New Zealand east coast shaken by 6.8 quake
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A strong earthquake rattled the east coast of New Zealand on Thursday, causing some power outages and minor damage but no casualties.
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A massive earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck the largely uninhabited area around Macquarie Island in Antarctica, south of New Zealand and Tasmania, French seismological officials said.
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck in Pacific Ocean waters off Japan's eastern coast Thursday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.
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More than 8,000 people were reported dead across southern Asia and Africa after massive tsunami waves smashed coastlines following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the Indonesian coast Sunday morning.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  6.8 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday, but there  were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami  warning was issued.
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A tsunami warning was issued for a group of islands south of Tokyo after a strong earthquake off Japan's eastern coast on Wednesday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake, the focus of which was about 6.2 miles below the seabed in the Pacific Ocean struck at around 3:11 p.m. (1:11 a.m. EST), the agency said.
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New Zealand was jolted by a sharp earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, continuing a flurry of seismic activity in the lower North Island.
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An earthquake registering 6.0 on the Richter scale has shaken a remote island in eastern Indonesia, killing 16 people and injuring dozens more, a government official says.
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A 6.2 magnitude undersea quake jolted eastern Indonesia on Monday, damaging some houses and sparking panic among residents but causing no deaths, a meteorology agency official said.
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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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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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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.
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A strong earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off Taiwan rocked the island&#39;s northeast on Friday, damaging buildings and injuring several people, officials said.
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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 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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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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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.