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6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Philippines; 8 killed
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bodega [Philippines], Apr 23 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and several others suffered injuries on Monday after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Bodega town on the Philippine island.
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Quake of 5.1 magnitude jolts Nicobar islands
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], Apr 19 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit the Nicobar Islands on Friday morning, according to Indian Meteorological Department.
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6.1 magnitude quake jolts Taiwan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Apr 18 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Taiwan on Thursday noon, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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Nepal initiates survey to measure height of Mt. Everest
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Apr 10 (ANI): Nepal on Wednesday deployed a team to find out the height of the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.
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5.0 magnitude quake hits Andaman island
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar islands) [India], Apr 8 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted the Andaman Islands on Monday morning, according to Indian Meteorological Department.
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5.2 magnitude quake jolts Tonga
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Nuku Alofa [Tonga], Apr 8 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Neiafu town in Tonga on Sunday (local time), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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6.5 magnitude earthquake jolts South Sandwich Islands
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
King Edward Point [South Sandwich Islands], Apr 5 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck off British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on Friday.
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5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan, no casualties
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 27 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale struck off Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture located on the southeast coast of Kyushu Island on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 jolts Malakand
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 22 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale rattled the parts of Malakand in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province here on Friday.
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China's state council initiates probe in chemical plant's blast
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 22 (ANI): China's state council have constituted an investigation team on Friday to probe the Chenjiagang Tianjiayi chemical plant's blast, in which at least 47 people were killed.
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Turkey: 5.5 magnitude quake jolts Denizli
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Denizli [Turkey], Mar 20 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale stuck western Turkey's Denizli on Wednesday morning, reports Daily Sabah.
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 jolts Fiji Islands
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Suva [Fiji], Mar 10 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rattled the Fiji Islands region on Sunday afternoon, according to the India Meteorological Department.
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