ATHENS, Greece—Fearful of returning to their homes, thousands of people in central Greece were spending the night outdoors late Wednesday after a powerful earthquake, felt across the region, damaged homes and public buildings. The shallow, magnitude-6.0 quake struck near the central city of Larissa. One man was hurt by falling debris but no serious injuries…
Magnitude 5.6 Quake Hits Southwest Iran, at Least 10 Injured
DUBAI—A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck southwest Iran near the town of Sisakht on Wednesday evening and at least 10 people were injured, state television said. “People in Sisakht and the town of Yasuj left their homes in panic. Water and electricity have been cut off in Sisakht,” a local official in the province of Kohgiluyeh…
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes Vanuatu: EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 40 km (24.85 miles), EMSC said.
Strong Quake Hits Japan’s Northeast Coast; No Tsunami Alert
TOKYO—A strong earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern Japan late Saturday, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi, and other areas, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said there were no irregularities at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which experienced meltdowns following a massive quake and tsunami 10 years ago….
Tajikistan Quake Shakes North India, Pakistan, No Major Damage
NEW DELHI—A strong earthquake struck Tajikistan on Friday and the tremors were felt as far away as north India and Pakistan, witnesses said. Many residents ran out of their homes, but no major damage was reported. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s magnitude at 5.9 and centered 55 miles west of Murghob in Tajikistan,…
Strong 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Philippines’ Mindanao Island
A strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Mindanao Island in the Philippines on Sunday at 12:22 p.m. local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was recorded around 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Mindanao capital city of Davao from a depth of 15.6 kilometers (9.7 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). There are…
Magnitude 5.5 Quake Hits Australia’s Northwest
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck in the northwest of Australia, Geoscience Australia said. The quake occurred in the Timor Sea at 6.47 a.m. AEDT on Saturday, about 300 kilometres north-northwest of the Dampier Peninsula in Western Australia at a depth of 20 kilometres. No tsunami warning has been issued. This follows a 3.3 magnitude…
Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Hits Chile-Argentina Border Region
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the Chile-Argentina border region Saturday night, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The earthquake, 30 kilometers east of Chile’s capital of Santiago, was recorded at 9:07 p.m. local time from an epicenter of approximately 110 kilometers depth, the survey said. It came less than an hour after a major 6.9…
Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern Argentina: USGS
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northwestern Argentina near the border with Chile late on Jan. 18, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake had a depth of about 20 km, and the epicenter was about 29 km southwest of Porcito, Argentina, according to a preliminary report from the USGS. A magnitude 5.0 aftershock…
Quake Death Toll at 78 as Indonesia Struggles With String of Disasters
JAKARTA —At least 78 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the Search and Rescue agency (Basarnas) said on Sunday, the latest in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian country. In a statement, Basarnas confirmed 78 had died, 67 of whom were from the district…
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