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Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Russia's Kamchatka


TASS
Thu, 05 Nov 2015 06:01 UTC
Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday, a spokesman for the Kamchatka branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Geophysical Service said.

"The earthquake was registered at 13:59 local time (4:59 Moscow time). Its epicenter was located at a depth of 34 kilometers some four kilometers away from the settlement of Ust-Kamchatsk," the spokesman said, adding earth tremors of a magnitude of up to four points on the Richter scale were felt in Ust-Kamchantsk.

Local emergencies services said the quake had caused no damage or loss of life.

No tsunami warning was issued.

Comment: The Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, is part of the zone of high seismic activity on the planet, the Ring of Fire. Earlier this year in the region, the most powerful existing volcano there emitted ash clouds of steam 7,500 meters high.

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5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Pandeglang, Indonesia


Coconuts Jakarta
Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45 UTC
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An earthquake registering 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit near the Pandeglang Regency in Banten this afternoon. Tremors from the earthquake were reportedly felt in Jakarta.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the earthquake occurred at 1:14pm today. The earthquake's epicenter was 88 km Southwest of Pandeglang, 10 km below sea level.

"There was an earthquake in Pandeglang with effects being felt in Jakarta," said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), as quoted by Vivanews today.

"There's no potential for a tsunami. We hope that citizens can remain calm."

Pandeglang is situated around 100 km to the west of Jakarta. Despite reports that the earthquake shook Jakarta as well, we must admit we didn't feel it at all.
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Mild earthquake shakes central Slovakia


The Slovac Spectator
Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:37 UTC
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A 3.2-magnitude earthquake jolted central Slovakia on the afternoon of November 3.

The epicentre of the quake is believed to have been located between the village of Brusno and the town of Brezno (Banská Bystrica Region). The locals admit that it scared them.

The tremor was recorded by seismic stations of the National Network of Seismic Stations and the Local Seisimic Station Eastern Slovakia. Slovak Academy of Sciences' Earth Science Institute will analyse the records and details concerning the perceived effects, the TASR newswire reported.

The local inhabitants concurred that the temblor felt like a gas blast, as though a blast wave had been generated, and thunder was heard.

"It was over very quickly," several locals told TASR.
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6.3 quake hits near East Timor's capital


RT.com
Wed, 04 Nov 2015 05:45 UTC
Dili Quake
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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook the East Timorese capital of Dili, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has reported.

The quake's epicenter was located 83 kilometers west of Dili at a depth recorded at 143 kilometers, the USGS added.

Minor damage has been reported, but no immediate casualties.


The USGS reported that this was the third earthquake to strike East Timor since Tuesday. The first two measured 5.7 and 4.9 in magnitude.

No tsunami threat has been issued at this point.

Witnesses said they felt the quake strike at 12:44 pm local time, SBS reported.
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Researchers say Seattle, Vancouver and Portland are at risk of a megaquake

Ellie Zolfagharifard
Daily Mail, UK
Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:46 UTC
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Seattle, Portland and Vancouver are at risk of being hit by a megaquake, scientists have warned. Pictured is the Juan de Fuca and Gorda plates offshore of the Pacific Northwest. The plate moves eastward from the midocean ridge and spreading center on the plate's western edge to the trench on the eastern margin
Seattle, Portland and Vancouver are at risk of being hit by a megaquake, scientists have warned.

Researchers believe a killer quake along Cascadi - a fault line which runs from Cape Mendocino, California, to Vancouver Island - is 72 years overdue.

The 'Big One' will hit when Juan de Fuca, a 700-mile chunk of the Pacific Ocean, slides under Canada and America.

Now, scientists have a better idea of how this will happen after creating the first ever detailed map of the mantle under the tectonic plate.

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5.2 earthquake shakes Peshawar, Pakistan


dunyanews.tv
Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:39 UTC
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The epicenter of the earthquake was Koh-e-Suleman
The earthquake of 5.2 magnitude on Richter scale on Monday jolted several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Peshawar and adjacent areas, Dunya News reported.

The earthquake jolts sparked panic among the locals who evacuated the buildings while reciting prayers. As per the Metrological center, today's jolts were of 5.2 magnitude while the US Geological Survey recorded it at 4.9.

The epicenter of the earthquake was Koh-e-Suleman.
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5.6 magnitude earthquake hits off Taiwan


zeenews.india.com
Mon, 02 Nov 2015 10:02 UTC
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An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted the waters off the coast of Taitung County in Taiwan at 05.09 a.m. on Monday.

The epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 121.7degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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Magnitude-4.3 earthquake strikes Alaska 150 km north of Anchorage


Global News
Sun, 01 Nov 2015 18:45 UTC
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The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude-4.3 earthquake hit central Alaska on Saturday night.

The agency says the quake's epicenter was 98 kilometres west of the town of Talkeetna, which has an estimated population of 900, and 156 kilometres northwest of Anchorage, the state's largest city.

There are no reports of damage from the quake, which struck at 9:21 p.m. Alaska time.

The agency says the earthquake is about 96.5 kilometres deep.

On July 29, a magnitude-6.3 earthquake shook southern Alaska and was felt by people in Anchorage and Kodiak. The Geological Survey says the quake struck near Redoubt Volcano on the Kenai Peninsula, 225 kilometres southwest of Anchorage. There were no reports of major damage.

Source: The Associated Press
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6.3 Quake rocks northern Chile, causes panic among residents


FOX News Latino
Sun, 01 Nov 2015 17:23 UTC
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A magnitude-6.3 earthquake rocked northern Chile on Sunday, but no injuries or damage have been reported, the University of Chile's Seismology Institute said.

The earthquake occurred at 12:16 p.m. and its epicenter was located 37 kilometers (23 miles) northwest of Socaire and 1,718 kilometers (1,067 miles) north of Santiago.

The temblor's epicenter occurred at a depth of 123 kilometers (76 miles), the institute said.

Residents of several cities and towns in Antofagasta region ran into open areas in a panic as soon as the ground started to rock, radio reports said.

The South American country was hit by a magnitude-8.4 earthquake on Sept. 16 that killed 13 people, forced more than 9,000 others from their homes and caused extensive damage.

The earthquake caused a tsunami, forcing officials to order the evacuation of more than 1 million people living along the coast.
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Earthquakes of magnitutes 4.9 in Albania and 4.8 in Slovenia


The Sophia Globe
Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:46 UTC
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An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale shook Albania on the morning of November 1 2015, while a quake of 4.8 followed in Slovenia later.

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the quake in Albania occurred at 6.26am UTC, at a depth of 10km, 14km south of Bulqizë and 34km east of capital city Tirana.

The quake reportedly also was felt in Macedonia and Montenegro.

Six minutes before and six minutes after the earthquake there were two tremors, each of about 3 on the Richter scale.

In the same area on October 31, at 9.20am, an earthquake of 4 on the Richter scale was recorded.

The November 1 earthquake in Slovenia was recorded at 7.52am UTC, seven km south-west of Brežice and 36km west of Zagreb. It measured 4.8 and had a depth of 10km.
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