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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes in Tonga region

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no threat...

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks southern Philippines

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has rocked the southern Philippines. The quake hit Mindanao at 10.13am local time on Thursday, and recorded a depth of 626km,...

7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Peru

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the southern coast of Peru early Friday. Authorities say there are no immediate reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey...

Taiwan hit by numerous earthquakes, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude

Taiwan's capital was hit by a series of earthquakes overnight into the early hours of Tuesday, with the Central Weather Administration saying the strongest...

Four earthquakes strike off eastern Taiwan early Monday

Four earthquakes ranging from magnitude 4.1 to 5.3 have been recorded off the coast of Hualien County in eastern Taiwan since midnight Sunday, according...

Magnitude-5.1 earthquake occurs in Japan

A magnitude-5.1 earthquake occurred in southern Miyazaki Prefecture at around 10:25 April 8. The epicenter was about km (4 miles) north-northeast of Nichinan. The...

5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks China, tremors recorded in Almaty

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 has been registered in China's Xinjiang Region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center reported. The epicenter was located 58...

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northeastern U.S.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the northeastern U.S. on Friday morning. The earthquake was felt from Boston down to Baltimore at 10:23 a.m. ET, according...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes northern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit Iwate and Aomori prefectures in northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter...

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes China’s Xinjiang region

A 5.8-magnitude struck Akqi County in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region at 12:14 p.m. (0414 GMT) on Sunday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. The...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Atacama area in Chile

An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck the Atacama region in central Chile on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The earthquake was 123...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes Japan, no tsunami warning yet

Over a week after the country's deadliest quake in nearly eight years, another earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Japan on Tuesday. The earthquake caused...

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