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Mild quake rocks Delhi; no damages

Monday, June 20, 2011, 13:57 [IST]

New Delhi, Jun 20: After news of the impending monsoon showers reaching the capital Delhi, there was a not-so-expected earthquake that Delhiites had to witness on Monday morning. Though, the mild 4.6 quake on the richter scale did not cause any casualties or damages.

The tremors were felt in certain parts of North India including New Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh at 11:57 am. The epicenter of the quake is considered to be Uttarakhand's Chamoli region. According to officials, the quake was felt for a few seconds.

With the monsoon yet to unleash its complete fury in Delhi and adjoining states, the quake has raised fear among citizens there. The last such earthquake was experienced in Delhi on Apr 4 with the epicenter of that quake near the Indo-Nepal border measuring 5.7 in the richter scale.

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Bhubaneswar rocked by earthquake

Tuesday, April 19, 2011,15:15 [IST]

Bhubaneswar, Apr 19: An earthquake of mild intensity having a magnitude of 2.9 on the Richter Scale was recorded near here early today, official sources said.

The quake epicentred at about 50 km south-south-west from the seismological observatory here occurred at 0314 hrs, they said.

No damage to property or casualty was reported due to the tremor.

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Strong quake rocks Indonesia, but no tsunami risk

Tuesday, June 14, 2011,0:00 [IST]

Jakarta, Jun 14: A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia, but a tsunami was not expected and no damage was initially reported.Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake was centered about 110 miles (178 kilometers) southeast of Tahuna island and six miles (10 kilometers) beneath the Maluku Sea.The agency said it was magnitude 6.9, while the US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.2.It strongly shook the North Sulawesi provincial town of Manado, said Arif, an agency official who uses a.....

Tsunami warning after Indonesia hit by quake

Tuesday, February 20, 2007,16:12 [IST]

Jakarta, Feb 20: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning today after a strong earthquake struck off the Moluccas islands in the country's east.The magnitude 6.6 quake occurred at 3.04 pm (1334 IST) with the epicentre 45 km southwest of Labuha in North Maluku province, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said in a telephone text message.It had the potential to cause a tsunami, it added. The US Geological Survey separately put the earthquake at 6.5 magnitude and at.....

China quake experts all shook up by zoo animals

Tuesday, May 22, 2007,8:33 [IST]

Beijing, May 22: A Chinese zoo is monitoring its animals extra carefully to study how their behaviour predicts earthquakes, the China Daily said today. Guangzhou Zoo, in the southern province of Guangdong, had set up observation points near peacocks, frogs, snakes, turtles, deer and squirrels to monitor and record their behaviour for the city's seismology office. ''We have found many animals behave oddly before an earthquake,'' the newspaper quoted experts as saying. ''Hibernating.....

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Japan overlooked tsunami hazard to nuke plants

Wednesday, June 1, 2011,11:48 [IST]

Tokya, June 1: Japan underestimated the tsunami hazard to encourage nuclear power plants as told by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday, June 1.

The IAEA also suggests that the plant designers should evaluate and protect against the risks of all natural hazards.

"The tsunami hazard for several sites was underestimated," the U.N. nuclear safety team said.

The team would plan for an international meeting in Vienna from June 20-24, to present a week-long investigation report. The group would.....

Indonesia rattled by tremors; 6.2 magnitude quake reported

Monday, April 25, 2011,10:26 [IST]

Sulawesi Island, Apr 25: Fresh tremors were felt in parts of eastern Indonesia as a strong earthquake hit the area early Monday. Though there are no reports of major casualties, there were damages to buildings and houses. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 6.2 magnitude quake that struck the southeastern tip of Sulawesi island. The initial quake was followed by three aftershocks.

The tremor was centered 45 miles (75 kilometers) southeast of Kendari. The point is 6 miles (9 kilometers) beneath the.....

Moderate intensity quake jolts Nicobar Islands

Thursday, July 26, 2007,15:05 [IST]

Port Blair, Jul 26: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck India's Nicobar Islands early this morning. But there were no reports of casualties or property damage, disaster control room officials told sources today. The tremor was focused at 07.4 degrees north latitude and 92.3 degrees east longitude, the release added. According to reports from Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands no islander felt the quake which was recorded.....