Quake strikes off Turkey
June 11th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, June 10 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Turkey Sunday, but there was no immediate report of damage or casualty.The quake ... Read more...
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Kerala again speaks of new Mullaperiyar dam
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Even as a Supreme Court-appointed experts committee continues to deliberate on the Mullaperiyar dam, Kerala Tuesday once again stressed on a new dam as the only ... Read more...
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Quake strikes near New Zealand’s Christchurch city
January 1st, 2012 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale Saturday struck near New Zealand's Christchurch city, which had witnessed serious damage after being hit by 6.3-magnitude ... Read more...
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Chandy demands new dam in place of Mullaperiyar
December 21st, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said a new dam should be built in place of the more than century-old Mullaperiyar Dam, reiterating that Tamil Nadu's ... Read more...
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Chandy hopes Mullaperiyar issue will be amicably resolved
December 12th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Dec 12 (IANS) With an amicable solution to the Kerala-Tamil Nadu tangle over the 115-year-old leaking Mullaperiyar Dam not yet in sight, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday said ... Read more...
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Strong quake strikes off eastern Japan, no damage
August 22nd, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan on early Monday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 6.0-magnitude earthquake ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes Alaskan island, tsunami warning canceled
June 24th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by BNO News
AMUKTA PASS, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck near an Alaskan island in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday evening, seismologists said, briefly prompting a tsunami warning for local coastlines.The 7.2-magnitude ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Java island
May 17th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 17 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Java island of Indonesia Tuesday. But there was no potential for tsunami and no casualty reported, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Powerful 7.1-magnitude quake strikes near Vanuatu - USGS
May 10th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck close to the island nation of Vanuatu on early Tuesday evening, seismologists said, but no tsunami warnings were issued.The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off northeastern Japan, tsunami warning issued
April 7th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan on late Thursday evening, seismologists and witnesses said, prompting a tsunami warning for a small part of its ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off the Loyalty Islands; no tsunami threat
January 13th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by BNO News
TADINE, LOYALTY ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck northeast of the Loyalty Islands on early Friday morning, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The 7.3-magnitude earthquake at 3.16 a.m. ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off Japan, tsunami warning canceled
December 22nd, 2010 - 2:31 am ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Japan canceled a tsunami warning for some of its islands on early Wednesday morning after a powerful earthquake struck off its coast.The 7.4-magnitude earthquake at 3.19 a.m. local ... Read more...
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Strong 6.1 quake strikes off the Philippines
December 8th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by BNO News
HINATUAN, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao, the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 6.1-magnitude ... Read more...
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7.4-magnitude quake strikes off Vanuatu
May 28th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 27 (IANS) A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck 214 km northwest of Vanuatu, near Australia, in the south Pacific, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off Samoa Island
April 22nd, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, April 22 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off Samoa Islands, the US Geological Survey said Thursday.
The quake occurred at 1720 GMT Wednesday with the epicentre 198 ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra
March 6th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 5 (DPA) A 6.5-magnitude undersea earthquake struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island late Friday, seismologists said.
The quake struck at 11.07 p.m. at a depth of 10 km, ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Indonesia
February 16th, 2010 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 16 (IANS) A magnitude 6.8 undersea earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia Tuesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.
The quake occurred at 04.51 a.m. Tuesday with the epicentre at 262 km ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off Bali island
February 12th, 2010 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 12 (IANS) An undersea earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Bali island Friday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.
The quake occurred at 1.43 a.m., at a ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off Sumatra island (Lead)
September 30th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 30 (DPA) A powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, toppling buildings and sparking panic among residents, officials and local television reports said.
TV ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off Sumatra island
September 30th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 30 (DPA) A strong undersea earthquake measuring at 7.6 on the Richter scale struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island late Wednesday afternoon, sparking panic among residents, seismologists ... Read more...
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Magnitude 8.3 quake strikes off American Samoa
September 30th, 2009 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington/Wellington, Sep 30 (DPA) An 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off American Samoa Tuesday triggering a three-metre tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii confirmed.
The earthquake's epicentre was located about 204 km southwest ... Read more...
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Strong, undersea quake strikes off Indonesia (Lead)
August 16th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 16 (DPA) A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck the western coast of Sumatra Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian ... Read more...
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6.1 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s West Sumatra
July 27th, 2009 - 7:11 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 27 (DPA) An undersea earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Monday morning on the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, but there were no immediate reports ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes off Taiwan
July 14th, 2009 - 9:52 am ICT by IANS
Taipei/Beijing, July 14 (Xinhua) A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Taiwan Tuesday morning, China National Seismological Network reported.
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 2 a.m., was ... Read more...
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Magnitude-5.8 quake strikes Italy, deaths feared (Lead)
April 6th, 2009 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Rome, April 6 (DPA) A magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck central Italy early Monday, causing buildings to collapse in the historic centre of L'Aquila and raising fears of fatalities.
Rome, Abruzzo and other parts of ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off central Indonesia
December 12th, 2008 - 6:12 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 12 (DPA) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Friday morning, seismologists said.The quake's epicentre lay about 101 km southeast of Gorontalo ... Read more...
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6.3-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor
September 16th, 2008 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 16 (DPA) An undersea earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Tuesday evening off East Timor, but there were no reports of injury or damage, Indonesian seismological officials said.The ... Read more...
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