Tonga, tsunami and earthquake
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A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga early Monday. The island nation felt six aftershocks but did not immediately report damage.
From USA TODAY
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday causing mass destruction.
From CNN
This quake followed another massive one Friday in Myanmar, which had a magnitude of 7.7 and left thousands dead, injured, and missing in and around two of that country's major urban areas, Mandalay a...
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The situation in Myanmar was dire Saturday, according to a report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) away.
The horrifying 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday morning was felt across most of South-East Asia. The earthquake originated northwest of Sagaing, Myanmar, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ).