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Quake measuring 8.2 strikes Alaska Peninsula, tsunami alert issued

Reuters News ServiceJuly 29, 2021July 29, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 29, 2021July 29, 20210239

A shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula late on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in the region, authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said...

Cyprus

Earthquake off Cyprus felt around the island

Kyriacos NicolaouMay 31, 2021

By Kyriacos NicolaouMay 31, 202108080

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt in Cyprus on Monday morning, the Cyprus Seismological Centre said. The earthquake was recorded at...

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Greece (Update 2)

Reuters News ServiceMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 3, 2021March 3, 202101754

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck central Greece on Wednesday, sending people rushing from their houses but drawing no immediate reports of casualties or significant...

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Quake of magnitude 5.0 strikes near Greek town of Nafpaktos

Reuters News ServiceFebruary 17, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceFebruary 17, 20210383

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck early on Wednesday near the Greek seaside town of Nafpaktos on the north shore of the Corinthian Gulf, the...

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Strong quake hits off Japan coast, triggering blackouts

Reuters News ServiceFebruary 13, 2021February 13, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceFebruary 13, 2021February 13, 20210317

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings and triggering widespread blackouts, but...

Cyprus

Social insurance staff say their workplace is unsafe following Thursday’s quake

Staff ReporterJanuary 22, 2021January 23, 2021

By Staff ReporterJanuary 22, 2021January 23, 202101497

Saying that the earthquake which rattled Cyprus on Thursday only underscored the sorry state of their current premises, employees working at the social insurance department...

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Cyprus hit by 5.0 quake, no injuries or damage reported (Update 3)

Jean ChristouJanuary 21, 2021January 21, 2021

By Jean ChristouJanuary 21, 2021January 21, 2021016876

Cyprus was hit by an earthquake of a magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale Thursday afternoon, according to the geological surveys department. The tremor hit...

Europe World

Earthquake strikes central Croatia, killing six and damaging buildings (Update)

Reuters News ServiceDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 29, 2020December 29, 20200958

By Antonio Bronic An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing six people, injuring more than 20 and rattling several neighbouring countries, officials and...

Cyprus

Earthquake felt in Cyprus and Turkey (Update)

Staff ReporterDecember 5, 2020December 5, 2020

By Staff ReporterDecember 5, 2020December 5, 2020019411

An earthquake was felt in several areas in Cyprus on Saturday afternoon. The earthquake was felt at around 2.45 pm in several areas in Cyprus....

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Rescue workers search for survivors in quake; death toll rises to 27 (Update 10)

Reuters News ServiceOctober 30, 2020October 31, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 30, 2020October 31, 202008872

Rescue workers in western Turkish city of Izmir searched through rubble for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Friday, as the...

Americas World

Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 strikes near coast of northern Chile

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 1, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 1, 20200276

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said, and some damage and...

Americas World

Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits near Alaska peninsula

Reuters News ServiceJuly 22, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 22, 20200260

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off the south-south eastern coast of the Alaskan peninsula on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The...

World

Quake of magnitude 7.0 hits Papua New Guinea, tsunami risk fades

Reuters News ServiceJuly 17, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 17, 20200194

A warning for “hazardous tsunami waves” was issued briefly for coastal regions within 300 kms (186.41 miles) of Wau in Papua New Guinea’s northeast, after...

Americas World

Major quake shakes southern Mexico, at least six killed

Reuters News ServiceJune 24, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceJune 24, 20200303

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck southern Mexico‘s Pacific coast on Tuesday, killing at least six people and seriously injuring others in isolated villages, while...

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‘Once in a decade storm’ hits Western Australia, New Zealand PM stays cool during earthquake

Reuters News ServiceMay 25, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceMay 25, 20200523

Thousands without power in Western Australia after once in a decade storm Wild weather downed trees and left tens of thousands of people without power...

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Strong earthquake strikes south of Crete, no word on damage

Reuters News ServiceMay 2, 2020May 2, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceMay 2, 2020May 2, 20200995

A strong earthquake struck south of the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, but there were no immediate...

Cyprus

Eathquakes felt in Larnaca and Paphos

Staff ReporterApril 22, 2020

By Staff ReporterApril 22, 202006135

Two earthquakes were felt in Cyprus on Wednesday, one in the Larnaca area in the afternoon and one earlier in Paphos. According to the geological...

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Two earthquakes recorded in the north

Jonathan ShkurkoApril 15, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoApril 15, 202001248

The Kandilli Observatory in Turkey recorded two minor earthquakes off Karpasia on Wednesday, according to Turkish-Cypriot newspapers Yeni Duzen. The earthquakes took place at 10:40am and...

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Tsunami threat remains for Russia after quake off Kuril Islands

Reuters News ServiceMarch 25, 2020March 25, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 25, 2020March 25, 20200361

Residents in the northern part of Russia’s Kuril Islands remain under threat from tsunami after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast, but emergency...

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Turkey quake kills at least 22, rescuers dig for survivors (Update 3)

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 24, 2020January 25, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 24, 2020January 25, 202001001

By Umit Ozdal ELAZIG, Turkey, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey reached 22 on Saturday, as rescuers...