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Magnitude 7.2 and 6.5 quakes hit near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific less than an hour apart, the U.S. Geological Survey said Sunday.
Jeanette Scola Trapani, one of the oldest survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, has died at age 107.
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake rocked the U.S.-Mexico border region Wednesday, causing hospitals to evacuate in the Mexican industrial city of Mexicali as buildings swayed more than 100 miles to the west in San Diego and southwestern Arizona.
Authorities say a magnitude 4.2 earthquake has shaken the Italian region of Umbria but caused no injuries.
A strong earthquake struck off El Salvador's Pacific coast Thursday, sending people running from buildings in this Central American nation and in neighboring Guatemala.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga, sending panicked residents into the streets at night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
A strong earthquake was reported in the ocean off Indonesia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
An independent safety oversight board is warning that a major earthquake could cause a catastrophic fire triggering a massive radiation leak at the main plutonium laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
More than 4,000 people who survived last spring's earthquake in Italy are shivering in tents, but they say they hope to be living in new, earthquake-proof homes soon.
Prosecutors said Monday they have placed 12 people under investigation over the collapse of a university dormitory that came to symbolize the shoddy construction blamed for so many deaths in Italy's April 6 earthquake.
When an earthquake collapsed two 50-foot sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during the 1989 World Series, the nightmares of hundreds of thousands of commuters who cross the Depression-era span each day were brought to life.
A strong earthquake struck Indonesia early Friday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday.
School children dove under tables in Los Angeles and sirens sounded in San Francisco on Thursday as California practiced how to survive a major earthquake.
A moderate magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the South Pacific near Tonga on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No tsunami watch was issued.
Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from coastlines after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami Thursday, just over a week after a massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga.
A strong earthquake struck south of the Philippines on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Officials in the San Francisco Bay Area have reported a quiet night after a tsunami advisory was issued Tuesday for the coastal areas of California and Oregon.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck in the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa. A tsunami alert has been issued for the region.
Experts say a magnitude-7.9 quake in the South Pacific is not expected to produce a tsunami along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia or Alaska.
Rescue workers fanned out across eastern Bhutan on Tuesday, one day after an earthquake shook the tiny, isolated Himalayan nation and killed at least 12 people, officials and a state-run daily said.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the remote mountain nation of Bhutan on Monday, killing at least 11 people, damaging an ancient monastery and forcing hundreds to flee, officials said. At least 15 people were also injured.
A moderate earthquake in northern Mexico was felt from San Diego to southwestern Arizona, but no injuries or damage were reported.
Premier Silvio Berlusconi handed out keys Monday to some of the first new homes for survivors of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy.
Scores of people say they felt a small earthquake that shook California's Central Coast, but there are no reports of any damage or injuries.
The second earthquake to hit Colorado in two days has rattled the northwest corner of the state, but no damage has been reported.
Tidal Forces Trigger Tremors on San Andreas FaultThe subtle changes in stress caused by tides in Earth's crust can trigger small, deep quakes along a seismically active portion of California's San Andreas fault, a new analysis suggests.
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BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Your stories: 'I felt the world was coming to an end'School pupils affected by the earthquake in Padang, Indonesia, have been sending their stories to BBC News 'Hunger to Learn'.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Rebuilding an education in quake-hit L'AquilaThe earthquake that struck L'Aquila last April destroyed many of the city's schools. For the last in our series Hunger to Learn, Duncan Kennedy has visited the Italian city to hear why pupils there no longer take education for granted.
Prepare for the Big One, Northern Utahns WarnedIf the Big One ever hits the Wasatch Front, you need to be ready. That was the message from Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and emergency management director Cory Lyman on Tuesday as National Preparedness Month kicked off.
Cost of a complete individual human genome DNA sequence plummets to US$50,000Stanford University Professor Stephen Quake, who donated his own DNA for the complete genome DNA sequencing, says that it can now be done in one lab, with one machine and at a modest cost of about $US50,000.
Alaska's Mount Redoubt Erupts Four TimesAlaska's Mt. Redoubt volcano erupted late Monday and early Tuesday in "four large explosions," sending an ash plume an estimated 9 miles into the air, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported. More Articles
Undersea Volcano: Exploding Thru Ocean SurfaceScientists sailed Thursday to inspect an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga -- shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the South Pacific ocean. More Articles
Quake to be released for the browserClassic game Quake III will be re-released for the web browser on Tuesday, highlighting the rapid development in web games. It runs inside browsers after the installation of a software plug-in.
Winter threatens Pakistan quake survivors: aid agenciesPakistan (AFP) — Aid agencies on Saturday said they faced a race against time to provide shelter to tens of thousands of people made homeless by a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan, as winter set in.
Powerful earthquake hits south-west PakistanA powerful earthquake has killed at least 160 people and destroyed hundreds of homes in south-west Pakistan, officials said today. The worst-hit area appeared to be Ziarat, where hundreds of mostly mud and timber houses in five villages were destroyed.
Anger as China Quake Donations Left Sitting in BankAnger has erupted in Toronto's Chinese community after news that money donated in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake sat in a local bank account for nearly four months.
Ah, the joys of living in a major fault zone. Tonight, at just after 9PM, California's Bay Area was hit with a small jolt. The quake was "only" a 4.1, no damage reported, no injuries...but it still sets the nerves on edge.
The Quake Model (Which Has Never Been Wrong) Predicts An Obama VictoryMore than a quarter-century ago, a historian with an interest in American politics was at a dinner party at the California Institute of Technology and found himself seated next to a Soviet geophysicist and mathematician who studied earthquake prediction.
Holy crap, that was a big one. I am sitting in Ventura Califoria and felt the LA quake here. I was working aways on my dual monitors and everything but me started to shake. I stood and watched my universe slide and shift around me.
Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERsWhen staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm.
Aftershocks Hit Brimming China Quake Lake - NYTimes.comThe massive barrier of rocks and mud was created in mid-May when a major quake shook China's southwestern Sichuan province, sending part of a mountainside crashing into the Tongkou river.
Iceland Rocked by 6.1 Magnitude EarthquakeA strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, damaging roads and buildings. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Ancient treasures destroyed in China quakeTEMPLES, ancient pieces of pottery and the famed Terracotta Warriors were among priceless cultural treasures damaged or destroyed in this month's earthquake, state press has reported.
China Earthquake: Urgent Bid To Stop Quake Lake Bursting And Flooding Disaster ZoneA giant lake formed by the China earthquake is threatening to unleash a wall of water over the disaster zone.
China allows bloggers to spread quake newsText messages, instant messages have also conveyed firsthand accounts.
Satire: President Bush To Sacrifice Eating Chinese Food To Be In Solidarity With Quake VictimsChina will spend three days marking the moment when tens of thousands died in a devastating earthquake, while hope of finding more trapped survivors dwindled Sunday and preventing hunger and disease became more pressing.
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