5.1-magnitude quake hits 69 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu: USGS

21:45, October 05, 2020

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  5.6-magnitude quake rattles central Philippines

  6-magnitude earthquake hit off Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines early Monday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology said. The institute raised the magnitude from a preliminary 5.4 for the quake, which struck at 2:16am local time with the epicenter in the municipality of Looc

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  Shallow 6.4-magnitude quake strikes off Tonga: USGS

  Image: USGSA shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported, downgrading it from an earlier 6.7 reading.The quake struck at a depth of 35 kilometres about 210 kilometres (130 miles) northeast of the countrys capital, Nukualofa, where residents said they felt it but reported no damage.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no danger of potentially hazardous waves in nearby coastal areas.

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  China's hog prices decline

  A pork booth in a supermarket in Beijing, June 21, 2020.BEIJING -- The prices of live pigs in China declined 5.1 percent in late September compared to the previous 10 days, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Saturday.