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6.5-magnitude earthquake tumbles Idaho
New York Post   01 April 2020   USA   Idaho  
The earthquake caused a rockslide on Highway 21 near Lowman, Idaho.
<p>BOISE, Idaho &mdash; An earthquake struck north of Boise Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking.<br />The U.S. Geological Survey reports the magnitude 6.5 temblor struck just before 6 p.m. It was centered 73 miles (118 kilometers) ...
Strong earthquake strikes north of Canterbury
nzherald.co.nz   16 March 2020   New Zealand   Canterbury  
A strong earthquake struck about 4.30am near northern Canterbury. Image / Google
<p>A strong earthquake has struck near northern Canterbury early this morning.<br />The 5.1 magnitude quake hit just before 4.30am, about 10km north-west of Culverden.<br />GeoNet, who initially said it was a 4.9 magnitude event, said it happened at a depth ...
Brazil's deadly storm causes landslides, killing at least 23 people with dozens still missing
abc.net.au   05 March 2020   Brazil  
Photo: Many houses have been destroyed in Sao Paolo state due to landslides. (AP: Nelson Antoine)
<p><br />At least 23 people have been killed and dozens more are missing in Brazil after a storm hit the country's south-eastern coast, causing torrential rain and landslides, authorities have said.<br />The deaths occurred in the cities of Guaruja, Santos ...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes Indonesia's Tanimbar region
ABC News   26 February 2020   Indonesia   Tanimbar  
<p>An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 has struck the Tanimbar region in Indonesia, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says.<br />The Indonesia Geophysics Agency and the BoM said there was no tsunami potential from the quake.<br />Northern Territory residents told ...
Several dead in Turkey after earthquake hits Iran border area
Aljazeera   23 February 2020   Turkey   Van province  
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<p>At least eight people have been killed and 21 others injured in Turkey's Van province following an earthquake early Sunday, the country's interior minister has said.<br />Three of those killed were children, according to Suleyman Soylu, adding that some ...
2 homes collapse in landslide, plunge into Tennessee River
WSOCTV   17 February 2020   USA   Hardin County, Tennessee  
The vacant house on the left collapsed during a landslide Saturday in Hardin County, Tennessee. (Hardin County Fire Department)
<p>HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. &mdash; Two homes in Hardin County, Tennessee, took a plunge into the Tennessee River Saturday evening. Hardin County firefighters were called just after 5 p.m. to the 4800 block of Glendale Rd. for fears of a landslide along the Tennessee ...
Tunnel collapses at Mozambique ruby mine kill 11 illegal miners
Mining Technology   14 February 2020   Mozambique  
<p>At least 11 illegal miners in northern Mozambique&rsquo;s Montepuez ruby mine have died following a series of tunnel collapses over three days.<br />The mine is 75% owned by the UK-based natural resources firm Gemfields.<br />According to Gemfields, approximately ...
Japan is rattled by 5.2-magnitude earthquake near Fukushima
Mail Online   12 February 2020   Japan   Fukushima  
Japan was rattled by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake off the country's east coast today
<p>Japan was rattled by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Fukushima province today. <br />The quake struck just over 50 miles from the city of Fukushima where the nuclear disaster occurred in 2011. <br />Witnesses said they had felt a 10-second ...
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattles Puerto Rico causing damage to the south of the island - as U.S. territory suffers 11th aftershock in last 30 days
Mail Online   04 February 2020   Puerto Rico  
A magnitude 5 earthquake on Tuesday struck Puerto Rico, where people are still on edge from a series of quakes after last month's deadly event
<p>A magnitude 5.0 aftershock rattled southern Puerto Rico on Tuesday, causing some cracks but no reported injuries in a region that has been shaken by continuing quakes for more than a month.<br />Officials in the southwest coastal town of Guayanilla reported ...
New Zealand flooding: Tourists stranded as water rises
Sky NEWS   04 February 2020   New Zealand  
State Highway 94 is the only road into Milford Sound. Pic: New Zealand Transport Agency
<p>Parts of the island saw more than a metre of rain in 60 hours, the country's Metservice said, adding that a further 200m-300mm of rain was expected to cause "dangerous river conditions and significant flooding" over the coming day.<br />A state of emergency ...