Strongest earthquake since 1964
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As dawn broke Monday across the Bay of Bengal, countries struck by tsunamis in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years focused on relief and rescue efforts, and said the death toll from the giant
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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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Families holidaying in Asia describe the effect of the worst earthquake in the region for 40 years.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of seven at the epicenter on the open-ended Richter scaled -- the biggest since the deadly Sept. 21, 1999 quake -- shook the island yesterday as it erupted east of Taiwan yesterday at 12:08 pm and lasted roughly 30 seconds.
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(JAKARTA, Indonesia) - The world&#39;s most powerful earthquake in 40 years struck deep under the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra on Sunday, triggering tidal waves up to 20 feet high that obliterated villages and seaside resorts in six countries
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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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Geologists describe Sunday&#39;s powerful earthquake in the Indian Ocean as a once-in-a-generation event. The US Geological Survey says the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that triggered the devastating
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SEATTLE Sept. 27, 2004 - Small earthquakes rattled Mount St. Helens at the rate of one or two a minute Monday, and seismologists were working to determine the significance of some of the most intense seismic activity in nearly 20 years.
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An 8.9-magnitude earthquake, the fifth strongest in a century, struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, unleashing giant tidal waves that killed hundreds of people across India and Southeast Asia.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami on Sri Lanka and India and swamping tourist isles in  Thailand and the Maldives to kill almost 9,500 people.
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Scientists describe Sunday's devastating earthquake off the island of Sumatra as a "megathrust" &#151; a grade reserved for the most powerful shifts in the Earth's crust. The term doesn't entirely capture the awesome power of the fourth largest earthquake since 1900, or the tsunami catastrophes it spawned for coastal areas around the Indian Ocean.
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NEW YORK -- The magnitude-8.9 earthquake that struck Indonesia Sunday was the world&#39;s fifth most powerful since 1900 and the strongest since a 9.2 temblor slammed Alaska 40 years ago, US earthquake experts said.
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Dec. 28, 2004 - The gigantic Asian sea quake, the most dramatic seismic shock in more than 40 years, made the earth wobble on its axis and permanently changed the geology of the surrounding area, scientists said Tuesday.
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The world's biggest earthquake in almost four years, measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale, was registered off the coast of Australia's southern island state of Tasmania, seismological officials 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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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami on Sri Lanka and India and swamping tourist isles in  Thailand and the Maldives to kill more than 6,600 people.
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TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted eastern parts of Hokkaido at 11:15 Monday night, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.