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Following a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, Japan downgraded its tsunami warning to a tsunami advisory.
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In Hualien, near the quake's epicenter, workers utilized an excavator to fortify the base of a damaged building with construction materials, averting a potential collapse.
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In the Asian country, the tremors were felt at 20:54:10 IST, at a depth of 146 km.
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The National Center for Seismology (NCS) confirmed the occurrence, reporting that the seismic activity took place on February 29, at precisely 11:23:26 Indian Standard Time (IST).
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An earthquake, measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale, jolted Iran on Saturday
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The temblor that hit the region at 0402 GMT was epicentred at 19.34 degrees south latitude and 69.46 degrees west longitude.
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"Earthquake of Magnitude:7.2, Occurred on 22-01-2024, 23:39:11 IST, Lat: 40.96 & Long: 78.30, Depth: 80 Km,Location: Southern Xinjiang, China," the National Center for Seismology said on X.
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The tremors were felt at 7:06:19 Indian Standard Time (IST). The epicentre of the quake was registered at latitude 9.97 and longitude 93.54 at a depth of 11 km, according to NCS.
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The earthquake had occurred at 4:41 am (IST), as per the NCS.
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According to NCS, the tremors were felt at around 7.53 am on Wednesday.
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The quake occurred on Sunday at 19:38:37 IST at a depth of 10 km.
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Fifteen people were listed as officially missing and possibly trapped under collapsed buildings
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Aftershocks and tsunami waves hit the western seaboard, disrupting services and prompting evacuations.
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Between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Monday, tsunamis of a smaller scale were also observed along the east coast
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Central Japan may experience earthquakes with maximum intensity on its seven-tier scale system in the coming week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Monday.
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Torrents of water could reach as high as 5 meters and authorities urged people to flee to high land or a top of a nearby building as quickly as possible, according to NHK.
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The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6.
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The quake that hit Java at 0452 GMT was epicentred at 8.19 degrees south latitude and 107.51 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency said there was no danger of a tsunami but warned of possible aftershocks
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