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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea in off northern Indonesia early Wednesday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 3:15 am (1915 GMT Tuesday) at a depth of 38 kilometres (24 miles), about 126 kilometres from Ternate city on Halmahera island, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck far from land, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no tsunami warning was […]
(Eagle News) — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center recorded big waves in the coastal areas of Chile after a magnitude 8.3 coastal earthquake hit the said country. Tsunami warnings were raised in several areas found in the Pacific Rim area. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
(Reuters) – A magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile on Wednesday (September 16), shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago and generating a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Chile’s government urged residents to evacuate the coastline. The mayor of Illapel, which is near the epicenter, said on a radio broadcast that one person had been killed by a collapsing wall, and 15 others were reported injured. Some homes were damaged […]
TAIWAN, Taipei — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rattled Taiwan and small islands in the far south of Japan on Monday (April 20), official monitoring sites said, shaking offices in the capital, Taipei. Local television broadcaster FTV showed footage of their offices shaking as the earthquake hit on Monday morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami after the quake, which had been measured at 6.3 […]
