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Danny OCallaghan

China earthquake kills more than 150 | World news | The Observer - 0 views

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    "A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China's south-western Sichuan province on Saturday , leaving at least 156 people dead and more than 2,600 injured, nearly five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread damage across the region."
Danny OCallaghan

BBC News - L'Aquila town centre frozen in time after earthquake - 1 views

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    "It has been four years since the Italian medieval city of L'Aquila was hit by an earthquake. More than 300 people died and thousands of buildings were damaged or destroyed. Of the 70,000 left homeless, around 20,000 have been unable to return to their original homes."
Danny OCallaghan

Japanese volcano Mount Shindake erupts without warning - video | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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    "Thick, black ash and rock clouds explode five miles into the air as the moment Mount Shindake erupts without warning on Friday is captured on film. The 140 residents of the southern Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu are being evacuated. There are no reports of injuries or damage, although several people are yet to be accounted for"
Danny OCallaghan

Earthquake shakes Los Angeles suburbs - video report | World | The Guardian - 0 views

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    "A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck suburban Los Angeles on Friday, rattling a wide swathe of southern California. Geologists say the tremor was shallow, at a depth of only 1.2 miles. There were no reports of injury or substantial structural damage from the quake, which was centred outside the city of La Habra, about 20 miles east of downtown LA"
Danny OCallaghan

Chile: coast evacuated after strong earthquake hits | World | The Guardian - 0 views

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    "A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook Chile's northern Pacific shore on Sunday, and authorities said more than 100,000 people were evacuated from some coastal areas as a precaution. Only minor damage was reported."
Leanne Archer

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake felt near Los Angeles - 0 views

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    An earthquake has been strongly felt near Los Angeles, California, rattling nerves but so far causing no major damage, injury or deaths. The 4.4-magnitude quake struck 9km (5.6 miles) from the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Westwood. It hit at 06:25 local time (13:25 GMT), US officials said. It was the strongest earthquake in Los Angeles since the last aftershocks from the 1994 Northridge quake, a government scientist said.
Danny OCallaghan

Samoan tsunami takes a toll on coral - Washington Times - 2 views

  • HONOLULU (AP) | Scientists surveying American Samoa's coral reefs say the Sept. 29 tsunami obliterated some corals and damaged others to the point that they may not recover.
Danny OCallaghan

Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Indonesia - International News | News of the World | M... - 3 views

  • A powerful earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes, officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0, but at a depth of 86 miles was too far below the earth's surface to cause a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
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