quake

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The first was a magnitude 3.8 quake, which was followed a minute later by a magnitude 3.5 temblor, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

This combination of chemical and biological changes indicates that the quake swarm temporarily boosted the resources available to deep microbial life.

From Science Daily

However, seismologists said the February disaster has not changed the likelihood of an Istanbul quake, with the two areas on different faultlines.

From Reuters

"There is no damage reported so far because the quake is very deep," Muhari said.

From Reuters

Shunned by the West, Abu Dhabi and Oman also received Assad as normalisation gathered momentum elsewhere in the region following a devastating quake that hit Turkey and Syria.

From Reuters