Earthquake news

On February 6, an earthquake struck southeast Turkey, close to the Syrian border. More than 4,300 people died, and thousands were injured. There were a lot of aftershocks, including one that was almost as strong as the first one. A miracle,…
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On February 6, a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, causing buildings to fall and prompting frantic searches for survivors in the demolished cities and towns across the area. In the two nations,…
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Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the southeast coast of Japan's Mie prefecture, the weather agency said on Monday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, which occurred at 5.09…
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Jakarta, Sep 11 (IANS) A powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Sunday, but did not leave casualties, officials and an agency said. Earlier, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics…
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Visakhapatnam: Several parts of the port city reported mild tremors Sunday morning. The National Centre for Seismology said an earthquake measuring 1.8 on the Richter Scale caused the tremors. Tremors were reported from Peda Waltair,…
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Jakarta: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's western province of North Sumatra at early hours on Tuesday with no immediate report on damages or casualties, a local disaster official said. The quake did not trigger giant waves…
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Amaravati: Tremors were reported from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh following an earthquake in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday. According to the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 has been recorded in the Bay of Bengal…
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Gandhinagar: A 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Gujarat's Kutch district on Saturday, said the Institute of Seismology Research (ISR), Gandhinagar. There were no reports of any casualty or damage to property, it said. The tremor was…
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Rayagada: A mild earthquake of magnitude 3.2 in Richter scale hit Rayagada district of Odisha in the wee hours of Thursday, informed Regional Centre of IMD, Bhubaneswar. The earthquake hit the district at 4 am, with its centre located at…
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Indonesia: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed at least seven people and injured hundreds on Friday, said the country's disaster mitigation agency. The epicentre of the quake was six kilometres (3.73…
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