quake popularity and quake trends

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake on Sunday struck Algeria's Bejaia region, 250 kilometres (155 miles) east of Algiers, injuring five people and damaging some houses, the APS news agency said, citing medics.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake on Sunday struck Algeria's Bejaia region, 250 kilometres (155 miles) east of Algiers, injuring five people and damaging some houses, the APS news agency said, citing medics.

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at 2:48 pm (0548 GMT) in the Pacific some 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Namie town near the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Daiichi plant, the United States...

A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 12 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:41 a.m. Pacific time.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.    

5.1-magnitude quake was centered near Shawville, Quebec.

Quake centred northwest of Ottawa

A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Thursday evening one mile from Niland, California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:38 p.m. at a depth of 0 miles.

A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening three miles from Cobb, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:11 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.9 miles.

TEHRAN : A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early on Saturday, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported. The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0208 GMT, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the town of Minab, located in the southern Hormuzgan province and off...

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific nation of Tonga on Sunday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.    

Rapid grass-roots response to a disaster reveals how far China’s nascent civil society movement has come since a 2008 earthquake prompted a wave of volunteerism and philanthropy.    

A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early today, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported.    

6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Arabian Sea port town of Jask leaving at least 15 hurt.

A Chinese city is using dogs to predict earthquakes, an official said Tuesday, after state-run media reported that neighbours were complaining of nightly false alarms -- in the form of barking.

A Chinese city is using dogs to predict earthquakes, an official said Tuesday, after state-run media reported that neighbours were complaining of nightly false alarms -- in the form of barking.

A shallow magnitude 3 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 12 miles from Hawthorne, Nev., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:24 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5 miles.

A Chinese city is using dogs to predict earthquakes, an official said Tuesday, after state-run media reported that neighbours were complaining of nightly false alarms -- in the form of barking.

A Chinese city is using dogs to predict earthquakes, an official said Tuesday, after state-run media reported that neighbours were complaining of nightly false alarms -- in the form of barking.

A Chinese city is using dogs to predict earthquakes, an official said Tuesday, after state-run media reported that neighbours were complaining of nightly false alarms -- in the form of barking.

A Chinese city is using dogs to predict earthquakes, an official said Tuesday, after state-run media reported that neighbours were complaining of nightly false alarms -- in the form of barking.

A Chinese city is using dogs to predict earthquakes, an official said Tuesday, after state-run media reported that neighbours were complaining of nightly false alarms -- in the form of barking.

A shallow magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning three miles from Meiners Oaks, California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:06 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.8 miles.

Iran says a moderate earthquake rattled a region near the country's main nuclear reactor, but there were no reports of damage or deaths in the surrounding area.    

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A shallow magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported Friday morning one mile from Malibu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:37 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.8 miles.

Severe jolts were felt in district Ziarat of Balochistan and Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa provinces on Thursday. According to details, tremor of 5.3 magnitude on Richter scale shook Ziarat and adjoining areas causing immense panic among the local people. According to Meteorological Department, the epicenter of earthquake was in Iran, 43 kilometer inside earth...

ISLAMABAD - Earthquake tremors were felt in upper parts of the country including Jammu and Kashmir region, the Pakistan Metrological Department said on Wednesday. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake measured 5.7 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in Indian held Kashmir, some 88 km away from Jammu city in the occupied Kashmir. The tremors lasted...

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook Jammu & Kashmir and many other parts of north India.    

A shallow, magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning near Lake Tahoe, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:58 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles.

A shallow magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning three miles from Frazier Park, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:29 a.m. PDT at a depth of 9.3 miles.

Two persons were killed, and 69, including 32 students, were injured and scores of buildings damaged in Jammu and Kashmir when an earthquake of moderate intensity shook parts of North India on Wednesday

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted several parts of Punjab, Kashmir and Khyber Pakhutnkhwa on Wednesday. The epicenter of the quake was centered in Eastern Kashmir. According to reports, quake tremors were felt in Islamabad, Lahore, Peashawar, Rawalpindi, Jehlum, Murree, Faisalabad and several other cities. People rushed out of their houses...

Tremors were felt in the Indian capital and large parts of north India, including Srinagar, Shimla and Chandigarh, following a 5.8-magnitude quake centred around the Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh border on Wednesday.

Tremors were felt in the Indian capital and large parts of north India, including Srinagar, Shimla and Chandigarh, following a 5.8-magnitude quake centred around the Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh border on Wednesday.    

LISBON (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck in the Atlantic Ocean 38 miles east of Ponta Delgada in Portugal's Azores archipelago on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but local authorities reported no immediate damage.

A shallow magnitude 2.8 earthquake was reported Sunday evening one mile from Marina del Rey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:06 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 7.5 miles.

A shallow, magnitude-3.3 earthquake was reported Sunday morning 18 miles from Willits, Calif., in Mendocino County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:38 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles.

A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Thursday morning six miles from Idyllwild, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:59 a.m. PDT at a depth of 9.9 miles.

Pandas living in a reserve near the epicentre of China's weekend quake clambered up trees in panic as their forest home was jolted, but none were injured, officials said.

ISLAMABAD - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit southeastern parts of Afghanistan which rocked a large part of Pakistan on Wednesday afternoon. No casualty was reported but a media report said that some walls of mud-houses collapsed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakistan Meteorological Department measured the quake at 6.2-magnitude. The jolts were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi,...

ISLAMABAD - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit southeastern parts of Afghanistan which rocked a large part of Pakistan on Wednesday afternoon. No casualty was reported but a media report said that some walls of mud-houses collapsed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakistan Meteorological Department measured the quake at 6.2-magnitude. The jolts were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi,...

ISLAMABAD - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit southeastern parts of Afghanistan which rocked a large part of Pakistan on Wednesday afternoon. No casualty was reported but a media report said that some walls of mud-houses collapsed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakistan Meteorological Department measured the quake at 6.2-magnitude. The jolts were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi,...

Pandas living in a reserve near the epicentre of China's weekend quake clambered up trees in panic as their forest home was jolted, but none were injured, officials said.

Pandas living in a reserve near the epicentre of China's weekend quake clambered up trees in panic as their forest home was jolted, but none were injured, officials said.

A strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Southeastern part of Afghanistan which shacked most of Pakistani cities and towns on Wednesday afternoon. According to initial reports, no loss was reported so for, however a media report said some walls of mud-houses collapsed in Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw because of strong quake. Earthquake measuring magnitude 5.7 on Richter scale also...

The quake, measured at a magnitude of 5.6 by the US Geological Survey, sent people rushing from their homes in worst-hit areas and was felt in the Afghan capital Kabul and in Islamabad in neighbouring Pakistan.    

At least seven people killed, dozens injured as magnitude 5.6 quake strikes near border with Pakistan.

Pandas living in a reserve near the epicentre of China's weekend quake clambered up trees in panic as their forest home was jolted, but none were injured, officials said.

Cameras installed at the Bifengxia Giant Panda Reserve in Sichuan province showed the animal's reaction to the terrifying quake.

HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong lawmakers fiercely opposed a plan Wednesday to donate money to a Chinese provincial government for earthquake victims, underlining widespread public concerns about mainland corruption....

Pandas living in a reserve near the epicentre of China's weekend quake clambered up trees in panic as their forest home was jolted, but none were injured, officials said.

Cameras installed at the Bifengxia Giant Panda Reserve in Sichuan province showed the animal's reaction to the terrifying quake.

The University of Nevada's world-renowned earthquake laboratory has launched a nearly $4 million research project aimed at making nonstructural parts of buildings more earthquake proof.

Pandas living in a reserve near the epicentre of China's weekend quake clambered up trees in panic as their forest home was jolted, but none were injured, officials said.

Saturday's earthquake in China's Sichuan province, measured by China's earthquake administration at magnitude 7.0 and by the U.S. Geological Survey at 6.6, killed at least 192 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city. The temblor struck along the same fault line where a devastating quake to the...

Death toll from the 7.0-magnitude quake at 192, with 23 missing, authorities say    

The need to keep those eager to help away from the disaster area highlights that civic involvement and philanthropic activity are on the rise in China

The quake that struck China last weekend has drawn a flood of donations, but those eager to donate are looking past official charity groups that now have a reputation for corruption.    

A leading seismologists warned that a devastating earthquake would strike the exact area where more than 200 people have now lost their lives.    

Pandas living in a reserve near the epicentre of China's weekend quake clambered up trees in panic as their forest home was jolted, but none were injured, officials said Monday.

Water and food shortages reported as rescue teams battle landslides and aftershocks to bring basic supplies.

Pandas living in a reserve near the epicentre of China's weekend quake clambered up trees in panic as their forest home was jolted, but none were injured, officials said.

Saturday's quake was among the deadliest China has seen in the past three years.

LUSHAN, China (AP) -- The tent village that sprang up in two days to house quake survivors in mountain-flanked Lushan is no ordinary refugee camp. China's full range of disaster response is on display: Trucks with x-ray equipment, phone-charging stations, bank tellers-on-wheels - even a tent for insurance claims....

LUSHAN, China (Reuters) - Hundreds of survivors of a 6.6 magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China, killing nearly 200 people, pushed into traffic along a main road on Monday, waving protest signs, demanding help and shouting at police.

The earthquake in Sichuan province injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya’an city

China mobilized thousands of soldiers and rescuers Sunday, a day after a powerful quake struck Sichuan province.

The Sichuan rescue effort has been boosted by the strong involvement of the Chinese public after tremors that left nearly 200 dead and 12,000 injured

Sichuan quake leaves 200 people dead or missing, 11,800 injured and an estimated 100,000 homeless as clean up beginsHours after they dug out Wang Qiong's body they buried her again on a mountain slope close by what remained of her home: a heap of rubble and heavy concrete slabs. Her dazed, red-eyed widower and 12-year-old younger daughter clambered over the ruins on Sunday,...