Earthquakes
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Beijing, Nov 9 : A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Fiji islands in the Pacific ocean Monday, the National Seismological Network of China said. The quake occurred at 6.44 p.m., and the epicentre was located at 17.1 ...
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A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake has shaken Indonesia, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, but there were no initial reports of damage or casualties. The USGS said the quake occurred eight kil...
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- 38 injured as 6.7-magnitude quake hits Indonesia (p.moreover.com)
- 38 Injured as 6.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia (search.msn.com)
- 6.7 quake hits Indonesia - Australian Broadcasting Corp. (search.msn.com)
had been hit by respectively 7.6-magnitude and 7.3-magnitude quakes recently, which killed more than 100 people. Indonesia with over 230 million people sits on a quake-prone zone called the 'Pacific Ring of Fire,' where two continental plates meet that
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Dozens of people have been injured in central Indonesia after a strong earthquake hit near the island of Sumbawa. The 6.7 magnitude quake struck on Monday morning, and according to the US Geological Survey, its epicentre was about
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- No deaths reported after strong quake hits Indonesia (search.msn.com)
- Strong quake hits Indonesian island: USGS (p.moreover.com)
- Strong quake hits Indonesian island of Sumbawa (search.msn.com)
Washington/Jakarta, Nov 9 (DPA) An earthquake registering a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale shook the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, the US Geological Survey reported early Monday.
The epicentre was in the eastern part of the island, which lies about 1,300 km east of Jakarta.
There was no tsunami warning nor immediate reports of damage or [...]
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earlier reported two people were killed when buildings collapsed on the island, which is to the east of Bali and Lombok. There was no major tsunami threat from the quake, which occurred along the island's coast, said the US Pacific Tsunami Warning
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- Tsunami bulletin issued after Indonesia earthquake (p.moreover.com)
SUVA—A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 hit off the Pacific island nation of Fiji late Monday but it was too deep to generate a destructive tsunami, US geologists said. The quake struck at 10:44 pm (1044 GMT) at a depth of 585 kilometers ...
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- Indonesia quake kills at least one (search.msn.com)
- Indonesia quake kills at least one, homes collapse (search.msn.com)
- Quake rocks Indonesia coast (recordpub.com)
JAKARTA, Nov 08, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- An earthquake measuring 6.7 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Monday morning, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here. The quake occurred at 2:41 a.m. Jakarta time ...
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A 6.7 magnitude earthquake early Monday struck eastern Indonesia, killing at least two people and toppling several homes, local residents said. The town of Bima in West Nusa Tenggara province was hit hardest, the Jakarta Post reported. China's state ...
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WASHINGTON, Nov 08, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred in Sumbawa region some 1,335 km east of Jakarta, Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said Sunday. According to the USGS, the quake occurred at about 3:41 ...
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- 1st LD: Strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia: USGS (search.msn.com)
- Indonesia says no casualties in 6.7 magnitude quake (search.msn.com)
- Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Hits Indonesia (search.msn.com)


