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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California: outages and damage were reported
- Jan, 02, 2023
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- United States, California
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California on Sunday for the second time in less than two weeks, causing power outages and damage, according to officials. The New Year's Day earthquake, w...
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California: Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Northern California coast
- Dec, 20, 2022
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- United States, California
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled Northern California early Tuesday morning, causing some damage and leaving thousands without power in Humboldt County. The quake was reported at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday 1...
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Delhi’s Shashti Nagar: Video shows a four-storey building collapses
- Dec, 05, 2022
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- India
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A four-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Shashti Nagar Monday (5 December 2022) morning. A horrifying video is doing rounds on social media in which can be seen the building collapsing on the road...
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Indonesia earthquake: at least 271 fatalities, 40 missing - search for survivors from rescuers
- Nov, 20, 2022
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- Indonesia
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A 5.6 magnitude quake struck a mountainous region in Indonesia on Monday, causing landslides that buried entire villages near the West Java town of Cianjur. The earthquake, which struck at a shallow...
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6.4-magnitude earthquake in Philippines: at least 26 injuries
- Oct, 26, 2022
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- Philippines
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At least 26 people were injured by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rocked the northern Philippines, forcing the closure of an international airport, sending panicked residents into the streets and ca...
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Jakarta school building collapses during flash flood: at least three students died
- Oct, 06, 2022
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- Indonesia, Jakarta
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At least three students of a state Islamic junior high school in South Jakarta died on Thursday after walls in a section of the school building were swept by floods and collapsed on Thursday afternoo...
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5.7-magnitude earthquake hits northwestern Iran: at least 490 injuries
- Oct, 05, 2022
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- Iran
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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northwestern Iran on Wednesday, and medical authorities in the area reported that at least 490 people had been injured. The quake's epicentre was close to the town...
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Florida: death toll rises after Hurricane Ian
- Oct, 05, 2022
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- United States, Florida
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The death toll from Hurricane Ian has reportedly risen to nearly 100 in Florida as rescue personnel continue to search for survivors. Officials in the US state have come under fire as critics allege...
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Earthquake damage in Groningen: 3,300 buildings demolished since 2012
- Sep, 27, 2022
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- Netherlands, Groningen
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Over 3,300 buildings have been demolished in Groningen since 2012, when the strongest earthquake since gas drilling began hit the province, broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. The buildings which...
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Mexico earthquake: 'desert tsunami' 1,500 miles away in Death Valley cave
- Sep, 23, 2022
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- Chile
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About five minutes after the earthquake hit near Mexico's southwest coast on Monday, typically calm water deep in a Death Valley National Park cave started sloshing against the surrounding limestone...
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