All posts tagged "earthquake"

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    Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes N. Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck North Korea early Monday, South Korea’s state weather agency said. The quake was detected at 5:17 a.m. Monday in an area some 21km east of Songlim, North Hwanghae Province, which...

    • Posted March 13, 2016
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  • Rescue workers search a toppled building after an earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. The 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday, toppling at least one high-rise residential building and trapping people inside. Firefighters rushed to pull out survivors. (AP Photo)
    6.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan, killing 3; 221 rescued from rubble

    TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan pulled out 221 people and three dead from a residential high-rise complex that collapsed when a shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck before dawn Saturday, leaving still...

    • Posted February 5, 2016
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    Magnitude-4.5 earthquake shakes Southern California

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A moderate earthquake whose epicenter was in southern Riverside County was felt over a wide area of Southern California this morning. The magnitude-4.5 earthquake centered 1 mile north of Banning struck at 6:42 a.m. at a...

    • Posted January 6, 2016
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    5.1-magnitude quake in North Korea suspected to be ‘explosion’

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected in North Korea on Wednesday, China’s state-run media reported, citing the country’s earthquake monitoring agency that reportedly suspected the quake to be an explosion. The US Geological Survey (USGS)...

    • Posted January 5, 2016
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    Magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes Southern California suburbs

    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A moderate earthquake has shaken an inland area of Southern California, but there are no immediate reports of damages or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says in a preliminary report that the...

    • Posted December 29, 2015
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    Magnitude-7 earthquake strikes off southwest Japan

    TOKYO (AP) — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of southwest Japan, triggering a small tsunami. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The earthquake struck at 5:51 a.m. (20:51 GMT) at...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • People stand outside a house damaged from an earthquake in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in northern Afghanistan rocked cities across South Asia. Strong tremors were felt in Kabul, New Delhi and Islamabad on Monday. In the Pakistani capital, walls swayed back and forth and people poured out of office buildings in a panic, reciting verses from the Quran. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
    7.5-magnitude Afghan earthquake rocks Asia, over 150 dead

    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan shook buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cut power and communications in some areas and caused more than 150 deaths, mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistani officials that...

    • Posted October 26, 2015
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