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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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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…

Magnitude 6.4 quake shakes Chile, no damages (AP)

May 3rd, 2010

AP - The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.4 earthquake has struck off Chile’s central coast. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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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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