Small undersea quake occurs near California's Channel IslandsOctober 8th, 2009 Small undersea quake occurs off California coastAVALON, Calif. — A magnitude-3.7 undersea earthquake has struck near the Channel Islands off the southern tip of San Clemente Island.
6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia's PapuaOctober 4th, 2009 JAKARTA - An earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the easternmost Indonesian province of West Papua Sunday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian seismological agency said. The quake struck at 12.36 p.m.
High magnitude quake rocks Bhutan, India's northeast (Evening Lead)September 21st, 2009 GUWAHATI/THIMPU - A high magnitude earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale Monday killed at least seven people in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and wounded three others, while reports indicated damages to buildings in India's northeastern states of Assam and Sikkim due to the tremor. A Bhutan government official confirmed seven deaths in the eastern part of the Himalayan nation.
Strong earthquake shakes Bhutan and India's northeast, unclear if any injuriesSeptember 21st, 2009 Quake shakes Bhutan, India's remote northeastGAUHATI, India — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the remote mountain nation of Bhutan and India's northeastern Assam state Monday, sending people running into the streets and damaging schools and homes, officials said. There were no early reports of injuries.
Quake jolts Assam, other northeast statesSeptember 21st, 2009 GUWAHATI - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale rocked parts of Assam and other northeastern states of India Monday afternoon. The tremors were felt at 2.26 p.m.
Another tremor jolts northeast, Monday's quake toll 11September 21st, 2009 GUWAHATI - Another earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook India's northeast and adjoining Myanmar early Tuesday. The death toll in Monday's tremor in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan rose to 11, officials said.
Major earthquake jolts IndonesiaSeptember 18th, 2009 JAKARTA - A strong earthquake registering 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off the Indonesian resort island of Bali Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian seismologist agency said. The quake struck at 6:06 a.m.
Panic grips northeast after four tremorsSeptember 5th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Panic has gripped people in the northeast with four earthquakes rocking the region in the past three weeks, including a 5.9 magnitude tremor Friday, the biggest in the past nine years. Everyone is asking the same question - are we prepared to deal with a major disaster? We have not seen any urgency on the part of the government to activate its disaster management cells, said Arun Mahanta, a doctor.
Tremor jolts Northeast, fourth quake in three weeksSeptember 3rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook India's northeast before dawn Friday, triggering panic among sleeping residents in the region that experienced the fourth tremor in the past three weeks, officials said. An official at the regional seismological centre in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, said the tremor took place at 1.21 a.m.
Earthquake measuring 4.9 jolts northeast IndiaAugust 19th, 2009 GUWAHATI - An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale shook India's northeast Wednesday, officials said. An official at the regional seismological centre in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, said the tremor took place at 4.15 p.m.
Earthquake jolts northeastAugust 19th, 2009 GUWAHATI - An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted most of northeastern India Wednesday afternoon, though there were no reports of injury or damage. The quake was recorded at 4.15 p.m.
Moderate quake jolts New ZealandAugust 18th, 2009 WELLINGTON - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Fiordland, New Zealand's lower South Island, early Tuesday morning. It is the biggest aftershock in some weeks following the 7.6 quake in the region last month, the New Zealand's Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) reported.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says a magnitude-6.5 earthquake has hit off southern coastAugust 5th, 2009 Strong quake jolts southern JapanTOKYO — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake hit off Japan's southern coast Wednesday, the country's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Fresh aftershock jolts quake-hit Chinese provinceJuly 13th, 2009 KUNMING - A moderate aftershock jolted south China's Yunnan province early Monday after an earthquake hit the area Thursday evening and damaged 625,000 houses. The 4.7 magnitude quake rocked Yao'an county at midnight and lasted about 10 seconds.
Tremor shivers parts of north Texas, second in as many daysJune 8th, 2009 Earth tremor felt in North TexasCLEBURNE, Texas — Residents of a town in north-central Texas have reported hearing a clap of thunder that turned out to be an earthquake rather than stormy weather. The U.S. Geological Survey says the tremor at 8:02 a.m.
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