Quake hits Colombia's western coast
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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday near the southwestern coast of Colombia, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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The number of dead as a result of the 9.0 earthquake that occurred off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, 40 kilometers under the Indian Ocean, has reached 30,000.
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The number of dead as a result of the 9.0 earthquake that occurred off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, 40 kilometers under the Indian Ocean, has reached 40,000.
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the open-ended Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday and tsunami warnings were issued, broadcaster NHK reported.
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An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit western Japan on Tuesday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 8:29 am (2329 GMT) quake measured 4 on the Japanese
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A moderate earthquake shook western Japan  on Tuesday, two days after over 40 people were injured when two  strong quakes hit the region.
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One of the planet&#39;s most powerful earthquakes in years has struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing hundreds of people in five countries countries.
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TOKYO - Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other Sunday night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves.    Damage and injuries appeared to be limited because both quakes were far off Japan's coast, and the region shaken most strongly by them was a sparsely populated rural area, Wakayama, 280 miles west of Tokyo...
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A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings from international agencies. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages.
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A strong earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, seismologists said on Wednesday.
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A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia before dawn Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.
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An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the  Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday, the second strong  quake to hit the area in five hours, forcing hundreds to  evacuate as quake-generated tsunami waves approached.
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A strong earthquake hit Mexico's Pacific Coast on Saturday, but no damage was immediately reported.
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck Friday off the southwestern coast of Sumatra, the same area shaken by a major 8.4-magnitude temblor that killed nine people Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A gargantuan earthquake centered off the west coast of Indonesia unleashed a series of tsunamis Sunday morning, killing about 20,000 people and leaving many more missing.
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An earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador and Honduras on Friday, alarming some residents but causing no damages or injuries, officials said.
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A major earthquake shook western Indonesia Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site. The preliminary magnitude was listed at 7.6.