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| Jun.14 |
Northern Japan |
Powerful earthquake strikes 6 people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. Another 8 people were missing
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| Jun.9 |
China |
Quake lake 'now draining'
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| Jun.4 |
China |
Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam
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| May.31 |
China |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
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Nepal abolishes monarchy
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| May.27 |
China |
Aftershocks demolish homes
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| May.23 |
China |
Quake victims need millions of tents
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| May.22 |
China |
Quake death toll passes 50,000
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| May.18 |
China |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts
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| May.17 |
China |
Quake effort resumes after panic
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| May.16 |
China |
'Five million' homeless in quake
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| May.15 |
China |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
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China |
Quake death toll could reach 50,000
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| May.13 |
China |
Rescuers reach epicentre
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| May.12 |
China |
Quake death toll 50,000 Map of Sichuan Province China| 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake. Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frighte... | |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000
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| Sep.13 |
Indonesia |
4th earthquake strikes Indonesia
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337 killed in earthquake
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Japan |
Nuke plant leaked after earthquake
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| Apr.1 |
Solomon Islands |
13 dead from tsunami
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| Mar.6 |
Sumatra |
Quake kills at least 70
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| Jul.17 |
Indonesia |
650 dead as quake triggers tsunami
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
Java quake kills 6,000 20,000 people have been hurt and 200,000 left homeless. The quake hit at 0554 local time
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Mar.28 |
Indonesia |
Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias
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| Dec.29 |
Southeast Asia |
Wave toll 'could exceed 100,000'
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| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead People across Asia are flocking to morgues seeking lost loved ones after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean
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| Jun. 24 |
China |
Quake death toll to 'exceed 80,000'
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| Jun. 23 |
China |
China sacks officials over quake corruption
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| Jun.14 |
Northern Japan |
Rescuers search for quake missing |
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Northern Japan |
Powerful earthquake strikes Map of Sendai Japan| 6 people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. Another 8 people were missing | |
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| Jun.13 |
Northern Japan |
Quake kills two in island of Honshu |
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| Jun.9 |
China |
Quake lake 'now draining' Water has flowed into an abandoned town, as drainage from an unstable lake formed by last month's massive earthquake accelerates
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China |
Water rising too fast at quake lake
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| Jun.8 |
China |
Quake lake aftershock causes landslides |
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| Jun.5 |
China |
Aftershocks threaten quake lake
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| Jun.4 |
China |
Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam Map of Sichuan Province China Authorities watched nervously as rising water behind an earthquake-created dam neared a spillway designed to relieve pressure on it
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| Jun.3 |
China |
Quake children return to tent schools
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| May.31 |
Philippines |
6.4 earthquake hit Pacific Ocean |
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China |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake' Chinese soldiers and engineers were urgently trying to dig a spillway from an earthquake-created lake that is threatening to burst its banks
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| May.30 |
China |
China plans mass exodus from quake zone |
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| May.29 |
Beijing |
China seeks earthquake aid from Japan
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Nepal abolishes monarchy
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| May.27 |
China |
Aftershocks demolish homes Map of Sichuan Province China 2 aftershocks have destroyed about 420,000 houses in the region hit by an earthquake two weeks ago
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China |
Thousands flee over 'quake lake' fears |
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| May.26 |
China |
China ready to dynamite 'quake lake'
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| May.25 |
China |
70,000 homes 'damaged' in new quake |
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| May.24 |
China |
Survivor found in rubble |
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| May.23 |
China |
Quake toll passes 60,000
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Myanmar to admit all aid workers
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China |
Quake victims need millions of tents Government has appealed for more than 2 million tents to shelter 5 million people made homeless by the huge earthquake
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| May.22 |
China |
Quake death toll passes 50,000 The toll from the devastating 7.9 earthquake in southwestern China has leaped to 51,151, an increase of almost 10,000
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| May.18 |
China |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts China has announced 3 days of national mourning as rescue workers continued to search for survivors among the rubble
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| May.17 |
China |
Quake effort resumes after panic Thousands of earthquake victims and rescuers are fleeing areas near the epicenter over fears of floods from a river blocked by landslides
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| May.16 |
China |
'Five million' homeless in quake Map of Sichuan Province China The extent of the problem only became clear when communications were restored. It is feared up to 50,000 may be dead
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| May.15 |
China |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Map of Sichuan Province China| Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake | |
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China |
Quake death toll could reach 50,000 The official death toll has now topped 19,500. But casualty figures from various cities indicate a higher number of dead
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| May.14 |
China |
Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours
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| May.13 |
China |
Rescuers reach epicentre Map of Sichuan Province China Chinese rescue teams have reached the epicentre of earthquake, Wenchuan county, where an estimated 60,000 people remain missing
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China |
Quake death toll tops 12,000
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| May.12 |
China |
Death toll rises in quake
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China |
Quake death toll 50,000 Map of Sichuan Province China 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
| Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000
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| Sep.14 |
Sumatra |
5th strong quake hits Indonesia in 3 days
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| Sep.13 |
Indonesia |
4th earthquake strikes Indonesia An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck northeast of Sulawesi
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| Sep.12 |
Sumatra |
Powerful quake strikes
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337 killed in earthquake
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Japan |
Nuke plant leaked after earthquake A strong earthquake is setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into...
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| Jul.15 |
Northern Japan |
Two dead from quake
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| Jun.2 |
China |
Two dead from quake
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| Apr.1 |
Solomon Islands |
13 dead from tsunami 2 earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation. 10 to 20 people were missing
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| Mar.24 |
Japan |
Earthquakes rock Pacific nations
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| Mar.6 |
Sumatra |
Quake kills at least 70 A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake is injuring hundreds more as buildings collapsed. The quake followed by strong aftershocks
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| Jan.12 |
Japan |
Fears over tsunami ease
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| Dec.26 |
Taiwan |
Powerful quake strikes off Taiwan
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| Nov.15 |
Northern Japan |
Tsunami alerts lifted after quake |
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| Jul.17 |
Indonesia |
650 dead as quake triggers tsunami A 7.2 earthquake off the coast of Java and a tsunami has killed 37 people, but the death toll is expected to rise
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| May.29 |
Indonesia |
Quake toll over 5,100
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
Java quake kills 6,000 20,000 people have been hurt and 200,000 left homeless. The quake hit at 0554 local time
| The quake, measuring 6.3, is hitting a densely-populated area on the southern coast.
People fled as their homes collapsed around them. Electricity and communications across the city of Yogyakarta were also down.
The airport was closed. The runway had cracked.
Rain compounds quake misery
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Aftershock rattles region on edge
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Jun.25 |
Aceh |
Tsunami remembered six months on
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| Mar.28 |
Indonesia |
Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias A major earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia but fears of another tsunami have faded
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500 killed in quake
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| Jan.19 |
Indonesia |
Tsunami deaths soar past 212,000
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| Jan.6 |
Indonesia |
U.N. taking over relief effort
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US presidents in tsunami aid plea
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| Jan.1 |
Indonesia |
U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion
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| Dec.31 |
Indonesia |
U.N.: Tsunami toll approaches 150,000
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| Dec.29 |
Southeast Asia |
Wave toll 'could exceed 100,000' The toll would rise sharply when victims are counted on India's Andaman and Nicobar islands
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| Dec.28 |
Indonesia |
Asia earthquake toll rising to 60,000
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| Dec.26 |
Indonesia |
Asia quake death toll 13,000
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Asia quake death toll tops 4,700
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Aceh |
9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead Map of http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/Neic_slav_fig72.gif/306px-Neic_slav_fig72.gif| People across Asia are flocking to morgues seeking lost loved ones after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean. A great undersea earthquake occurred at an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra. The earthquake triggered tsunamis along the coasts of landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing large people and... | |
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| Oct.23 |
Japan |
Quakes: Death toll rising to 15
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Quake kills 600
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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