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Strong earthquake rocks Greek capital of Athens; buildings seriously damaged
CBS NEWS   19 July 2019   Greece   athens  
ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / REUTERS
<p>Athens, Greece &ndash; A strong earthquake hit Friday near the Greek capital of Athens, causing residents to run into the streets in fear and firefighters to check for people trapped in elevators. The Athens Institute of Geodynamics gave the earthquake ...
Series of aftershocks hit Indonesia after earthquake kills two
Aljazeera   15 July 2019   Indonesia   Moluccas islands  
Antara Foto/ Reuters
<p>Indonesia's Moluccas islands have been hit by a series of aftershocks after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed at least two people, prompting hundreds of people to flee their homes.<br />The United States Geological Survey said Sunday's quake was centred ...
The Latest: 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern California
CBS Los Angeles   05 July 2019   USA   California  
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake’s epicenter was 7.5 miles southwest of Searles Valley at a depth of 6.6 miles. (CBSLA)
<p>TRONA (CBSLA) &mdash; In the town closest to the epicenter of Thursday morning&rsquo;s earthquake, the lights are finally back on &mdash; though residents are still waiting for water and gas to return.<br />The other issue, according to CBS2&rsquo;s Tom ...
Maharashtra: Tiware dam in Ratnagiri breached; 6 dead, over 20 missing
Daily Mail   03 July 2019   India   Ratnagiri  
Maharashtra: Tiware dam in Ratnagiri breached Photo: ANI
<p>At least 12 houses in the village adjacent to the dam have been washed away. Rescue operation is underway. A team of 5 BN NDRF has been sent to Tiware dam for rescue operation. Pune's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team is also heading towards ...
Heavy rainfall hits southern Kyushu; evacuation orders issued
Japan Today   01 July 2019   Japan   Kyushu island  
Photo: KYODO
<p>Heavy rain hit southern Kyushu on Monday, prompting local governments to issue evacuation orders and advisories to around 1.2 million people.<br />The Japan Meteorological Agency meanwhile warned of possible landslides and floods also hitting other areas ...
Earthquake Hits Costa Rica-Panama Border, May Cause 'Significant Damage': US Geological Survey
News18   26 June 2019   Costa Rica  
<p>San Jos&eacute; (Costa Rica): A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Panama-Costa Rica border around midnight on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with the potential to cause casualties and "significant damage".<br />The shallow quake struck at a depth ...
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits near Northern California coast
The Mercury news   24 June 2019   USA   California  
USGS Screenshot
<p>SCOTIA &mdash; The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.5 earthquake has hit near the Pacific coast of Northern California. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:53 p.m. at a spot 17.3 miles (27.9 kilometers) southwest of Scotia, a town of 850 ...
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off El Salvador’s coast; no injuries or major damage
Los Angeles Times   30 May 2019   El Salvador  
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador on Thursday. (Los Angeles Times)
<p>A strong earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador early Thursday, sending frightened residents running out of their homes in the predawn hours.<br>Authorities initially said a small tsunami was possible, but it did not appear. Civil defense employees ...
PNG assesses damage from magnitude 7.5 earthquake
Aljazeera   15 May 2019   Papua New Guinea  
<p>Authorities in Papua New Guinea have dispatched teams in the Pacific island nation's New Britain province to monitor remote communities for casualties and assess the extent of damage after a powerful, shallow earthquake rattled coastal towns.<br />The magnitude ...
No injuries reported in massive landslide from B.C.’s Joffre Peak
<p>Provincial officials are still taking stock after a huge landslide sheared tonnes of rock from Joffre Peak, near the popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park.<br />Pictures and video from the scene show a massive, grey trail of rock debris coming from the collapsed ...