Overall Green Earthquake alert in Vanuatu on 22 Dec 2018 14:25 UTC

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M 6 in Vanuatu on 22 Dec 2018 14:25 UTC

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8 Años

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 04:34:00 +0100elperiodicodemexico (es)

10:16, 2010-12-25. Un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7.6 se produjo a poca profundidad bajo el mar en el PacÃfico Occidental, cerca de Vanuatu , en horas de la madrugada del domingo (hora local), obligando a emitir una alerta de tsunami, indicÃ³ el Instituto de vigilancia geolÃ³gica de Estados Unidos. 10:19, 2010-12-25.

Schools on Andaman coast on alert with regular drills

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 01:31:00 +0100nationmultimedia (en)

Originating in Indonesia and spreading through the Indian Ocean, the giant 2004 wave destroyed the fishing village of Ban Nam Khem, wrecked the school and killed as many as 4,000 Phang Nga residents. In Thailand alone, the death toll rose to above 5,000. Across the region it took more than 200,000 lives.

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