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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…
Powerful 6.0 quake strikes southern Peru
LIMA — A powerful magnitude 6.0 quake shook southern Peru on Thursday, US seismologists said, with Peru authorities indicating no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The US Geological Survey said the temblor had a depth of 99.7 kilometers (62 miles). It struck at 11:03 am (1603 GMT) some 117…
5.7-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan: USGS
TAIPEI — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck at sea off southeastern Taiwan Wednesday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The tremor struck at 9:08 am (0108 GMT) 49 kilometres (30 miles) southeast of Taitung at a depth of five kilometres…
6.0-magnitude quake hits northeastern Japan: USGS
A 6.0-magnitude quake struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities noted that no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at 8:00 pm (1100 GMT), off Iwate prefecture in the Pacific with the focus estimated some 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) below sea level, the…
Turkey quake kills seven, topples buildings
An earthquake rocked eastern Turkey, killing seven people and toppling buildings less than three weeks after a massive quake killed more than 600 people in the same area. Television footage showed rescue teams searching through the rubble trying to find possible survivors after the 5.6 magnitude quake struck near the…
Rare 4.7 earthquake shakes Oklahoma
A rare magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook the central US state of Oklahoma early Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 2:12 am (0712 GMT), was located nine kilometers (six miles) north of the town of Prague, the agency said. There were no immediate…
6.9-magnitude quake hits coast of Peru
A major 6.9-magnitude quake struck Peru’s Pacific coast, sparking panic among residents in the capital Lima and several other cities but no known fatalities. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 1854 GMT on Friday, was located about 300 kilometers (185 miles) southeast of Lima, the US Geological Survey…
China suspect in U.S. satellite interference: report
WASHINGTON — NASA satellites were interfered with four separate times in 2007 and 2008, possibly by the Chinese military, according to a draft of an upcoming report for the US Congress. The latest draft of the report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said the computer hackers behind…
Up to 1,000 feared dead in Turkey quake
ANKARA — An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude rocked eastern Turkey on Sunday, with a seimological institute saying up to 1,000 people could lie dead under the rubble of dozens of collapsed buildings. Turkey’s strongest earthquake in years struck Van, a large eastern city populated mainly by Kurds. “Five hundred to…
Ancient river-like volcanoes formed Mercury’s plains
WASHINGTON — The planet closest to the Sun had plenty of its own heat to release billions of years ago and erupted in vast river-like volcanoes that oozed around its northern pole, said a study out Thursday. For more than three decades, scientists have thought volcanoes may have helped craft…
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