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Magnitude-5.0 earthquake reported in Canada (AP)

June 23rd, 2010

Senators, parliamentarians and their staff are shown after being evacuated from Parliament Buildings following an earthquake in Ottawa, Canada on Wednesday June 23, 2010. A magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck at the Ontario-Quebec border region of Canada on Wednesday, shaking homes and businesses from Toronto to the states of New York and Michigan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)AP - A magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck at the Ontario-Quebec border region of Canada on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and homes and businesses were shaken from Canada’s capital in…

Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan (AP)

June 13th, 2010

AP - A strong earthquake rattled northern Japan on Sunday, and authorities said no tsunami was expected in the area. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

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China mourns earthquake victims (AP)

April 21st, 2010

Four-year-old girl Cairen Baji is carried by a rescue worker after they dug her and an elderly woman out from a collapsed mud house near Jiegu town in earthquake-hit Yushu county in west China's Qinghai province on Monday, April 19, 2010. Relatives kept Wujian Cuomao, 68, and Cairen Baji alive for five days by sending them food and water through gaps in the rubble with the help of bamboo poles, state broadcaster CCTV said. (AP Photo)**CHINA OUT**AP - Bowing their heads in silent tribute, thousands of officials, soldiers and civilians gathered Wednesday in ceremonies across China to mourn the 2,064 victims killed in a devastating quake…

Tibetans begin cremating victims of China quake (AP)

April 17th, 2010

Tibetan residents sit on a hillside to observe a mass cremation for victims of Wednesday's earthquake in Yushu County, northwest China's Qinghai province, Saturday, April 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Hundreds of victims of an earthquake that struck western China more than 72 hours ago were cremated Saturday as necessity forced Tibeans to break with local burial traditions.


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USGS: 7.8 quake off Sumatra (AP)

April 6th, 2010

AP - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has rattled Indonesia’s northwest island of Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Tuesday.

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