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- Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile; no tsunami seen Mon, May 20, 2013
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean emergency authorities said More »
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off Chile: USGS Mon, May 20, 2013A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate tsunami warning issued or reports of casualties More »
- Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning Sat, May 18, 2013
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan More »
- Italy judge says deadly L'Aquila quake was foreseeable Thu, May 16, 2013
A deadly earthquake in the Italian town of L'Aquila in 2009 which killed 309 people "was not unforeseeable", a judge said Thursday, reigniting a heated scientific More »
- China marks anniversary of killer Sichuan quake Sun, May 12, 2013
China Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake which killed more than 80,000 but some said questions remained over the thousands of children More »
- Strong Iran quake kills child, causes damage Sat, May 11, 2013
A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early on Saturday, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state More »
- Curious incident of China's quake dogs in the night-time Tue, May 7, 2013
A Chinese city is using dogs to predict earthquakes, an official said Tuesday, after state-run media reported that neighbours were complaining of nightly false More »
- UKIP vows 'earthquake' in European elections Sun, May 5, 2013
Britain's eurosceptic and anti-immigration UK Independence Party will cause an "earthquake" in European 2014 elections, its leader predicted Sunday after its More »
- Earthquake measuring 5.7 strikes northern India - USGS Wed, May 1, 2013
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck in northern India on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was More »
- Earthquake measuring 5.7 strikes northwest Pakistan - USGS Wed, May 1, 2013
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck northwest Pakistan on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was More »
- Powerful quake strikes off Azores archipelago Tue, Apr 30, 2013
LISBON (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck in the Atlantic Ocean 38 miles (60 km) east of Ponta Delgada in Portugal's Azores archipelago on Tuesday, More »
- China's Sichuan mourns quake dead a week on Sat, Apr 27, 2013
China's southwestern Sichuan province stopped to mourn the victims of a deadly earthquake that struck exactly a week ago, state media reported. More »
- Afghanistan quake, floods kills at least 33 Wed, Apr 24, 2013
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An earthquake in Afghanistan's east and flash floods in the north killed at least 33 people on Wednesday as hundreds of More »
- Thirteen killed, dozens hurt in Afghan quake Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Thirteen people were killed, dozens injured and scores of mud-brick homes were flattened when a powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, More »
- Afghan quake kills at least four, wounds 69 Wed, Apr 24, 2013
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An earthquake centred in Afghanistan's east killed at least four people and injured almost 70, after wet weather weakened the More »
- Earthquake rocks Afghanistan, felt in Pakistan and India Wed, Apr 24, 2013
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday and was felt as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi, the latest in a string of More »
- Report urges Haiti to protect quake victims from forced evictions Tue, Apr 23, 2013
By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The human rights group Amnesty International accused the Haitian government on Tuesday of failing to stop the forcible More »
- Survivors frustrated by lack of help after China quake Mon, Apr 22, 2013
By Michael Martina LUSHAN, China (Reuters) - Hundreds of survivors of an earthquake that killed nearly 200 people in southwest China pushed into traffic on a main More »
- China quake rescuers battle landslides, debris Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers Monday as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left More »
- China pandas 'panicked' as forest home jolted in quake Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Pandas living in a reserve near the epicentre of China's weekend quake clambered up trees in panic as their forest home was jolted, but none were injured, officials More »
- China Quake: Over 11,000 People Injured Mon, Apr 22, 2013
The death toll in the Chinese earthquake is expected to rise above 200 today as rescuers find more bodies under rubble. More »
- Moderate earthquake strikes western Mexico, no major damage Mon, Apr 22, 2013
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck western Mexico on Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital, but there were no reports of significant More »
- Rescuers struggle to reach China quake zone as toll climbs Sun, Apr 21, 2013
By Michael Martina and Maxim Duncan LUSHAN, China (Reuters) - Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the More »
- Reporter Covers China Quake In Wedding Dress Sun, Apr 21, 2013
A reporter from a local Chinese TV station has interrupted her own wedding to cover the news of the powerful earthquake that struck the city of Ya'an. More »
- China: Sichuan Earthquake Kills At Least 179 Sun, Apr 21, 2013
At least 71 people are believed to have been killed and over 600 injured after an earthquake struck China's southwestern province of Sichuan. More »
- Hague 'saddened' over China quake Sat, Apr 20, 2013
The Foreign Secretary has expressed his condolences to the victims of the deadly earthquake that has hit China's Sichuan province as British aid workers sent More »
- 160 dead, thousands injured in China quake Sat, Apr 20, 2013
At least 160 people were killed and 6,700 injured when a strong earthquake hit a mountainous part of southwestern China on Saturday, destroying thousands of homes More »
- Earthquake kills 157, injures 5,700 in China's Sichuan Sat, Apr 20, 2013
By Michael Martina YA'AN, China (Reuters) - China's worst earthquake in three years on Saturday killed at least 157 people and injured more than 5,700, the Ministry More »
- China quake relief unfolds with stitches and shovels Sat, Apr 20, 2013
A bloodied survivor sat on a chair outdoors getting stitches to his head as rescue workers struggled to pull other people from the rubble after a powerful quake More »
- Strong 6.1 earthquake off Russia's east coast: USGS Sat, Apr 20, 2013
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia, according to the US Geological Survey, but there were no immediate reports of casualties More »
- '100 Dead Or Hurt' In China Quake Sat, Apr 20, 2013
Around 100 people are dead or injured after an earthquake hits China's southwestern province of Sichuan, state media reports. More »
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.0 hits county in China's Sichuan-media Sat, Apr 20, 2013
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck off Lushan County in Ya'an City in China's south-western province of Sichuan On Saturday, the More »
- 6.6-magnitude quake strikes China's Sichuan Sat, Apr 20, 2013
A shallow 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province, with the US Geological Survey saying "significant casualties" were likely, five More »
- Earthquake jolts islands off northern Japan, no tsunami warning Fri, Apr 19, 2013
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck islands off northern Japan on Friday but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan More »
- Iran hit by second quake in days Thu, Apr 18, 2013
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran on Thursday, only days after a deadly temblor struck near the border with Pakistan, media reported citing the More »
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