Earthquake Jolts New Zealand Capital
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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted New Zealand's capital early Friday, setting off security alarms and frightening many residents, officials said.
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A strong earthquake hit Taiwan on Monday, shaking buildings in the capital Taipei for several seconds. No casualties were reported.
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Aftershocks continued to rattle the eastern New Zealand city of Gisborne Friday after a powerful 6.8 earthquake smashed buildings and left a gaping hole in a street.
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At least 42 people were injured, four seriously, in two strong offshore quakes that rattled the Kii Peninsula-where the deadly Tonankai Earthquake struck in 1944-on Sunday night.
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The focus of the initial quake was in the Niigata prefecture, some 150 miles north of Tokyo. The jolts, including aftershocks of magnitude up to 6.3 on the Richter scale, were also felt strongly in the capital.
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and a series of aftershocks hit Japan's capital Tokyo and its surrounding areas, the Meteorological Agency said.
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1, the year&#39;s strongest, shook the ocean floor today between Australia and Antarctica.
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A magnitude-6.8 earthquake off New Zealand's east coast rocked much of the country on Thursday, emergency officials said.
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A strong earthquake shook the Taiwan capital of Taipei shortly after noon Friday, rocking tall buildings for about a minute but causing no serious damage.
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Top two stories of structure in Victoria crumble following apparent explosion.
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A strong earthquake shook New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday but there were no reports of injuries or major damage, officials and witnesses said.
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A magnitude-6.8 earthquake off New Zealand's east coast rocked much of the country on Thursday, emergency officials said
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A strong earthquake hits Tokyo, shaking the Japanese capital for more than a minute.
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A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway strongly in the capital, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for much of the Indian Ocean region
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 5.8 jolted northern Japan on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake, at 11:16 a.m. (9:16 p.m. EST), was also felt in Tokyo.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit central Chile on Thursday, rocking buildings in the capital Santiago but causing no serious damage to major cities or the country's copper industry.
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An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude rattled Taiwan's capital Taipei early on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses said.