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PM Modi thanks Kobe for helping during Gujarat earthquake
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kobe [Japan], Nov. 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his prime objective is to make India poverty-free and thanked Japan for its help during earthquake in Gujarat in January 2001, which claimed 19,727 lives and left 166,000 others injured.
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Italy: 6.6 magnitude quake rocks Rome, St. Benedict Basilica destroyed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Oct. 30 (ANI): Days after the region was hit by two earthquakes, a fresh tremor of 6.6 magnitude was felt near Norcia in central Italy today.
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Twin powerful quakes hit Italy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Oct.27 (ANI): Two powerful earthquakes hit the central Italy on Wednesday, about 50 miles north of the site where a deadly quake had in August killed nearly 300 people, the US Geological Survey said.
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Bhuj plays host to three-day animal expo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhuj (Gujarat) [India], Oct. 24 (ANI): Bhuj, a region that was struck by a massive earthquake 11 years ago, recently played host to a three-day-long animal expo.
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6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Japan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct. 21 (ANI): A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of around 6.6 has rocked western Japan on Friday.
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Lakshadweep struck by 5.3 magnitude earthquake
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.12 (ANI): An earthquake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale, struck the Lakshadweep Sea region this morning.
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Southern Japan rocked by 5.7 magnitude quake
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sept. 26 (ANI): In Japan, an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck southern Okinawa Island and a chain of neighbouring islands today.
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Southern Japan jolted by 5.7 magnitude earthquake
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sept.26 (ANI): In Japan, an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck southern Okinawa island and a chain of neighbouring islands today. But no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of any damage or injury.
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5.1 magnitude quake jolts southwest China
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Sept. 23 (ANI): An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale hit Litang County, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, in southwest China's Sichuan Province in the wee hours on Friday.
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Strong tides could trigger severe earthquakes: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 17 (ANI): A recent study suggests that a strong tidal force can exaggerate an already loaded earthquake as a result pushing a small one to evolve into an acute tremor.
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Nepal, India ink 3 agreements to bolster bilateral ties
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 16 (ANI): India and Nepal on Friday signed three agreements, including new dollar credit line agreement of USD 750 million for post-earthquake reconstruction.
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11 killed, 200 injured in Tanzania earthquake
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], Sept. 11 (ANI): At least 11 people were killed and over 200 others injured as an earthquake measuring 5.7 hit north-western Tanzania on Saturday.
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