Jakarta, April 2 (IANS) A powerful 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a warning from a US monitoring agency about the possibility of “hazardous tsunami waves” within a 1,000-kilometre radius of the epicentre.According to the USGS, the earthquake’s epicentre was located at 1.20 degrees north latitude and 126.35 degrees east longitude. The quake occurred at a depth of around 30 kilometres, as reported…
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Kutch, Jan 17 (IANS) Just days ahead of the anniversary of the devastating 7.6-magnitude 2001 Gujarat earthquake, a 4.1 magnitude tremor struck Khawda in Gujarat’s Kutch district early on Saturday, triggering panic among residents in several areasAccording to officials, the epicentre of the earthquake was located around 55 km from Khawda, and the tremor was recorded at 1:22 a.m. on Saturday.While there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property, the sudden shaking forced peopl…