earthquake
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PublishedApril 6, 2024
East Coast earthquakes aren’t common, but they are felt by millions
Here’s what to know about earthquakes on the East Coast.
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PublishedApril 5, 2024
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits New Jersey, effects felt in Maine
The earthquake was centered northeast of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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PublishedApril 4, 2024
Huge Taiwan quake caused few deaths thanks to preparedness – and luck
Experts credit stricter building codes, extensive evacuation, and disaster drills that begin in primary school, a honed disaster response strategy – and a fair amount of luck – for the low death toll Wednesday’s quake.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Powerful earthquakes leave at least 62 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast
The damage was so great that it could not immediately be assessed. Japanese media reports said tens of thousands of homes were destroyed.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2023
Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in earthquake that shook its northwest, killing 157
13 bodies of the victims were carried to the banks of the Bheri River and placed on pyres made of stacked wood. Priests chanted Hindu prayers while family members cried as they covered the bodies of loved ones with flowers before setting them on fire in a cremation ceremony.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2023
Nepal rushes aid and rescue operations after strong quake shakes its northwest, killing at least 157
The government is trying to get as much aid to the affected areas, Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha said on Saturday. Tents, food, and medicine were flown in as thousands became homeless overnight.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
Over 100 dead as strong quake rocks northwestern Nepal, toll expected to rise
Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
Save the Children said four people have died and that Herat Regional Hospital has received 153 injured.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan
Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a far more densely populated area, near Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, Herat. It was followed by strong aftershocks.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2023
Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes kill dozens and injure many more in western Afghanistan
The Taliban say a strong earthquake with several aftershocks has dozens in western Afghanistan
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