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Earthquake rattles buildings in northern India

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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck parts of northern India on Wednesday, rattling buildings in the capital New Delhi, a government official and witnesses said.

Posted: May 1st, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

5.1 quake hits coast off Camarines Norte

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 5.1 magnitude earthquake located at 90 kilometers northeast of Jomalig, Quezon at 1:37 p.m. Wednesday.

Posted: May 1st, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Regions | Read More »

5.7-magnitude quake strikes Afghanistan, Pakistan

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A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with strong tremors felt in the capital Kabul and Islamabad in neighboring Pakistan.

Posted: April 24th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Mother loses son, then daughter in China quakes—report

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A Chinese mother met with double tragedy when her daughter was killed in a strong earthquake that struck southwest China over the weekend, five years after another one left her son dead, a report said.

Posted: April 22nd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Major quake strikes Iran-Pakistan border

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Seismologists say a major earthquake has struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border, less than a week after a quake in Iran killed at least 37 people.

Posted: April 16th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

No threat of tsunami coming from Solomon Islands quake – Phivolcs

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported no threat of a tsunami from the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that shook the Solomon Islands on Sunday morning.

Posted: April 14th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Strong quake injures 20 in Taiwan

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A strong earthquake shook buildings in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Wednesday, injuring at least 20 people and sparking a fire, emergency officials said.

Posted: March 27th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

6.7-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea – USGS

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A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and seismologists said it was unlikely to have caused any major damage.

Posted: March 11th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

For the next emergency

It was exactly one year yesterday when the infamous “Chona Mae” case broke out in Cebu City a few hours after an earthquake shook Negros Oriental and with it, parts of Cebu, including Metro Cebu. The dark overcast skies didn’t warn residents then of the few minutes that the earth trembled under their feet and [...]

Posted: February 7th, 2013 in CDN - Opinion,Cebu Daily News | Read More »

Large earthquake strikes off California coast

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The US Geological Survey says a large earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California and Mexico.

Posted: December 14th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Moderate quake hits eastern Iran

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A moderate earthquake struck eastern Iran near the Afghan border on Wednesday, seismological monitors reported, but there were no immediate details on possible casualties or damage.

Posted: December 6th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Strong 6.4-magnitude quake rattles Vanuatu

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A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the South Pacific island of Vanuatu on Sunday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

Posted: December 2nd, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Strong quake strikes Myanmar; about 12 feared dead

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A strong earthquake struck northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a bridge and a gold mine, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.

Posted: November 11th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

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