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51 Aftershocks Follow Powerful 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Istanbul
More than 50 aftershocks rocked the Istanbul region after a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara just to the south of Turkey's biggest city on Wednesday, the interior minister said.
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Turkey Pulls Out Of Hosting Key UN Talks After Earthquakes Hit Country
Turkey has said it cannot host a major UN biodiversity meeting in 2024 as it reels from a series of devastating earthquakes this year, according to the UN body that oversees the talks.
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Trapped Under Rubble For 5 Days, Two Women Rescued Alive In Turkey
Rescuers in Turkey pulled two women alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings after they were been trapped for 122 hours following the region's deadliest quake in two decades, authorities said on Saturday.
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Tsunami Warning In Indian Ocean Region After Quake Off East Timor Coast
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, although there were no immediate reports of damage.
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6.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Philippines, No Reports Of Damage
A 6.1 magnitude quake struck off the eastern Philippines on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no immediate report of damage.
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Over 700 Injured In Iran Earthquake
More than 700 people were injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran, state television reported in an updated toll Monday.
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91 Killed, Several Injured As Magnitude 7 Earthquake Hits Indonesia
Indonesian security forces and emergency workers raced Monday to aid victims of a powerful earthquake on Lombok that killed at least 82 people, as strong aftershocks sparked terror on the holiday island that suffered another deadly quake just a week ago.
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At least 14 Dead In Papua New Guinea Quake; ExxonMobil Shuts LNG Plant
Up to 14 people were killed in landslides and by collapsed buildings during a powerful earthquake in the remote Papua New Guinea highlands, police and a hospital worker said on Tuesday, with unconfirmed reports of up to 30 dead.
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Earthquake Measuring 6.1 Richter Scale Hits Near Iran Holy City
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit near Iran's Shiite Muslim holy city of Mashhad on Wednesday, local media reported.
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Technology, Ancient And Modern, Can Help Buildings Survive Earthquake
Shocking images of a Taiwan apartment complex felled like a tree by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake have highlighted what is needed to build a structure that can withstand seismic shocks.
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Government Deploys Nearly 100 Buses to Earthquake-Hit Nepal to Bring Back Stranded Indians
Nearly 100 buses of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation are queued up at the bus stand, and luggage is being loaded on them, batch by batch. A first batch of five buses, carrying hundreds of Indians, left for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning. Another batch would leave for Bihar in the afternoon.
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Fishermen in Ganjam Afraid to Venture into Sea After Earthquake
Traditional fishermen in coastal villages in Ganjam district of Odisha have desisted from fishing following Wednesday's earthquake centered in Bay of Bengal which jolted the east coast, official sources said today.
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6.0 magnitude quake hits off Chilean coast: USGS
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake today struck off the Chilean coast, about 88 kilometres south-southwest of the port city of Valparaiso, US seismologists said.The earthquake's epicentre was at a depth of 23 km, and hit at around 0556 IST, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).No immediate damage or casualties were reported, and the Pacific Tsunami...
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Facebook page for lives lost in Haiti
The desperate quest to find loved ones started just minutes after the massive Haiti quake, as cell phones rang unanswered from beneath the rubble of Haiti's best hotel.While a lucky few were eventually rescued, many more perished when the hotel crumbled within seconds.The AP reconstructed the few hours after the quake, when the search went online w...
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Quake of 7.4 magnitude hits Indonesia
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 rattled Indonesia's North Sumatra province Sunday, prompting a brief local tsunami watch, knocking out power and damaging some homes, officials said.The US Geological Survey said the afternoon quake hit 135 miles (220 kilometers) southeast of Banda Aceh at a depth at 38 miles (61 kilometers). Indone...
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51 Aftershocks Follow Powerful 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Istanbul
More than 50 aftershocks rocked the Istanbul region after a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara just to the south of Turkey's biggest city on Wednesday, the interior minister said.
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Turkey Pulls Out Of Hosting Key UN Talks After Earthquakes Hit Country
Turkey has said it cannot host a major UN biodiversity meeting in 2024 as it reels from a series of devastating earthquakes this year, according to the UN body that oversees the talks.
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Trapped Under Rubble For 5 Days, Two Women Rescued Alive In Turkey
Rescuers in Turkey pulled two women alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings after they were been trapped for 122 hours following the region's deadliest quake in two decades, authorities said on Saturday.
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Tsunami Warning In Indian Ocean Region After Quake Off East Timor Coast
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, although there were no immediate reports of damage.
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6.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Philippines, No Reports Of Damage
A 6.1 magnitude quake struck off the eastern Philippines on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no immediate report of damage.
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Over 700 Injured In Iran Earthquake
More than 700 people were injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran, state television reported in an updated toll Monday.
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91 Killed, Several Injured As Magnitude 7 Earthquake Hits Indonesia
Indonesian security forces and emergency workers raced Monday to aid victims of a powerful earthquake on Lombok that killed at least 82 people, as strong aftershocks sparked terror on the holiday island that suffered another deadly quake just a week ago.
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At least 14 Dead In Papua New Guinea Quake; ExxonMobil Shuts LNG Plant
Up to 14 people were killed in landslides and by collapsed buildings during a powerful earthquake in the remote Papua New Guinea highlands, police and a hospital worker said on Tuesday, with unconfirmed reports of up to 30 dead.
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Earthquake Measuring 6.1 Richter Scale Hits Near Iran Holy City
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit near Iran's Shiite Muslim holy city of Mashhad on Wednesday, local media reported.
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Technology, Ancient And Modern, Can Help Buildings Survive Earthquake
Shocking images of a Taiwan apartment complex felled like a tree by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake have highlighted what is needed to build a structure that can withstand seismic shocks.
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Government Deploys Nearly 100 Buses to Earthquake-Hit Nepal to Bring Back Stranded Indians
Nearly 100 buses of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation are queued up at the bus stand, and luggage is being loaded on them, batch by batch. A first batch of five buses, carrying hundreds of Indians, left for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning. Another batch would leave for Bihar in the afternoon.
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Fishermen in Ganjam Afraid to Venture into Sea After Earthquake
Traditional fishermen in coastal villages in Ganjam district of Odisha have desisted from fishing following Wednesday's earthquake centered in Bay of Bengal which jolted the east coast, official sources said today.
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6.0 magnitude quake hits off Chilean coast: USGS
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake today struck off the Chilean coast, about 88 kilometres south-southwest of the port city of Valparaiso, US seismologists said.The earthquake's epicentre was at a depth of 23 km, and hit at around 0556 IST, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).No immediate damage or casualties were reported, and the Pacific Tsunami...
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Facebook page for lives lost in Haiti
The desperate quest to find loved ones started just minutes after the massive Haiti quake, as cell phones rang unanswered from beneath the rubble of Haiti's best hotel.While a lucky few were eventually rescued, many more perished when the hotel crumbled within seconds.The AP reconstructed the few hours after the quake, when the search went online w...
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Quake of 7.4 magnitude hits Indonesia
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 rattled Indonesia's North Sumatra province Sunday, prompting a brief local tsunami watch, knocking out power and damaging some homes, officials said.The US Geological Survey said the afternoon quake hit 135 miles (220 kilometers) southeast of Banda Aceh at a depth at 38 miles (61 kilometers). Indone...
