quake-hit areas
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Venezuela earthquake death toll tops 4,000
TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Some two and a half weeks after twin devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, the official death toll has passed the 4,000 mark, Parliament President Jorge Rodríguez said on Saturday.
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Venezuela earthquake death toll tops 3,500
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – More than 3,500 people have died after a pair of earthquakes struck Venezuela last week, while nearly 18,000 people remain unhoused.
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Venezuela's death toll from devastating quake rises to 2,645
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 2,645, and 12,666 people were injured, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said.
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Death toll from Venezuela quake exceeds 900
TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – A series of powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitudes that struck Venezuela have caused the death toll to exceed 900 people, with the damages which are rapidly escalating.
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Efforts intensified in Venezuela as quake death toll hits 235
TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Rescue teams are racing to find survivors trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major, back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela.
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5.0 magnitude quake hits central Peru, no damages reported
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck central Peru on Thursday, according to the National Seismological Center. The earthquake's epicenter was located south of Lima, with a depth of 53 kilometers.
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5.8-magnitude earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – A strong earthquake rocked eastern Afghanistan on Friday, AFP journalists in the capital Kabul and Nangarhar province said.
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VIDEO: 6.0-magnitude quake hits Jammu & Kashmir
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Reports of heavy damage to homes, cattle farms, orchards, and farmland after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Shehresubz in the Chipursan Valley of Upper Hunza, Jammu & Kashmir.
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6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Baculin, Philippines
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – A strong earthquake shook parts of the Philippines' southern islands on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
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Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts Taiwan: USGS
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – A magnitude 6 earthquake jolted Taiwan on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
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5.7 magnitude quake strikes Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – A strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region early Friday, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences.
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Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – A powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Bangladesh
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – A moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Bangladesh on Friday, the country’s meteorological department said.
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5.3 earthquake strikes Cyprus
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – The earthquake that hit Cyprus at 11.30am, registered 5.3 on the Richter scale, director of the geological survey department Christodoulos Hadjigeorgiou said on Wednesday.
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22 injured and buildings collapse as earthquake hits Turkey
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – A strong earthquake struck western Turkey on Monday, causing at least three buildings, already damaged by a previous tremor, to collapse, officials said.
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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Russia
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 jolted Russia on Saturday.
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Death toll from Philippine quake rises to 72
TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off the central Philippines late on Tuesday has risen to 72, the civil defence agency said.
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Venezuela stages civil defense exercise
TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – National civil defense exercises were successfully held across the whole territory of Venezuela.
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5.4-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey
TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – A5.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Türkiye on Sunday, shaking Istanbul and nearby cities including Izmir and Bursa, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD)said.
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Magnitude 7.8 quake jolts Russia’s Far East region
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Kamchatka region in Russia’s Far East in what the US Geological Survey has called an “aftershock” from a massive earlier quake in July.
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7.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Russia
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Russian far east at 6.37 am local time Saturday (0237GMT), according to the United States Geological Survey.
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Quake disrupts training for over 157k students in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A recent earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province has left more than 157,000 students unable to attend school, with dozens of educational facilities destroyed or damaged, local media outlet reported Sunday.
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Magnitude 4.9 quake hits western Turkey's Balikesir prov.
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck the Sindirgi district of the western Balikesir province at 12.35 pm (0935GMT) on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports citing Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
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Second 5.5 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan's Kunar
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale struck southeastern Afghanistan, the country's border areas with Pakistan.
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6.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Central Sulawesi
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Poso Regency in Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, early Sunday, injuring at least 29 people, the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said in a statement.
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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Russia
TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A magnitude 6 earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia.
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5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck southern Iran, on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
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Twin earthquakes of over 6.5 magnitude strike off Russia
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the coast of the Kamchatka region in the far east of Russia on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.