A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Nicobar Islands early on Thursday.
The quake hit the islands at 1.12 a.m., Xinhua quoted the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as saying.
The quake's epicentre, with a depth of 1.00 km, was initially determined to be at 7.8365 degrees north latitude and 94.0158 degrees east longitude.
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A map of the Philippines.
A map of the Philippines.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology chief Renato Solidum says movement in the Manila Trench off the country's western coast set off the earthquake Wednesday but it occurred deep under the ocean floor and did not cause any destruction.
Solidum says the quake was felt in metropolitan Manila and in the nearby provinces of Zambales, Bulacan, Pangasinan and in the mountain resort city of Baguio.
The Philippines is located in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. A 7.7-magnitude quake killed nearly 2,000 people in Luzon in 1990.
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 00:27:08 UTC
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 08:27:08 AM at epicenter
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Location:
15.467°N, 119.031°E
Depth:
14.6 km (9.1 miles)
Region:
LUZON, PHILIPPINES
Distances:
152 km (94 miles) WNW of Olongapo, Luzon, Philippines
154 km (95 miles) WSW of Dagupan, Luzon, Philippines
171 km (106 miles) WNW of Angeles, Luzon, Philippines
230 km (142 miles) WNW of MANILA, Philippines
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 12:26:48 UTC
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 10:26:48 PM at epicenter
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Location:
5.532°S, 153.680°E
Depth:
50.4 km (31.3 miles)
Region:
NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances:
137 km (85 miles) SSE of Taron, New Ireland, PNG
220 km (136 miles) WNW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
815 km (506 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
2433 km (1511 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
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The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2 magnitude quake struck just before 6 a.m. Sunday about 27 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The Logan County Sheriff's Office says no damage was reported
On Saturday, a 2.4 magnitude tremor was recorded at about 7 a.m. about 50 miles northeast of Oklahoma City near Sparks.
Sunday's earthquake is the sixth in the area since Thursday, when a 3.7 magnitude quake was recorded near Prague. Three more were recorded Friday.
A 5.6 magnitude quake, the strongest ever recorded in Oklahoma, shook the state Nov. 5. That quake damaged dozens of homes, buckled a highway and caused other damage.
Geologists say earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.5 to 3.0 are generally the smallest felt by humans.
San Salvador: More than 700 slight to moderate earthquakes hit an area in eastern El Salvador in a 24-hour period, damaging dozens of homes but hurting no one.
The brief quakes, which started Thursday and ranged from 1.8 to 4.6 in magnitude, have occurred in the municipality of El Carmen, some 163 km (101 miles) east of the capital of San Salvador, the country's National Territory agency said.
Jorge Melendez, in charge of civil protection, said on Friday that 80 homes were damaged by the tremors, known as an earthquake swarm. A hospital in the area showed cracks on the walls but no structural damage so far, he said.
Army troops were sent in to monitor the damaged areas. While authorities have not ordered evacuations yet, many residents of El Carmen chose to sleep in the open and the army was handing out tents.
El Salvador suffered two powerful earthquakes 10 any ten years ago: one of 7.6 magnitude in January 2001 and another of 6.6 magnitude a month later. The quakes killed more than 1,150 people and left about one million others homeless.
The brief quakes, which started Thursday and ranged from 1.8 to 4.6 in magnitude, have occurred in the municipality of El Carmen, some 163 km (101 miles) east of the capital of San Salvador, the country's National Territory agency said.
Jorge Melendez, in charge of civil protection, said on Friday that 80 homes were damaged by the tremors, known as an earthquake swarm. A hospital in the area showed cracks on the walls but no structural damage so far, he said.
Army troops were sent in to monitor the damaged areas. While authorities have not ordered evacuations yet, many residents of El Carmen chose to sleep in the open and the army was handing out tents.
El Salvador suffered two powerful earthquakes 10 any ten years ago: one of 7.6 magnitude in January 2001 and another of 6.6 magnitude a month later. The quakes killed more than 1,150 people and left about one million others homeless.
Tokyo - Two strong earthquakes rattled northern Japan on Thursday, but neither caused any apparent damage or a tsunami.
A magnitude-6.1 quake struck Thursday evening south of the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.
It hit about 465 miles (750 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo and 19 miles (30 kilometers) below the sea surface. The agency did not issue a tsunami warning.
About 3,900 households in the towns of Erimo and Samani lost electricity shortly after the quake, but power was restored about an hour later, according to the Hokkaido Electric Power Co.
The shaking was not felt in Tokyo, though a morning quake was.
That magnitude-6.0 temblor struck just off the coast near the nuclear power plant damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The two shakings are believed unrelated and did not affect the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant or other nuclear plants in the region.
A magnitude-6.1 quake struck Thursday evening south of the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.
It hit about 465 miles (750 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo and 19 miles (30 kilometers) below the sea surface. The agency did not issue a tsunami warning.
About 3,900 households in the towns of Erimo and Samani lost electricity shortly after the quake, but power was restored about an hour later, according to the Hokkaido Electric Power Co.
The shaking was not felt in Tokyo, though a morning quake was.
That magnitude-6.0 temblor struck just off the coast near the nuclear power plant damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The two shakings are believed unrelated and did not affect the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant or other nuclear plants in the region.
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 10:25:34 UTC
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 07:25:34 PM at epicenter
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Location:
41.877°N, 142.710°E
Depth:
42.3 km (26.3 miles)
Region:
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Distances:
122 km (75 miles) SSW of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
124 km (77 miles) SE of Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
164 km (101 miles) E of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
734 km (456 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 19:24:31 UTC
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 04:24:31 AM at epicenter
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Location:
37.373°N, 141.387°E
Depth:
33.3 km (20.7 miles)
Region:
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances:
66 km (41 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
100 km (62 miles) E of Koriyama, Honshu, Japan
101 km (62 miles) ESE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
244 km (151 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 18:48:15 UTC
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 02:48:15 PM at epicenter
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Location:
15.345°S, 65.110°W
Depth:
533.3 km (331.4 miles)
Region:
BENI, BOLIVIA
Distances:
60 km (37 miles) SSW of Trinidad, Bolivia
251 km (155 miles) NNE of Cochabamba, Bolivia
342 km (212 miles) NW of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
350 km (217 miles) ENE of LA PAZ, Bolivia
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