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Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Thailand

Ade Adewale — Mon, 05 May 2014 16:15:04 +0000

A strong and shallow earthquake rattled northern Thailand on Monday afternoon, shaking tall buildings in Bangkok hundreds of miles to the south, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The 6.0-magnitude quake, at a depth of just 7.4 kilometres…

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7.5 magnitude quake strikes off Papua New Guinea

Ade Adewale — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:37:46 +0000

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea late Saturday night, the US Geological Survey said, with a tsunami warning issued. The quake hit 75 kilometres (47 miles) south-west of the town of Panguna on Bougainville island…

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Chile evacuates coast as 8.2 quake triggers tsunami, kills five

Adewale A. — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 04:56:34 +0000

A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile's Pacific coast, triggering tsunami waves of more than two meters and killing at least five people. The victims were four men and a woman who died in the cities of Iquique and Alto Hospicio either of a heart…

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4.1 magnitude earthquake rattles Los Angeles

Ade Adewale — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:39:42 +0000

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattled Los Angeles on Saturday, a day after a similar seismic shock spooked the sprawling Californian metropolis. The building housing AFP's office on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood swayed gently after the latest temblor,…

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