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How A 10-Story Wood Building Survived More Than 100 Earthquakes
One sunny morning last month, an earthquake jolted northeast San Diego. Minutes later, another temblor hit, causing a 10-story wood building to sway.
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Days After Deadly 7.6 Earthquake, Another One Measuring 6.8 Jolts Mexico
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico early on Thursday, shaking buildings in Mexico City, just days after another strong temblor killed two people and damaged hundreds of buildings in the country.
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Nothing Unusual In Delhi Quakes, Need Disaster Management Plan: Experts
With nearly 13 earthquakes jolting the Delhi-NCR region in two months, there have been apprehensions if it is a prelude to a big temblor, but experts say there is nothing unusual in this seismic activity.
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Southern California Communities Brace For Aftershocks Of 7.1 Earthquake
High desert communities in Southern California on Saturday assessed damage and braced for potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that shook buildings, ruptured gas lines and sparked fires near the remote epicenter of the second temblor in as many days.
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Earthquake: Magnitude 3.2 Quake Hits Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag
An earthquake of medium intensity struck Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand on Saturday night. The district has been jolted by three temblors in less than a week. The tremors were also felt in some other parts of Uttarakhand. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the magnitude of the earthquake was 3.2 on the Richter Scale and it occurred at the dep...
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7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands, Tsunami Alert Lifted
A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Friday. A tsunami warning issued for a wide swathe of the South Pacific was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of casualties or excessive damage.
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Solomon Islands Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert In South Pacific
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning across a wide area of the South Pacific.
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Strong Earthquake In Rome, Shaking Centuries-Old Buildings
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 rattled a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome, on Wednesday, just two months after a powerful temblor toppled villages, killing nearly 300 people.
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3 Dead In Bangladesh In Earthquake-Related Incidents
At least three people were killed and about 40 others injured today in Bangladesh in quake-related incidents as people rushed out in panic after a 6.7-magnitude temblor with epicentre in India jolted the country.
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8 Bodies Recovered From Wreckage of US Chopper: Nepal Army
Charred bodies of all eight soldiers onboard the US Marine chopper that crashed in a remote hilly area while delivering aid in quake-hit Nepal have been recovered, Nepalese Army said today as seven aftershocks were felt and death toll from the fresh temblor rose to 136.
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202 Aftershocks in Nepal After April 25 Temblor
As many as 202 aftershocks measuring above 4 on the Richter scale have rocked Nepal since the devastating April 25 earthquake, which killed over 8,000 people.
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India Digs Deep to Forecast Earthquakes
If the people of Nepal had been forewarned about the impending temblor, thousands of lives could have been saved. Why is it that scientists can't forecast earthquakes and why is India digging deep to look for answers?
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4-Month-Old Baby Rescued Alive From Debris in Earthquake-Hit Nepal
In a miracle, a four-month-old baby was pulled out alive by rescue workers from the rubble of a collapsed building in Bhaktapur town, at least 22 hours after the devastating temblor that struck Nepal.
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Earthquake Warnings of Minutes, Not Hours, are Possible, But Pricey
Nepal's record of earthquakes dates to at least the 13th century, with significant temblors striking every 75 years or so. And through all that time, in Nepal as in most seismically active areas, there has been one constant: people in the path of destruction have had no idea when the shaking would start.
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Indian Army Everest Team Pulls Out Bodies of 19 Foreign Climbers
An Indian Army Everest Expedition team has helped pull out the bodies of 19 foreign climbers from the Everest camp. The team was training at the Base Camp at Everest when a massive temblor hit Nepal on Saturday, triggering an avalanche that buried their equipment. The Indian Army team is safe.
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How A 10-Story Wood Building Survived More Than 100 Earthquakes
One sunny morning last month, an earthquake jolted northeast San Diego. Minutes later, another temblor hit, causing a 10-story wood building to sway.
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Days After Deadly 7.6 Earthquake, Another One Measuring 6.8 Jolts Mexico
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico early on Thursday, shaking buildings in Mexico City, just days after another strong temblor killed two people and damaged hundreds of buildings in the country.
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Nothing Unusual In Delhi Quakes, Need Disaster Management Plan: Experts
With nearly 13 earthquakes jolting the Delhi-NCR region in two months, there have been apprehensions if it is a prelude to a big temblor, but experts say there is nothing unusual in this seismic activity.
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Southern California Communities Brace For Aftershocks Of 7.1 Earthquake
High desert communities in Southern California on Saturday assessed damage and braced for potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that shook buildings, ruptured gas lines and sparked fires near the remote epicenter of the second temblor in as many days.
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Earthquake: Magnitude 3.2 Quake Hits Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag
An earthquake of medium intensity struck Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand on Saturday night. The district has been jolted by three temblors in less than a week. The tremors were also felt in some other parts of Uttarakhand. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the magnitude of the earthquake was 3.2 on the Richter Scale and it occurred at the dep...
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7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands, Tsunami Alert Lifted
A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Friday. A tsunami warning issued for a wide swathe of the South Pacific was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of casualties or excessive damage.
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Solomon Islands Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert In South Pacific
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning across a wide area of the South Pacific.
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Strong Earthquake In Rome, Shaking Centuries-Old Buildings
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 rattled a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome, on Wednesday, just two months after a powerful temblor toppled villages, killing nearly 300 people.
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3 Dead In Bangladesh In Earthquake-Related Incidents
At least three people were killed and about 40 others injured today in Bangladesh in quake-related incidents as people rushed out in panic after a 6.7-magnitude temblor with epicentre in India jolted the country.
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8 Bodies Recovered From Wreckage of US Chopper: Nepal Army
Charred bodies of all eight soldiers onboard the US Marine chopper that crashed in a remote hilly area while delivering aid in quake-hit Nepal have been recovered, Nepalese Army said today as seven aftershocks were felt and death toll from the fresh temblor rose to 136.
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202 Aftershocks in Nepal After April 25 Temblor
As many as 202 aftershocks measuring above 4 on the Richter scale have rocked Nepal since the devastating April 25 earthquake, which killed over 8,000 people.
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India Digs Deep to Forecast Earthquakes
If the people of Nepal had been forewarned about the impending temblor, thousands of lives could have been saved. Why is it that scientists can't forecast earthquakes and why is India digging deep to look for answers?
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4-Month-Old Baby Rescued Alive From Debris in Earthquake-Hit Nepal
In a miracle, a four-month-old baby was pulled out alive by rescue workers from the rubble of a collapsed building in Bhaktapur town, at least 22 hours after the devastating temblor that struck Nepal.
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Earthquake Warnings of Minutes, Not Hours, are Possible, But Pricey
Nepal's record of earthquakes dates to at least the 13th century, with significant temblors striking every 75 years or so. And through all that time, in Nepal as in most seismically active areas, there has been one constant: people in the path of destruction have had no idea when the shaking would start.
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Indian Army Everest Team Pulls Out Bodies of 19 Foreign Climbers
An Indian Army Everest Expedition team has helped pull out the bodies of 19 foreign climbers from the Everest camp. The team was training at the Base Camp at Everest when a massive temblor hit Nepal on Saturday, triggering an avalanche that buried their equipment. The Indian Army team is safe.
