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☆ Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands in New Zealand - USGS
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

March 4 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 152 km (94 miles), USGS said. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre earlier estimated the magnitude at 6.6 and a depth at 183 km. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said. Reporting by Jose Joseph in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey and Syria rocked again by 6.3M earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Ali Kucukgocmen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ANTAKYA, Turkey Feb 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border region late on Monday, setting off panic and damaging buildings in Turkey's Antakya city two weeks after the country's worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead. Two Reuters witnesses reported a strong quake and further damage to buildings in central Antakya, where it was centered. Other witnesses said Turkish rescue teams were running around after the latest quake, checking people were unharmed. Muna Al Omar, a resident, said she was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the earthquake hit. Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Heinrich and Alexander Smith and Jonathan SpicerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey and Syria rocked again by magnitude 6.3 earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has topped 46,000, with search and rescue teams starting to wind down their work. (Photo by Umut Unver / dia images via Getty Images)A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border region late on Monday, setting off panic and damaging buildings in Turkey's Antakya city two weeks after the country's worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead. Other witnesses said Turkish rescue teams were running around after the latest quake, checking people were unharmed. Muna Al Omar, a resident, said she was in a tent in a park in central Antakya when the earthquake hit. The two larger earthquakes that hit on Feb. 6, which also rocked neighboring Syria, left more than a million homeless and killed far more than the latest official tally of 46,000 people in both countries.

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hits Romania – EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Feb 14 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Romania on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 40 km (24.85 miles) and the epicentre was 56 km northeast of Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania, the EMSC said. Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Four dead in 5.2-magnitude quake in Indonesia's Papua
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JAKARTA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and several buildings damaged after a shallow, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua on Thursday, the country's disaster agency said. The epicentre of the quake was one kilometre from Jayapura, the capital city of Papua province, at a depth of 10km, according to Indonesia's geophysics agency (BMKG). The four victims had been at a cafe when the quake caused the building to collapse, said Jayapura's disaster agency head, Asep Khalid in a statement. The quake was felt strongly for two to three seconds, causing panic amongst residents, he added. Thursday's quake in Papua was one of more than a thousand recorded in the area since January this year, according to BMKG.

☆ Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines – EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MANILA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake struck at a depth of 2 kilometres (1.24 miles), the EMSC said. It was felt in Davao City, hometown of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the region's civil disaster agency said on Facebook. The earthquake was felt more strongly in the nearby province of Davao de Oro. Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Neil Jerome Morales in Manila; Editing by Kanupriya KapoorOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Strong earthquake strikes Turkey-Iran border
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DUBAI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of up to 5.9 struck the Turkey-Iran border region on Saturday, destroying houses in a main provincial city in Iran, Iranian media and the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. "The amount of destruction of some houses and buildings in the city of Khoy city is relatively high," Iranian emergency services spokesperson Mojtaba Khaledi told the YJC news agency. The quake had a magnitude of 5.6 and was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), EMSC said. Iranian media said the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.9 and hit near the city of Khoy in Iran's Western Azerbaijan province. Iranian emergency officials said rescue teams were despatched to the area and hospitals were put on alert, state media said.

☆ Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia -EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Jan 10 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Tanimbar region in Indonesia on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 97 kilometers (60.27 miles) below the earth's surface, EMSC said. Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Indonesia rattled by 7.6 magnitude quake, tsunami warning lifted
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JAKARTA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Indonesia was struck by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday off the Tanimbar islands, prompting panicked residents in the area to flee their homes, although a tsunami warning was lifted after three hours and initial reports indicated limited damage. The Tanimbar islands are a group of about 30 islands in eastern Indonesia's Maluku province. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) recorded the magnitude of the quake as 7.6, after initially reporting it as 7.7. The U.S. Geological Survey also pegged it as a 7.6 magnitude. There were four aftershocks with the strongest recorded at 5.5 magnitude, BMKG said.

☆ Greece island rattled by strong earthquake, felt in Athens
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ATHENS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - A 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook the island of Evia in central Greece on Wednesday and was felt in Athens, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute. The tremor, with a depth of about 10 kilometres, struck around 1224 GMT in the wider area of Messapia. "It was felt very strongly... and lasted long," Messapia Mayor George Psathas told Skai radio. Seismologists told Greek media that the area had been hit by earthquakes about 20 years ago. Greece is often rattled by earthquakes, most causing no serious damage.

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Northern Peru – EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Dec 22 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Northern Peru region on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 139 km (86.37 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines -EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Dec 9 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines early Saturday morning, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake's epicentre was at a depth of 60 km (37.28 miles), the EMSC said. Reporting by Gokul Pisharody in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes southern Iran; felt in UAE - EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 30 (Reuters) - An Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck southern Iran on Wednesday and was felt in the United Arab Emirates, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Iranian state TV reported that rescue teams were dispatched to the quake-hit area and added there were no casualties. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) and about 88 km northwest of Ras Al Khaimah City in the UAE, EMSC added. Reporting by Ann Maria Shibu in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Alberta, Canada, quake revised down to 4.8 magnitude-EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 29 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude struck the Canadian province of Alberta on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake, which stuck 357 kilometers (222 miles)northwest of the city of Edmonton, was at a depth of 2 km, EMSC said. EMSC revised the magnitude after first reporting the earthquake was of magnitude 5.9. Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru Editing by Chris Reese and Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Earthquake rattles Greece, felt in Athens
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ATHENS, Nov 29 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook central Greece on Tuesday and was felt as far as Athens, according to witnesses, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The quake occurred at 2006 GMT and its epicentre was 57 km (35 miles) northeast of Athens, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook the island of Evia, in central Greece, damaging old buildings in the area and forcing authorities to shut down schools protectively. Greece is often rattled by earthquakes, most causing no serious damage. Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Western Turkey region - EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 23 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Western Turkey region on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Lavanya Ahire in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Strong earthquake rattles Crete, no reports of damage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ATHENS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete early on Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake was of magnitude 5.5, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said, and was felt as far away as Cairo, Egypt. Earlier, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) had revised the magnitude of the earthquake to 5.4 from 6. The quake was at a depth of 80 km (49.71 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Lavanya Ahire in Bengaluru and Angeliki Koutantou in Athens; Editing by Sandra Maler and Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes Nepal region
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KATHMANDU, Nov 12 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck in Nepal on Saturday, shaking houses in the Himalayan country and neighboring India, authorities said, after a powerful earthquake earlier this week killed half a dozen people. Strong tremors were felt Nepal and in northern India, prompting residents to rush out of their homes, but there were no reports of casualties, they said. The epicenter of 5.4 magnitude earthquake was at Patadewal in Bajhang district, about 440 km (275 miles) west of Kathmandu, according to the National Seismological Center. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Reporting by Gopal Sharma in KATHMANDU and Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Writing by Rajendra Jadhav; Editing by Andrew CawthorneOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes off Rimini's coast in Italy - EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 9 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck near the coast of Italian town of Rimini on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), and was about 64 km east of Rimini, EMSC added. Reporting by Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru Editing by Shri NavaratnamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Six dead after earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes Nepal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 9 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people and destroying multiple houses in the district of Doti, officials said. Nepal's seismological centre set the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.6. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) had pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.6. India's National Center for Seismology marked the quake at a magnitude of 6.3. Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler and Gerry DoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people, destroying multiple houses in the western district of Doti and shaking the Indian capital New Delhi, officials said. "Expressing my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who died in the earthquake," Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba wrote on Twitter. Nepal's seismological centre set the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.6. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) had pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.6. Media reports after the quake showed tremors were also felt in New Delhi and surrounding areas, some 350km (220 miles) from Doti.

☆ Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Mindanao island, Philippines - EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 19 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Mindanao island in the Philippines on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 26 km (16 miles), EMSC said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Shubhendu Deshmukh in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Quake strikes in Pacific off Central America, no reports of damage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 16 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean between Central America and the Galapagos Islands on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no initial reports of damage. The quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to the USGS, and the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said no warning had been issued for a potential tsunami. A spokesperson for civil protection authorities in Panama said they had not received word of any impact. Authorities in Ecuador, of which the Galapagos Islands are part, likewise did not have any immediate reports of damage from the quake. Earlier, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre had reported the quake at a magnitude of 6.4.

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