Southern Sweden was rocked by an earthquake early on Tuesday morning which caused a flood of phone calls to emergency services operators from alarmed residents. “The bed shook for about 20 seconds,” Helsingborg resident John O’Leary told The Local. O’Leary …
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Strong 6.0 quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra
JAKARTA (AFP) — A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck at sea off Indonesia’s Sumatra island, the US Geological Survey said Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake struck 141 kilometres (88 miles) southwest of the …
China quake claimed 19,000 in school collapses
Chinese authorities have revealed for the first time that around 19,000 children were killed in the earthquake in Sichuan province in May . They say many died as a result of school building collapses. The figure is much higher than …
Minor quake shakes California
WASHINGTON – A minor earthquake shook the California coast when it erupted out to sea early Friday, the US Geological Survey said. The 5.8 magnitude quake, hit at 5:42 am (1342 GMT) some 221 kilometers (138 miles) west of Petrolia, …
Quake flattens homes
JAKARTA: Rescue workers were rushing to northern Sulawesi yesterday after a massive earthquake near the coast killed at least four people, demolished hundreds of homes, and briefly triggered a tsunami warning. The 7.5-magnitude quake in the early hours of the …