earthquake
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At least three people were killed by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state television reported. “Unfortunately up to now we have had three deaths and eight wounded,” Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, head of emergency management in ...
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TEHRAN, Iran—A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck a southern Iranian province Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, Iranian media reported. The ...
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GAYAN, Afghanistan—Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake ...
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The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Afghanistan rises to at least 1,000, and over 1,000 people are injured. International agencies are rushing to bring ...
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Disaster management officials in Afghanistan say 950 people were killed early this morning in an earthquake of magnitude 6.1. More than 600 are reported injured and the toll ...
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More than 900 people died in a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan. At least 600 more were injured. It was the country's deadliest earthquake in 20 years. ...
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 kills over 900 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday. Several hundred were injured with the toll expected to grow as more information ...
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KABUL, Afghanistan—A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, according to a state-run news ...
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BEIJING—Two earthquakes killed at least four people and damaged houses in southwestern China on Wednesday, authorities and state media said. Fourteen others were injured, at least ...
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia in the wee hours of Tuesday, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a ...
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An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Bosnia and Herzegovina region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday. The quake was at a depth ...
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The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was rattled by a 6.7-magnitude earthquake early Wednesday. But the country’s national disaster prevention agency did not immediately report any damages ...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck in Haiti on Wednesday close to an area still struggling to recover from a deadly tremor ...
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TOKYO—An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit parts of Iwate prefecture in northeastern Japan late on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake, ...
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A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted Japan’s northeast coast off Fukushima on Wednesday, leaving one dead and 69 injured and reviving memories of a quake and ...
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MEXICO CITY—An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude was reported in Veracruz, Mexico on Thursday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Tremors were felt by a Reuters ...
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Rescuers on Indonesia’s Sumatra island retrieved more bodies Sunday from a strong earthquake two days ago, raising the death toll to 11 while another 400 ...
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PASAMAN, Indonesia—A strong and shallow earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, killing seven people and injuring 85, while causing panic on ...
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GUATEMALA CITY—An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck southwestern Guatemala early on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, killing two people, collapsing roofs, and triggering ...
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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Merizo Village, Guam, on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 178 km ...
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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Java in Indonesia on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth ...
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TOKYO—An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted southwestern Japan early on Saturday morning, injuring 13 people, the authorities and local media said. No tsunami warning ...
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TOKYO—An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 jolted southern Japan early on Saturday morning, broadcaster NHK reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was off the ...
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KABUL, Afghanistan—Two earthquakes rattled Afghanistan’s western Badghis province along the border with Turkmenistan on Monday afternoon, killing at least 22 people, a local official said. There ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A swarm of earthquakes was recorded Tuesday off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, including the largest with a magnitude of 6.8 followed by aftershocks. There were few ...
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A strong overnight earthquake hit two provinces in Western China, causing tunnel damage that forced the high-speed rail service to suspend operations. Four people incurred minor ...
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua—A strong earthquake shook Nicaragua Thursday morning, sending people fleeing into the streets, but there were no initial reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey ...
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan on Monday evening, shaking buildings in the capital and across much of the northern part of the island. There were ...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck offshore in the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California, the United States Geological Service said on Monday. The quake struck ...
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LIMA, Peru—An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northern Peru early Sunday, damaging some buildings and blocking several roads with rubble. While the quake ...