Category: Earthquakes & Tsunamis

6.0 Earthquake Hits Costa Rica

Costa Rican residents were alarmed when a 6.0-magnitude quake shook the Central American country, causing minor damage but no

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10 Dead As Two Quakes Hit Spain

At least ten people, including a child, have been killed and dozens more hurt by two strong earthquakes in

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Romans Rattled By Quake Prediction

ROME — Rome wasn’t built in a day, but many Romans feared it might be destroyed in one —

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7.1 Quake Hits Vanuatu No Tsunami

SYDNEY (AFP) – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Tuesday off the south Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological

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Strong Quake Hits Southern Mexico

ACAPULCO, Mexico --- A strong earthquake shook Mexico's Pacific coast resort of Acapulco on Wednesday, sending people fleeing into

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6.1 Quake Hits Japan No Tsunami

Beijing, May 5 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale was recorded off the east coast of

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DNA To Identify Tsunami Victims

TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese police are to set up a DNA database to help identify the bodies of those

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6.3 Quake Hits Indonesia No Tsunami

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit Central Java around 120 kilometres south-west of Cilacap at a depth of 24 kilometres,

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Strong Earthquakes Hit Indonesia

A series of strong earthquakes hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi early on Monday, damaging houses and causing panic,

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Chile Scallop Farms Hit By Tsunami

TONGOY, Chile (AFP) – Thousands of miles from the shores of Japan across the Pacific Ocean, Chilean shellfish farmers

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