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Philippines hit by twin quakes; seven dead, tsunami warning issued
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the southern coast of the Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people. A second strong aftershock measuring 6.9 hit later the same day, claiming at least one more life and prompting tsunami warnings across the region, Al Jazeera reported,
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Two earthquakes jolt East Coast of Kamchatka
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported two earthquakes near Kamchatka's east coast on Friday, measuring 7.5 and 6.0 on the Richter scale, at depths of 85 km and 30 km, respectively. The agency shared details in a post on X.
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Tsunami alert issued after 3 quakes hit Russia's Pacific coast
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A tsunami Watch was issued for the Hawaii in the United States after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia on Sunday, according to the US' National Weather Service. The NWS later cancelled the tsunami watch alert as "further investigation indicates there is no longer a th
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Two earthquakes strike Tajikistan in quick succession
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tajikistan experienced two earthquakes on April 13, with the first measuring 6.1 and the second 3.9 on the Richter Scale, according to the National Centre for Seismology. Both quakes occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres, making aftershocks likely.
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Not the first earthquake with magnitude 7: NCS Director explains Myanmar q
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Mishra said "It occurred in the longest fault in Myanmar, Sagaing Fault. Its length is 1200 km. This fault has generated several earthquakes in the past of magnitude more than 7. This is not the first earthquake with magnitude 7."
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Biggest quake has not occurred yet at 'Instagram island' of Santorini in G
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Remy Bossu, Secretary-General of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, said "days, or perhaps, weeks" would be needed to evaluate the series of earthquakes but said that the series of quakes typically occur in the build-up to a larger tremor, as per CNN.
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Over 200 earthquakes jolt 'Instagram island' of Santorini in Greece
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Records from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) showed the quakes were continuing to occur a few minutes apart as of 7am on Tuesday (05:00 GMT), with the largest quake recorded at magnitude 5.1 on Monday afternoon.
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Telangana: Hyderabad's seismic stability reassured by expert after 5.3 mag
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Dr Prakash Kumar, Director of CSIR-NGRI spoke to ANI and said, "We have got to know that people felt the tremours lightly. They might have felt it very lightly. Hyderabad is not an earthquake-prone area. We see it as a stable region. It is not very severe, but we haven't recorded quake of th
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Volcano erupts in Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula after weeks of intense qua
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After weeks of seismic activity forced the evacuation of a nearby village, a volcano in Iceland erupted suddenly on Monday, dazzling the night sky with stunning spurts of lava and smoke, CNN reported.
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Iceland evacuates people amid volcanic threat, declares state of emergency
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Nearly 800 quakes were recorded between midnight and 2 p.m. on Friday, with the shallowest at a depth of 3-3.5 kilometres (1.86-2.18 miles), according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
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Afghanistan: Death toll from Herat quakes crosses over 2,000
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Herat province in Afghanistan has risen to 2,025.
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People, office-goers rush out in panic as tremors from Nepal quakes strike
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Many people, especially office-goers, were spotted rushing out of their workplaces after strong tremors from earthquakes epicentered in Nepal shook the national capital and adjoining areas.
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