Italy quake toll rises to seven
May 21st, 2012 - 9:07 am ICT by IANS
Rome, May 21 (IANS) The toll from a 5.9-magnitude quake in northern Italy rose to seven Monday.The seventh victim of Sunday's 5.9-magnitude tremor was an 86-year-old woman who died from ... Read more...
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100-year-old woman killed in Italian quake (Lead)
May 20th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 20 (IANS) A 100-year-old woman was among five people who died Sunday after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake rocked northern Italy, destroying several historic sites. At least 50 others were ... Read more...
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Four killed in Italy quake
May 20th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 20 (IANS) A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked central Italy in the early hours Sunday, killing four people and injuring 50 others.The earthquake had its epicentre between the cities of ... Read more...
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Meteor hunter finds 4 billion years old asteroid fragments
April 27th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) A meteor hunter has stumbled on two marble-sized nuggets of an asteriod that detonated after colliding with the Earth, worth 10 times as much as gold, ... Read more...
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Fukushima now more vulnerable to seismic risk
February 15th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 15 (IANS) The Fukushima nuclear plant is more vulnerable to seismic risk after the powerful quake that rocked Japan last year.The power plant witnessed one of the worst ... Read more...
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Low intensity quake in Sikkim
October 29th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) A low intensity earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, rocked parts of Sikkim Saturday, a met official said."A very low intensity earthquake of 3.5 Richter ... Read more...
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China began cultivating millet 10,000 years ago
October 16th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 16 (IANS) Evidence of glutinous millet's cultivation has been found in the northern province of Hebei that could date back to 10,000 years, said Chinese archaeologists Sunday.Lab results ... Read more...
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Indian Ocean countries test integrated tsunami warning system
October 12th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) Nations around the Indian Ocean Wednesday tested the first full-scale tsunami early warning system installed after the massive tsunami in December 2004 left nearly 300,000 people ... Read more...
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Japan quake moved coast by 13 feet
March 14th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, Mar 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Geological Survey Institute has announced that the massive earthquake that triggered the devastating tsunami moved the Japanese coast by as much as 13 feet.The quake which ... Read more...
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New tool can locate buried artefacts
March 9th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Some of the most valuable historic sites and artefacts often lie buried under highways or beneath cities. Now researchers have devised a new tool to "see" ... Read more...
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How the Rocky Mountains may have been ‘formed by giant suction’
March 8th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 8 (ANI): A new study shows that the Rockies may have been formed when a giant suction created a counter force that thrust the mountains upward.Mountains generally form where continental ... Read more...
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Model to predict volcanic eruptions
February 24th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) As explosive volcanoes produce tremors at similar frequencies for minutes, days or weeks before they erupt, researchers have developed a way to predict these eruptions.A model developed by ... Read more...
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Icelandic volcano ‘looks set to erupt dwarfing last year’s devastation’
February 10th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Geologists have warned that another volcano on Iceland looks set to blow, bringing far more chaos than last year's eruption.Researchers detected the high risk of a new eruption ... Read more...
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Experts warn of another ash volcano in Iceland
February 10th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Scientists have warned of the eruption of yet another volcano in Iceland, more devastating than last year's eruption which spewed out blanket of dust and ash, disrupting air ... Read more...
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‘Darwin Gap’ quake may shake Chile once again
January 31st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): A fault line in Chile that shook Charles Darwin during his voyages in 1835, and ripped again last year, may strike again.An analysis of land movement has shown ... Read more...
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Largest volcano ‘to erupt after 600,000 yrs, wipe out two-thirds of the U.S’
January 25th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): Scientists have predicted that the world's largest volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming could erupt for the first time in 600,000 years and wipe out 66 ... Read more...
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7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
October 26th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The western part of the Sumatra coast of Indonesia experienced a major earthquake on Monday and the tremor is measured around 7.7 magnitude on the Richter ... Read more...
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Scientists recreate extreme conditions 1800 miles below Earth’s crust
September 24th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): A new study by Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley, sheds light on why certain seismic waves travel more quickly through the core-mantle boundary, a thin ... Read more...
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Boring 4 km deep into volcano to protect Naples
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) Scientists are planning to bore deep into the heart of an active volcano to try and protect Naples from a devastating eruption.
They will be placing sensors inside Campi ... Read more...
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How to prevent asteroid collision with Earth
September 14th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 14 (ANI): Researchers at Tel Aviv university have got a clue that could help in developing a defensive strategy in case an asteroid were on track to collide with the ... Read more...
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Quake hits Papua New Guinea
August 5th, 2010 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 5 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocked Papua New Guinea Thursday morning, but there was no tsunami threat, Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.
The quake hit ... Read more...
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Quake rocks Indonesia
July 24th, 2010 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 24 (DPA) A strong undersea earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's north Sulawesi province early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
The ... Read more...
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6.3-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia
July 21st, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 21 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off North Maluku islands in Indonesia Wednesday, but there is no potential for tsunami, officials said.
Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics ... Read more...
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Two earthquakes rock Papua New Guinea
July 18th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 18 (DPA) Two strong earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea within half-an-hour late Sunday, leading Indonesian seismologists to issue a brief tsunami warning.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The ... Read more...
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Ice melt shows alarming land rise in Greenland
May 19th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (IANS) Greenland's ice is melting so quickly that the land underneath is rising at a rapid pace, according to latest research.
Greenland is situated in the Atlantic Ocean to the ... Read more...
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Greenland rapidly rising due to ice melting
May 19th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): Scientists are astounded as rapid ice meltdown in Greenland is causing the land to rise quickly.Moving glaciers in Greenland form dense icecaps up to 2 km thick that ... Read more...
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Magnitude-6.0 earthquake strikes Indonesia
May 18th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 18 (DPA) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Indonesian province of West Java Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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No tsunami threat to India due to Indonesia earthquake
May 9th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) There is no immediate tsunami threat to the Indian mainland and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to the earthquake which hit Indonesia Sunday morning, the Indian ... Read more...
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Tsunami warning after strong quake off Indonesia lifted (Lead)
May 9th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 9 (DPA) A tsunami warning in Indonesia issued after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Sumatran coast of Aceh province Sunday has been lifted, an official said.
The quake was recorded ... Read more...
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Tsunami warning issued after strong quake off Indonesia
May 9th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 9 (DPA) Indonesia issued a tsunami warning Sunday after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Sumatran coast of Aceh province.
The quake was recorded at 0559 GMT with the epicentre 66 ... Read more...
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6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
April 24th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 24 (DPA) An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck islands in north-eastern Indonesia Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries and damage, officials said.
The quake occurred ... Read more...
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Volcano tsunami could engulf Italian coast ‘at any time’: NIGV
March 30th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30(ANI): The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (NIGV) has warned that Europe's largest undersea volcano, Marsili, could disintegrate and unleash a tsunami that would engulf the Italian coast "at ... Read more...
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Chile’s Megathrust Earthquake Changed The World
March 15th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Mar 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a professor of geology and geophysics with the University of Minnesota, Justin Revenaugh, the effects of the phenomenal earthquake in Chile on the geography ... Read more...
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7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
March 14th, 2010 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 14 (DPA) An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale struck the eastern Indonesian islands Sunday morning in North Maluku province, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or ... Read more...
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Magnitude-6 quake strikes Indonesia’s West Papua
March 13th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 13 (DPA) A magnitude-6 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua before midday Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, geophysicists said.
The quake took ... Read more...
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