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Series of strong earthquakes hit southern Iran: at least 5 fatalities

A series of strong earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people and causing damage to dozens of buildings, state media reported. The quakes, including two of magnitude...

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6.1-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan: At least 1,000 fatalities and 1,500 injuries

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan, an official of the ruling Taliban told the BBC. The quake struck shortly after 01:30 (21:00 GMT Tuesda...

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Seven earthquakes hit Iranian coast - no damage reported

Seven earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across the Persian Gulf. The U.S. Geological Survey said six temblors of magnitude 4 struck, as...

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Western Aleutians: Strong earthquakes were recorded

A 6.3- magnitude earthquake was recorded at 3:38 p.m. on Saturday about nine miles south of Davidof Island in the western Aleutians. Since that first quake, there have been five additional earthquake...

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Earthquakes in southwestern China: at least 4 fatalities and 14 injuries

A magnitude 6.1 quake struck at a depth of 17 kilometers (10 miles) in Ya’an city, about 110 kilometers (65 miles) southwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, the China Earthquake Network Center sa...

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Strong quake strikes Peru, no reports of damage or casualties

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 212 km (132 miles). Peru is locate...

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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits north of Norway's Svalbard

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck north of the Norwegian Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake happened 725 km (450 miles) n...

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7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes near a remote Australian island

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded near a remote Australian island. The Bureau of Meteorology reported the quake near Macquarie Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean at 8.49pm on Thursday....

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6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan

Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Monday as a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's eastern coast, but there were no reports of damage. The quake was felt across Taiwan, according to the w...

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Sensors installed in Ottawa area to warn people of earthquakes

Ottawa residents will one day receive a three- to 10-second advance warning of an earthquake before the ground starts shaking. Natural Resources Canada has been installing seismic sensors in the cap...

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