Sentences with phrase «massive magnitude earthquake»

All from New Zealand's original Live coverage; Two people are dead after a massive magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand, sparking a tsunami warning, cutting off towns and leaving

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Oklahoma has seen a massive spike in earthquakes in the past few years, registering 2-1/2 earthquakes daily of magnitude 3 or greater - a seismicity rate 600 times greater than before 2008, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey.

In the days and weeks ahead, huge numbers of Japanese will be turning to their country's religious traditions as they mourn the thousands of dead and try to muster the strength and resources to rebuild amid the massive destruction wrought by last Friday's 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami.

A tsunami warning was issued for the entire Indian Ocean and individual countries — including Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India — after a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia.

After the magnitude 7.1 aftershock, a seismologist explains why Japan's seismic future looks even more uncertain than it did before the massive March earthquake

The powerful 8.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile overnight was partly a consequence of a massive nearby quake in 2010.

That magnitude 7.6 earthquake killed more than 85,000 people, mostly in north Pakistan, and caused massive infrastructure damage.

If a massive earthquake strikes near one of the heavily populated cities in the Ganges Plain, however, «such an estimate may be too low by an order of magnitude.

The massive shockwaves and accompanying tsunami of the 2010 Maule, Chile, earthquake (magnitude 8.8) killed more than 300 people, affected nearly 2 million others, and damaged or destroyed approximately half a million homes, schools, hospitals and other buildings.

Although the CSZ has been relatively quiet in recent years, researchers have compiled a historical record of full and partial ruptures of the massive fault, with a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami last occurring in 1700.

Last December, the world got a break: A 7.1 magnitude undersea earthquake damaged cables and caused a massive but temporary drop in spam.

That came under harsh scrutiny after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and a massive tsunami hit the plant on March 11, 2011.

The 2004 tsunami, which caused widespread destruction, was triggered by a massive earthquake of magnitude 9.0 just off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

The 2004 tsunami, which caused widespread destruction, was triggered by a massive earthquake of magnitude 9.0 just off the coast of the...

A massive 8.8 - magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile over the weekend killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless.

In 1960, a 9.5 - magnitude earthquake struck Chile, after which the country embarked on a massive earthquake - safety program and enforcing new building codes.

The U.S. State Department is urging tourists to avoid travel to Japan after a massive 8.9 - magnitude earthquake slammed the country on Friday.