Quake
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Slight intensity quake in Andaman Islands
India | Nov 27, 2012, 10:50 AM ISTPort Blair, Nov 27: A slight intensity earthquake, measuring 4.8 on Richter scale, jolted region of Andaman Islands today.The quake, which struck at 4:44 AM today, was measured 4.8 on the Richter Scale, the India
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4.2-magnitude quake hits western Tripura
India | Nov 25, 2012, 07:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 25: A light intensity earthquake shook parts of western Tripura on Sunday.The quake, which struck at 11:32 a.m., was measured 4.2 on the Richter Scale, the India Meteorological Department said.The epicentre of
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7.5 magnitude quake near Guatemala-Mexico coast
World | Nov 07, 2012, 11:18 PM ISTWashington, Nov 7 : An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck off the Pacific coast of Latin American countries Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador today, the US Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsnumani Warning Center said
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5.1-quake jolts northeastern states
India | Oct 03, 2012, 10:03 AM ISTShillong, Oct 3 : A 5.1-magnitude quake jolted the northeastern states early Wednesday, authorities here said.The quake occurred at 12.08 a.m. The epicentre was in Assam's Sonitpur district bordering Arunachal Pradesh, the regional seismological centre
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Moderate quake jolts Sikkim
India | Sep 18, 2012, 09:03 PM ISTGangtok, Sept 18: Exactly a year after a powerful earthquake killed 90 people and ravaged large parts of Sikkim, a moderate tremor measuring 4.1 jolted the state this evening, sending people out of their homes,
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China quake: Toll rises to 80
World | Sep 08, 2012, 10:50 AM ISTBeijing, Sept 8: At least 80 people have been confirmed dead and more than 700 were reported injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan province on Friday, authorities said on
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7.6-quake off Philippines triggers tsunami alert
World | Aug 31, 2012, 08:22 PM ISTManila, Aug 31: A 7.6-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines late Friday, killing at least one person in a house collapse and triggering tsunami warnings in the region that sent coastal
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Magnitude 6.4 Quake Off Indonesia's Sumatra
World | Apr 18, 2012, 10:05 AM ISTJakarta, Apr 15: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island today but there were no reports of damage, the geophysics agency said.“The epicentre is in the sea and there is no
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Quake Hits Central Chile, No Reports Of Deaths
World | Mar 26, 2012, 07:48 AM ISTSantiago (Chile), Mar 26: A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago. Some people
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Small Tsunami Hits Japan After 6.9 Quake
World | Mar 14, 2012, 07:27 PM ISTTokyo, Mar 14: Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northeastern coastline today, officials said, after a strong earthquake rocked the region a year on from the country's worst post-war natural disaster.The 6.9-magtinude quake struck 26.6 kilometres
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Magnitude-6.9 Quake Shakes Peru's Coast
World | Oct 29, 2011, 07:57 AM ISTLima, Peru, Oct 29: A magnitude-6.9 earthquake centered off Peru's central coast sent people running panicked into the streets Friday in cities badly damaged by a killer quake four years earlier. There were no reports
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Quake Survivors Trek, Crawl In Sikkim
India | Sep 23, 2011, 06:25 PM ISTTung (North Sikkim), Sep 23: With rescue teams facing difficulties to reach some farflung quake-hit areas in Sikkim, hundreds of survivors are trekking out of their cut-off villages, crawling sometimes to negotiate dangerous stretches. Hundreds
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12 Foreigners Rescued, Toll Goes Up To 117
India | Sep 22, 2011, 10:40 PM ISTMangan (Sikkim), Sept 22: Twelve stranded foreigners were rescued from the North district as relief teams battled hard to reach remote quake-hit areas with landslides blocking roads as the toll in Sunday's powerful temblor rose
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Rahul Gandhi Makes Aerial Survey Of Sikkim
India | Sep 21, 2011, 09:17 PM ISTGangtok, Sept 21: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made an aerial survey of quake-hit North Sikkim, besides visiting an affected village and a hospital in Gangtok.Accompanied by Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling,
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Darjeeling Toy Train Suspended For Quake
India | Sep 20, 2011, 06:46 PM ISTGuwahati, Sept 20: Toy Train services from New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling has been suspended due to landslides in several areas along its 86-km route following Sunday's quake, a spokesman of the North East Frontier Railway
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Sikkim Recovering Fast, Says Bhaichung Bhutia
India | Sep 20, 2011, 06:33 PM ISTKolkata, Sept 20: Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia, back today from Gangtok in Sikkim which was rocked by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Sunday evening, said the state was recovering fast and he was planning
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Braving Cold, Rain People Spend Night Outside After Quake
India | Sep 19, 2011, 07:40 PM ISTGangtok/Darjeeling (WB), Sept 19: Braving cold and pouring rain, Frightened residents spent the night outside their homes in the areas rocked by yesterday's quake in Sikkim and West Bengal.Roads were torn up, buildings cracked, phone
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Sonia Expresses Concern Over Quake
India | Sep 18, 2011, 11:47 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 18: Congress President Sonia Gandhi tonight expressed deep concern and anxiety over the earthquake in several parts of northeast and northern region.She urged authorities and disaster management officials to remain vigilant and
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Quake Rocks Washington Area, Felt On East Coast
World | Aug 24, 2011, 12:19 PM ISTWashington, August 23: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as New York City.The quake sent hundreds of people spilling into the street a
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7.1 Quake Rattles Japan
World | Apr 11, 2011, 04:21 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Apr 11: A strong aftershock of magnitude 7.1 jolted Japan's northeast today on the one-month anniversary of the devastating quake and tsunami that had left thousands of people dead, prompting authorities to evacuate workers