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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving dozens of people injured or missing and damaging buildings, factories and transport services. A tsunami advisory was issued for parts of Kumamoto prefecture and nearby areas, but the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted it within two hours. Officials said there were fears that…
The earthquakes triggered panic in Caracas and drove people into the streets, AFP journalists saw. “The stairs came away, the whole wall cracked. Things fell from the ceiling. It was horrible,” 54-year-old bank employee Odalis Escalona told the news agency AFP. “It was unbelievable, I don’t even know how long it lasted,” said shopkeeper Heidi…
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening. The first earthquake was of 7.2 magnitude. Its center was about 160 km west of Caracas and its depth was 13 km. A few minutes later a second earthquake of 7.5 magnitude occurred. The epicenter of the second earthquake was southwest of Moron city and at a…