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6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Indonesia

INDONESIA, Nov. 08 (YPA) - An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. The tremor was recorded around…

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Ahvaz city in Iran

SANAA, Oct. 15 (YPA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter Scale struck the city of Ahvaz in the province of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran on Sunday. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency "IRNA", the earthquake…

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines

SANAA, Oct. 04 (YPA) - The Philippine authorities announced that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit on Wednesday the north of the country. The Philippine State News Agency quoted the Philippine Institute of…

4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Kahraman Marash in Turkey

SANAA, Sept. 23 (YPA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter Scale struck the southeastern Turkish state of Kahraman Marash on Saturday. The presidency of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) said in a…

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

SANAA, Sept. 11 (YPA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter Scale shook on Monday "Halmahera" region of the north-eastern Maluku province of Indonesia. The German Geological Sciences Research Center said in a report that…

Tremors hit Lebanon’s city of Zahle

BEIRUT, June 04 (YPA) - The Director of the Lebanese National Center for Geophysics, Marlein Brax, indicated that the residents of Zahle felt an earthquake on Saturday afternoon. "We are working to locate it," Brax said. YPA

4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey

SANAA, March 29 (YPA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck on Wednesday Adana province in southern Turkey. The Anadolu News Agency quoted the Turkish disaster and Emergency Management "AVAD" in a statement…

5,2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

SANAA, March 16 (YPA) - The European and Mediterranean Seismological Center reported on Thursday that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5,2 on the Richter Scale occurred in the province of East Java, Indonesia. The center said in a…

4.7 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey

SANAA, March 14 (YPA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter Scale struck, on Tuesday, the state of Kahraman Marash in southeastern Turkey, the epicenter of the devastating February 6 earthquake. The Turkish disaster and…