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China to conduct first national survey on natural disaster risks

China will conduct its first national survey on natural disaster risks to better prepare itself for potential disasters, an official circular said Monday. The survey,

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5.0-magnitude quake hits 165 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 165 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia at 02:34:35 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth

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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northern Chile early Wednesday morning, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.The quake struck at a depth of 145 kilometers (90 miles), GFZ added

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6.0-magnitude quake hits 32 km WNW of Lampa, Peru -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 32 km WNW of Lampa, Peru at 05:09:35 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 153.41

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5.8-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands region -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Kermadec Islands region at 09:46:46 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0

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5.8-magnitude quake hits 60km W of Tonopah, Nevada -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 60 km west of Tonopah, Nevada at 1103 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 1.0 k

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6.4-magnitude quake hits 57km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted 57km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada at 4:03 local time on Friday (1103 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with

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5.1-magnitude quake hits 223 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia -- USGS

An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude jolted 223 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia at 05:49:12 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a dept

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Powerful earthquake hits off the Greek island of Crete

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.China Earthquake Networks Center recorded the magnitude at 6.5.So far, there is no report

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Urgent: 5.3-magnitude quake hits 197km SSW of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 197km SSW of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia, at 7:04 p.m. local time (0704 GMT) on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of

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5.4-magnitude quake hits 20km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 20km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile at 05:23 local time (0923 GMT) on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The ep

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6.3-magnitude quake jolts off Papua New Guinea

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted 132 km west of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which occurred at 0253

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Digital reading gains popularity in east China's Jiangsu Province: survey

Digital reading is gaining popularity in east China's Jiangsu Province as residents read a mean average of about eight e-books in 2019, according to a recent survey. Residents in Jiangsu read an ave

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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Myanmar: USGS

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on Thursday struck near Myanmar's northwestern town of Falam, close to the country's western border with India, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.The quake struck

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5.9-magnitude quake hits 38 km ESE of Falam, Myanmar -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 38 km ESE of Falam, Myanmar at 11:45:23 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a dep

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5.2-magnitude quake hits 299 km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia -- USGS

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted 299 km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia at 0142 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 35.0 km,

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Chinese Embassy in U.S.: Young students have priority to fly home

The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. said on Monday it has conducted a survey on arranging charter flights to bring home Chinese students studying abroad. The embassy said t