M 5.9 in Southwest Indian Ridge on 29 Apr 2018 22:23 UTC

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Police release bodycam of officers searching for Vegas shooter

Thu, 03 May 2018 19:19:00 +0200star-telegram (en)

James Lavine was driving down the road when he says he watched a military cargo plane crash on in front of him on Highway 21 outside Savannah, Ga. Another witness, Bryan Noakes, says he watched the plane "fall out of the sky." A military plane from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed....

4 Earthquake Injures 76 in Southwest Iran

Thu, 03 May 2018 13:38:00 +0200tolonews (en)

The 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Sisakht at about 8.30 am local time on Wednesday injuring dozens of people. An earthquake injured at least 76 people and damaged buildings in the southwestern Iranian city of Sisakht on Wednesday morning, Iran’s state media reported. The 5.

Earthquake injures at least 76 in southwest Iran

Wed, 02 May 2018 18:59:00 +0200gulf-times (en)

An earthquake injured at least 76 people and damaged buildings in the southwestern Iranian city of Sisakht on Wednesday morning, state media reported. The 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck just after 8:30 a.m. local time (0408 GMT), the National Earthquake Information Center said.

Earthquake injures at least 76 in southwest Iran

Wed, 02 May 2018 16:31:00 +0200trust (en)

The 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck just after 8:30 a.m. local time. BEIRUT, May 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake injured at least 76 people and damaged buildings in the southwestern Iranian city of Sisakht on Wednesday morning, state media reported. The 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck just after 8:30 a.m.

More than 70 injured as quake hits Iran’s southwest

Wed, 02 May 2018 16:00:00 +0200itartass_en (en)

MOSCOW, May 2. /TASS/. At least 76 people were wounded on Wednesday when an earthquake struck southwestern Iran’s Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, the IRNA news agency reported. According to the US Geological Survey, the 5.3 magnitude quake hit Iran at 9.08 a.m. The epicenter was registered 11.2 km to the northwest of Yasuj.

Huang Wancai, 50, felt relieved after learning that the mysterious heart pain that has been plaguing him for two years was no big deal.

Wed, 02 May 2018 16:00:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

WENCHUAN, Sichuan, May 2 (Xinhua) - Huang Wancai, 50, felt relieved after learning that the mysterious heart pain that has been plaguing him for two years was no big deal. He got the good news after having a coronary arteriography on Tuesday in Wenchuan county in southwest China's Sichuan Province,....

Earthquake injures at least 76 in southwest Iran - state media

Wed, 02 May 2018 15:14:00 +0200reuters-uk (en)

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An earthquake injured at least 76 people and damaged buildings in the southwestern Iranian city of Sisakht on Wednesday morning, state media reported. The 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck just after 8:30 a.m. local time (0408 GMT), the National Earthquake Information Center said.

5.2 magnitude quake hits southwest Iran, injures dozens

Wed, 02 May 2018 13:40:00 +0200mehrnews-en (en)

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in southwest Iran injuring dozens. The epicenter of the powerful earthquake was Sisakht which is a city and capital of Dana County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province.

Earthquake hits near southwest Iran's Sisakht

Wed, 02 May 2018 12:54:00 +0200egyptindependent (en)

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit around 160 km northwest of the city of Shiraz at 0408 GMT, the NEIC added. State media said it struck near the town of Sisakht.

Earthquake hits near southwest Iran's Sisakht

Wed, 02 May 2018 11:17:00 +0200ATAP-en (en)

02/05/2018 09:44, BEIRUT/Lebanon (TAP) - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit around 160 km northwest of the city of Shiraz at 0408 GMT, the NEIC added.

Earthquake strikes southern Iran

Wed, 02 May 2018 10:37:00 +0200timesofoman (en)

Muscat: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, which is around 700 km away from Khasab in Oman. However, officials said that there was "no effect on Oman and the people didn’t feel anything as the epicentre was far away from the Sultanate".

Earthquake Hits Near Southwest Iran’s Sisakht

Wed, 02 May 2018 10:03:00 +0200theepochtimes (en)

BEIRUT—A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit around 160 km northwest of the city of Shiraz at 0408 GMT, the NEIC added. State media said it struck near the town of Sisakht.

Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hits near southwest Iran's Sisakht

Wed, 02 May 2018 09:44:00 +0200newindianexpress (en)

BEIRUT: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit around 160 km northwest of the city of Shiraz at 0408 GMT, the NEIC added. State media said it struck near the town of Sisakht.

Earthquake hits near southwest Iran's Sisakht

Wed, 02 May 2018 09:30:00 +0200khaleejtimes (en)

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit around 160 km northwest of the city of Shiraz at 0408 GMT, the NEIC added. State media said it struck near the town of Sisakht.

Earthquake hits near southwest Iran's Sisakht

Wed, 02 May 2018 09:23:00 +0200ynetnews (en)

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit around 160 km northwest of the city of Shiraz at 0408 GMT, the NEIC added. State media said it struck near the town of Sisakht.

Earthquake hits southwest Iran

Wed, 02 May 2018 09:01:00 +0200jpost (en)

BEIRUT - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit around 160 km northwest of the city of Shiraz at 0408 GMT, the NEIC added. State media said it struck near the town of Sisakht.

Earthquake hits near southwest Iran's Sisakht

Wed, 02 May 2018 08:58:00 +0200yenisafak-en (en)

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit around 160 km northwest of the city of Shiraz at 0408 GMT, the NEIC added. State media said it struck near the town of Sisakht.

Earthquake hits near southwest Iran's Sisakht

Wed, 02 May 2018 08:39:00 +0200reuters-in (en)

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit around 160 km northwest of the city of Shiraz at 0408 GMT, the NEIC added.

Yukon's next big quake isn't due for another 30 years, scientists say

Wed, 02 May 2018 03:46:00 +0200CBC (en)

Debris is sent tumbling down Whitehorse's clay cliffs. Whitehorse resident Angie Dickson took this photo after the second earthquake hit on May 1, 2017. (Angie Dickson) A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the Yukon damaging buildings last May, knocking objects out of place, and creating power outages.

Malu Primary School reconstructed after 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan

Tue, 01 May 2018 15:44:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Students attend a P.E. class at Malu Primary School in Qingchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 25, 2018. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the deadly 8.0-magnitude earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.

3.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Major County

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:04:00 +0200newson6 (en)

MAJOR COUNTY, Oklahoma - A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the northwestern part of the state, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck at approximately 6:01 a.m. about 11 miles south-southeast of Waynoka, 17 miles south of Avard, 19 miles southwest of Dacoma, and 97 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.

3.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Major County

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:36:00 +0200news9 (en)

MAJOR COUNTY, Oklahoma - A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the northwestern part of the state, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck at approximately 6:01 a.m. about 11 miles south-southeast of Waynoka, 17 miles south of Avard, 19 miles southwest of Dacoma, and 97 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.

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