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Strong Earthquake Rattles Japan

Posted: 03/15/10 8:19AM
Filed Under: Top NewsWorldDisastersEarthquakes

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded capital.

Chile Hit by Powerful Aftershocks

Posted: 03/11/10 10:34AM
Filed Under: Top NewsWorldEarthquakes

The most powerful aftershock since February's massive earthquake hit the South American country on Thursday, minutes before the inauguration of president-elect Sebastian Pinera.

Governor General Meets Haiti Survivors

Posted: 03/08/10 9:56AM
Filed Under: CanadaTop NewsWorldEarthquakes

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean arrived in Haiti on Monday on a two-day visit to her homeland, devastated by a cataclysmic earthquake Jan. 12.

Turkey Earthquake Kills 57

Posted: 03/08/10 9:50AM
Filed Under: Top NewsWorldEarthquakes

Turkish villagers wait near their destroyed houses in Okcular province of southeastern city Elazig, on March 8, 2010.
STR/AFP/Getty Images

A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing at least 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, a government official says.

West Coast at Risk of Quake Like Chile's

Posted: 03/03/10 8:34AM
Filed Under: CanadaTop NewsWorldDisastersEarthquakes

Vehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed near Santiago are seen overturned  on the asphalt Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 after a powerful earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday.
AP

Just 80 kilometres off the Pacific coast is an earthquake hotspot that threatens to unleash on Seattle, Portland and Vancouver the kind of damage that has shattered Chile.

Massive Chile Quake Shortened Days: NASA

Posted: 03/02/10 9:04AM
Filed Under: Top NewsScience & TechWorldDisastersEarthquakes

A man looks at a collapsed road in Santiago Saturday Feb. 27, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday.
A man looks at a collapsed road in Santiago Saturday Feb. 27, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo)

The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday was so powerful it shifted the Earth's axis and created shorter days, NASA scientists say.

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