Pakistan offers help to quake-hit Iran
August 12th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan has offered help to Iran after powerful earthquakes there killed 250 people and injured about 1,800 others, Geo News reported Sunday.Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez ... Read more...
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250 killed, 1,800 injured in Iran quakes
August 12th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 250 people were killed and over 1,800 injured as two powerful earthquakes rocked northwestern Iran, Fars news agency reported Sunday.A quake measuring ... Read more...
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Panic in Tamil Nadu after Indonesia quake (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) Fear gripped Tamil Nadu and a tsunami alert was sounded Wednesday after two powerful earthquakes in Indonesia triggered strong tremors across the state.The quake brought back ... Read more...
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Powerful earthquake strikes west of Vanuatu, no tsunami alert
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by BNO News
PORT VILA (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean near the island nation of Vanuatu on early Friday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage ... Read more...
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Indonesian girl swept away by 2004 tsunami found alive
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by BNO News
MEULABOH, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- An Indonesian girl who was thought to have died when a huge tsunami devastated the island of Sumatra in December 2004, has been found alive and reunited ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia, causing panic
November 14th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by BNO News
LABUHA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck the Molucca Sea in eastern Indonesia on early Monday afternoon, seismologists said, causing panic but no damage or casualties.The 6.4-magnitude earthquake at 1.05 ... Read more...
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Seven killed as magnitude-5.6 quake hits Turkey
November 10th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Nov 10 (IANS) Seven people were killed and 23 injured after a quake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit eastern Turkey, the government said Thursday.
According to the Prime ... Read more...
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Moderate 5.5-magnitude earthquake shakes Christchurch
October 10th, 2011 - 5:40 am ICT by BNO News
CHRISTCHURCH (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck near the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Sunday evening, seismologists said. It was the strongest earthquake to hit the region since June.The 5.5-magnitude ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes southwest of Sumatra, no damage
August 23rd, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake stuck southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia on early Tuesday morning, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.The 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 3.12 ... Read more...
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Powerful earthquakes strike off Vanuatu, generating small tsunamis
August 21st, 2011 - 2:50 am ICT by BNO News
PORT VILA (BNO NEWS) -- Two powerful earthquakes struck off the island nation of Vanuatu on early Sunday morning, seismologists said, generating local tsunamis but causing no damage.
The first earthquake at 3.55 ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake hits the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu
July 31st, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by BNO News
ISANGEL (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck the South Pacific Ocean on early Monday morning, seismologists said, but no damage was expected and no tsunami alert was issued.The 6.1-magnitude earthquake at ... Read more...
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Doomsday? Prophesies wither away
May 21st, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 21 (IANS) Oh we are alive! That's probably the first thought that crossed the minds of people in New Zealand as the appointed time of apocalypse predicted by ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea, no tsunami warning
May 16th, 2011 - 4:11 am ICT by BNO News
ARAWA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on early Monday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 6.5-magnitude earthquake ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake hits the South Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu
May 11th, 2011 - 3:26 am ICT by BNO News
ISANGEL (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck the South Pacific Ocean on early Tuesday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 6.8-magnitude earthquake at 7.55 ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Sulawesi, causes damage
April 25th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by BNO News
KENDARI, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on early Monday morning, seismologists said, causing some damage but no casualties.The 6.0-magnitude earthquake at 7.07 a.m. local ... Read more...
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Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesian island, tsunami warning canceled
April 4th, 2011 - 5:02 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck the Indian Ocean south of the Indonesian island of Java on early Monday morning, seismologists said, prompting local residents to flee to higher ground. ... Read more...
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False alert causes n-radiation scare in Bangladesh
March 16th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 16 (IANS) Panic gripped many in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh after they received text messages warning of radiation following the explosions in a Japanese nuclear reactor damaged ... Read more...
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Japan was warned over n-plants, reveal WikiLeaks cables
March 16th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 16 (IANS) Japan was warned two years ago that its safety rules were not up to date and a strong earthquake would pose a serious problem to its ... Read more...
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A three minute nightmare that shook Tokyo
March 12th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 (IANS) For three minutes that seemed like eternity, Indian S. Ajay Kumar saw his colleagues tossed like rubber balls as a 8.9 earthquake shook his nine-storey building ... Read more...
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Tsunamis in the past 10 years
March 11th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 11 (IANS) A massive earthquake measuring 8.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Japan Friday, triggering a 10-metre-high tsunami that washed away houses and buildings and inundated large ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra
January 26th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia on late Wednesday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The ... Read more...
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Tsunami death toll surpasses 300 as rescuers arrive at remote islands
October 28th, 2010 - 2:01 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll following a tsunami that wrecked villages on Indonesian islands off the western coast of Sumatra on late Monday has risen to more than 300, ... Read more...
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Powerful earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
September 30th, 2010 - 3:06 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) – A powerful earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on early Thursday morning, seismologists said, triggering a brief tsunami warning but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The ... Read more...
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Trapped Chilean miner’s wife reveals how family survived an earthquake six months ago
August 28th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.28 (ANI): The wife of one of the trapped 33 Chilean miners has revealed how her family survived a devastating earthquake and worked to rebuild their lives, only for her husband ... Read more...
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Powerful earthquakes strike Papua New Guinea, tsunami warning canceled
July 18th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by BNO News
PORT MORESBY (BNO NEWS) -- Two powerful earthquakes struck the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea on late Sunday evening, seismologists said, briefly sparking a local tsunami warning for Indonesia.The ... Read more...
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Powerful earthquakes hit Papua New Guinea, spark tsunami warning for Indonesia
July 18th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Two powerful earthquakes struck the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea on late Sunday evening, seismologists said, sparking a local tsunami warning for Indonesia.The first ... Read more...
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What is the secret of ancient Chinese super-strong mortar?
May 31st, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 31 (IANS) What is the secret of an ancient Chinese super-strong mortar made from sticky rice?
Scientists have concluded that the mortar - a paste used to bind and fill gaps ... Read more...
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Ancient Chinese secret of sticky rice mortar busted
May 30th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): The secret behind the ancient Chinese super-strong mortar made from sticky rice has now been revealed.Bingjian Zhang, and colleagues note that construction workers in ancient China developed sticky ... Read more...
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China to help Cuba detect earthquakes
May 12th, 2010 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Havana, May 12 (IANS/EFE) China wants to help Cuba detect earthquakes and has sent sophisticated equipment and a team of experts to install as well as tutor Cuban officials on how to ... Read more...
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Strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hits southeast of Taiwan, no damage reported
April 26th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by BNO News
TAIPEI (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck southeast of Taiwan and south of Japan's Ryukyu Islands on Monday, seismologists said. There were no reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami ... Read more...
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Chile quake shortened our day, NASA says
March 3rd, 2010 - 3:40 am ICT by BNO News
By Michael van Poppel
SANTIAGO, CHILE (BNO NEWS) -- The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck south-central Chile on early Saturday was so powerful that it affected Earth's rotation, shortened the length of ... Read more...
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More than 140 killed in Chile quake (Lead)
February 28th, 2010 - 4:27 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Feb 28 (DPA) One of the most powerful earthquakes in decades rocked Chile Saturday, leaving more than 140 people dead and triggering a tsunami alert across the Pacific basin.
Hundreds of ... Read more...
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Moderate earthquake hits Alaska’s Kiska Island, no damage or injuries
January 17th, 2010 - 3:59 am ICT by BNO News
KISKA, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck south of Alaska's Kiska Volcano on Saturday, seismologists said. No damage or injuries were reported, nor expected.The earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude ... Read more...
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Pacific tsunami warning cancelled after Vanuatu quakes (Second lead)
October 8th, 2009 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 8 (DPA) The tsunami warning issued after two powerful earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago has been cancelled, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said Wednesday.
The warning was ... Read more...
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Major earthquake hits Southern Sumatra
October 1st, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by BNO News
BENGKULU, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) – A major earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra on Thursday morning, the second in as many days, officials said. There was no immediate word on damage or casualties.The ... Read more...
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