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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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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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Taiwan earthquake: bridge collapsed and several buildings damaged
- Sep, 18, 2022
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- Taiwan
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Drone footage shows a collapsed bridge damaged in a 6.8 earthquake that hit southeastern Taiwan on 18 September 2022. Taiwan's weather bureau said the epicentre was in Taitung County and followed a...
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Taiwan: 6.9-magnitude earthquake, buildings collapse
- Sep, 18, 2022
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- Taiwan
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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, causing buildings to collapse and triggering tsunami warnings. The quake hit the Chishang township in rural southeastern Taiwan and had a...
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A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea: at least five fatalities
- Sep, 11, 2022
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- Papua New Guinea
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A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at a dept...
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Southwest China: 6.8-magnitude earthquake leaves at least 46 dead
- Sep, 05, 2022
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- China, Mianyang
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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday, triggering landslides and shaking buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, whose 21 million residents are a...
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7.0-magnitude earthquake hit northern Philippines: at least four fatalities, 60 injuries
- Jul, 27, 2022
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- Philippines
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A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). At least four people have died and 60 others were injured in the powerful earthquake that...
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Afghanistan earthquake: dozens injuries, hundreds of homes destroyed
- Jul, 19, 2022
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- Afghanistan
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An overnight 5.1-magnitide earthquake in a remote southeastern region injured at least 44 people and destroyed 600 homes on Tuesday, Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said. The temblor jolted seve...
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Seattle, USA: an over 7.5 magnitude earthquake can cause tsunami waves of 42 feet
- Jul, 09, 2022
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- United States, Washington, Seattle
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Tsunami waves as high as 42 feet could hit the US city of Seattle in the event of a powerful earthquake, a simulation showed. According to a scientific model designed by geologists at the Washingto...
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