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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off Chile—USGS

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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate tsunami warning issued.

Posted: May 20th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

6.1 earthquake hits off Japan’s coast—USGS

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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the south coast of Japan’s main Honshu island on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

Posted: April 21st, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

7.2 earthquake shakes northern Japan-USGS

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A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Friday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

Posted: April 19th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Iran quake death toll rises to 20—state media

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A powerful earthquake struck near Iran’s Gulf port city of Bushehr on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 650 but leaving Iran’s only nuclear power plant intact, officials said.

Posted: April 9th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Strong quake near Iran nuclear plant kills 3

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A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday near the Gulf port city of Bushehr, home to Iran’s only nuclear power plant, killing at least three people, state television and officials said.

Posted: April 9th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

Strong earthquake hits southern Iran—USGS

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A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit southern Iran, the US Geological Survey said.

Posted: April 9th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

5.7 quake hits Myanmar—USGS

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A moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Myanmar on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Posted: April 5th, 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 »

Series of quakes hit off Solomon Islands

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A series of strong earthquakes struck off the Solomon Islands in rapid succession on Sunday, seismologists said, but no damage was reported and no tsunami warnings were issued.

Posted: February 3rd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

6.9 earthquake strikes off Japan’s Hokkaido—USGS

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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s Hokkaido island late on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, but there was no warning of a tsunami.

Posted: February 2nd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Photos & Videos,World | Read More »

6.7 magnitude quake hits northern Chile—USGS

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A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Chile Wednesday, US monitors said, knocking out electricity and local telecom services but no immediate tsunami warning was issued.

Posted: January 31st, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

7.7-magnitude quake hits off Alaska, triggers local tsunami

Fishing boats steam out of the Alaska port of Dutch Harbor after a tsunami warning was issued following a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake. AFP

A major 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the US state of Alaska early Saturday, triggering a potentially destructive local tsunami, the US government said.

Posted: January 5th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,World | Read More »

7.1 quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami threat—USGS

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A 7.1 earthquake shook eastern Indonesia’s Maluku islands Tuesday, but there was no tsunami alert, the US Geological Survey said.

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

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