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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A strong but deep earthquake measuring 6.8 struck in Bolivia on Monday but there were no reports of damage or injuries, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck in the southeast of the country at a depth of 562 kilometers (348 miles), about 200 kilometers from Tarija, and near the border with Paraguay, the USGS said. Bolivia’s private San Calixto Observatory gave the quake’s strength at 6.6 magnitudes and […]
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Guatemala’s coast Thursday, injuring four people and damaging homes and roads, officials said, just eight days after another strong tremor killed five people in the Central American country. The quake struck at 6:31 am (1231 GMT) with its epicenter in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 46.8 kilometers, about 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of Puerto San Jose, the United States Geological Survey […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Friday off the Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey said, in the same region where several large tremors struck last month. The quake struck at 10:04 am local time (2304 GMT) at a depth of 33 kilometres (20 miles) some 70 kilometres west of Kirakira, the USGS said. No tsunami warning was issued. Three strong tremors were felt off Kirakira in December, although there were no reports […]
