Pacific Ocean Quake

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  6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits US: Report

  The 6.0 magnitude quake was located on a faultline underneath the Pacific Ocean, 173 miles (279 kilometers) from the city of Bandon in the state of Oregon, the US Geological Survey said.

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  Tsunami Warning Issued After 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Pacific Ocean

  A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Pacific Ocean to the east of New Caledonia, the US Geological Survey said, a day after a major quake hit the same area.

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  7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Near Antarctica, No Tsunami Warning

  A magnitude 7.1 quake struck on Monday in the southern Pacific Ocean, close to the South Sandwich Islands north of Antarctica, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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  8.2 Magnitude Quake Strikes In The Pacific, No Damages in Fiji

  A massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga today, but it was so deep that it did not cause any damage, authorities in Fiji said. The USTsunami Warning Centre also said the quake was too deep to cause a tsunami.

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  Earthquake Magnitude 6.5 Reported Off Coast Of Northern California: US Geological Survey

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.

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  Strong Earthquake Rocks Southern Philippines

  A strong 6.1-magnitude quake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

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  Japan Warned to Stay Vigilant for 'Big One' After Powerful Earthquake

  Seismologists today warned Japan to stay vigilant for the next "Big One" after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of the quake-prone nation, injuring a dozen people.

• Philippines quake: Rescuers search for survivors as death toll reaches 142

  Rescue workers struggled to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island that was devastated by a huge earthquake, as aftershocks tormented survivors and the death toll surpassed 140.

• 6.2 quake shakes Philippines' Mindanao

  A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday triggering panic, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.

• Solomons quake shows might of 'Ring of Fire'

  A huge earthquake that struck off the Solomons Islands on Wednesday was another reminder of the power of the volatile "Ring of Fire", a vast zone of volcanic instability that encircles the Pacific Ocean.

• The Biggest quakes around the world in last hundred years

  The 8.0-magnitude quake that struck off the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, while massive, was far less powerful than other "superquakes" to have struck around the world in recent decades. Here is a list of the greatest earthquakes since the beginning of the 20th century, according to the moment magnitude scale:

• 8.0 quake strikes Solomons, sparks Pacific tsunami

  A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake was feared to have flattened villages in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, and triggered a tsunami with destructive potential for Pacific nations' coasts, monitors said.

• Tsunami warning issued after 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes US off Alaska coast

  A major 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the US state of Alaska early Saturday, triggering a potentially destructive local tsunami, the US government said.

• Strong quake strikes in Pacific south of Panama

  A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday in the Pacific Ocean south of Panama, and no casualties or damage were immediately reported, a civil defense official said.Q

• Tsunami warning follows 7.2 magnitude Pacific quake

  The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has been recorded in the Pacific Ocean off Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands.The center says the Thursday evening quake was felt through the central Aleutians and as far east as Dutch Harbor and Unalaska. There are no immediate reports of damage.The ...