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November 4th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port town of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and left injured at least 700 people, ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and injured at least 270 people, state media ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) The Kashmir Valley was Friday rocked by yet another moderate earthquake, the second in the past one week, the local met office here said.
"The earthquake measuring 6.0 on ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 4:51 am ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Oct 30 (AINS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Punjab and North West Frontier Province in Pakistan Thursday night, a TV report said.
The quake occurred ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
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Guwahati, Oct 29 (IANS) A 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocked India's northeast and Bhutan Thursday, triggering panic among sleeping residents, officials said.
According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the earthquake ...
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October 29th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
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Kutch, Oct 29 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook Gujarat's Kutch district late on Wednesday night.
However, no casualties were reported so far.
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October 28th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 28 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday asked Tamil Nadu to agree to its demand for a new dam at Mullaperiyar as the present one had outlived its life.
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October 25th, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Oct 24 (DPA) Authorities lifted a tsunami warning after tidal waves did not materialize late Saturday following a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, which struck the Maluku islands ...
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October 24th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Jakarta, Oct 24(ANI): Several parts of Indonesia were jolted on Saturday by a strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale.
No damage to life has been reported so far. However, taking preventive ...
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October 23rd, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Oct 23 (IANS) An undersea earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale Friday jolted the West Papua region in eastern Indonesia, officials said.
The quake occurred at 1128 GMT with the epicentre ...
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October 23rd, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A mild tremor was reported in and around the national capital early Friday, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said. There was no report of damage.
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October 23rd, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
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Srinagar, Oct 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Kashmir valley early Friday causing panic but no casualties or damage.
The epicentre of the earthquake was in the ...
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October 17th, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by GD
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By Meena Kar,
Oxnard, California, October 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ventura County was hit by an earthquake on Friday. As stated by the Geological Survey of the United States, the earthquake that had hit ...
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October 15th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Oct 15 (IANS) An undersea earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale Thursday jolted the Papua province in eastern Indonesia, officials said.
There was no report of damage or casualties in the ...
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October 15th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by GD
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By Gina Gomez
San Jose, Oct. 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Tuesday evening, a small earthquake was reported to have taken place at the Bay Area. However, that is not the only that had ...
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October 14th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by GD
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By Meena Kar,
Pleasanton, Calif., October 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An earthquake with magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter Scale had hit California close to 8:27 p.m stated the Geological Survey of the ...
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October 14th, 2009 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
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San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) The US Geological Survey (USGS) has said that an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the Aleutian Islands of the US state of Alaska late ...
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October 14th, 2009 - 4:25 am ICT by IANS
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San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) The US Geological Survey has said that an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the Aleutian Islands of the US state of Alaska late Tuesday, ...
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October 13th, 2009 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Oct 13 (IANS) A charity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started a vaccination programme to help people fight contagious diseases in Indonesia, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.
The UAE Red ...
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October 13th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
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Jakarta, Oct 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A powerful undersea earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the northern tip of Sulawesi island on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of injury ...
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October 13th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Oct 13 (DPA) An undersea earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Tuesday off the northern tip of Sulawesi island, but there were no immediate reports of injury and damage, ...
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October 12th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
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Shillong, Oct. 12 (ANI): An earthquake of moderate intensity shook some parts of the northeast region, including Meghalaya, Assam, on Sunday night, according to the Meteorological Department.
According to Central Seismological Observatory ...
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October 8th, 2009 - 7:38 am ICT by IANS
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Wellington, Oct 8 (DPA) New Zealand civil defence authorities downgraded an initial tsunami warning after three big quakes hit the South Pacific Thursday, saying there was no confirmation that a tsunami had ...
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October 4th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Oct 4 (DPA) An earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the easternmost Indonesian province of West Papua Sunday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or ...
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October 1st, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Padang, Indonesia (DPA) At least 529 people have been killed and 423 were injured in a powerful quake that struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province, the Social Affairs Ministry said Thursday.
In the ...
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October 1st, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
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Sydney, October 1 (ANI): Scientists have determined that the tsunami that devastated the islands of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga in 2004 was the result of a shallow rupture in the earth's ...
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October 1st, 2009 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Oct 1 (DPA) At least 200 people were killed and many were still trapped under collapsed buildings one day after a powerful earthquake struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province, officials said Thursday.
"The ...
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September 30th, 2009 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Sep 30 (DPA) At least 75 people were killed and hundreds were trapped under collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province Wednesday, officials said.
Vice President Jusuf Kalla ...
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September 30th, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
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Sumatra, Sep 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems like earthquakes are out to out-do each other. Yesterday there was a major quake in the American island of Samoa and following on its heels, ...
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September 30th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Sep 30 (DPA) At least 75 people were killed in a powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale that struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Wednesday, a top official said.
Fauzi Bahar, the ...
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