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Quake strikes off El Salvador, Honduras
AP   Saturday, 10 March 2007
AP - An earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador and Honduras on Friday, alarming some residents but causing no damages or injuries, officials said.
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Volcanic activity in Indonesia increases
AP   Friday, 09 March 2007

Young earthquake survivors stand near a house destroyed by a powerful earthquake, at Bukit Sileh near the 2,800-meter (9,186-feet) Mount Talang , West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, March 9, 2007.   The magnitude 6.3 quake that struck Sumatra island on Tuesday left at least 52 dead.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - An earthquake that killed more than 70 people in western Indonesia may have led to heightened activity at three volcanoes, experts warned Friday.


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Anger turns to despair for quake survivors in Sumatra
Reuters   Friday, 09 March 2007

A Muslim survivor of the earthquake puts on her head scarf in a tent at the Bukit Tinggi hospital in West Sumatra province March 8, 2007. Hundreds of Indonesians tried to pick up the pieces of their lives on Thursday by starting to rebuild their quake-flattened homes, but schools turned away children. (Beawiharta/Reuters)Reuters - Living in a squalid tent following earthquakes in Indonesia's Sumatra, Seri Hartati says she may be forced to beg to feed her five children with no signs of financial help from the government.


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Indonesia quake aid to intensify
AFP   Friday, 09 March 2007

Indonesian policemen clean the ruins from collapsed houses in Solok. International relief agencies said Friday they were assessing the destruction caused by the deadly earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra ahead of intensified relief operations.(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - International relief agencies said Friday they were assessing the destruction caused by the deadly earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra ahead of intensified relief operations.


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Magnitude-4.7 quake hits northern Calif.
AP   Friday, 09 March 2007
AP - A light earthquake struck the mountains of Central California on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
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Soldiers dig for boy in Indonesia rubble
AP   Thursday, 08 March 2007

Rescuers search for victims of an earthquake-triggered landslide in Ngari Sihanuk, Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, March 8, 2007. The magnitude 6.3 quake struck Sumatra island on Tuesday, killing at least 52 people. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - Rescuers dug through dirt, sand and rocks Thursday for an 8-year-old boy torn from his neighbor's grasp in a landslide unleashed by a powerful earthquake, which killed up to 74 people in Indonesia.


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Indonesia raises quake toll to 73
AFP   Thursday, 08 March 2007

Indonesian policemen check the ruins of a collapsed house in Solok. Aid trickled in to the Indonesian island of Sumatra after a deadly quake but survivors said Thursday they still lacked food, water and shelter -- echoing criticism after past disasters.     The 6.3-magnitude quake, which killed at least 73 people early Tuesday and left thousands homeless, has once again placed an uncomfortable spotlight on the government's relief efforts.(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - At least 73 people were killed by the strong earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of Sumatra this week, a government minister said Thursday, sharply raising a previous toll.


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Magnitude 6 quake off eastern Japan, no damage
Reuters   Thursday, 08 March 2007
Reuters - A magnitude 6 earthquake was registered southeast of Japan's eastern coast, the Meteorological Agency said on Thursday.
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Indonesia quake relief effort under fire
AFP   Thursday, 08 March 2007

Indonesian policemen check the ruins of a collapsed house in Solok. Aid trickled in to the Indonesian island of Sumatra after a deadly quake but survivors said Thursday they still lacked food, water and shelter -- echoing criticism after past disasters.     The 6.3-magnitude quake, which killed at least 52 people early Tuesday and left thousands homeless, has once again placed an uncomfortable spotlight on the government's relief efforts.(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - Aid trickled in to the Indonesian island of Sumatra after a deadly quake but survivors said Thursday they still lacked food, water and shelter -- echoing criticism after past disasters.


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Indonesia's quake survivors try to pick up pieces
Reuters   Thursday, 08 March 2007

Indonesian students walks near the ruins of houses at Payakumbuh in West Sumatra province March 8, 2007. (Beawiharta/Reuters)Reuters - Hundreds of Indonesians tried to pick up the pieces of their lives by starting to rebuild their quake-flattened homes on Thursday as aid poured in for thousands camping out in tents or open fields.


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Kin of Indonesian quake victims mourn
AP   Wednesday, 07 March 2007

A relative woman looks at the body of a victim in Tuesday's earthquake before funeral in Solok, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 7, 2007.  The 6.3 magnitude quake that struck Sumatra island Tuesday — the latest in a string of natural disasters to hit Indonesia — left 70 people dead and hundreds injured.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - Relatives of those killed in a powerful earthquake sobbed and threw rose petals on graves Wednesday, while others began clearing rubble from their crumpled homes.


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