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Residents in Alaska were shaken awake on Thanksgiving Day when a powerful 6.0 earthquake rattled southcentral Alaska on Thursday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program,
On Thursday, Indonesia was rattled by a powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude near Aceh province on Sumatra island. As the seven-minute-long quake is estimated to be 25.4 kilometers deep, there’s no tsunami warning issued.
Mother Nature can be brutal and unforgiving - as shown by the largest earthquakes on record. Here’s how they compare in their magnitudes and death tolls.
After a powerful earthquake struck outside Bangladesh's crowded capital Dhaka on November 21, images were shared in posts falsely claiming they show buildings destroyed by the 5.5-magnitude tremor. The buildings were in fact damaged during devastating quakes in Nepal in April 2015,
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Bangladesh 5.5-magnitude earthquake – what we know so far
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit Bangladesh at 10:38am (04:38 GMT), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shaking lasted for 26 seconds. Dhaka resident Shadman Sakif Islam told Al Jazeera that “small ripples” he noticed in his coffee were followed by a “massive shake that started occurring without any warning” as the earthquake took hold.
It is common to feel stress and anxiety during or after a powerful earthquake due to the body’s fight-or-flight response. If you’re looking out for help to cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
DHAKA, Nov 21, (Xinhua): At least 10 people were killed and hundreds of others injured on Friday after one of the biggest earthquakes in Bangladesh's recent history struck near the capital city Dhaka. Millions of capital dwellers were completely panicked because of the 5.7-magnitude earthquake which hit other parts of the country as well.
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At least five killed as magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bangladesh
Dozens more injured as buildings in the capital swayed in the earthquake, sending panicked residents into streets.
Islamabad: Pakistan woke up to a jolt early Friday morning as an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck the country, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 135 kilometres, sending tremors across several regions.
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