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Strong earthquake shakes Panama (AFP)

A scientist points to a seismograph. The US Geological Survey has said that a strong earthquake has shaken Panama, but there were no immediate reports of casuaties or damage.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - A strong earthquake measuring a magnitude of six shook Panama early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casuaties or damage, the US Geological Survey reported.





Strong 6.0 magnitude quake hits Mexico: USGS (AFP)

A scientist points to a seismograph. An earthquake measuring 6.0 in magnitude shook northwestern Mexico but caused no damage.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - An earthquake measuring 6.0 in magnitude shook northwestern Mexico early Friday but caused no damage.





Quake shakes Italian town hosting G8 summit (Reuters) Reuters - A strong tremor struck on Friday the Italian town that will host next week's G8 summit of world leaders, shaking buildings, setting off car alarms and startling residents who lived through April's deadly quake.


Italy hopes for quake reconstruction pledges at G8 (AP) AP - Italy is using the upcoming Group of Eight summit in quake-devastated central Italy to encourage participating countries to adopt monuments damaged in the temblor and pledge to help restore them.


Quake jolts China's Sichuan, damaging houses (Reuters)

A builder works on the roof of a new house in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province in May 2009. The World Bank raised its forecast Thursday for 2009 growth in China, citing a massive public spending drive that offset weak exports, but warned it was too soon to declare an end to the crisis.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)Reuters - A small earthquake on Tuesday damaged thousands of houses in China's Sichuan province, where an 8.0 magnitude quake last year killed more than 80,000 people.





Series of quakes shake Taipei buildings (AFP)

A scientist points to a seismograph. A series of earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Taiwan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - A series of earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Taiwan on Sunday, the Seismology Centre said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.





PNG 6.7-magnitude quake triggers local tsunami warning: US (AFP)

A scientist points to a seismograph in 2006. An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the remote New Ireland area of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, triggering a local tsunami warning, US scientists said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the remote New Ireland area of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, triggering a local tsunami warning, US scientists said.





Magnitude 6.7 quake hits off Papua New Guinea (Reuters) Reuters - A magnitude 6.7 quake hit off Papua New Guinea's island of New Ireland, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Tuesday.


Strong quake hits off northern Japan (AFP)

A scientist points to a seismograph. A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There was no immediate reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami alert was issued.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Tuesday, the meteorological agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami alert was issued. seismograph





Quake jolts Anchorage, Alaska, but damage minimal (AP)

UPDATES magnitude to 5.4 from 5.7  Map locates earthquake epicenter near Willow, AlaskaAP - A strong earthquake jolted Alaska's most populous region Monday, sending residents and office workers diving under desks and huddling in doorways but causing almost no damage.





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