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Earthquake Detailed Report – 6/20
At around 10:31am, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred near Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture at a depth of 10km. The maximum intensity was 5+. There is no threat of a tsunami.

A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook the city of Suzu at the tip of the Noto ...

File Image: A man salvages wood from the ruins of a house in the Petobo neighbourhood which was hit by an earthquake and liquefaction in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia October 10, 2018.

Strong quake strikes off Indonesia, no tsunami potential seen

14 March 2022, 8:00 AM

A powerful earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island early on Monday and was felt strongly in ...

Earthquake hits northern Italy, no injuries reported

by Raymond Akamby

18 December 2021, 2:45 PM

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit northern Italy on Saturday, the Italian Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) said. There were ...

Dust disturbances on side of hill after an earthquake in Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia December 14, 2021.

Powerful quake strikes Indonesia; residents flee into streets

by Lebo Tshangela

14 December 2021, 9:36 AM

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A powerful 7.4-magnitudeearthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday triggering a tsunami warning, the meteorological department said, but there was no ...

A man walks on a damaged road, after the earthquake that took place on August 14th, in Marceline, near Les Cayes, Haiti August 20, 2021.

Haiti faces anger and despair a week after quake, stirring security fears

by Bomkazi Malobola

21 August 2021, 4:21 PM

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Tensions in Haiti were rising on Saturday over a lack of aid to remote areas of the impoverished country hardest ...

Destruction in Haiti after the earthquake

Haiti earthquake directly impacted on 540 000 children: UNICEF

by Celestine Hendricks

18 August 2021, 8:42 PM

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The UN Children's Fund says 1.2-million people including 540 000 children were directly impacted by the powerful earthquake that hit ...

People stand in front of collapsed buildings following an earthquake in Jeremie, Haiti August 14, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media.

More than a thousand die in Haiti, 6 000 injured following 7.2-magnitude earthquake

by Celestine Hendricks

16 August 2021, 4:01 PM

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The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti has claimed around 1300 with close to 6000 people injured ...

Major earthquake strikes Haiti, felt across Caribbean

by Wendy Mothata

14 August 2021, 4:06 PM

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A major earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday and was felt across the Caribbean where people fled their homes for ...

The second quake, three minutes after the first one, had a depth of 14 km, also with its epicentre in Hualien, it said.

Taiwan rattled by quake, no immediate reports of damage: Weather Bureau

by Sipho Kekana

18 April 2021, 5:56 PM

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A 5.8 magnitude earth quake quickly followed by another at 6.2 struck eastern Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau ...

A damaged building, affected by an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck in the ocean 91 km southeast of Blitar, East Java province.

Indonesia’s Java hit by magnitude 5.9 quake, reports of one killed, damage

by Raymond Akamby

10 April 2021, 2:53 PM

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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake off Indonesia's Java island on Saturday killed one person and damaged buildings in several cities, media ...

The earthquake had a 7.3 magnitude and its epicentre was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km.

Strong quake hits off Japan coast, injuring dozens and triggering blackouts

by SABC Digital News

13 February 2021, 9:06 PM

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A strong earthquake hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, injuring dozens of people and triggering widespread power ...

More than 820 people were injured and about 15 000 left their homes after the 6.2 magnitude quake struck.

Quake death toll at 56 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters

by Busisiwe Radebe

17 January 2021, 9:45 AM

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At least 56 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia's West Sulawesi province on Friday, the disaster mitigation ...

Thousands of frightened residents fled their homes for higher ground when the magnitude 6.2-quake struck 6 km northeast of the town of Majene, at a depth of just 10 km, shortly before 1.30 a.m.

Indonesia quake kills at least 42, injures hundreds

by SABC Digital News

15 January 2021, 7:28 PM

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A powerful earthquake killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi on Friday, trapping several ...

An injured man is taken care of following the earthquake in Indonesia.

Indonesia quake kills at least 35, injures hundreds

by Lebo Tshangela

15 January 2021, 11:00 AM

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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds on Friday, with the meteorological ...

There were no initial reports of damage immediately following the quake.

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Chile, no tsunami risk

by Wendy Mothata

28 December 2020, 2:29 AM

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off the coast of south-central Chile on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, but ...