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Portugal: A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Portugal last Monday

Α 5.4 earthquake struck 7.7 kilometers southeast of Lisbon, Portugal, οn Monday 26th at around 4:11a.m. local time. According to the US Geological Survey and the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Cent...

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Russia: Volcano eruption followed a 7.4 magnitude earthquake

A strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred on August 18th at 6:10a.m. local time near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicent...

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Japan: 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred on Thursday raising warnings for tsunami

On Thursday 8th of August, the authorities of Japan, for the first time in their history predicted the possibility of a strong earthquake to strike. Therefore, they issued a warning to inform the civ...

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Philippines: A massive 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck on Saturday

A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday 3rd of August at approximately 6:30 a.m. Τhe epicenter, according to the United States Geological Survey, was a...

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Pietrapaola, Italy: A 5.0 magnitude quake hit Galabria region

On the 1st of August, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Italy at the southern Calabria region. The epicenter of the earthquake, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, was...

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North Chile: A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the region last Wednesday

On Wednesday 17th of July, a massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook North Chile according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). As EMSC stated the epicenter was near Calama while...

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11 strongest earthquakes worldwide over the last 2 centuries

It is estimated that at least 20,000 earthquakes occur every year worldwide due to the movement of tectonic plates, which release vast amounts of energy. Moreover, despite an average of 55 quakes hit...

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The previous week's 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Peru

Last week, on Friday 28th of June, a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southern coast of Peru. The epicenter of the quake was 8km west of Atiquipa, approximately 600km south of the capital...

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New study claims that surface hazards, e.g. landslides, can cause earthquakes

A new study conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) argues that landslides can trigger earthquakes if they eventually block lakes. This finding is cruci...

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Indonesia: 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the eastern region

On Tuesday 9th of April at 09.48 GMT, Indonesia's eastern region experienced a 6.6 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter was near Halmahera Island in North Maluku province, at a depth of approximately...

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