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Fears for villages after major quake hits near Solomons – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald Fears for villages after major quake hits near SolomonsSydney Morning HeraldA major earthquake registering at magnitude 8 has hit near the Solomon Islands, generating a tsunami that is reported to have damaged dozens of homes in the … Continue reading
Quake off Solomon Islands triggers tsunami – BBC News
BBC News Quake off Solomon Islands triggers tsunamiBBC NewsA tsunami has hit the eastern Solomon Islands after a powerful earthquake that briefly triggered tsunami warnings for several Pacific nations. The magnitude 8.0 quake struck at 01:12 GMT near the Santa … Continue reading
Powerful quake strikes in South Pacific, sparks tsunami
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami. CNN.com – Most Popular
Powerful quake strikes off Solomon Islands – CNN
AFP Powerful quake strikes off Solomon IslandsCNNEditor's note: Are you there? Send your story, images to iReport. (CNN) — An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, sparking a … Continue reading
Powerful quake strikes off Solomon Islands – CNN International
NEWS.com.au Powerful quake strikes off Solomon IslandsCNN International(CNN) — An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, sparking a tsunami warning. The center of the quake was located some … Continue reading
Haiti President Martelly criticises aid on quake anniversary – BBC News
BBC News Haiti President Martelly criticises aid on quake anniversaryBBC NewsHaiti's President Michel Martelly has said international aid to help Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake three years ago is not working. In a speech to mark the anniversary, Mr … Continue reading
Haitians still await rebuilding after 2010 quake – CBC.ca
CBC.ca Haitians still await rebuilding after 2010 quakeCBC.caThree years after the worst natural disaster in the history of the Americas —the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti — reconstruction has barely begun. So far, the promise by aid groups to … Continue reading
Magnitude 7.5 quake in Southeast triggers tsunami warning for Alaska coast – Alaska Dispatch
Alaska Dispatch Magnitude 7.5 quake in Southeast triggers tsunami warning for Alaska coastAlaska DispatchA magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocked the waters off of Southeast Alaska just before midnight Friday, triggering a tsunami warning that stretched from the coast of British Columbia … Continue reading
No serious damage from Alaska quake – Fort Worth Star Telegram
San Francisco Chronicle No serious damage from Alaska quakeFort Worth Star TelegramJUNEAU, Alaska — A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but no damaging waves were generated. The quake … Continue reading
Quake measuring 7.5 strikes off Alaska – Reuters
San Francisco Chronicle Quake measuring 7.5 strikes off AlaskaReutersANCHORAGE, Alaska | Sat Jan 5, 2013 6:38am EST. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck in the Pacific Ocean off southeastern Alaska on Saturday. The quake occurred about … Continue reading
