Topic: Geophysics
Powerful quake hits Indonesia: seismologists
AFP Global Edition
A powerful quake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit off the eastern Indonesian island of Maluku on Sunday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 07:47 pm local time (1247 GMT) about 132 kilometres (82 miles) southeast of Labuha, North Maluku province, at ...
Deadly quakes are coincidence, scientists say
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Series of deadly earthquakes rattle nerves, but scientists say they're a coincidenceExperts say there is nothing unusual about the latest spate of earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and now Turkey, but their devastating effects illustrate how increased construction up and down the world's fault lines can translate into massive ...
Chile aftershocks could go on for years: scientists
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Chileans will be feeling aftershocks from the devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake for months and possibly years to come, scientists said Friday, as three strong tremors rocked the country. "The larger the earthquake, the larger the aftershocks, the more of them and the longer they're going to last," said John ...
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