Eartquake
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'Experiencing tectonic plates': Strong Delhi-NCR shakes up social media with hilarious memes
Trending | Jul 10, 2025, 09:50 AM ISTEarly on Monday, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck New Delhi, sending locals running outside. Memes went viral on social media as a result of the incident.
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Hero rats! Know how rats can help rescue teams at earthquake sites
Trending | Jun 08, 2022, 10:34 PM ISTNon-profit organization APOPO is training 170 furry rodents under the project 'Hero Rats' to sniff out landmines, tuberculosis and help rescue teams at earthquake sites.
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Haiti earthquake: Death toll soars to 1,297
World | Aug 16, 2021, 06:21 PM ISTSaturday’s earthquake also left at least 5,700 people injured in the Caribbean nation, with thousands more displaced from their destroyed or damaged homes. Survivors in some areas were forced to wait out in the open amid oppressive heat for help from overloaded hospitals.
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4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Kathmandu
India | May 20, 2021, 12:28 AM ISTThe quake took place around 22:24 hours Nepal (Local time), 94 KM North West of Kathmandu, the EMSC tweeted.
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Aaj Ka Viral: Scientists warned of devastating 'megathrust' earthquakes
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Mars crater named in memory of this quake-hit village in Nepal
World | Jun 19, 2016, 08:09 AM ISTKathmandu: The International Astronomical Union has named a crater on Mars after one of the villages worst hit by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. According to a BBC report, at least 215 people were killed
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Earthquakes can alter Earth's crust, says study
World | Oct 26, 2015, 07:53 PM ISTWashington: Earthquakes can change elastic properties of the Earth's crust up to 6,000 kilometres away, altering its ability to withstand stresses for up to a few weeks, a new study has found.The research demonstrates that
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PM Modi deputes four Union ministers to quake-hit areas
National | Apr 28, 2015, 06:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deputed four Union ministers to assess the loss of life and property in quake-hit areas of the country, especially Bihar, and oversee the relief and rescue operations there.While
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Volcanic Japanese island hit by series of quakes
World | Apr 17, 2013, 05:20 PM ISTTokyo, Apr 17: A strong earthquake and about 20 smaller temblors have struck a small volcanic island south of Tokyo, but there is no danger of a tsunami and no injuries have been reported.Japan's Meteorological