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Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude earthquake, no immediate reports of damage

Hindustan Times 26 Apr 2024
Stock markets in Asia were mixed with investment sentiment on the wane amid Europe's ongoing debt crisis. The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the early hours of the morning, shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.
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When is the Big One? Earthquakes, calamities and other portents

The Manila Times 26 Apr 2024
Asia Sentinel said Phivolcs predicted that there might be a major quake "at some point during current lifespans." ... When an earthquake strikes, the tall buildings just sway from side to side and stop when the quake becomes still.
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Quakes do not kill people, bad buildings do

Phys Dot Org 24 Apr 2024
The latest tremor came less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island, damaging more than 100 buildings and trapping dozens of people in collapsed tunnels ... The Nepal quake and the ...
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6.6-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert

Khaleejtimes 09 Apr 2024
The quake struck off Halmahera island in North Maluku province at 0948 GMT at a depth of about 35 kilometres (22 miles), the USGS said ... The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was "no tsunami threat" from the quake in the Molucca Sea.
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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert

Hindustan Times 09 Apr 2024
The quake struck off Halmahera island in North Maluku province at 0948 GMT at a depth of about 35 kilometres (22 miles), the USGS said ... The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was "no tsunami threat" from the quake in the Molucca Sea.
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Hualien earthquake to have ‘minimal’ impact on economy: Moody’s analysts

Taipei Times 08 Apr 2024
“It looks like the economic impact will be minimal,” Moody’s Analytics chief Asia-Pacific economist Steve Cochrane said in a report ...Concentration risk with suppliers is never an issue until an event like the quake happens,” Donigian said.
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Japan rattled by 6.3 magnitude earthquake following Taiwan’s tremor

Arab Times 04 Apr 2024
A seismic chain of events has rocked East Asia as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Japan just a day after Taiwan was hit by a 7.4 magnitude quake, leading to heightened tsunami alerts in the region.
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Taiwan earthquake: Indian authorities actively monitoring, assisting nationals, says Indian scholar in Taipei

Beijing News 03 Apr 2024
At least four people were killed and over 700 injured in the quake which is said to be the strongest tremor to hit the island in the last 25 years and has caused multiple buildings to collapse in Hualien, the city closest to the epicentre.
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Europe's forgotten forests could be 21st century 'biodiversity hot spots'

Phys Dot Org 27 Mar 2024
Eurasian aspen spans the breadth of Europe and Asia. The quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, is the most widely distributed tree in North America, where it is also known as a keystone species, ...
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Magnitude-6.4 quake hits off Indonesia's Java island

The Daily Tribune - Bahrain 22 Mar 2024
The quake had a depth of approximately eight kilometres (five miles), and struck off Java island's northern coast near Bawean island at about 3.52 pm local time (0852 GMT), the USGS said ... The quake was ...
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Magnitude-6.4 quake hits off Indonesia's Java island: USGS

The Peninsula 22 Mar 2024
The quake had a depth of approximately eight kilometres (five miles), and struck off Java island's northern coast near Bawean island at about 3.52 pm local time (0852 GMT), the USGS said.
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T�rkiye: Ensure Accountability for Deaths in Earthquake

Human Rights Watch 02 Feb 2024
... those who authorized and built homes, hospitals, and hotels that turned to graves when quakes struck are held to account,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
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Japan says New Year quake damage could cost $17 billion

Manila Bulletin 26 Jan 2024
Authorities on Thursday revealed detailed reconstruction plans for Ishikawa, where snow and badly damaged roads have complicated relief efforts in the quake's aftermath ... hit in the New Year's quake.
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7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles part of western China, injuring 6 people and collapsing 47 homes

The News-Gazette 23 Jan 2024
The quake was the latest in a series of seismic events and natural disasters to hit the vast country's western regions. The quake rocked Uchturpan county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m., the China Earthquake Networks Center said.
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