6 h. ago Another huge earthquake hits Afghanistan as country reels from 6.0

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday near the epicentre of a powerful quake at the weekend that killed more than 1,400 people

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32 h. ago Doctor JUMPS from shaking house in Afghanistan earthquake and fears his kids would be dead

Doctor Azam, 52, who lives in the Kunar province, was at home when the 6.0 magnitude Afghanistan earthquake hit late Sunday, killing some 800 people and injuring more than 2,500

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36 h. ago Moment Afghanistan earthquake shakes buildings and destroys villages as 600 feared dead

More than 1,300 people were left injured after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit a number of towns in the province of Kunar in Afghanistan, near the city of Jalalabad in neighbouring Nangahar province

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42 h. ago Deadly 6.0 earthquake hits Afghanistan killing at least 20 and injuring more than 100

At least 20 people have been confirmed dead and over 100 injured after a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last night

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42 h. ago Deadly 6.0 earthquake hits Afghanistan killing hundreds and injuring more than 500

At least 250 people have been confirmed dead and more than 400 injured after a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last night

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42 h. ago Deadly 6.0 earthquake hits Afghanistan killing 600 as hundreds more injured

At least 600 people have been confirmed dead and more than several hundred more injured after a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last night

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8 d. ago UK struck by two huge earthquakes as iconic location epicentre of latest strike

With more than 100 earthquakes of various shapes and sizes hitting aross the entire country, two more have struck with an iconic location being the victim of another one

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1 week ago Huge 8.0 earthquake hits as millions in several countries on high alert for tsunamis

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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1 week ago UK struck by 6 earthquakes in 4 hours as huge ones hit at opposite ends of the country

The six quakes were picked up by the British Geological Survey on Monday and are not thought to have caused any damage to the affected areas, which spanned the whole of the UK

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3 w. ago Huge 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of packed island

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian region of Papua on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but a monitor said there was no tsunami threat

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3 w. ago Huge 6.3 earthquake hits Indonesia in Pacific region's 'Ring of Fire'

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at around 5:24 pm (0824 GMT), was around 193 kilometres northwest of the town of Abepura in Papua, USGS said.

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4 w. ago Huge 8.8 magnitude earthquake 'damages Russian nuclear sub base'

The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, is around 80 miles from where the powerful earthquake that struck last week

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last month Huge volcano erupts for first time in 500 years as amber warning issued

The Krasheninnikov volcano had been dormant for centuries, but after a spate of earthquakes along the Russian coast, the huge natural structure is spewing lava once again

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