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Japan: 5.6-magnitude quake strikes Fukushima, no tsunami warning
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan on Thursday, the weather agency said, although no tsunami warning has been issued. According to…
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5.8-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning
Tokyo: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on Sunday struck off Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture, but no tsunami warning was issued, According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at…
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7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami alert issued
Tokyo: A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck 60 kilometres…
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New Zealand to provide further help for tsunami-hit Tonga
Wellington: New Zealand is giving an additional NZ$2 million ($1.35 million) in humanitarian funding for Tonga as the island nation recovers from last week’s massive volcanic eruptions and tsunami, senior officials said on…
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6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s western province of North Sumatra at early hours on Tuesday with no immediate report on damages or casualties, a local disaster official said. The quake did not…
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5.8-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning issued
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Utsunomiya city in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture on Thursday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor struck at 5.37 p.m. (local time),…
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Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes Tokyo; no tsunami danger
Tokyo: A powerful earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude 6.1 shook the Tokyo area on Thursday night, but officials said there was no danger of a tsunami. The Meteorological Agency said the quake…
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6.1-magnitude quake strikes Sea of Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck in the central part of the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake occurred at around 5:37…
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After quake, Japanese govt warns of tsunami in coastal areas
Tokyo: Following a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 that shook eastern and northeastern Japan on Saturday, the Japanese government warned that a tsunami of up to 1 metre could…
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New Zealand issues Tsunami warning after powerful earthquake strikes northeastern coast
Wellington: A Tsunami warning has been issued for coastal areas of New Zealand following the M8.0 earthquake in the country’s northeastern coast on Thursday night. According to an official statement by the…
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Strong earthquake shakes western Indonesia; no tsunami alert
Jakarta: A strong undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia on Wednesday, but no injuries were immediately reported. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.2 quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six…
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6.2 earthquake hits northwest of Constitucion, Chile
Santiago: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 84 km northwest of Constitucion, Chile, at 21:54 on Saturday (0054 GMT on Sunday), according to the University of Chile’s Seismological Service. The…
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7.8 magnitude hits Alaska’s coastal region, Tsunami warning issued
Alaska: An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale rattled the coastal region of Alaska on Wednesday morning (local time). No casualties have been reported so far. The earthquake struck at…
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Seismologists predict tsunami, massive earthquake in Japan
Kyodo: A Japanese government panel said on Tuesday that tsunami as high as 30 meters could hit Hokkaido in northern Japan and Iwate in the northeast, if a 9 magnitude on Richter scale…
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Quake hits off Russia’s Kuril Islands, prompts tsunami alert
Moscow: A 7.2-magnitude quake hit off Russia’s Kuril Islands on Wednesday, prompting local residents to seek higher ground due to a tsunami threat, authorities said. The Russian emergencies ministry said the quake’s…
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