Strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia; no tsunami risk
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck Indonesia's Molucca Sea on Tuesday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warnings were issued.The 6.3-magnitude earthquake at 08:08 p.m. local time (1208 GMT) was centered ... Read more...
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Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits south of the Mariana Islands
July 10th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by BNO News
MANILA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck south of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific on Saturday, seismologists said.The 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 09:43 p.m. local time (1143 UTC) was centered ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes the South Pacific Ocean
June 17th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by BNO News
KERMADEC ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) -- A strong but fairly deep earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on early Friday, south of the Kermadec Islands, seismologists said. No tsunami warnings were issued.The ... Read more...
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Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Japan
June 13th, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by BNO News
JAPAN (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Sunday afternoon, seismologists and witnesses said. No tsunami warnings were issued.The 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 12.32 p.m. local ... Read more...
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All tsunami warnings lifted after powerful earthquake strikes the Indian Ocean
June 13th, 2010 - 5:26 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck the Indian Ocean on early Sunday, seismologists said, briefly prompting tsunami alerts for several countries.The 7.5-magnitude earthquake at 1.26 a.m. local time (1926 ... Read more...
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Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea
June 2nd, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday evening, seismologists said.The 6.2-magnitude earthquake was centered about 16 kilometers (10 miles) west-northwest of ... Read more...
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Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Philippines
May 31st, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by BNO News
MANILA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake rattled southern Philippines on Monday, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 6.0-magnitude earthquake at 6.16 p.m. local time was centered ... Read more...
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Major Earthquake Punches South Pacific
May 28th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 28, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Seismologists have declared that a shallow 7.2 earthquake has pummeled off the picturesque Vanuatu. This had generated a warning by America of the arrival of ... Read more...
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All tsunami warnings cancelled after major quake in south Pacific
May 28th, 2010 - 2:16 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A major earthquake struck off the Vanuatu Islands on early Friday, seismologists said, briefly causing tsunami warnings for nearby coasts.The 7.2-magnitude earthquake at 4.14 a.m. local time ... Read more...
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7.4 Earthquake in Vanuata & MAJOR AFTERSHOCK:SP Tsunami Warnings Issued!
May 28th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) About an hour ago (1 pm EST) a major earthquake struck off of the island of Vanuata, in the South Pacific Ocean. A tsunami warning was quickly issued ... Read more...
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Tsunami warnings in effect after major earthquake hits the South Pacific
May 28th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A major earthquake struck off the Vanuatu Islands on early Friday, seismologists said, prompting tsunami warnings for nearby coasts.
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake at 4.14 a.m. local time (1714 ... Read more...
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Tsunami warnings issued after major earthquake off Vanuatu
May 28th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A major earthquake struck off the Vanuatu Islands on early Friday, seismologists said, prompting tsunami warnings for nearby coasts.The 7.4-magnitude earthquake at 4.14 a.m. local time (1714 ... Read more...
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Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattles Indonesia’s Java island
May 18th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia’s Java island on Tuesday, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 6.0-magnitude earthquake at 6.59 p.m. local time was ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes south of the Fiji Islands, close to Tonga
May 15th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by BNO News
SUVA, FIJI (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck the Tonga region on early Sunday, south of the Fiji Islands, seismologists said. No tsunami warning was issued.
The 5.9-magnitude earthquake at 3.18 a.m. ... Read more...
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Tsunami fears ease after powerful earthquake off Northern Sumatra
May 9th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck off the west coast of Northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Sunday, seismologists said. Tsunami warnings were briefly issued but were later cancelled when sea ... Read more...
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Strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Peru, northern Chile
May 6th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by BNO News
TACNA, PERU (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck southern Peru and northern Chile on Wednesday, seismologists said, causing blackouts but no major damage, according to witnesses.The 6.4-magnitude earthquake was centered about ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra
May 6th, 2010 - 1:57 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off southern Sumatra on late Wednesday, seismologists said. No tsunami warnings were issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties.The 6.3-magnitude earthquake at ... 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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Strong earthquake shakes Indonesian Maluku Islands
April 24th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck Indonesia's Maluku Islands on Saturday afternoon, seismologists said. No tsunami warnings were issued.The 6.4-magnitude earthquake at 4.41 p.m. local time was centered about 121 ... Read more...
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Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits quake-hit Chile
April 23rd, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by BNO News
SANTIAGO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck central Chile on Friday, seismologists said. There were no reports of damage or casualties.The 6.1-magnitude earthquake at 6.03 a.m. local time was centered about ... Read more...
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Moderate earthquake strikes off Samoa; no damage reported
April 22nd, 2010 - 1:41 am ICT by BNO News
APIA, SAMOA (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck off the Samoa Islands on early Thursday, seismologists said. There were no reports of damage or casualties.The 5.9-magnitude earthquake at 6.20 a.m. local ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes off Samoa; no damage reported
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by BNO News
APIA, SAMOA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the Samoa Islands on early Thursday, seismologists said. There were no reports of damage or casualties.The 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 6.20 a.m. local ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes near Papua New Guinea’s second-largest city
April 18th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by BNO News
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck close to Papua New Guinea's second-largest city on Sunday morning, seismologists said.The 6.3-magnitude earthquake at 9.15 a.m. local time (23.15 ... Read more...
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Tidal wave killed 100 in Chile: Report
April 12th, 2010 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, April 12 (IANS/EFE) At least 100 people were killed by the tsunami that hit coastal areas in central and southern Chile after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake Feb 27, the La Tercera ... Read more...
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Strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off hits off Andaman Islands; no tsunami warning
March 31st, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by BNO News
PORT BLAIR, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The 6.4-magnitude ... Read more...
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Moderate earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Palau region, no reports of damage
March 13th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck Indonesia's Palau region on Saturday morning, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck at about 11.53 a.m. ... Read more...
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Moderate earthquake shakes central Chile, no reports of damage
March 13th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by BNO News
SANTIAGO (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate aftershock struck central Chile on early Saturday, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The earthquake struck at 12.15 a.m. local time and ... Read more...
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New Chile President Urges Evacuation After 7.2 Aftershock
March 11th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The aftershock which hit Chile just as the new president, Sebastian Pinera, was being sworn in was actually stronger than the earthquake which devastated the capital of ... Read more...
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4.4 Quake Hits Hawaii Same Day 6.0 Quake Hits Turkey
March 10th, 2010 - 2:21 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Yesterday morning at 4:23 am a major earthquake which registered 6.0, hit Turkey, killing at least 57 people. Later in the day, at 6:29 local time, ... Read more...
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Quake Hits Turkey: Haiti and Chile Still Devastated From Quakes
March 9th, 2010 - 2:55 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On January 12, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake Haiti, near Port au Prince, the capital of Haiti. It left around 230,000 dead, 300,000 injured, and a million or ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake devastates Turkish villages; at least 41 dead, 50 wounded
March 8th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 39 people were killed when a strong earthquake devastated the eastern Turkish province of Elazig on early Monday, officials said. The toll is expected to rise, ... Read more...
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At least eight die in eastern Turkey quake
March 8th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA (BNO NEWS) -- At least eight people were killed when a strong earthquake struck eastern Turkey on early Monday, seismologists and officials said.The Kandilli Earthquake Research Institute and Observatory said the ... Read more...
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At least five die in eastern Turkey quake
March 8th, 2010 - 11:16 am ICT by BNO News
ANKARA (BNO NEWS) -- At least five people were killed when a strong earthquake struck eastern Turkey on early Monday, seismologists and officials said.The Kandilli Earthquake Research Institute and Observatory said the ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake rocks eastern Turkey (Update)
March 8th, 2010 - 10:22 am ICT by BNO News
ANKARA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck eastern Turkey on early Monday, seismologists said. There was no immediate word on damage or casualties.The Kandilli Earthquake Research Institute and Observatory said the ... Read more...
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Moderate to strong earthquake rocks eastern Turkey
March 8th, 2010 - 9:55 am ICT by BNO News
ANKARA (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate to strong earthquake struck eastern Turkey on early Monday, seismologists said, but there were conflicting reports on its precise magnitude. There was no immediate word on ... Read more...
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