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6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Ecuador

An earthquake with a 6.7 magnitude struck western Ecuador early on Wednesday. According to the US Geographical Survey, the quake’s epicentre was 36 miles south of the city of Esmeraldas, at a depth of 6.2 miles. Prelim M6.7 earthquake near the coast of Ecuador May-18 07:57 UTC, updates https://t.co/Z97W3OdNun — USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) May 18, 2016 There have been no reports of significant damage, though electricity was cut in some coastal areas.

Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Shakes Buildings In Tokyo

A strong earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck eastern Japan, just north of Tokyo on Monday. RT reports: Local news outlets say the quake was felt in the Saitama and Tokyo areas, with buildings swaying. Metro operations were briefly suspended on all routes in Tokyo, but services restarted four minutes later. An elevator maintenance firm in Tokyo said several elevators stopped in the metropolitan area due to the quake with commuters asked to “use emergency buttons,” according to NHK.

Navy Allowed to Kill or Injure Nearly 12 Million Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals in Pacific

Navy Allowed to Kill or Injure Nearly 12 Million Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals in Pacific

Guest Column by Dahr Jamail

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36037-the-us-navy-s-mass-destruction-of-marine-life

Death and Destruction have become American Hallmarks.

In the guise of protecting us from a hoax “theorist threat” the US government has killed and dislocated millions of peoples in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia.

5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Tokyo

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has hit off the Japanese coast, just north of Tokyo, according to the Japanese national broadcaster NHK . Local news reports that the quake, which struck at around 9.25pm local time or 1.25pm GMT, was felt in the Saitama and Tokyo areas, where buildings were swaying. RT reports: Metro operations were briefly suspended on all routes in Tokyo, but services restarted four minutes later. An elevator maintenance firm in Tokyo said several elevators stopped in the metropolitan area due to the quake with commuters asked to “use emergency buttons,” according to NHK.

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