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MSNBC
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Water levels in the lake had been rising steadily and threatened to flood surrounding areas, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 200,000 people already uprooted by the quake.
But Xinhua said with little rain forecast for the next several days, res..
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MSNBC
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Aftershocks have rumbled across the region since the major quake — including one Tuesday measured by the U.S. Geological Survey at magnitude 5.7 — adding to jitters among survivors and in some cases causing more damage. No damage or injuries were repo..
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MSNBC
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A powerful earthquake buried 900 students in central China on Monday and killed at least 107 people, as several schools and a water tower collapsed in the tremor, state media reported.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck central China, but sent thousan..
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CNN
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A powerful earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey's Web site reported. The quake was centered about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south-southwest of Padang and had a magnitude of 7.0, making it..
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CNN
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A major earthquake shook western Indonesia on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least three and injuring 25 others, officials in the country told CNN.
The magnitude 7.5 quake's epicenter was about 195 miles (315 km), south-southeast of Banda Aceh, on the..
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CNN
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An earthquake on Friday rattled Indonesia's resort island of Bali, where thousands of people were gathering for a U.N. climate change conference. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The 5.4-magnitude tremor was centered 150 miles sou..
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CNN
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck off the southwestern coast of Sumatra Friday in the same area shaken by a major 8.4-magnitude temblor that killed 13 people earlier in the week. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there w..
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USA Today
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Rescuers searched intensely through the night into morning Friday, combing rubble for any survivors after a powerful earthquake devastated cities and sent a church's soaring ceiling tumbling down on hundreds of worshippers in southern Peru.
Officials s..
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Al Jazeera
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Flames and billows of black smoke poured from an electrical transformer at the Kashiwazaki nuclear plant, which automatically shut down during the quake.
The fire was put out shortly after noon and there was no release of radioactivity or damage to th..
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CNN
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A powerful earthquake struck Japan on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 150 others as it damaged buildings and triggered a small tsunami along the coast, officials and media reports said.
The magnitude-6.9 quake struck at 9:42 a.m. (0042..
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SF Gate
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At least 80 percent of the habitat for giant pandas in China's earthquake-hit province was destroyed or damaged, a forestry official said Tuesday.
China's May 12 temblor centered in Sichuan devastated a vast area of wild habitat for endangered species,..
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BBC News
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Another 80,000 Chinese people are being evacuated from near a lake formed by landslides in this month's huge earthquake, state media report.
Experts fear the build-up of water at the swollen Tangjiashan lake could burst the banks, deluging the area...
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MSNBC
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In Dujiangyan, rescue teams were trying to get to a woman who was eight months pregnant and trapped in a seven-story apartment building that collapsed.
Nearby, a man in his late 50s who refused to give his name, said his father was missing in the rubbl..
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BBC News
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At least three people have been killed and 25 seriously injured by a 7.5-magnitude quake near Indonesia's western Aceh province, officials say.
The tremor, whose epicentre was near the island of Simeulue, 319km (198 miles) off the coast of Sumatra, als..
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MSNBC
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A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, injuring at least three people and damaging several buildings, officials said. No tsunami was detected.
The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, struck under the island of Simeulu..
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MSNBC
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Frightened residents on Indonesia’s Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes on Friday, traumatized by the latest of more than 40 aftershocks since a huge earthquake struck two days ago.
Indonesia’s meteorology agency issued Frid..
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Al Jazeera
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Seismologists said they expect the aftershocks to continue for some time.
The quake hit near the city of Bengkulu in western Sumatra, home to about 300,000 people.
"The North Bengkulu area has been identified as the worst hit with half the area de..
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BBC News
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A powerful earthquake has struck off the western Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggering a tsunami alert.
The tremor had a magnitude of 7.9, according to the Indonesian Meteorological Institute.
It caused buildings in the capital, Jakarta, to sway,..
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MSNBC
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A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway strongly in the capital, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for much of the Indian Ocean region.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of..
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CBS News
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A powerful earthquake off western Indonesia triggered warnings of a potentially destructive tsunami across much of the Indian Ocean region Wednesday, meteorological agencies said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the underwater quake had a preliminary m..
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