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China raises emergency response after Qinghai earthquake

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QINGHAI, CHINA / MENA Newswire / – China activated a Level-IV national earthquake disaster emergency response after a 6.3-magnitude quake struck Qinghai province, killing one person and injuring eight. The quake hit Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture at 5:06 p.m. on Tuesday. The affected area sits in a high-altitude......
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Ternate earthquake triggers tsunami alert, leaves one dead

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TERNATE: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Molucca Sea off eastern Indonesia early Thursday, killing one person, damaging buildings and prompting a tsunami warning that was later lifted after small waves were recorded. The undersea quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometers about 127 kilometers west-northwest of Ternate, according to the U.S. Geological......