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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Taiwan’s east coast Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey said. Initially reported by the island’s Central Weather Administration as a magnitude 6.3, the tremor struck at 7:35 am (2335 GMT)…
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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Antofagasta in Chile on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The USGS said the tremor hit 265 kilometres east of the coastal city of Antofagasta at a depth of 128 km. The quake struck at at…
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A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday off the coast of the Philippines, the US Geological Survey said. The quake did not trigger a tsunami alert, according to the US Tsunami Warning System and there were no…
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A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities warning of aftershocks and possible damage. The shallow quake struck at about 2:00 pm (0600 GMT), a few kilometres…
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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kimbe region of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The earthquake was at a depth of 582.6 km (362 miles), the USGS said.
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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Tajikistan on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck around 5:37 am local time (0037 GMT) at a depth of about 20.5 kilometres (12.7 miles). USGS estimated that "little or no…
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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off western Indonesia late Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. The offshore quake hit just after 8:30 pm (1330 GMT) at a shallow depth about 212 kilometres (132 miles) southwest of Bengkulu,…
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A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Papua region Saturday morning and was followed by a 5.8-magnitude aftershock minutes later, the US Geological Survey said. Both quakes hit at a relatively shallow depth of 15 kilometers…
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck West Sumatra near Pariaman, Indonesia on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 11.9 km (7.39 miles), USGS said. An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.6…
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