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Major US Cities At Risk Of Catastrophic Quake, Warns Study
The study of Cascadia Subduction Zone is important because plates like these can witness massive earthquakes that could generate tsunamis 100 feet or more.
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Impact Of Japan's Jan 1 Quake At Metro Station Captured On Camera
Japan Earthquake: At least thirty people died as a series of earthquakes struck central Japan on New Year's Day, damaging homes and sparking a major fire.
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Japan Lifts All Tsunami Warnings, Day After Metre-High Waves Hit Coast
Japan has lifted all the tsunami warnings and advisories put in place after a major quake on New Year's Day, a meteorological agency official told AFP on Tuesday.
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Japan Earthquake Tsunami Live Updates: Earthquake Death Count At 48, More Feared Dead
Japan Earthquake Live updates: A day after Japan was struck by a powerful earthquake of 7.5 magnitude, the country lifted all tsunami warnings and advisories put in place after a major quake on New Year's Day.
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Japan Earthquake Casualties "Numerous", Damage "Extensive": PM
Japan Earthquake: A major quake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day has caused "extensive" damage with numerous casualties, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
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Israel-Gaza War, Turkey Quake, Chandrayan-3: Events That Defined 2023
From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023
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Turkey Pulls Out Of Hosting Key UN Talks After Earthquakes Hit Country
Turkey has said it cannot host a major UN biodiversity meeting in 2024 as it reels from a series of devastating earthquakes this year, according to the UN body that oversees the talks.
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Tsunami Warning Issued After 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Pacific Ocean
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Pacific Ocean to the east of New Caledonia, the US Geological Survey said, a day after a major quake hit the same area.
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More Than 7 Million Children Affected By Turkey, Syria Quake: UN
More than seven million children have been affected by the massive earthquake and a major aftershock that devastated Turkey and Syria last week, the United Nations said Tuesday, voicing fear that "many thousands" more had died.
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Turkish Company To Send Humanitarian Ships To House 3,000 In Quake Zone
Turkey's Karadeniz Holding said on Saturday it would send two humanitarian aid ships that can each house 1,500 people to help the relief effort in the southern province of Hatay, hit by a major earthquake that has claimed more than 20,000 lives.
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Joe Biden "Deeply Saddened" By Turkey, Syria Quake, Promises US Aid
US President Joe Biden said he was "deeply saddened" and promised his country's assistance Monday after a major 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 1,800 people.
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"It Was Chaos...": 26 Dead As Major Quake Hits Turkey, Greece
Rescuers dug through heavy blocks of concrete with their bare hands Saturday in a desperate search for survivors from a powerful earthquake that levelled buildings across Greece and Turkey, killing at least 26 people.
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7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Near Alaska Triggers Small Tsunami Waves
A major 7.5-magnitude quake off the coast of Alaska triggered small tsunami waves Monday, US agencies said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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"Did A Plane Hit?" Big Quake Shakes Miami, Caribbean
A major earthquake struck south of Cuba on Tuesday, sending shockwaves as far as Miami and sparking panic in the Cayman Islands where it ripped open sinkholes, but did not do serious damage to people or property, initial reports said.
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7.7 Magnitude Quake Strikes Caribbean Off Jamaica, "Hazardous" Tsunami Waves Possible
A major earthquake that hit the Caribbean Tuesday rocked the Cuban capital Havana, causing buildings to be evacuated and briefly sending hundreds of people into the streets.
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Major US Cities At Risk Of Catastrophic Quake, Warns Study
The study of Cascadia Subduction Zone is important because plates like these can witness massive earthquakes that could generate tsunamis 100 feet or more.
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Impact Of Japan's Jan 1 Quake At Metro Station Captured On Camera
Japan Earthquake: At least thirty people died as a series of earthquakes struck central Japan on New Year's Day, damaging homes and sparking a major fire.
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Japan Lifts All Tsunami Warnings, Day After Metre-High Waves Hit Coast
Japan has lifted all the tsunami warnings and advisories put in place after a major quake on New Year's Day, a meteorological agency official told AFP on Tuesday.
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Japan Earthquake Tsunami Live Updates: Earthquake Death Count At 48, More Feared Dead
Japan Earthquake Live updates: A day after Japan was struck by a powerful earthquake of 7.5 magnitude, the country lifted all tsunami warnings and advisories put in place after a major quake on New Year's Day.
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Japan Earthquake Casualties "Numerous", Damage "Extensive": PM
Japan Earthquake: A major quake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day has caused "extensive" damage with numerous casualties, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
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Israel-Gaza War, Turkey Quake, Chandrayan-3: Events That Defined 2023
From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023
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Turkey Pulls Out Of Hosting Key UN Talks After Earthquakes Hit Country
Turkey has said it cannot host a major UN biodiversity meeting in 2024 as it reels from a series of devastating earthquakes this year, according to the UN body that oversees the talks.
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Tsunami Warning Issued After 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Pacific Ocean
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Pacific Ocean to the east of New Caledonia, the US Geological Survey said, a day after a major quake hit the same area.
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More Than 7 Million Children Affected By Turkey, Syria Quake: UN
More than seven million children have been affected by the massive earthquake and a major aftershock that devastated Turkey and Syria last week, the United Nations said Tuesday, voicing fear that "many thousands" more had died.
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Turkish Company To Send Humanitarian Ships To House 3,000 In Quake Zone
Turkey's Karadeniz Holding said on Saturday it would send two humanitarian aid ships that can each house 1,500 people to help the relief effort in the southern province of Hatay, hit by a major earthquake that has claimed more than 20,000 lives.
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Joe Biden "Deeply Saddened" By Turkey, Syria Quake, Promises US Aid
US President Joe Biden said he was "deeply saddened" and promised his country's assistance Monday after a major 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 1,800 people.
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"It Was Chaos...": 26 Dead As Major Quake Hits Turkey, Greece
Rescuers dug through heavy blocks of concrete with their bare hands Saturday in a desperate search for survivors from a powerful earthquake that levelled buildings across Greece and Turkey, killing at least 26 people.
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7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Near Alaska Triggers Small Tsunami Waves
A major 7.5-magnitude quake off the coast of Alaska triggered small tsunami waves Monday, US agencies said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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"Did A Plane Hit?" Big Quake Shakes Miami, Caribbean
A major earthquake struck south of Cuba on Tuesday, sending shockwaves as far as Miami and sparking panic in the Cayman Islands where it ripped open sinkholes, but did not do serious damage to people or property, initial reports said.
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7.7 Magnitude Quake Strikes Caribbean Off Jamaica, "Hazardous" Tsunami Waves Possible
A major earthquake that hit the Caribbean Tuesday rocked the Cuban capital Havana, causing buildings to be evacuated and briefly sending hundreds of people into the streets.
