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Strong Iran quake kills child, causes damage

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 17:45
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 the Strait of Hormuz. The quake was registered at a depth of 36.44 kilometres (22.64 miles), the USGS said.

160 dead, thousands injured in China quake

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 16:31
At least 160 people were killed and 6,700 injured when a strong earthquake hit a mountainous part of southwestern China on Saturday, destroying thousands of homes and triggering landslides. The shallow earthquake struck Sichuan province on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau just after 8:00 am, prompting a major rescue operation in the same area where 87,000 people were reported dead or missing in a massive quake in 2008.

China quake relief unfolds with stitches and shovels

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 09:45
A bloodied survivor sat on a chair outdoors getting stitches to his head as rescue workers struggled to pull other people from the rubble after a powerful quake left more than 150 dead Saturday. Rows of tents have been set up outside a hospital to cope with the flood of thousands left injured by the tremor which hit the city of Ya'an on the edge of the Tibetan plateau.

Iran ups aid effort after deadly quake near nuclear plant

April 10, 2013 08:45
Iran stepped up relief efforts on Wednesday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed 37 people and damaged dozens of villages but left its sole nuclear power station unscathed. More than 90 villages in the southern province of Bushehr were hit hard by Tuesday's quake, with two completely destroyed, the head of Iran's Red Crescent rescue corps, Mahmoud Mozafar, told state television. More than 850 people were injured and some 800 houses razed to the ground.

Tennis-Quake tests players' nerves at Indian Wells

March 12, 2013 00:00
By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer have coped with the crushing pressure of grand slam finals and held their nerve with Olympic medals at stake, but both were left rattled at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday after an earthquake rocked the California desert. The magnitude 4.7 quake struck deep beneath a mountain range shortly before 10 a.m. PDT (1700 GMT) about 22 miles south of the resort community of Palm Springs.

Strong 6.1 quake rattles Vanuatu

February 28, 2013 00:30
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the South Pacific island of Vanuatu Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but it was not thought to have caused any damage or sparked a tsunami warning. The shallow ocean quake struck at a depth of 15 kilometres (nine miles), 104 kilometres west of the capital Port Vila at 2.09 pm local time (0309 GMT). Geoscience Australia put its magnitude at 5.9 and said it was unlikely to have caused any damage.

UPDATE 1-Quake measuring 5.0 strikes off southern Greek coast

February 17, 2013 05:15
(Adds police, fire brigade officials) ATHENS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude struck in the Mediterranean just off Greece's southern coast on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The quake occurred at 7:42 a.m. (0542 GMT), 34 miles southwest of the coastal city of Kalamata in the Peloponnese region, the Survey said.

UPDATE 3-Strong quake hits Colombia: 6 hurt, but no major damage

February 9, 2013 11:45
* Five adults, one child suffer minor injuries * 124 homes, 3 schools, health clinic damaged (Updates with people injured, damage to homes) BOGOTA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake rocked southwestern Colombia on Saturday, damaging more than 100 homes and causing minor injuries to six people, but sparing serious damage to roads and bridges, authorities said.

Quake measuring 5.7 strikes off northwest Turkish coast

January 8, 2013 11:00
ISTANBUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck just off Turkey's northwestern Aegean coast on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake struck 59 miles (95 km) southwest of the Turkish city of Canakkale at a depth of 6.1 miles (10 km) and was felt in Istanbul to the east and Athens in the west. (Writing by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Nick Tattersall)
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