Magnitude-5.8 quake strikes Italy, deaths feared

September 15th, 2009 Italy quake survivors get new homesROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi handed out keys Monday to some of the first new homes for survivors of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy. "May this be a nest of love for a new life, to look ahead, thinking of a future with serenity and hope," Berlusconi told a young mother, her eyes glistening with tears of emotion as he gave her keys to a new home in Onna, a hamlet that was leveled by the magnitude 6.3-magnitude temblor.

September 15th, 2009 Italy quake victims get new homes; new quake hitsROME — The government is handing over dozens of new homes to victims of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy. Premier Silvio Berlusconi will preside over the inauguration ceremony Tuesday for the first new homes in Onna, a tiny hamlet that was leveled by the magnitude 6.3-magnitude temblor.

June 23rd, 2009 Italy: Strong aftershock hits quake zoneROME — A powerful aftershock hit the quake-struck areas of central Italy on Monday, rattling buildings as far away as Rome. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

April 7th, 2009 ROME - The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck central Italy on Monday morning has damaged at least four old churches. The Italian Culture Ministry said the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, a striking pink-and-white stone-faced structure, was among the buildings severely damaged.

April 7th, 2009 ROME - The death toll from an earthquake that struck central Italy in the pre-dawn hours of Monday has risen to 179, reported officials from the battered town of L'Aquila. Of the dead, 40 bodies still need to be identified.

April 6th, 2009 ROME - Twenty-seven people were killed Monday when a major earthquake rocked the central Italian region of Abruzzo, media reports quoted hospitals as saying. The regional capital L'Aquila and the ancient town of Castelnuovo were especially badly hit in the quake, which had a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale, and many more deaths were feared once a clearer picture emerged.

April 6th, 2009 ROME - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Open Richter Scale has reportedly rocked central Italy, 53 miles northeast of Rome. A Fox News report quoted the U.S.

April 6th, 2009 ROME - At least 13 people, including four children, were killed Monday in a strong earthquake in central Italy, TV channels reported. The earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 rocked central Italy early Monday, damaging buildings in the town of Aquila, where the epicentre was located, some 95 km northeast of Rome.

April 6th, 2009 ROME - Two people were killed Monday in a strong earthquake in central Italy, television station TG24 reported. The earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 rocked central Italy early Monday and caused the collapse of some buildings in the town of Aquila, where the epicentre was located, some 95 km northeast of Rome, the ANSA news agency reported.

February 16th, 2009 TOKYO - A moderate quake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted northern Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday. The focus of the quake, which occurred at 9.13 p.m.

February 14th, 2009 TOKYO - A powerful earthquake hit northern Japan Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 6.0 magnitude quake took place at 6.24 p.m., with the epicenter about 40 km under the sea off Iwate prefecture.

February 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An earthquake with a magnitude of at least seven on the Richter scale shook the northern portion of Indonesia's Sulawesi island Wednesday. The quake at a depth of 35 km near the Talaud islands between Sulawesi and the southern Philippines occurred at 1734 GMT, the US Geological Survey said.

January 9th, 2009 SAN JOSE - The toll in Costa Rica's 6.2 magnitude quake has risen to 10, EFE reported. Officials said the most affected regions are near the epicentre of the quake near a mountainous region in the central part of Costa Rica.

January 3rd, 2009 JAKARTA - A series of powerful earthquakes rattled the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua Sunday morning, killing at least three people and collapsing a number of buildings, officials said. A 7.2-magnitude quake hit the province at 4:43 a.m.

December 26th, 2008 KUNMING - More than 95,000 people have been affected by two earthquakes that struck Yunnan province of southwest China Friday, the provincial civil affairs administration said Saturday. A 4.3-magnitude quake hit Yiliang county in Kunming, the provincial capital, at about 2.19 a.m.