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Magnitude 6.6 quake hits southwest of Guam (Reuters)

Reuters – A magnitude 6.6 quake struck 241 miles west-southwest of the U.S. Pacific island territory of Guam, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Saturday, following a series of quakes and aftershocks in the region.

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Magnitude 6 earthquake shakes Vanuatu: No damage (AP)

AP – The U.S Geological Survey says a magnitude 6 earthquake has shaken Vanuatu — a day after a stronger quake off the South Pacific island nation generated a small tsunami.

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Magnitude 5.7 quake hits near Concepcion, Chile (Reuters)

Reuters – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred on Thursday near the west coast of Chile, centered 40 miles south southwest of Concepcion, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

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Major 7.3 magnitude aftershock hits Philippines: USGS (Reuters)

Reuters – A major 7.3 magnitude aftershock to an earlier earthquake shook the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Friday.

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6.5 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines: USGS (Reuters)

Reuters – A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Saturday, 83 miles south southwest of Cotabato, Mindanao, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

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5.8 magnitude quake hits southern Iran: TV (AFP)

A quake reading on a seismograph. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the area between Iran's southern provinces of Fars and Hormuzdan, state television reported early Wednesday.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP – A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the area between Iran’s southern provinces of Fars and Hormuzdan, state television reported early Wednesday.


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Magnitude 5.8 quake hits southern Iran: USGS (Reuters)

Reuters – A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Iran’s Gulf coast on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

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Magnitude 6.5 quake hits central Chile coast (Reuters)

Reuters – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit near the coast of central Chile on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but emergency officials said there were no reports of injuries or damage.

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Quake with magnitude of 6.3 rattles northern Japan (AP)

AP – A quake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted northern Japan early Monday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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6.3 magnitude quake strikes off Japan (AFP)

A man points at a seismic chart from an earlier quake in Taiwan. A strong quake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck in the Pacific Ocean off northern Japan on Friday, but no immediate damage was reported and no tsunami warning was issued, seismologists said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP – A strong quake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck in the Pacific Ocean off northern Japan on Friday, but no immediate damage was reported and no tsunami warning was issued, seismologists said.


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