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Mexico earthquake? Keep calm and carry on
Televisa TV Newscaster Leo Salazar was live on air when an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit Mexico. But as the studio and lights began to shake around him he told viewers to “stay calm”.
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Rutland’s second coming – new earthquake hits Midlands
A second earthquake in 24 hours hits Rutlands in the Midlands with scores of reports including “shaking buildings”. Were you shaken or stirred?
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Did the earth move for you? Rutland hit by earthquake
Rutland in the Midlands is hit by the UK’s biggest earthquake this year, prompting a wave of jokes about the “earth moving”. But how does this seismic activity compare with other great British quakes?
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‘Disaster areas’ in Chile after massive earthquake
A major earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 kills six people in Chile, triggering a tsunami wave and tremors which were felt as far as Bolivia and Peru.
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Cholera crisis in Haiti, four years after the earthquake
UN soldiers are thought to have inadvertently started a cholera epidemic in the poverty-stricken island. Channel 4 News reports from the beleaguered country – four years after the earthquake.
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Still in shock: Haiti after the earthquake – infographic
On 12 January 2010, Haiti – one of the world’s poorest nations – suffered a catastrophic earthquake affecting an estimated 3 million people. Four years on, the Caribbean country is still suffering.
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Pakistan earthquake: the aftermath
More than 350 people have died and around 300,000 are homeless after a massive earthquake hit the Balochistan area of Pakistan, as John Sparks reports.
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Pakistan earthquake kills hundreds as new island formed
More than 300 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck a remote part of western Pakistan. The quake also caused a mountain-like island to be formed in the Arabian Sea.
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Two earthquakes in Irish Sea off English coast
Two earthquakes have been recorded in the Irish Sea causing tremors on land nearby. The British Geological Survey said the strongest had a magnitude of 3.3 at a depth of 5km.
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After the earthquake: Christchurch’s new cardboard cathedral
A revolutionary cardboard cathedral opens in Christchurch, New Zealand, as a temporary replacement for the neo-Gothic building destroyed in the 2011 earthquake.
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Strong earthquake strikes China
At least 54 killed and almost 300 injured after an earthquake measuring up to 6.6 magnitude hits China.
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Earthquake in Indonesia kills 22
People spend the night out on the streets after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Aceh province killing 22.
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Fracking: minister says ‘earthquakes not allowed’
“Earthquakes won’t be allowed”, Michael Fallon, the energy minister, says, as the government throws its weight behind fracking as the answer to a national energy shortfall.
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China earthquake: more than 100 people killed
A major earthquake in China kills more than 100 and injures thousands, state television reports.
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Iran earthquake: deaths in Pakistan
A major earthquake strikes south-east Iran, reportedly killing at least 30 people in neighbouring Pakistan and shaking buildings as far away as India and the Gulf states.