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Eight killed as Italy hit by new quake
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake which struck northeast Italy on Tuesday killed eight people and injured several others, police told the ANSA news agency. Three people were killed in San Felice del Panaro when a factory collapsed, two others died in the town of Mirandola, one in Concordia and one in Finale, police captain Salvatore Iannizzotto in Modena said.…
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes southern Peru near Chile
A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook an area of southern Peru near the border with Chile early Monday, seismologists said, prompting people to flee their homes but reportedly causing no casualties. The quake occurred at 1000 GMT on the Chilean side of the border 107 kilometers (65 miles) northeast of…
Strong earthquake rattles Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Guerrero state in southwest Mexico, rattling buildings as far away as the capital Mexico City. Reuters reporters in Mexico City said the earthquake seemed to go on for an unusually long period. There were no immediate reports of damage but…
Oklahoma 5.6 magnitude quake causes damage
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck in Oklahoma late on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said, toppling chimneys, damaging buildings and sending some people to hospitals with minor injuries. The quake was stronger than a tremor of 5.5 magnitude in 1952, which was the largest earthquake…
Desperate hunt for survivors after Turkey quake
Rescuers scrambled through the rubble in a desperate search on Monday for survivors of an earthquake that killed at least 264 people in Turkey as residents fled the scenes of carnage. People living in eastern Van province issued cries for help on Twitter, giving out the addresses of collapsed buildings…
Quake rocks Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant
TOKYO — A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook an area of northeast Japan which includes the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant Thursday but there were no reports of damage to the facility, officials said. The moderate quake struck offshore near the coast of Fukushima at 7:05 pm (1005 GMT) with a “very…
Virginia quake may have exceeded nuclear power plant’s design
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The historic earthquake that shut down Dominion Resources Inc’s North Anna nuclear plant last week may have exceeded what the reactor was designed to withstand, the U.S. nuclear regulator said on Monday. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it has dispatched an additional team of inspectors to…
Zookeepers: Animals sensed earthquake before it happened
Many animals at the National Zoo in Washington sensed the rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the US east coast before it struck and began to behave strangely, zoo officials said. The epicenter of the surprise quake was located in a small Virginia town 134 kilometers (84 miles) southwest of…
Powerful quake rattles remote area of Peru
LIMA — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Peru on Wednesday and was felt more than 300 miles (480 kilometers) away in the capital Lima as well as in neighboring Ecuador and Brazil. Seismologists from the US Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 1746 GMT,…
Washington Monument closed indefinitely for repair after earthquake
The Washington Monument, the tallest structure in Washington, D.C., is closed indefinitely for repairs after engineers found a crack near the top, caused by yesterday’s 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Virginia. The 550-foot obelisk was circled by Park Service helicopters Tuesday afternoon to check for damage. Fox News first reported that…
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