Toll from Japan quake rises to 18 as hopes fade for survivors
by Kyoko Hasegawa and Richard Carter © Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP)--Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled…
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Ecuador hit by 6.2 magnitude quake: USGS
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A deep 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador on Thursday night, USGS said. The quake hit at…
8 years ago
Race to find survivors after deadly Japan quake, landslides; at least 11 dead
by Hiroshi Hiyama/ Natsuko Fukue Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers scrabbled through mud for survivors Thursday…
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Japan ‘confirms first Fukushima worker death from radiation’
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has announced for the first time that a worker at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has…
8 years ago
Panic but no injuries as Venezuela hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ / Margioni BERMÚDEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela was rocked by a…
8 years ago
Mexico City starts demolishing quake collapse school
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Workers in Mexico City began tearing down an elementary school Monday that collapsed in a…
8 years ago
Five dead as multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok island anew
MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- Multiple earthquakes -- including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor -- have rocked the Indonesian…
8 years ago
New 6.3 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia’s Lombok island
LOMBOK, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, sending people fleeing into…
8 years ago
Strong 8.2 magnitude quake hits off Fiji: USGS
A strong 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Fiji Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but it was too deep to…
8 years ago
Magnitude 4.3 quake hits Esperance region in Australia
(Eagle News) -- A magnitude 4.3 quake struck Norseman in Western Australia's Goldfields Esperance region, 726 kilometers east of…
8 years ago
Strong 5.9-magnitude aftershock jolts Indonesia’s Lombok; quake survivors panic
MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong aftershock struck Indonesia's Lombok on Thursday, causing panic among evacuees sheltering after a devastating…
8 years ago
Tourist exodus from Lombok as quake toll hits 105
by Kiki Siregar Agence France Presse MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- Terrified holidaymakers rushed for boats and planes to leave Indonesia's…
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