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 Fresh Quake Rattles Tonga 

6.3 shaker jolts islands as relief efforts continue

Oct 2, 09 1:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest in a series of strong earthquakes to shake the South Pacific hit Tonga today. The epicenter of 6.3 magnitude quake was some 100 miles south of the 8.0 quake that hit the region earlier this week, spawning tsunamis that killed nearly 200 people and left thousands... More »

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(Newser) - Italy's decision to shift the G8 summit to the quake-damaged city of L'Aquila has raised major safety fears as aftershocks continue to rattle the region, reports the Washington Post. A 4.1 magnitude temblor hit the area Friday, with the epicenter just half a mile from where world leaders will... More »

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(Newser) - Aftershocks in the Abruzzo region of Italy this morning, including one with a magnitude of 5.2, hampered ongoing rescue efforts and spooked refugees still in the area, Reuters reports. Officials closed off the center of L’Aquila, where the latest tremors continued to damage the hard-hit town. Though rescuers... More »

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 Aftershocks Rock Italy 
 as Quake Toll Hits 207 

Strong aftershocks, weather hamper rescue efforts

Apr 7, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Strong aftershocks briefly halted the search for survivors and sent rescuers scrambling for safety in central Italy today, as the death toll from yesterday's earthquake hit 207. At least 1,500 people were injured and 17,000 were made homeless. One person was pulled alive from the rubble today after... More »

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 LA Escapes Big Quake Damage 

Strong temblor causes relatively little harm

Jul 29, 08 8:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Residents of LA are letting out a collective 'Phew!" in the wake of today's 5.4 magnitude quake that rattled buildings and nerves but appeared to cause relatively little damage. Reports of minor injuries were surfacing, but no major structural problems—of the sort to compromise buildings and roads—... More »

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 Japan Quake Injures Dozens 

6.8 quake collapses buildings 300 miles north of Tokyo

Jul 24, 08 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A powerful earthquake jolted north-central Japan early today, injuring over 100 people, according to initial reports. The 6.8 quake collapsed 31 buildings on Japan's main Honshu island, according to CNN. Thousands of homes lost power in a blackout and landslides cut off key roads Officals have warned of aftershocks... More »

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 5.3 Aftershock
 Shakes Sichuan 

Survivors rattled again as quake lakes threaten to burst

Jun 5, 08 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another strong aftershock has rattled China's quake-devastated Sichuan province amid increased concerns about lake floodwaters, reports AP. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries from the 5.3 tremblor, which came as authorities began evacuating people downstream from a lake formed by last month's quake. The water level... More »

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 China Aftershocks
 Level 420K Homes 

Area pummeled on Sunday hit with more strong tremors

May 27, 08 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - More aftershocks rocked China today, destroying another 420,000 homes in battered Sichuan province, BBC reports. The aftershocks, including one that measured 5.7 magnitude, injured six people, although the majority of the homes were empty when the buildings were leveled. Eight people died when the same area was hit... More »

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 Quake-Hit Colombians
 Hunker Down 

Rumble killed 11 and wounded 54; 5,000 face damaged buildings

May 26, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - After Saturday’s 5.6-magnitude quake which sparked landslides, hundreds of Colombians gathered in temporary shelters yesterday, reluctant to return home for fear of further shake-ups, Reuters reports. Colombia’s Red Cross reported 11 deaths and 54 injuries, with some 5,000 facing damaged homes and other buildings. President Alvaro... More »

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 70,000 Homes 
 Collapse in New 
 China Aftershock 

69 reservoirs in 'immediate danger'

May 25, 08 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Quake-devastated China suffered yet another major setback today when it was rocked by the strongest aftershock since the May 12 earthquake, Bloomberg reports. At least one person was killed and 400 injured when a 5.8 magnitude quake toppled some 70,000 homes in Sichuan province, according to Reuters. The... More »

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Fearful of New Quakes, Chinese Pitch Tents

Even those still with homes leave for the safety of the street

May 22, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Across Chengdu, the capital of China's earthquake-struck Sichuan province, citizens are camping out in tents in public parks, riverbanks, and even on the sides of the roads. But many of the tent-dwellers haven't lost their homes, reports the Wall Street Journal. Rather, they're reluctant to return to their high-rise apartments,... More »

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 China Death Toll Nears 40,000 

Foreign medical workers arrive as focus shifts toward aiding survivors

May 20, 08 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The official quake death toll climbed to nearly 40,000 in China’s Sichuan province today, the Guardian reports, as foreign medical teams and equipment arrived on the scene. Relief efforts began shifting away from finding survivors to aiding the more than 200,000 injured and 5 million left homeless.... More »

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 Thousands Flee After
 New Quake Warning 

Roads jam, open spaces fill with crowds in Chengdu, Dhina

May 19, 08 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new quake warning sent thousands of frightened Chinese running into the streets of Chengdu today, Reuters reports. With nerves still raw from last week's disaster, drivers jammed roads and people dragged their bedding into open spaces. A 5.0 aftershock in Pingwu County also sent buildings swaying in Chengdu,... More »

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 Another Major
 Aftershock
 Rocks China 

6.1 rumble is latest setback

May 18, 08 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another major aftershock rattled China this morning, Reuters reports. Thousands fled swaying buildings in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, after the 6.1 shaker, but no casualties were immediately reported. Hundreds of lesser aftershocks have rocked the area since last Monday's 7.9 quake that has now claimed at least... More »

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 Huge Aftershock Rattles China 

President tours region as death toll mounts

May 16, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A powerful aftershock struck today near the epicenter of this week's earthquake, wreaking more havoc as China struggled to bury its dead and care for thousands of homeless and hungry survivors, Reuters reports. Rescuers continued their search amid the rubble, but hope dimmed as the official death toll rose to... More »

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African Quakes Kill at Least 40

Hundreds injured; residents avoid returning home after houses topple

Feb 3, 08 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - A pair of earthquakes killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 400 in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo today, AFP and the AP report. The first quake measured 6.0 on the Richter scale and the second, less than 4 hours later, 5.0. Public buses carted... More »

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Indonesia Quakes Kill at Least 3

Tremors cause brief tsunami panic

Nov 26, 07 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A series of powerful earthquakes struck in Indonesia early this morning, killing at least 3 and causing brief tsunami warnings. Some 70 others were injured, and several buildings destroyed, including a health clinic. The first quake hit off the coast of Sumbawa just after midnight, registering 6.7 on the... More »

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Major Aftershocks Rock Chile

6.2, 6.8 jolts hit day after massive earthquake

Nov 15, 07 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Northern Chile trembled again today as two strong aftershocks jolted through the region, Reuters reports. No casualties were immediately reported in the wake of the tremors—which registered 6.2 and 6.8, respectively, according to the US Geological Survey—near the mining center of Antofagasta, but residents and emergency... More »

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15K Homeless in Chile; Aid Starts

'People are pretty afraid' of aftershocks, aid worker says

Nov 15, 07 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of Chileans spent the night in the streets after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake left at least 15,000 homeless, and damaged schools and gyms that might have served as shelters. But aid began arriving today, Reuters reports, as crews navigated treacherous road to bring food, water, and tents... More »

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New Quake Hits Sumatra; Tsunami Warning Issued

Tsunami threat rattles coastal residents

Sep 14, 07 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another quake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island early this morning and the nation's meteorology agency has issued a tsunami warning. The quake, between 6.6 and 6.9 magnitude, was the latest to hit the island since Wednesday's powerful 8.4 tremblor set off a series of aftershocks. The latest tsunami... More »

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