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Earthquake of magnitude 2.9 hit Assam's Nagaon district
Nagaon, November 15: An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 hit Nagaon district of Assam on Friday at 11:04 IST, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported.
Nagaland: Earthquake of magnitude 2.9 hits Mon
Mon, October 14: An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 struck the Mon district of Nagaland on Tuesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 rocks Myanmar
Naypyidaw, October 3: An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck Myanmar on Friday at 03:43 am IST (Indian Standard Time), as per the National Center for Seismology.
Assam: Another earthquake of magnitude 3.2 strikes Karbi Anglong district
Karbi Anglong, August 23: Another earthquake of magnitude 3.2 jolted Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Saturday, after the first quake of magnitude 2.7 jolted the region earlier today, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
Glacier melt, rainfall trigger seasonal small quakes in New Zealand's alpine region
Canberra, Aug 7: New research led by Australian scientists shows small earthquakes in New Zealand's central Southern Alps are more frequent in spring and summer due to underground water changes from glacier melt and rainfall.
Three earthquakes jolt Myanmar on Thursday
Naypyitaw, May 15: An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar on Thursday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 1,700 as rescuers scramble to find survivors
Naypyidaw, March 31: Rescue efforts are underway in Myanmar after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country, killing at least 1,700 people and leaving widespread destruction in its wake. The quake, which was felt as far away as Bangkok and Chinese provinces, has left many more injured or trapped under rubble, CNN reported.
3.8-magnitude earthquake shakes Manipur, no casualties reported
Imphal, March 29: A mild quake, measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale, shook Manipur’s Noney district and adjoining areas on Saturday, officials said.
Three earthquakes shake Indonesia, one death reported in North Sumatra
Jakarta, March 18: Three earthquakes struck Indonesia on Tuesday, with a 5.5-magnitude tremor hitting North Sumatra province in the morning, and two earlier quakes in Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported.
South Korea issues special travel advisory for Santorini, others over quakes
Seoul, Feb 7: South Korea on Friday issued a special travel advisory for Santorini and three other Greek islands -- Anafi, Ios and Amorgos -- as hundreds of earthquakes hit or affected the islands in the last two weeks.
Over 200 earthquakes jolt 'Instagram island' of Santorini in Greece
Santorini, February 4: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed for calm as 200 earthquakes have left the residents of Santorini island, and its neighbours in the Aegean Sea, rattled, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
Schools close, precautions taken as earthquakes shake Greece's Santorini
Athens, Feb 3: Schools on Greece's Santorini Island, a popular tourist destination in the Aegean Sea, were closed on Monday, and tents were set up on football fields as authorities took precautionary measures following a series of earthquakes over the weekend.