Earthquakes
Quake strikes off Indonesia’s Java island, felt strongly in capital
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday, the meteorology agency said, prompting some...
Read moreEarthquake in southwest China’s Yunnan injures 15 people
BEIJING (Reuters) - A 5.5 magnitude earthquake that rattled the city of Lijiang in southwestern China's Yunnan province on Sunday...
Read moreMagnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Crete, felt in Egyptian cities
ATHENS (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Crete, Greece, on Wednesday, the country's Geodynamic Institute said. There were no...
Read moreMagnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Japan’s Ryukyu Islands – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the Ryukyu Islands in the far southwest of Japan on Sunday, the...
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La Palma volcano eruption declared over after three months of destruction
By Nathan Allen and Silvio Castellanos MADRID (Reuters) - Scientists declared the eruption on Spain's La Palma officially over on...
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Muted Christmas joy in La Palma evacuees’ caravan as volcano falls silent
By Marco Trujillo LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Dacil Batista felt little Christmas cheer while trimming a plastic fir tree...
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Thousands of Santas stage Madrid charity run for volcano-hit La Palma
MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of people dressed as Santa Claus took part in a charity run through Madrid on Sunday...
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Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts, people warned to stay away
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Semeru volcano on Java island erupted early on Sunday spewing a two km (1.24 miles) high...
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Earthquake hits northern Italy, no injuries reported
ROME (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit northern Italy on Saturday, the Italian Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) said....
Read moreSouthern Greece rattled by tremor, no injuries, damage reported
ATHENS (Reuters) -An strong earthquake rattled parts of southern Greece on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries....
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Inside La Palma’s volcano: lull in activity allows look into crater
By Marco Trujillo LA PALMA (Reuters) -The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma was silent for...
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‘Poor Haiti, one thing after another,’ pope says of deadly blast
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday asked for prayers for the victims of a fuel truck explosion that...
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Volcanic tremors stop on La Palma but eruption may not be over
LA PALMA (Reuters) - The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma fell silent as constant tremors...
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Spain’s La Palma lifts lockdown imposed after volcano soured air quality
By Marco Trujillo LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Authorities in Spain's La Palma lifted a stay-at-home order on Monday just...
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Eruption in Spain’s La Palma is longest running on island, experts say
By Marco Trujillo (Reuters) - The volcanic eruption on La Palma that has sent spectacular rivers of molten lava running...
Read moreMagnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes east of Tokyo – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of five struck eastern Japan on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said....
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Indonesian Muslims hold Friday prayers in shadow of deadly volcano
By Prasto Wardoyo PENANGGAL, Indonesia (Reuters) -Indonesian Muslims gathered for Friday prayers in an evacuation centre on the slopes of...
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‘No warning’: Indonesian village caught off guard in volcano disaster
By Kate Lamb, Stanley Widianto and Prastyo Wardoyo PENANGGAL, Indonesia (Reuters) -In the wake of the deadly Semeru eruption on...
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Indonesian clowns bring some cheer to children displaced by eruption
By Tommy Ardiansyah LUMAJANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Clowns brought a few moments of cheer to displaced children in Indonesia on...
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Indonesia considers relocations after deadly volcanic eruption
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia’s volcanology agency is sending a team of researchers to the Mount Semeru volcano to identify areas...
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