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Volcano spews ash in central Philippines
Reuters   Saturday, 10 June 2006

Mount Bulusan volcano spews ash southeast of Manila in this May 31, 2006 photo handed out by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. (Ed Laguerta/Handout/PHIVOLCS/Reuters)Reuters - A restive volcano in the central Philippines spewed a column of ash at least 1 km (0.6 mile) into the sky before dawn on Saturday, raising concern of an eruption in the days ahead.
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Indonesians injured by quake face uncertain future
Reuters   Saturday, 10 June 2006

Indonesian soldiers carry an injured woman into a hospital in earthquake-stricken Bantul, south of Yogyakarta, Central Java, June 2, 2006. Doctors say dozens of earthquake survivors with crushed limbs, spinal injuries and other orthopaedic problems face an uncertain and difficult future in makeshift shelters and tents following the destruction of their homes. (Darren Whiteside/Reuters)Reuters - Wahyuni rushed out of her home as soon as she felt the tremors from the deadly earthquake that struck the island of Java.
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Peru evacuates 500 families near volcano
AFP   Saturday, 10 June 2006

A view of the Ubinas volcano in Moquegua, some 1000 km south of Lima, in April 2006. Five hundred families began evacuating from settlements around the Ubinas volcano, which has threatened to erupt in southern Peru since April, a civil defense official told AFP.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Five hundred families began evacuating from settlements around the Ubinas volcano, which has threatened to erupt in southern Peru since April, a civil defense official told AFP.
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Ground-shaking blamed for aftershocks
AP   Thursday, 08 June 2006
AP - New research suggests ground-shaking from an earthquake, not underground stress, can trigger far-away aftershocks.
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Midwest earthquake could cost $60 billion: RMS
Reuters   Thursday, 08 June 2006

**FILE PHOTO** University of Colorado Geological Sciences Professor Karl Mueller works with a backhoe operator on trenching part of the New Madrid Seismic Zone in Lake County, Tennessee in this undated photo. The New Madrid fault, which extends through Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois, is creeping toward a major earthquake and should be considered a serious threat sometime during the next 500 years or so. (AP Photo/University of Colorado)Reuters - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in the midwestern United States could cause $60 billion worth of damage in Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas, Risk Management Solutions said on Wednesday.
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