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‘Significant’ casualties likely from latest earthquake in China
Hundreds of people were killed or injured when a strong earthquake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province, local officials said, five years after a massive quake devastated the region. The shallow earthquake struck just after 8:00 am (0000 GMT) at a depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles), sending panicked residents fleeing…
Strong earthquake hits southern Iran
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit southern Iran, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), was located about 90 kilometers southeast of Bandar Bushehr, the USGS said.…
Hundreds of thousands of Californians face tsunami risk: report
More than a quarter of a million Californians live in coastal areas which could be hit by devastating floods from a major tsunami in the quake-prone US state, a new study says. The US Geological Survey (USGS) study, published to mark Tsunami Awareness Week, says tidal waves of eight meters…
7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Guatemala’s Pacific coast
A strong 7.4 magnitude quake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico on Wednesday, prompting panicked evacuations, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck at 1635 GMT some 24 kilometers (15 miles) southwest of…
Rare earthquake rattles Maine
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern US state of Maine and was felt as far south as Boston and throughout New England, shocking residents unaccustomed to such tremors. There were no reports of damage or casualties following the quake, which struck shortly after 7:00 pm local time (2300 GMT), with…
6.0 earthquake strikes in Gulf of California
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck off the Mexican Pacific coast late Sunday, US researchers said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 11:26 pm Sunday (0626 GMT Monday), was located in the Gulf of California 73…
Geologists report a 7.9 quake off Pacific coast of Costa Rica
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported. A tsunami warning was issued for parts of the Pacidic sides of Central and South America after the major quake, it added. The agency said the center of the quake, which hit at…
Hurricane Isaac storm surge reversed flow of Mississippi River
Hurricane Isaac storm surge reversed flow of Mississippi River As hurricane Isaac reached southeastern Louisiana as a Category 1 storm earlier this week, it did something unusual to the Mississippi River: It threw the river into reverse. For nearly 24 hours, according to the US Geological Survey, Isaac’s storm surge…
California, Arizona hit by unusual swarm of small-to-midsize quakes
LOS ANGELES — A series of earthquakes measuring up to 5.4 rattled southern California, Arizona and the Mexican border region Sunday, seismologists said, although no damage or injuries were immediately reported. The small- and medium-level quakes were felt from San Diego and Orange County in California east into Arizona, and…
Strong quake jolts western China
BEIJING — A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook a remote area of China’s western region of Xinjiang, near the border with Tibet, on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. It was not immediately clear if there was any damage or casualties and rescue teams had been rushed to the mountainous quake…
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