Smoke rises from Japan nuclear plant (AFP)
6.6 magnitude quake rattles west coast (Reuters) Reuters - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake rattled residents on the west coast of Canada on Tuesday, but did not cause damage or trigger a tsunami, U.S. and Canadian officials said. Large quake strikes off Canada's Pacific coast (AFP)
Magnitude 6.6 quake off Canada's pacific coast (AP) AP - Seismologists say a earthquake struck off Canada's pacific coast province of British Columbia. 6.6 earthquake hits off British Columbia coast (Reuters) Reuters - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Queen Charlotte Islands region off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. local time (1530 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey reported. 4.6-magnitude quake shakes California desert (AP) AP - The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.6 earthquake has shaken a remote area of the Mojave Desert in Southern California. Taiwan to boost quake warning system (AFP)
Underwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues (AFP)
Earthquake shakes northern Chile (AP) AP - A strong earthquake struck northern Chile early Friday, briefly knocking out power to a city but otherwise causing no major damages, authorities said. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AFP - Smoke rose on Thursday from the world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan, which was shut down by an earthquake two years ago, but the operator said no-one was injured and there was no radiation leak.
AFP - A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off Canada's Pacific coast in the remote Queen Charlotte Islands region, experts from the US Geological Survey said, but no casualties were reported.
AFP - Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said.
AFP - A state-of-the-art underwater robot called BOB may hold the key to protecting millions of people around Turkey's biggest city against a massive earthquake scientists say is all but inevitable.