Earthquake
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5.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Ibaraki
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just northeast of Tokyo, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred on Monday at 0:50…
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Minor earthquake hits Oman Sea, tremors felt in UAE
Muscat: An earthquake of 3.0 magnitude was recorded in the Oman Sea on Sunday, August 18. In a post on social media, the UAE’s National Seismic Network (NSN) of the National Centre…
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Volcano erupts in Russia after 7.0 magnitude earthquake
Moscow: Russia’s Shiveluch volcano in the Kamchatka region erupted after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of the country, local media reported on Sunday. The volcano has started…
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4.7-magnitude earthquake jolts Tokyo area: JMA
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 on early Wednesday rocked the Tokyo metropolitan area, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 01:47 a.m. local time, measuring 3…
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5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted off Indonesia’s eastern Highland Papua province on Wednesday morning, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The inland earthquake struck at 07:22 a.m. Jakarta time, with…
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4.7-magnitude quake jolts Turkey
Istanbul: A 4.7-magnitude earthquake has jolted Turkey’s northwestern province of Canakkale, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD). The quake, occurring at 5:39 p.m. local time, centred Ezine district, AFAD…
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4.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan’s Ibaraki: JMA
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 on Monday struck the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just northeast of Tokyo, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 10:07 a.m.…
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5.8 magnitude earthquake hits off Japanese island
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck off eastern Hachijojima Island of Japan on Thursday, local weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 8:07 pm local time, measuring 3…
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6.3-magnitude earthquake hits off Japan’s Ogasawara Islands
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off Japan’s western Ogasawara Islands on Monday morning, the local weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 5:02 a.m. local time, measuring…
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5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 on Thursday struck Chiba prefecture, just east of Tokyo, said the country’s weather agency. The temblor occurred at around 12.12 p.m. local time…
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolts Afghanistan
Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale struck Afghanistan on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the epicentre of the earthquake was located at…
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3.6 magnitude earthquake recorded in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude was recorded in the east of Al-Shannan in the Hail region of Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 28. A video capturing the aftermath of the earthquake…
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4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal’s Bagmati province
Kathmandu: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit Nepal’s Bagmati Province on Friday, according to the National Earthquake Measurement Centre. The quake with epicentre at Helambu Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district, 100 km…
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4.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 on Sunday struck the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, said the country’s weather agency. The temblor occurred at around 12:12 p.m. local time…
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Earthquake measuring 4.7 magnitude jolts parts of Pakistan
Islamabad,: An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan, including the capital Islamabad, on Wednesday. However, no loss of life or property has been reported yet. According to the National Seismic…
