5 million homeless in China after quake

5 million people in China are still homeless after the devastating quake.  More than 15 million have already relocated because of the quake.  There aren’t nearly enough tents or temporary housing units...

Aftershock Near Quake Lake

An aftershock to the May 12 earthquake has hit near the lake formed by the initial tremor. The instability of such lakes is proving to be a potentially deadly knock-on effect of the devastating earthquake."The...

5.4-magnitude aftershock hits quake zone

"CHENGDU  -- A 5.4-magnitude aftershock struck southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday afternoon.The latest aftershock hit Qingchuan County at about 4:03 p.m., and the China National Seismic Network located the epicenter at 32.7 north latitude and 105.6 east...

Powerful aftershock rocks China

Dozens of aftershocks have been reported in China since the devastating 5.12 earthquake in the Sichuan region.This past Sunday, a powerful aftershock with a magnitude of 6.0 destroyed 71,000 homes in central China....

China tries to restore calm after new quake report

Aftershock warnings spooked understandably frayed nerves Monday, spurring many to panic in the streets of southwestern Chengdu. Chinese government is now attempting to restore peace."CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China tried to restore calm in its southwestern city of Chengdu on...

Aftershock warning sparks panic in China

More calamity in China, after an aftershock warning caused mass panic in the streets. Meanwhile, officials held a mourning ceremony of a magnitude usually reserved for top Chinese leaders. The Olympic torch relay has...

4.7 quake rocks Reno as area's seismic activity continues

Reno has experienced more than 50 aftershocks after an earthquake that shook cans off shelves, knocked pictures off walls and even dislodged rocks along the Sierra Nevada."There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage early Saturday from the magnitude 4.7 quake...

Indonesia rocked by two big aftershocks: seismologists

"Indonesia's Sumatra island was rocked by two powerful aftershocks in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with local tsunami alerts being issued on both occasions, the US Geological Survey said. A strong 6.7-magnitude aftershock struck at 1:06 am (1806 GMT) at a depth of 35...

5.6 magnitude quake shakes West Sumatra

"A local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency staff, Fitri, said the tremor was an aftershock of two major earthquakes that struck the region respectively on September 12 measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale and on September 13 measuring 7.9. She said the epicenter of Tuesday`s...

Aftershocks continue to rattle Bengkulu

"The epicenter of the first earthquake was located at 8.03 degrees southern latitude and 107.74 degrees eastern longitude, around 94 km southwest of Tasikmalaya, West Java, at a depth of 30 km, a spokesman of the national Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), Edison...

Peru Rescue Efforts Underway

   UPDATE: Widespread looting now reported in Peru     Vowing that humanitarian mistakes of the past would not be repeated Peruvian President visited the wreckage caused by the massive 8.0...

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