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  Slight intensity quake in Andaman Islands

  India | November 27, 2012 10:50 IST

  Port 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 | November 25, 2012 19:06 IST

  New 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 | November 07, 2012 23:18 IST

  Washington, 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 | October 03, 2012 10:03 IST

  Shillong, 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 | September 18, 2012 21:03 IST

  Gangtok, 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 | September 08, 2012 10:50 IST

  Beijing, 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 | August 31, 2012 20:22 IST

  Manila, 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 | April 18, 2012 10:05 IST

  Jakarta, 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 | March 26, 2012 7:48 IST

  Santiago (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 | March 14, 2012 19:27 IST

  Tokyo, 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 | October 29, 2011 7:57 IST

  Lima, 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 | September 23, 2011 18:25 IST

  Tung (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 | September 22, 2011 22:40 IST

  Mangan (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 | September 21, 2011 21:17 IST

  Gangtok, 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 | September 20, 2011 18:46 IST

  Guwahati, 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 | September 20, 2011 18:33 IST

  Kolkata, 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 | September 19, 2011 19:40 IST

  Gangtok/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 | September 18, 2011 23:47 IST

  New 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 | August 24, 2011 12:19 IST

  Washington, 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 | April 11, 2011 16:21 IST

  Tokyo/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