6.2-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia

Jakarta, Mar 14 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia early Thursday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The epicenter of the quake was located 128 km southeast of East Bolaang Mongondow Regency with a depth of 10 km under the seabed, the agency…

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5.4-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia

Jakarta, Jan 19 (UNI) A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Central Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Friday morning, the country’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) said. The agency reported the earthquake rocked off at 00:36 a.m. Jakarta time on Friday (1736 GMT on Thursday). The epicenter was located 9 km southwest of Tojo Una-Una regency…

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Magnitude-6.0 earthquake hits parts of Pakistan

Islamabad, Jan 11 (UNI) An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude rocked several cities in Pakistan on Thursday, the country’s National Seismic Monitoring Center said. According to the center, the epicenter of the quake was located in the Hindu Kush region in neighboring Afghanistan with a depth of 213 km. The earthquake was felt in several parts…

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Death toll from earthquake in Japan rises to 128

Tokyo, Jan 7 (UNI) The death toll from a powerful earthquake and a series of aftershocks that hit Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year’s Day has risen to 128, Japanese media reported on Sunday. At least 560 people were injured and 222 others remain unaccounted for, the Kyodo news agency reported. On Monday afternoon, a…

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