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Rescuers Scour for Survivors after Dozens Killed in China Quake

Rescuers scoured through rubble for hundreds of missing people in parts of southwestern China on Tuesday after an earthquake killed more than 60, as local weather services warned rain was set to inundate the area. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometers (26 miles) southeast of the city of…

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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes southwest China

Beijing (AFP) - A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey, shaking buildings in the megacity of Chengdu where a Covid-19 lockdown has confined millions of residents to their homes.

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Chilling X-ray shows python after it was swallowed by cottonmouth snake

The 43-inch cottonmouth consumed the 39-inch python in the Florida Everglades

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Powerful earthquake hits northern Philippines

Manila (AFP) - A 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least five people in the northern Philippines Wednesday, toppling buildings and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres (185 miles) away in the capital Manila.

AFP

7.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines, 4 killed

MANILA: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, shattering windows of buildings at the epicentre and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres away in the capital Manila.

Bangkok Post

7.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines: USGS

Manila (AFP) - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, shattering windows of buildings at the epicentre and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres (185 miles) away in the capital Manila.

AFP

A dangerous volcano can teach us something about national solidarity

Clearly, a massive eruption or earthquake or tsunami anywhere on the globe would be a tragedy. And yet, because this danger is in Washington State, I would feel it more acutely than if it struck elsewhere.

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International: Bengkulu in Indonesia jolted by 5.4-magnitude quake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 46 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia at 2346 GMT Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Afghanistan earthquake: 1,000 people killed and scores wounded in horror shake

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake struck around 44 km (27 miles) from the city of Khost, near the Pakistani border, at a depth of 51 km

Daily Mirror

At least 1,000 killed after strong earthquake jolts Afghanistan

At least 1,000 killed after magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked remote parts of Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan.

Al Jazeera

Strong quake hits eastern Taiwan: USGS

Taipei (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Monday in Taiwan's east, 38 kilometres south of Hualien city, the US Geological Survey said.

AFP

‘Historic’ weather: why a cocktail of natural disasters is battering the US

As the world heats up, weather events will increase and overlap, testing the limits of nation’s resiliency and recovery

The Guardian - US

Earthquakes Strike Off Iranian Coast; No Damage Reported

Three earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across the Gulf. The US Geological Survey said two magnitude 4.7 temblors struck, followed by a 5.3 off the island near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state television reported that authorities deployed rescue teams…

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6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far as the Australian city of Darwin, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

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6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, although there were no immediate reports of damage.

The Independent UK

Peru rocked by powerful 7.2 earthquake

No injuries have yet been reported

The Independent UK

Why the names of more than 600 sites in the US are being changed to erase racial slur

A taskforce including Native representatives will suggest new names for the locations

Asharq Al-Awsat

6.2 Earthquake Kills 2, Injures More in West Indonesia

A strong and shallow earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, killing two people and injuring 20, damaging buildings and panicking people in Sumatra island and neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 6.2 magnitude and struck about 66 kilometers (41…

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Tonga earthquake: 6.2 magnitude tremor strikes off Tonga weeks after a volcanic eruption and tsunami

The US Geological Survey reports a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck near the Pacific nation of Tonga. No tsunami threat is reported.

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