#Indonesian quake kills at least 162 and injures hundreds

#Indonesian quake kills at least 162 and injures hundreds

“Indonesian quake kills at least 162 and injures hundreds” CIANJUR, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s main island on Monday. Terrified residents fled into the street, some covered in blood and debris. Many of the dead were public-school students who had finished their classes for the…

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#Afghanistan earthquake leaves at least 255 people dead

#Afghanistan earthquake leaves at least 255 people dead

“Afghanistan earthquake leaves at least 255 people dead” An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people, authorities said. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6 temblor that struck Paktika province, but it comes as the international community largely has left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country last year amid…

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#Greek island Crete struck by 5.8 earthquake

#Greek island Crete struck by 5.8 earthquake

“#Greek island Crete struck by 5.8 earthquake” ATHENS, Greece — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck the southern Greek island of Crete Monday, sending residents into the streets. There was no immediate information on injuries, but local media reported some damage to buildings in villages near the epicenter. The Athens Geodynamic…

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#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake

#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake

“#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake” MELBOURNE, Australia — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne on Wednesday in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia. The quake hit about 80 miles northeast of Australia’s second-most populous city near the town of Mansfield at a depth of 10 6 miles, Geoscience Australia…

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#Scientists detect earthquake swarm at Hawaii volcano

#Scientists detect earthquake swarm at Hawaii volcano

“#Scientists detect earthquake swarm at Hawaii volcano” HONOLULU — Geologists on Tuesday said they had detected a swarm of earthquakes at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, though it is not erupting. The quakes began overnight and continued into the morning, The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. More than 140 earthquakes were recorded as of 4:30 a.m. The largest…

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#NYPD accepting donations for Haiti earthquake victims

#NYPD accepting donations for Haiti earthquake victims

“#NYPD accepting donations for Haiti earthquake victims” All of the NYPD’s police precincts are collecting donations for the victims of the weekend earthquake in Haiti that killed nearly 1,300 people and left thousands more homeless. The Police Department on Monday posted on Twitter that it will accept donations of medical supplies, personal-hygiene items, non-perishable food,…

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#Haiti earthquake death toll soars to over 700

#Haiti earthquake death toll soars to over 700

“#Haiti earthquake death toll soars to over 700” The death toll from Saturday’s earthquake in Haiti has risen to at least 724, the country’s Office of Civil Protection said Sunday.  The grim skyrocketing figure from the 7.2 magnitude quake comes hours after hospitals in Les Cayes, the island’s southwestern port city, reported they were already…

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