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7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia: 1 Dead

7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Ternate causing evacuations and structural damage; Tsunami Warning Later Lifted A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ternate in Indonesia on Thursday, causing panic among residents, damaging buildings, and triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted. According to the United States Geological…

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USGS Records 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Russia’s Kamchatka; Aftershocks Keep Region on Alert

A powerful earthquake in Russia’s Kamchatka sparks tsunami alerts, aftershocks, and evacuation warnings; no casualties reported yet. A powerful earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday night. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the tremor at 7.8 magnitude, with the epicenter located about 127–128 kilometers east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the regional…