Earthquake
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5.7 magnitude quake hits China
Beijing: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck China’s Xinjiang on Tuesday, local authorities said. The temblor that struck Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 6:27 a.m was epicentred at 41.15 degrees north…
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Earthquake of 3.4 magnitude strikes Leh, Ladakh: NCS
Leh: An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in Leh, Ladakh, on Tuesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. According to the NCS, tremors were felt…
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hits Gujarat
Ahmedabad: An earthquake measuring 4.0 hit Kutch district of Gujarat on Sunday, however, no casualty or damage to the property was reported, officials said. Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said that the…
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 jolts Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 jolted Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and other surrounding areas in Japan on Sunday morning, the country’s weather agency said. The quake occurred at 8:59…
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5.3-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.3 magnitude quake jolted Indonesia’s Tual city on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The temblor that hit the region at 01:29:46 GMT was epicentred at 6.16 degrees south latitude…
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Earthquake of magnitude 7.2 jolts China’s Xinjiang, tremors felt in parts of India
Xinjiang: An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale hit China’s southern Xinjiang late Monday night, the National Centre for Seismology said. The depth of the earthquake was found at 80…
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6.5 magnitude quake rocks Brazil
Brasilia: A 6.5 magnitude quake jolted 123 km NW of Tarauaca, Brazil, the US Geological Survey said. The quake that hit the region at 2131 GMT on Saturday was epicentred at 7.32…
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5.0-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on Thursday, the country’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said. The earthquake jolted at 01:29 a.m. Jakarta…
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Death toll in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture rises to 220
Tokyo: The death toll from the devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, increased to 220 on Sunday, while 20 people still unaccounted for, according to authorities. Strong…
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolts Myanmar
Naypyidaw: An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar on Friday morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to the NCS, the earthquake struck at 07:23 am…
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6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
Kabul: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan on Thursday, with tremors felt in parts of north India and Pakistan. According to the…
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Japan earthquake toll rises to 168
Tokyo: The death toll has climbed to 168 in Japan’s Ishikawa after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the central prefecture and its vicinity last week, as heavy…
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128 killed, 195 missing in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
Tokyo: The death toll reached 128 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, six days after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, authorities…
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5.1-magnitude quake hits Japan
Tokyo: A 5.1 magnitude jolted near West Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake that hit the region at 0538 GMT was epicentred…
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4.4 magnitude quake jolts Japan’s Noto region
Tokyo: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 jolted off Japan’s Noto Peninsula on Saturday, the weather agency said. The quake occurred at 11:20 p.m. local time at a shallow depth of…
