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Indonesia rattled by 7.6 magnitude quake, tsunami warning lifted

Indonesia was struck by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday off the Tanimbar islands, prompting panicked residents in the area to flee their homes, although a tsunami warning was lifted after three hours and initial reports indicated limited damage.

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan- EMSC

(This Dec. 28 story has been corrected to fix location to remove reference to 'Almaty region' in the first paragraph)

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes south of Kermadec Islands -EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck south of the Kermadec Island region on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines -EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines early Saturday morning, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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Earthquake of Magnitude 5.6 Strikes Southern Iran; Felt in UAE

An Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck southern Iran on Wednesday and was felt in the United Arab Emirates, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Iranian state TV reported that rescue teams were dispatched to the quake-hit area and added there were no casualties. The quake was at a depth of…

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Earthquake shakes northwest Turkey, 50 people injured

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook northwest Turkey and was felt in Istanbul early on Wednesday, injuring 50 people and damaging some buildings in the province of Duzce, a government disaster agency and state media said.

Reuters

Strong earthquake rattles Crete, no reports of damage

A strong earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete early on Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage.

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Crete earthquake: Tsunami fears as thousands told to move to higher ground

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale has struck off the coast of Greece, leading one monitoring organisation to warn people in coastal areas to move to higher ground

Daily Mirror

Strong offshore quake rattles Italy; no injuries or damage reported

A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck off Italy's Adriatic coast early on Wednesday, but caused no serious damage or injuries but was felt as far away as Rome and northern parts of the country.

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Six dead after earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck western Nepal at about 2am local time (20:15 GMT) causing several houses to collapse.

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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Peru's central coast, no damage reported

An earthquake of a revised magnitude 5.9 struck near the coast of central Peru on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, with the country's emergency authorities saying there had not been any reports of damage.

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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Greece, no reports of damage

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Gulf of Corinth in central Greece early on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said.

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Earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 strikes Peru-Ecuador border -EMSC

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck the Peru-Ecuador border region on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Myanmar -EMSC

An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck Myanmar on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Papua, Indonesia, no tsunami warning -BMKG

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the region of Papua in Indonesia on Saturday and has no potential to trigger a tsunami, the country's geophysics agency (BMKG) said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Southern Iran Region

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southern Iran on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. Iranian state TV said rescue teams had been sent to the area but there were no immediate reports of fatalities or damage.…

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Earthquake in China's Sichuan kills more than 40, shakes provincial capital

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 40 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces.

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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands -EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck south of Kermadec Islands early on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes near coast of Nicaragua - EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near the coast of Nicaragua on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off Tocopilla in Chile - EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck off the coast of Tocopilla in Chile on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits Ecuador region –EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Ecuador on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Easter Island region -EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Easter Island region in the Pacific Ocean near Chile on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Daily Mirror

Afghanistan earthquake: 1,000 people killed and scores wounded in horror shake

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake struck around 44 km (27 miles) from the city of Khost, near the Pakistani border, at a depth of 51 km

Al Jazeera

At least 1,000 killed after strong earthquake jolts Afghanistan

At least 1,000 killed after magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked remote parts of Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan.

Reuters

Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000, toll expected to rise

The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.

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