Earthquake Magnitude 8

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  Tremors Felt In New York As 3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Jersey

  A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The US Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0.

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  3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Haryana's Rohtak, 4th Tremor In 8 Days

  An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale struck Rohtak in Haryana early Thursday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

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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 4.3 Earthquake Hits Andaman Sea

  An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman Sea in the early hours on October 8, the National Center for Seismology informed.

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  5.4 Magnitude Earthquake In Meghalaya, Tremors Felt In Entire Northeast

  An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit Meghalaya this evening at 8:19 pm. The epicentre of the earthquake was 49 km southeast of Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya, near Sylhet in bordering Bangladesh.

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  8 Killed In Turkey After Earthquake Hits Iran Border, Many Feared Trapped

  Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Sunday eight people were killed in eastern Turkey after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit neighbouring Iran, the official Anadolu news agency reported.

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  World's Highest Rail Bridge In J&K To Withstand Blast, Earthquake Of Intensity 8

  The Chenab Bridge, world's highest rail link, connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country by rail route, is designed to withstand 40 kg of TNT blast and earthquake of magnitude eight on Richter Scale, said a Konkan Railway's top engineer on Tuesday. Rail Bridge, Jammu Kashmir's

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  5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Istanbul, 8 Injured

  A moderate 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook buildings and damaged two mosques in Istanbul on Thursday, slightly injuring eight people and causing residents to rush from buildings.

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  Chenab Bridge, World's Highest, Can Withstand Quakes, Blasts: Railway Official

  The world's tallest bridge over the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, currently under-construction, will be able to withstand up to 8 magnitude earthquakes and high-intensity blasts.

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  At Least 8 Killed as Powerful Earthquake Off Chile Slams Waves Into Coastal Towns

  Strong aftershocks rippled through Chile today after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake that killed at least eight people and slammed powerful waves into coastal towns, forcing more than a million people from their homes.

• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits eastern Japan: US Geological Survey

  The quake hit at 8:44pm local time (1144 GMT) at a depth of 63 kilometres, in the Chiba prefecture which neighbours Tokyo.

• Eight lakh people may die if earthquake of magnitude 8 hits India: NDMA

  More than eight lakh people may die if an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale occurs in the seismically-active Himalayan states from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, National Disaster Management Authority's (NDMA) Vice Chairman M Shashidhar Reddy today warned.

• Moderate earthquake shakes Southern California

  A moderate earthquake has rattled Southern California. The US Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.1 quake struck 8:07 am on Saturday. It was centered along the San Andreas Fault near Devore, in San Bernardino County. Some buildings swayed in downtown Los Angeles, about 60 miles to the west. The Geological Survey says a small 2.0 magnitude afte...