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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS
By Reuters | Reuters
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2020 12:08 PM IST
The quake was at a depth of about 31.3 km, according to the USGS.
Strong 6.0 earthquake hits Indonesia’s Papua
By Press Trust of India | Jakarta
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2020 12:38 AM IST
There was no tsunami warning accompanying the quake which struck inland 158 kilometres (98 miles) from the provincial capital Jayapura at a shallow depth of almost 34 kilometers, USGS said.
Quake causes panic in eastern Indonesia; one killed
By Reuters | JAKARTA
UPDATED ON JUL 16, 2019 10:56 AM IST
Indonesia’s meteorology agency (BMKG) recorded the quake at 7.2 magnitude and was not in danger of causing a tsunami.
Major earthquake with 7.3 magnitude strikes eastern Indonesia
By Agence-France-Presse | Jakarta
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2019 04:55 PM IST
The quake struck about 165 kilometres (100 miles) south-southwest of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province at 6:28 pm local time, at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.
Strong 6.6 earthquake hits off northwest Australia
By Agence France-Presse | Sydney
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2019 02:02 PM IST
Videos posted on social media showed cars and buildings shaking and groceries being knocked from shelves, with some residents reporting minor damage to businesses.
An earthquake’s impact can be predicted - but only after it hits
By Reuters | Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JUL 07, 2019 10:39 AM IST
The typical shallow earthquake creates a series of aftershocks that diminish exponentially, with each successive day bringing half as many tremors.
Strong earthquake hits Costa Rica-Panama border: USGS
By Agence France-Presse | San José
UPDATED ON JUN 26, 2019 02:02 PM IST
The quake struck at a depth of 26 kilometers (16 miles), about two kilometers from the nearest town of Progreso in Panama, USGS said, updating a previous alert that estimated the depth at 10 kilometers.
Strong 6.3-magnitude quake hits southern Japan, no tsunami threat
By Agence France-Presse | Tokyo
UPDATED ON MAY 11, 2019 10:07 AM IST
The quake struck at 8:48 am (2348 GMT Thursday) in Pacific waters nearly 40 kilometres (25 miles) east-southeast of Miyazaki city at a depth of 24 km, according to the agency.
7.5-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Ecuador: USGS
By AFP | Quito
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2019 05:48 PM IST
The quake was felt in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito, and the coastal city of Guayaquil
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Chile, kills two
By Reuters | La Serena (Chile)
UPDATED ON JAN 20, 2019 05:32 PM IST
The quake struck at 10:32 p.m. about 16 km (10 miles) south-southwest of Coquimbo, the USGS said. The quake, measured 53 km (33 miles) below the surface, shook homes, caused landslides in the region’s mountainous terrain.
5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts western Iran, about 30 injured
By Reuters | Dubai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 06, 2019 09:52 PM IST
Iran’s emergency services spokesman Mojtaba Khaledi told IRNA that 29 of the injured had been released after treatment following the earthquake in Gilan Gharb in Kermanshah province.
Strong quake strikes off Philippines, tsunami warning withdrawn
By Reuters | Singapore
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2018 11:20 AM IST
There were no reports of casualties or damage from the earthquake, which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said struck 193 km (120 miles) east of the Philippine city of General Santos, at a depth of 60 km (37 miles).
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits close to Antarctica: USGS
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2018 08:29 AM IST
A magnitude 7.1 quake struck on Monday in the southern Pacific Ocean.
Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes northwest of Russia’s Kurile islands: USGS
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2018 11:37 PM IST
Twin earthquakes of magnitude 5.9 and 6.0 hit Indonesian island of Sumba: USGS
By Agence France-Presse | Jakarta
UPDATED ON OCT 02, 2018 07:29 AM IST
This is the second earthquake to have hit Indonesia in four days after its Sulawesi island was struck by a devastating quake and tsunami on Friday which killed more than 800 people.
Strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia
By Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON AUG 28, 2018 08:18 PM IST
Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’, where tectonic plates collide and many of the world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.
7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Peru-Brazil border
By Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON AUG 25, 2018 07:28 AM IST
The earthquake hit shortly after 0900 GMT, about 140 kilometers west of the Peruvian town of Iberia, the USGS said.
Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes in the Pacific close to Fiji, no tsunami threat: USGS
By Agencies | Reuters
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2018 10:08 AM IST
A massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga on Sunday but it was very deep and did not trigger a tsunami
Explosive eruption sends ash 30,000 feet over Hawaii volcano
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON MAY 17, 2018 10:34 PM IST
The Hawaii volcano has destroyed 37 homes and other structures in a small southeast area of the island and forced around 2,000 people to evacuate their homes.
Southern Iran hit by magnitude 5.5 earthquake, no casualties reported
By HT Correspondent | Associated Press, Tehran
UPDATED ON APR 19, 2018 01:59 PM IST
Iran sits on major fault lines and is prone to near-daily earthquakes. In 2003, a 6.6-magnitude quake flattened the historic city of Bam, killing 26,000 people.