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Major earthquake strikes Iran, OmanA major earthquake struck the southern Iranian town of Minab early on Saturday leaving several people injured and damaging many villages, while its aftershocks were felt as far as Oman, said media reports citing US Geological Survey. Th More… |
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5.7 quake strikes Northern IndiaA shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck in northern India on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was only 10 km (six miles) deep and struck at 6:57 GMT, 17 km (10 miles) northeast of Bhada More… |
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Quake threat in Bahrain dismissedClaims that Bahrain could be affected by a major earthquake predicted to hit Iran in the coming days have been dismissed by regional experts. The US Geological Survey Agency (USGS) warned a tremor measuring 9.8 could happen anytim More… |
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Rescuers struggle to reach China quake zoneRescuers struggled to reach a remote corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 203 with more than 11,000 injured. The 6.6 magnitude More… |
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Bahrain buildings ‘can withstand tremors’Although Bahrain is in no danger of having its own earthquake because it is a "zone zero" area, experts said buildings in the country are strong enough to withstand any tremors due to their high wind-resistant structure. More… |
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Iran quake sparks Gulf nuke radiation fearsNational emergency officials in the GCC countries met on Sunday in Saudi Arabia to discuss the risk of radiation spreading over the Gulf if Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is damaged by another earthquake. A 6.3-magnitude e More… |
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Iran plans more reactors in quake-prone areaIran plans to build more nuclear power reactors in an earthquake-prone coastal area, Iranian media said on Wednesday, a day after a strong tremor struck the region close to its only such existing plant. Tuesday's 6.3-magnitude More… |
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Quake sparks panic in BahrainThousands of people were evacuated from high-rise buildings across Bahrain yesterday after an earthquake in Iran triggered an aftershock, a report said. It affected workers and residents living in Seef, the Diplomatic area and lar More… |
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Powerful quake strikes eastern IndonesiaA 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia's mountainous West Papua province on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake hit 256 km east of Enarotali and was 58 km deep, the US Geolo More… |
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4.9 quake jolts Tokyo, no tsunami warningAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 jolted Tokyo and nearby areas on Saturday, but no tsunami warning has been issued, Japan Meteorological Agency said. Some trains were temporarily halted but are now back to normal More… |
