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APRIL 11, 2012: MAGNITUDE 8.6MM EARTHQUAKE NEAR SUMATRA TRIGGERS TSUNAMI ALERT

Posted on 2012-04-11 by Ricardo

In the early morning hours today, USA time, 11 April 2012 a major magnitude 8.6 MM earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean some 300 kilometers from the western coast of Sumatra triggering a tsunami alert for all countries bordering the … Continue reading →

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Seven Days of Earthquake Activity.

Posted on 2011-04-08 by Ricardo

On 8 April 2011 as of 16:28 UTC (12:28 p.m. DST) 261 earthquakes magnitude 2.5 or higher had hit somewhere in the world over the past seven days or 168 hours, which means planet Earth gets one of these mag. … Continue reading →

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