7.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture and Russia's Kuril Islands: JMA

18:54, February 13, 2020

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  5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture: JMA

  File photoTOKYO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Wednesday struck off Japans Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

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  Greek island of Karpathos hit by 4.8-magnitude quake

  (Photo: AP)An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook Greece’s southeastern Aegean Sea islands Friday, officials said. No damage or injuries were reported.The University of Athens’ Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake had an epicenter 39 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of Karpathos and occurred just after 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT).Karpathos lies between the popular resort islands of Rhodes and Crete in an earthquake-prone part of Greece, which is one of the world’s most seismically active areas.But while earthquakes are common in Greece, fatalities and major damage are rare.Last month, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit neighboring Turkey, killing 41 people and injuring 1,600.

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  5.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan: CENC

  BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) - A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).(Photo: CENC)The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 23.95 degrees north latitude and 121.49 degrees east longitude, said the CENC.