (138…

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Taiwan rattled by 5.7 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage -weather bureau

TAIPEI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Saturday as a deep, 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Taiwan, but there were no reports…

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Average of 45 earthquakes a day in Italy in 2020

On average 45 per day, approximately one every half hour, were the earthquakes recorded in 2020 by the Ingv, the national seismic network on the Italian territory and in the…

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Photo Story: Croatian earthquake aftermath

Citizens and workers repair a destroyed house in the Strasnik village, near Petrinja, 04 January 2021. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Croatia on 29 December 2020 left many houses…

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New earthquake of magnitude 4 registered in Croatia

A new earthquake of magnitude 4 was recorded at 4:33 in the centre of Croatia early Thursday morning.According to data from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv),…

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Pope Francis appeals for help for quake-struck Croatia

Vatican News - Pope Francis said he is praying for the victims of an earthquake that struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing seven people, injuring more than 20 and causing…

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Croatia earthquake aftermath

Anadolu - A number of people in quake-hit Petrinja of Croatia have spent the night outside at cars and tents after many buildings were destroyed by the earthquake. The death…

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Croatia Earthquake Update -Seven die 20 injured

SISAK, Croatia, Dec 29 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing seven people, injuring more than 20 and rattling several neighbouring countries, officials and residents said. Rescuers…

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Earthquake felt in Veneto region in Italy

Corriere Della Sera - At 15.36, two hours after the earthquake in Croatia, the earth also shook the region of Veneto. The magnitude, according to a first estimate, was greater…

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In Pictures – Earthquake strikes central Croatia, killing five and damaging buildings – Updated

SISAK, Croatia, Dec 29 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring at least 20, and shook several neighbouring countries, officials…

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5.2 Earthquake strikes Croatia – UPDATE

ZAGREB (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit central Croatia on Monday with an epicentre some 50 kilometres southeast of the capital Zagreb, Croatian state television reported citing data from…

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UPDATED: Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said, while the interior minister said there were no immediate reports of…

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4.4 tremor strikes off Sicily, felt in Malta – Update

A 4.4 earthquake was registered in southern Sicily late Tuesday evening. The epicenter was in the sea in front of the Ragusano coast, in Marina di Acate, at a depth…

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Magnitude 4.5 quake shakes northwest Iran near Turkish border – IRNA

(Reuters) - A magnitude-4.5 earthquake shook Iran’s northwest near the Turkish border on Sunday, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported, saying there were no immediate reports of casualties. The…

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Reports of strong earthquake between Messina and Reggio Calabria

There are reports of a powerful earthquake on Saturday morning in Italy between Messina and Reggio Calabria . The tremor took place at 11:57 am this morning. The quake was felt by hundreds of…

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3.8 earthquake registered in Milan

An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 was recorded in the province of Milan at 16.59 at 1 km from Trezzano sul Naviglio and at a depth of 8 km. The National…

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast

ANKARA (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck off the coast of Turkey's Mediterranean coastal province of Antalya on Saturday, the Kandilli Observatory said. The earthquake occurred at a…

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5.2 earthquake rattles San Juan Province in Argentina

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 shook the province of San Juan, Argentina at 0237 GMT on Thursday. The epicenter, with a depth of 124.13 km. Based on the…

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North-eastern Sicily rattled by earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 was recorded at 3:06 am of Wednesday morning in in the province of Enna in north-eastern Sicily,. According to the findings of the National Institute…

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No tsunami alert after magnitude 6.3 quake strikes off Sumatra, Indonesia

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Tuesday, Indonesia's meterological, climatology and geophysical agency said in a tweet on its official account. The agency…

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Aegean quake toll rises to 116 as Turkey ends search

Turkey on Wednesday ended search and rescue efforts in the rubble of buildings that collapsed as a result of Friday’s strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea, after the death toll…

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Three-year-old rescued from rubble in Turkey, quake death toll hits 85

A three-year-old girl was rescued from a collapsed building in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, nearly three days after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea that…

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Turkey continues rescue work after quake, death toll hits 81

Rescue efforts continued in eight buildings in western Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, authorities said, as the death toll from Friday's powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea region rose…

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Man rescued from rubble as Turkey quake death toll hits 62

A 70-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Izmir on Sunday, after being buried for 33 hours following a powerful earthquake…

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Photo Story: Scenes of the aftermath of 7.0 earthquake in Izmir, Turkey

A photo made with a drone shows rescue workers and people searching for survivors at a collapsed building after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake originating in the Aegean Sea, hit the…

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70-year-old pulled alive as Turkey earthquake death toll hits 51

Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece,…

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