Strong earthquake hits Russia's North Caucasus Today 7:43 AM EST

A strong earthquake hit Russia's North Caucasus Saturday, an uncommon occurrence for the region, officials said. No damage or injuries were immediately reported. Read more

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits northern Japan Sep 10, 2008 10:34PM

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit northern Japan on Thursday morning, triggering a small tsunami that apparently caused no damage, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Read more

Powerful earthquake rattles northeastern Indonesia Sep 10, 2008 10:28PM

A powerful earthquake rattled northeastern Indonesia on Thursday, briefly triggering a tsunami alert and sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and buildings, officials said. Read more

Report: China earthquake fund $180 billion short Sep 09, 2008 12:07PM

China's Sichuan province has about a quarter of the money it needs to rebuild after a devastating earthquake in May that left 90,000 people dead or missing and destroyed much of its infrastructure, a state-controlled newspaper said Tuesday. Read more

6.5 quake shakes sea floor near Vanuatu Sep 08, 2008 1:37AM

A strong earthquake has rocked the sea floor off the coast of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, but there are no immediate reports of injury or damage. Read more

Minor earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area Sep 06, 2008 12:33AM

A minor earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay area Friday night. The U.S. Geological Survey's preliminary report put the quake at a 4.0-magnitude. Read more

Minor earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area Sep 06, 2008 12:39AM

A minor earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay area Friday night. The U.S. Geological Survey's preliminary report put the quake at a 4.0-magnitude. Read more

China says flaws may have led to school collapses Sep 04, 2008 2:52PM

Nearly four months after China's devastating earthquake, a government scientist acknowledged Thursday that a rush to build schools in recent years likely led to construction flaws causing so many of them to collapse. Read more

Earthquake shakes northern Argentine province Sep 03, 2008 12:42PM

A strong but deep earthquake has shaken northern Argentina, but officials say there are no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey measures Wednesday's quake at magnitude-6.3. But it was centered 340 miles (547 kilometers) below the surface. Read more

China reopens major highway destroyed by quake Sep 03, 2008 1:29AM

Workers reopened a major highway in southwestern China that was destroyed by a massive earthquake in May, speeding up rebuilding efforts, state media said Wednesday. Read more
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