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Earthquake near Pohang, South Korea injures 57 – November 15, 2017

Update 03:03 UTC : Final toll is 75 people injured and 1797 people displaced. 15 buildings have been destroyed and 1652 damaged. Update 02:48 UTC : A 5.4 magnitude earthquake that was South Korea’s second-strongest in decades damaged infrastructure, injured dozens of people and left about 1,500 homeless, officials said Thursday. As of Thursday morning, 1,536 people…

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Powerful earthquakes strike Pohang; tremors felt across the country

/ Captured from the United States Geological Survey -5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Pohang at 2:29 p.m., preceded by minor quakes and followed by others including a 4.6-magnitude quake -Seven sustained minor injuries; fire departments responded to 42 rescue calls; over 7,000 were made to the emergency hotline 911 -Concrete debris, iron beams and glass fell onto…

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Iran-Iraq earthquake

Iran-Iraq earthquake death toll climbs to more than 400

Iran-Iraq earthquake death toll climbs to more than 400 Rescuers battle to find survivors trapped under collapsed buildings after the 7.3-magnitude quake Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Martin Farrer and agencies Monday 13 November 2017 17.16 GMTFirst published on Sunday 12 November 2017 23.38 GMT A powerful magnitude-7.3 earthquake has rocked the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing more than 400 people…

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Iran Earthquake

Iran-Iraq Earthquake Kills More Than 450

Iran-Iraq Earthquake Kills More Than 450 The Iranian city of Pol-e Zahab was particularly hard hit by the earthquake that struck on Sunday near the Iraqi border. CreditPouria Pakizeh/Iranian Students News Agency, via European Pressphoto Agency TEHRAN — Iranians dug through rubble in a frantic search for survivors on Monday, after a powerful earthquake struck near…

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