Cue up the R.E.M. ’cause “it’s the end of the world as we know it.”  Yet another strong earthquake has struck, this time in Peru.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck South America on Wednesday near Bolivia’s capital of La Paz.  This quake, however, was not felt by many residents and mines in the area.
At first, [...]

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UPDATE: A witness told Radio New Zealand that villages on the south-east coast of Samoa’s Upolu had been flattened by the earthquake and that police were moving people to higher ground.
Shaking near the epicenter reportedly lasted up to three minutes.
A number of aftershocks also hit the area after the initial earthquake. “We are seeing a [...]

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The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean, about 160 miles north of Port Blair in India’s Andaman Islands. A tsunami watch is now in effect for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh.
The Andaman Islands earthquake is said to have occurred about 20.6 miles deep, the U.S. [...]

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An earthquake registering 6.9 on the Richter Scale shook Baja, California late Monday morning and could be felt in the San Diego area, prompting the evacuation of a downtown office tower.
The quake struck approximately 360 miles south of the California border, according to the USGS earthquake center.  Local news reports [...]

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The Los Angeles area was shaken by a small but powerful earthquake on May 19, 2009. The 4.1 earthquake was an aftershock to the magnitude-4.7 earthquake that hit the region less than two days ago. So far, there are no reports of damage or injuries.
The quake hit at 3:49pm, local time, 6:49pm EDT, [...]

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