NORTHEASTERN JAPAN HIT BY M6.8 EARTHQUAKE; NO TSUNAMI ALERT

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• Northeastern Japan hit by M6.8 earthquake; no tsunami alert.
• The earthquake was recorded off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture about 51 kilometers below sea level.
• Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants reported no...

JAPAN’S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FELL 2.1 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY OVER AN EARTHQUAKE

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• Japan’s industrial output fell 2.1 percent in February over an earthquake.
• An earthquake on Feb. 13 in northeastern Japan disrupted parts supply for major automakers.
• The auto sector reported an 8.8 percent fall in ...

CHINA’S BLUE CHIP INDEX SUMMITS AT 13 YEAR ALL-TIME HIGH ON GLITTERING RARE EARTH STOCKS

• China's tenacious blue-chip index closed on Tuesday at the highest level in 13 years, with rare earth stocks glittering, as investors were reconfirmed of a quicker economic recovery following a restrictment of a resurgence of locally transmitted Covid-19 infections.
• The blu...

JAPAN’S IMPERIAL COUPLE TO MEET 2011 DISASTER SURVIVORS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE

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• Japan’s Imperial couple to meet 2011 disaster survivors via video conference.
• Video conferences with residents of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures may begin by mid-February.
• The Imperial couple met online wi...

SAN FRANCISCO JOLTED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 3.6

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• The USGS said the earthquake struck at nearly 5.42 a.m. and its epicenter was located about 4 miles south of Muir Beach and nearly 4 miles towards west of San Francisco

• The USGS also said that early on Thursday morning, an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 was reporte...

EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 3.8 RECORDED IN WICHITA, KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY

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• According to the United States Geological Survey, Sedgwick County, Kansas felt tremors of the quake, which was recorded at 3.8 magnitude at 5.04 a.m. 

• The quake recorded on December 30 is one of the biggest of those 15 earthquakes as it surpassed ...

MONROE, CARNATION RATTLED BY TWO SMALL EARTHQUAKES

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• The epicentre of 2.9 magnitude earthquake which struck at around 2.40 a.m. on Monday was nearly three miles south of Monroe

• The magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded near the Lake Marcel-Stillwater area at around noon on Monday, which is few miles towa...

APPROVAL OF SAFETY MEASURE BY JAPAN GOVT. OVER OI NUCLEAR PLANT NULLIFIED BY COURT

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• Approval of safety measure by Japan Govt. over Oi nuclear plant nullified by court.
• Two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co. claimed to be vulnerable to a major earthquake.
• The Osaka District Court ruled in favour of abo...

NEVADA RATTLED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.1

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• An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred near Mina, Nevada hitting at 11:32 p.m. local time at a depth of 5 kilometers stated the United States Geological Survey (USGS)

• As per the reports, this earthquake was Nevada’s largest since 1954 and its tr...

STANLEY, IDAHO JOLTED BY EARTHQUAKES UPTO MAGNITUDE 4.1

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• According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 had struck around 9 miles from Stanley on Sunday followed by many more temblors

• The U.S. Geological Survey said magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthqua...

EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS JOLTED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 3.6 MAGNITUDE

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• As per the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center, the 3.6 magnitude earthquake centered off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay struck just after 9 a.m.

• The earthquake struck at a depth of a little mo...

A LOCAL WOMAN FROM KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE DONATES $950,000 FOR KUMAMOTO CASTLE

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• A local woman from Kumamoto prefecture donates $950,000 for Kumamoto Castle.
• The money is for the restoration of the damaged earthquake hit the castle in the year 2016.
• The woman is 86 year-old and made the donation on No...

EARTHQUAKE WITH 7.0 MAGNITUDE HAVE HIT TURKEY AND GREECE ON FRIDAY

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• An earthquake of 7.0 magnitude with 196 aftershocks which have occurred in Turkey and Greece
• The earthquake has killed 26 people and more than 700 people have been injured in Greece and Turkey

On Friday, At least 26 peopl...

AEGEAN SEA JOLTED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF 7.0 MAGNITUDE, KILLS 14 IN TURKEY & GREECE

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• According to the reports, people in the city of Izmir, Turkey were in the state of shock after an earthquake of up to 7.0 magnitude struck the region

• Total 12 people lost their lives, one because of drowning and 419 people were left injured said Turkey...

ANCHORAGE JOLTED BY MAGNITUDE 4.0 EARTHQUAKE

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• According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the center of the earthquake was located about 19 miles east of Anchorage in Chugach State Park, at a depth of 11.2 miles

• The tremors of this earthquake were felt in Girdwood, Eagle River, Anchorage, Chugiak, ...

THE EIGHT HUNDRED – CHINESE WAR EPIC BIGGEST BOX-OFFICE DRAW ON EVEN KEEL WITH BLACK PANTHER

• Chinese filmmakers have succeeded yet again.
• Early last year, an unassuming sci-fi blockbuster out of China exploded onto the global box office.

With that movie namely ‘Wandering Earth’ eventually performs so strongly that it put the film on a cres...

WESTMORLAND JOLTED BY ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.1

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• Minutes after an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck near Westmorland, another 4.3 magnitude earthquake has been reported from the same area

• According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a preliminary earthquake of magnitude 3.52 was reported...

MILPITAS RATTLED BY ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 3.3

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• The first earthquake of magnitude 2.7 was recorded at 8:16 a.m., while the most powerful in the series was felt at 9:02 a.m. and the remaining two quakes of magnitude 3.0 and 1.3 were also felt in between those two

• This is not the first time that the r...

YOSHIHIDE SUGA TOOK HIS FIRST OFFICIAL TRIP TO FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

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• Yoshihide Suga took his first official trip to Fukushima nuclear power plant.
• He has vowed to start with reconstruction for areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
• During the disaster, around 15,900 people d...

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JOLTED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 4.5

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• According to a report by the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was recorded at 11:39 p.m. two miles west of El Monte and ten miles from Los Angeles

• The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) immediately issued a warning for the people to prepare for aft...