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Mount Athos Monasteries, Greece: Spiritual heritages at risk after 5.3 earthquake

On Saturday, June 7, a strong 5.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Mount Athos, Greece. According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, the epicenter was located 10 km from Karyes, under the sea near the c...

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Colombia: A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook the country

On Sunday, June 8, at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time, a strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter was located about 170 km eas...

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Turkey-Greece: Strong 5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes both countries - one fatality

On Monday, June 2, a strong 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Greek island of Rhodes and western Turkey. The epicenter was located approximately 23 km north of Rhodes, near the Turkish coastal town...

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Crete, Greece: 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattles the country

On Thursday, May 22, at 6:19 AM local time, a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Greece. The quake specifically affected the coast of Crete, resulting in partial building collapses. Fortunately,...

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Euboea Island, Greece: Frequent seismic events raise concerns of a potential major earthquake

On May 14, a powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea near the island of Kasos at a depth of 74 kilometers. Following this event, a series of frequent earthquakes have been shaking the...

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Bangkok: at least 89 fatalities due to the collapse of the Office of the Auditor General building

Following Myanmar’s catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake, the Office of the Auditor General building in Huai Khwang, Bangkok collapsed, resulting in at least 89 fatalities and numerous injuries, whi...

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Powerful earthquake hits offshore near Chile and Argentina

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck about 219 kilometers south of Argentina on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at 9:58 a.m. local time (12:...

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Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador: at least 800 buildings damaged

On Friday, April 25, around 6:44 a.m. local time, a strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the northern coast of Ecuador, injuring more than 30 people and damaging at least 800 buildings. The tremor...

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A devastating magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Washington in 1949: A look back at April 13, 1949

On April 13, 1949, a powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck western Washington. The quake’s epicenter was near what is now Joint Base Lewis–McChord, and it was felt across an enormous 230,000-squar...

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Damage to historic sites in Myanmar and Thailand after 7.7 magnitude earthquake

Following the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake and a 6.7 aftershock in Myanmar, the death toll has risen to 3,000, with many others still missing. The destruction to buildings and infrastructure is...

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