The survivor, who was in her 90s, was dug out from under a collapsed house, injured but responsive.
Tag: Earthquakes
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A Minor Earthquake Hit New York City. How Often Does That Happen?
New York City experiences numerous small earthquakes every year, experts say. Usually, people don’t feel them.
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Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to at Least 48
The authorities continued to look for people buried in the rubble of collapsed and burned buildings in the coastal epicenter of the disaster.
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Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, and Officials Warn of Aftershocks
There were reports of collapsed buildings and people being trapped underneath them. The quake disrupted electricity and phone service, and initially raised fears of a tsunami.
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Fukushima Disaster Still Looms Large in Japan Years After Quake
As another major quake struck Japan, the country was still reckoning with the nuclear crisis triggered by the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami of 13 years ago.