Search results for ‘earthquake’
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Haiti’s torment as hurricane follows 2010 earthquake
Haiti’s sorrows seem never-ending. Two years after the earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, Hurricane Sandy devastated the Caribbean nation. And now there are severe food shortages.
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Japan tsunami scare after offshore earthquake
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of north-eastern Japan shakes buildings as far away as Tokyo but early fears of a tsunami and devastation on the scale of the March 2011 disaster have receded.
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Earthquake claims lives in northern Myanmar
As many as 12 people are feared dead after a strong earthquake hits northern Myanmar in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Italian scientists jailed over 2009 L’Aquila earthquake
Six Italian scientists and a former government official have been sentenced to six years in prison, for multiple manslaughter. They were accused of failing to predict the deadly quake.
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Earthquake off El Salvador triggers tsunami
A strong 7.3 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of El Salvador generates a potentially destructive tsunami that is threatening Central America and Mexico, US authorities say.
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New earthquake strikes northern Italy
A new earthquake has struck northern Italy, killing at least 15 people, injuring hundreds and forcing thousands to flee their homes.
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Three killed in Italy earthquake
Three people die and hundreds of homes and buildings are destroyed after an earthquake measuring 6.0 struck the north-east of Italy on Sunday morning.
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Major earthquake hits Mexico
A major earthquake has struck Mexico, but there has been no major damage reported.
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Earthquake hits eastern Turkey
A 5.7 earthquake hits eastern Turkey, reportedly killing at least 3 people and causing at least 18 buildings to collapse, two weeks after a stronger quake killed over 600 people in the same province.
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‘Up to 1,000’ feared dead in Turkey earthquake
As many as 1,000 people may have died after a major earthquake destroys buildings in the city of Van in south-eastern Turkey.
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Large earthquake strikes off Alaska coast
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Alaska.
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Earthquake hits US east coast
The Pentagon and Capitol Building in Washington are evacuated, and two nuclear reactors are turned off, after an 5.8 earthquake hits the US east coast, but there are no reports of major damage.
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Blackpool earthquake halts shale gas drilling
Drilling at the UK’s first shale gas site is suspended after a magnitude 1.5 earthquake near Blackpool, the second in the area since April.
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Another earthquake rocks Japan
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off the north east coast of Japan, as the region struggles to recover from last month’s devastating quake and tsunami. Alex Thomson speaks to people in Japan.
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Underwater sounds of Japanese earthquake
The Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics at the University of Catalonia recorded the sound of the earthquake that hit Japan last week, as it sounded underwater.