A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the New Zealand city of Christchurch, 10 months after swathes of the city centre were destroyed by another quake.

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The main hall at Union Station closed temporarily Friday after plaster that was apparently loosened by the August earthquake plummeted to the floor and struck a person, authorities said. The incident marked one more of the quake’s effects on major landmarks here, including the Washington Monument and the Washington National Cathedral. Read full article > >

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The main hall at Union Station closed temporarily Friday after plaster that was apparently loosened by the August earthquake plummeted to the floor and struck a person, authorities said. The incident marked one more of the quake’s effects on major landmarks here, including the Washington Monument and the Washington National Cathedral. Read full article > >

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The Washington Monument’s elevator system was damaged by last month’s earthquake and has to be repaired, the National Park Service said Monday. The elevator is operating only to the 250-foot level of the 550-foot monument, the Park Service said, adding that the mechanism is believed to have been damaged by its counterweights during the quake. Read full article > >

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Washington Monument’s elevator damaged in earthquake

LIMA, Peru — A strong but deep earthquake shook a sparsely populated northern jungle region on Wednesday near Brazil’s border. There were no reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a magnitude of 7.0 and was centered 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of the jungle city of Pucallpa, said Peru’s Geophysical Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey. It was felt mildly in the capital, Lima. But in Pucallpa, buildings shook, trees swayed, and people headed out into the street. The agencies said the quake struck at 12:46 p.m. local time (1:46 p.m. EDT; 1746 GMT), centered 90 miles (145 kilometers) underground. The deeper the quake, the less it is likely to cause damage. Read full article > >

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7.0-magnitude quake hits northern Peru near Brazilian border; no reports of injuries

Good thing the quake was barely a ripple in New York, because New Yorkers were ill prepared for anything big.

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish rescue workers and soldiers scrambled Friday to set up tents to shelter hundreds of people left homeless after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings in western Turkey, killing at least three people. No one was reported buried under the rubble in the town of Simav, the epicenter of the quake, but one man died after jumping out of a window in panic while an 18-year-old high school student was killed when he was hit by a falling piece of stone as he stood outside his home, the Anatolia news agency said. An elderly woman died of a heart attack in another town, Inegol, shortly after the quake rocked the region late Thursday. Read full article > >

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Turkish authorities race to set up tents to shelter victims of quake that killed 3

An investigation is under way in Japan to establish the source of the radiation leak at the quake-hit nuclear plant, which left two workers in hospital.

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Japan inquiry into nuclear leak

Officials have recovered the body of Taylor Anderson, a 24-year-old English teacher who is the first U.S. victim of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Anderson had taught for two years in Ishinomaki when the quake struck. She is believed to have…

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First U.S. Quake Victim Found in Japan

More than 16,000 people are either confirmed dead or listed as missing after the quake and tsunami devastated Japan on 11 March.

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VIDEO: 7 days of turmoil and destruction in Japan

Prince William begins a tour of disaster-stricken areas of New Zealand and Australia, beginning with a visit to the quake-hit city of Christchurch.

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William visits NZ disaster zones

A reactor at the quake-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northern Japan is hit by a fresh fire amid an increased health scare.

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New fire hits Japan nuclear plant

Nearly 2,500 people are now known to have died in the quake and tsunami and thousands more remain unaccounted for.

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VIDEO: Search and rescue goes on in Japan

IN SENDAI, JAPAN Outside the Rigoletto Tapas Lounge, an eatery that normally offers fine wines and Spanish delicacies, the bourgeoisie of this quake-crippled northern Japanese city lined up for hours Monday.

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In Sendai, long lines of quiet desperation

The earthquake in Japan appears to have brought the country and the United States closer together, and not just metaphorically speaking: The area of the country hit by the quake jumped 13 feet closer to the U.S., says The New York Times. A coastal…

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