USGS: Asian Quake 5th Largest Since 1900
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The earthquake that shook southern  Asia on Sunday was one of the most powerful since the start of  the 20th century, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Japan including Tokyo on Wednesday evening, but there was no danger of tsunami tidal waves, the Metereorological Agency said.
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WASHINGTON : The US Geological Survey on Sunday revised the magnitude of an earthquake registered west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra to 8.9 on the Richter scale.
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Description: One of the largest earthquakes in recent memory hit Southeast Asia Sunday morning, setting off tsunamis that killed thousands.
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A strong earthquake measuring 5.7 on the  Richter scale jolted eastern Japan including Tokyo late on  Wednesday, but there were no reports of serious injuries or  major damage.
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The most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into coastlines across Asia today, killing more than 1,500 people in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Thailand.
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A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Moluccas on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, but Indonesian authorities and residents said no damage occurred.
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The earthquake that shook southern  Asia on Sunday was one of the most powerful since the start of  the 20th century, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A three-point-one magnitude earthquake shook the crater at Mount Saint Helens Saturday morning. That is the mountain&#39;s biggest earthquake since the new lava dome began growing in mid-October, according to the US- Geological Survey.
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Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake to shake the planet in more than 40 years wiped out coastal areas across Asia as far as 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) away, killing more than 11,000 people.
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The Aceh province, Indonesia, is reporting over 5,700 deaths as a result of a massive earthquake that hit the area last Sunday. Seismologists have upped the quake&#39;s force to 9 on the Richter Scale.
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A massive earthquake under the sea has sent huge waves crashing into countries in south and east Asia. Thousands of people are feared dead following the quake, which hit 8.9 on the Richter scale - making it the strongest in the world for 40 years.
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One of the most powerful earthquakes in  a century hit Asia on Sunday, unleashing tsunami waves on  coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and Thailand, and  killing an estimated 11,300 people.
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An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, panicking residents in West Sumatra province and sending slight tremors to neighboring Singapore.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit Asia Sunday, unleashing a tsunami  which devastated coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia  and tourist isles in Thailand, killing nearly 9,500 people.
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A series of earthquakes, the  largest registering magnitude 5.9, shook central California on  Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no  immediate reports of injury or damage.
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The world&#39;s fifth-largest quake in a century hit southern Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning thousands and swamping tourist isles in Thailand and the Maldives.