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Survivors remember Turkey's deadly 2023 earthquake

Two years after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey, survivors remember the tragedy that claimed over 53,000 lives in Turkey and 6,000 in Syria.

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Mayor of Santorini says recent earthquakes part of 'seismic swarm"

Residents have been warned to avoid indoor gatherings, check escape routes, stay away from cliffs and to drain swimming pools to reduce potential structural damage to buildings in the event of a large earthquake.

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Hundreds of tourists flee Santorini after powerful earthquake

Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini after experts warned of a spike in seismic activity.

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6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, injures 27

A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, causing minor injuries to 27 people and some structural damage.

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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan

Tsunami warnings were issued after the earthquake rattled the southwest of the country on Monday.

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Rescue teams in Tibet race against time as winter temperatures drop

A 7.1-magnitude quake struck Dingri County in Xigaze on Tuesday morning, causing at least 126 fatalities and over 46,000 evacuations.

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Prayers for earthquake victims in Tibet

In Kathmandu, India, and Dharamshala, Nepal, Tibetan exiles prayed for the victims of the earthquake that struck Tibet.

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Deadly earthquake hits Tibet as rescuers continue to search

On Tuesday 7 January, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck an outlying district of the city of Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

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More than 500 aftershocks reported following Tibet earthquake

Hundreds of people were rescued from rubble after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on Tuesday.

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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake kills at least 95 people in Tibet

At least 95 confirmed dead, more than three dozen others injured as a powerful earthquake hits Tibet.

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Are we better prepared 20 years on from the Indian Ocean tsunami?

The Indian Ocean tsunami which struck on 26 December 2004 killed more than 220,000 people.

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Is climate change making earthquakes more frequent?

A recent study joins a growing body of evidence that climate influences seismic activity.

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Watch: Vanuatu shaken by 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Videos shared on social media show debris scattered in shops and structural damage to buildings housing diplomatic missions after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu.

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7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near Vanuatu in Pacific

It was not immediately clear how much damage was caused as phone lines and government websites remained down, but reports of widespread destruction began to emerge on social media hours after the quake.

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Magnitude 7.0 California earthquake prompts brief tsunami warning

The quake struck at 10:44am local time west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County, about 209 km from the Oregon border, the US Geological Survey said.

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Iceland volcano eruption: Travel advice and Blue Lagoon update

A new 3-km fissure has opened up on the Reykjanes Peninsula and lava has reached the Blue Lagoon tourist attraction.

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ExxonMobil sues Dutch government over gas field closure

US petroleum giant ExxonMobil has invoked the controversial Energy Charter Treaty in a potential multi-billion euro compensation claim – an apparent bid to pressure the Netherlands’ new right-wing government over the shuttering of Europe’s largest gas field in Groningen.

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Iran: An earthquake — or a secret underground nuclear test?

Days after news broke of the earthquake in Iran's Semnan province, speculation has continued on social media that the tremors were caused by Tehran's first nuclear test.

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Portugal coast hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake

The quake hit waters 7.7km south-east of the capital, Lisbon, and 74km south-west of Setúbal.

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Russia's far east shaken by 7.0-magnitude quake

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck early on Sunday in the Pacific, off Russia’s far eastern coast near a major naval base.