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South Africa: Magnitude 5.0 quake hits South Africa largest province
JOHANNESBURG: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday struck near Johannesburg, shaking buildings across South Africa‘s most populous province, the Unites States Geological Survey reported.The tremor struck…
Northern California: 5.6-magnitude quake jolts Northern California
LOS ANGELES: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck off the Northern California coast, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).In its report,…
New Caledonia: Earthquake of magnitude 7.7 off New Caledonia triggers tsunami warning
A tsunami warning was triggered on Friday by an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 that struck southeast of Loyalty Islands in New Caledonia, authorities said.The United…
Earthquake of 5.9 magnitude strikes near Japan’s Katsuren-haebaru
KATSUREN: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale struck 79 km East Southeast of Katsuren-hasbara, Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey…
Afsin: 4.0 magnitude earthquake hits Afsin, Turkey
AFSIN: An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale struck 23 km Southwest of Afsin, Turkey on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)…
Usgs: 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island: USGS
JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island in western Indonesia on Monday, shaking homes of panicked residents but causing no casualties or damage. The…
Usgs: Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Struck Kermadec Islands in New Zealand: USGS
NEW DELHI: An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck the Kermadec Islands region, located north of New Zealand, on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.The…
Usgs: Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS
SYDNEY: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the remote New Britain region of Papua New Guinea Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami…
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…