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Crete earthquake: Tsunami warning issued and British tourists terrified as magnitude 6 quake hits islands in Greece

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has issued a tsunami warning

Evening Standard

Crete earthquake latest: Aftershocks continue after 6.1 quake with tourist sites still closed

Seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos said there would be additional aftershocks through the day, ‘but they are all harmless’

The Independent UK

Rhodes earthquake: Tremor hits British holiday hotspot in Greece

The quake was followed by a series of aftershocks

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Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Hits Vanuatu Islands

Vanuatu Islands hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, with risks and monitoring ongoing in the seismic region.

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Morning Digest | Coastal Tamil Nadu braces for heavy rain as Andhra Pradesh gears up for Michaung landfall, Four States gear up for counting of votes on December 3

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 03, 2023

The Hindu

Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in western Afghanistan kills one, injures 150

Shallow quake hits Afghanistan’s Herat City

The Independent UK

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Colombia -EMSC

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Villavicencio in Colombia on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said.

Reuters

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Tsunami warning lifted after Indonesia earthquake

A tsunami warning after magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra Island has been lifted.

The New Daily

Indonesia hit by magnitude 7.3 earthquake, tsunami warning lifted

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Tuesday, Indonesia's geophysics agency (BMKG) said, triggering a tsunami warning for around two hours.

Reuters

Two earthquakes strike Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia -EMSC

Two earthquakes measuring nearly magnitude 6 struck Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia, in the morning hours on Sunday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Reuters

Magnitude 6.6 Quake Strikes off Indonesia’s Java Island, No Tsunami Risk

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday but there was no risk of tsunami, the country's geophysics agency said. The quake was strongly felt in Surabaya, Tuban, Denpasar, and Semarang, Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for Indonesia's Disaster Agency, said by phone. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) put…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Southern East Pacific Rise region earthquake magnitude revised lower to 5.1 - EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck the southern East Pacific Rise region on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, revising it down from its initially estimated 6.1.

Reuters

Kamchatka earthquake: Magnitude 6.6 temblor strikes near far east Russia

Second earthquake strikes region in a month

The Independent UK

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Costa Rica region - EMSC

An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude struck the western coast of Costa Rica on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Reuters

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New Turkey quake kills one person, flattens more buildings

An earthquake shook southeast Turkey on Monday, killing one person, injuring 110 and causing 29 buildings to collapse, Turkish authorities said, triggering frantic work to rescue several people believed trapped in rubble.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Magnitude 5.5 Quake Strikes Central Türkiye Region

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Central Türkiye on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km, EMSC said. The combined death toll in Türkiye and Syria from a devastating earthquake earlier this month surpassed 50,000. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced…

The Independent UK

‘My whole house shook’: Earthquake hits parts of UK as midnight tremor ‘like bomb going off’

Many say their homes shook while one man says it was reminiscent of ‘a bomb going off’

Reuters

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Turkey-Syria border region - EMSC

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake at a depth of two km (1.2 miles) struck the Turkey-Syria border region on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hits Romania – EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Romania on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

Reuters

Earthquake felt on Honduran tourist island, no initial reports of damage

An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude was recorded off the coast off Honduras, near the popular tourist spot of Roatan island, on Wednesday morning, with a local fire chief saying there were no initial reports of damage.

Reuters

Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Eastern New Guinea region– EMSC

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Eastern New Guinea region on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Reuters

Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines – EMSC

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern Iran

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran on Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake's epicenter was close to the town of Khoy in the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan. Iranian media have not reported any casualties yet. Major geological faultlines crisscross Iran, which has suffered several…

Reuters

Indonesia rattled by 7.6 magnitude quake, tsunami warning lifted

Indonesia was struck by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday off the Tanimbar islands, prompting panicked residents in the area to flee their homes, although a tsunami warning was lifted after three hours and initial reports indicated limited damage.

Reuters

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan- EMSC

(This Dec. 28 story has been corrected to fix location to remove reference to 'Almaty region' in the first paragraph)

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