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Sharp quake rattles New Zealand city (AP)

October 19th, 2010

A young boy takes advantage of warped road to skateboard on in Paiapoi, 20km south of  Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - An earthquake rattled the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, cutting power and phone service and sending some residents running into the streets just weeks after…

Sharp quake rattles southern NZ city (AP)

October 18th, 2010

A young boy takes advantage of warped road to skateboard on in Paiapoi, 20km south of  Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - An earthquake rattled the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, cutting power and phone service and sending some residents running into the streets just weeks after…

Powerful quake hits eastern Indonesia (AP)

August 3rd, 2010

AP - The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful earthquake has hit waters off Indonesia’s eastern coast.

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