Tag: Pacific Ocean

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8.2-magnitude quake strikes off Fiji

Suva: A massive earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale on Sundat struck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly 200 miles off Fiji and almost the same distance from Tonga, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake struck just after midday Sunday and was almost 560 km deep, the USGS said. The […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Phone lost at sea miraculously returns

Nanjing (China): When Yuan Wenlong called his daughter’s mobile phone for the last time, which was lost at sea near an island in the Pacific Ocean, the last thing he expected was that it will be answered by a voice. Yuan’s daughter travelled to the Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off California

New York: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has struck off California in the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, with a magnitude of 5.8, was then followed by a second quake of 5.6 closer to shore, The Sun reported on Friday. The epicentre, with a depth of 12.0 […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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