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Video: Historic Church Crumbles After Massive Earthquake Hits Philippines
A video of a heritage church in Cebu with lights and parts of its outer facade collapsing is being shared widely on social media.
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6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Philippines
A 6.9-magnitude quake struck off the coast of the central Philippines on Tuesday evening, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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The Deadliest Day In History With 830,000 Lives Lost In A Disaster
With a magnitude of 8, it remains the deadliest earthquake in recorded history, causing widespread destruction across Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Gansu provinces.
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Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Strikes Mexico, Triggers Tsunami Warning
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of La Placita de Morelos in western Mexico, the US Geological Survey said on Monday.
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Hundreds Of Aftershocks Rattle Philippines Following Powerful Earthquake
Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr inspected damage in the region.
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7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Philippines: Report
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with residents in the capital Manila reporting their buildings shaking.
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7.5 Magnitude Earthquake In Peru Destroys 117 Homes, Leaves 12 Injured
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru on Sunday, destroying buildings including a church tower, injuring at least 10 people and sending shock waves across the region.
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"Like A Wave Of Shaking": Rare Earthquake Jolts Australia's Melbourne
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Melbourne in Australia on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said on Wednesday.
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Earthquake Measuring 5.4 On Richter Scale Injures 4 In France
An unusually strong earthquake hit southeastern France on Monday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, authorities said.
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Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Kills At Least 6 In Iraq, Injures 150: Officials
A powerful earthquake that rocked northeastern Iraq on Sunday killed at least six people and injured 150 others in the country, officials said.
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12 Killed In China Earthquake, Number Of Deaths Likely To Rise
At least 12 people were killed when a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China, government sources said Wednesday, but the toll was expected to climb as news trickles out of the remote mountainous region.
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Earthquake: A Quick Dos And Don'ts Guide
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.8 rocked Uttarakhand on Monday at 10.33 pm, sending shockwaves in capital Delhi, neighbouring Gurgaon, Punjab and several other parts of north India. The epicentre was at Ukimath in the hill-state's Rudraprayag district. Tremors were also felt at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Uttarakhand, which falls in the Himalayan...
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Solomon Islands Rocked By Another Major Earthquake
The Solomon Islands were rattled by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, just a day after hundreds of people along the coast fled into the hills following a 7.8 magnitude tremor.
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Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.2 Strikes China's Xinjiang
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit China's far western region of Xinjiang on Thursday, the China Earthquake Administration said, with tremors shaking buildings near the epicentre about 100 km (60 miles) west of the regional capital of Urumqi.
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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquakes Strikes North East Of Vanuatu: US Geological Survey
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck north east of the Vanuatu chain of islands on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Video: Historic Church Crumbles After Massive Earthquake Hits Philippines
A video of a heritage church in Cebu with lights and parts of its outer facade collapsing is being shared widely on social media.
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6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Philippines
A 6.9-magnitude quake struck off the coast of the central Philippines on Tuesday evening, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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The Deadliest Day In History With 830,000 Lives Lost In A Disaster
With a magnitude of 8, it remains the deadliest earthquake in recorded history, causing widespread destruction across Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Gansu provinces.
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Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Strikes Mexico, Triggers Tsunami Warning
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of La Placita de Morelos in western Mexico, the US Geological Survey said on Monday.
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Hundreds Of Aftershocks Rattle Philippines Following Powerful Earthquake
Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr inspected damage in the region.
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7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Philippines: Report
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with residents in the capital Manila reporting their buildings shaking.
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7.5 Magnitude Earthquake In Peru Destroys 117 Homes, Leaves 12 Injured
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru on Sunday, destroying buildings including a church tower, injuring at least 10 people and sending shock waves across the region.
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"Like A Wave Of Shaking": Rare Earthquake Jolts Australia's Melbourne
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Melbourne in Australia on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said on Wednesday.
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Earthquake Measuring 5.4 On Richter Scale Injures 4 In France
An unusually strong earthquake hit southeastern France on Monday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, authorities said.
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Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Kills At Least 6 In Iraq, Injures 150: Officials
A powerful earthquake that rocked northeastern Iraq on Sunday killed at least six people and injured 150 others in the country, officials said.
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12 Killed In China Earthquake, Number Of Deaths Likely To Rise
At least 12 people were killed when a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China, government sources said Wednesday, but the toll was expected to climb as news trickles out of the remote mountainous region.
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Earthquake: A Quick Dos And Don'ts Guide
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.8 rocked Uttarakhand on Monday at 10.33 pm, sending shockwaves in capital Delhi, neighbouring Gurgaon, Punjab and several other parts of north India. The epicentre was at Ukimath in the hill-state's Rudraprayag district. Tremors were also felt at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Uttarakhand, which falls in the Himalayan...
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Solomon Islands Rocked By Another Major Earthquake
The Solomon Islands were rattled by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, just a day after hundreds of people along the coast fled into the hills following a 7.8 magnitude tremor.
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Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.2 Strikes China's Xinjiang
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit China's far western region of Xinjiang on Thursday, the China Earthquake Administration said, with tremors shaking buildings near the epicentre about 100 km (60 miles) west of the regional capital of Urumqi.
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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquakes Strikes North East Of Vanuatu: US Geological Survey
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck north east of the Vanuatu chain of islands on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.
