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Tonga Earthquake: 7.2-magnitude quake strikes off Tonga
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Tonga Earthquake: 7.2-magnitude quake strikes off Tonga

WELLINGTON: A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued, US monitoring agencies said….

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Earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck off Japan‘s western prefecture Ishikawa on Friday, authorities said.No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, public…

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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands in New Zealand: USGS
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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands in New Zealand: USGS

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.The quake was at a…

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Japan: 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Hokkaido island, no tsunami warning
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Japan: 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Hokkaido island, no tsunami warning

NEW DELHI: Japan‘s Hokkaido island was hit by an earthquake of magnitude of 6.1 on Saturday, local authorities said, which didn’t issue any tsunami warning.The…

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Usgs: 6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines: USGS
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Usgs: 6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines: USGS

MANILA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines early Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, with the local seismological agency warning of aftershocks and possible…

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