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Strong earthquakes rock Indonesia's Papua
AFP   Monday, 22 January 2007

A group of Indonesian people move to higher ground in the capital of North Sulawesi, Manado, after a strong earthquake in the region triggered fears of a possible tsunami. A major 6.5-magnitude undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's northern Sulawesi province on Sunday but there was no risk of a tsunami despite earlier fears.(AFP/JORI)AFP - Two strong earthquakes of 5.5 and 6.0 magnitude hit Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua just minutes apart Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, seismologists said.


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Strong Indonesia earthquake panics residents
Reuters   Sunday, 21 January 2007
Reuters - A strong earthquake shook buildings in an Indonesian provincial capital on Sunday evening, sending residents fleeing from their homes, witnesses said.
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Earthquake rattles northeast Indonesia
AP   Sunday, 21 January 2007
AP - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 shook buildings for several minutes in northeastern Indonesia Sunday and caused minor damage, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses said.
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Quake causes damage in eastern Turkey
AFP   Sunday, 21 January 2007

A drum seismograph at an earthquake monitoring station. An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the open-ended Richter scale has jolted the eastern Turkish province of Agri, causing damage in several villages.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the open-ended Richter scale has jolted the eastern Turkish province of Agri, causing damage in several villages.


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Moderate quake shakes eastern Turkey
AP   Sunday, 21 January 2007
AP - A moderate earthquake shook eastern Turkey Sunday, the Anatolia news agency reported. There were no immediate reports injuries, but officials said homes were demolished in at least two villages.
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Moderate quake rattles eastern S.Korea
AP   Sunday, 21 January 2007
AP - A moderate earthquake shook eastern South Korea but no injuries or damage were reported, the country's emergency agency said Sunday.
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Moderate earthquake strikes El Salvador
AP   Friday, 19 January 2007
AP - An earthquake shook parts of El Salvador on Thursday night, but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries, authorities said.
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Comoros island shakes, volcano still a threat
Reuters   Thursday, 18 January 2007

Locals cover their faces as ash from Mount Karthala covers the streets in Moroni, November 26, 2005. Comoros' largest island shook twice on Thursday, residents said, and experts said there was still a threat of eruption from the Indian Ocean archipelago's Mount Karthala volcano despite the tremors weakening. (Ahmed Ali Amir/Reuters)Reuters - Comoros' largest island shook twice on Thursday, residents said, and experts said there was still a threat of eruption from the Indian Ocean archipelago's Mount Karthala volcano despite the tremors weakening.


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Moderate quake shakes New Zealand Island
AP   Thursday, 18 January 2007
AP - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook New Zealand's central North Island Thursday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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Indonesian mud volcano is 'natural disaster': minister
AFP   Wednesday, 17 January 2007

An elderly lady takes a nap at a refugee camp for the "mud volcano's" victims in Sidoarjo, December 2006. An Indonesian minister claimed that the vast volcano which has inundated villages on the island of Java was a "natural disaster" unrelated to the drilling activities of a company controlled by his family.(AFP/File/Eka Dharma)AFP - An Indonesian minister has claimed that a vast "mud volcano" which has inundated villages on the island of Java was a "natural disaster" unrelated to the drilling activities of a company controlled by his family.


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Moderate quake rocks Indonesian province
AP   Wednesday, 17 January 2007
AP - A moderate earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Papua province on Wednesday but there were no reports of any damage.
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