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Earthquake rocks sea

National
2008-7-20

A major earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale jolted the sea off the east coast of Honshu in Japan at 10:39am yesterday, according to the China Earthquake Administration. The epicenter was located at 37.5...

New network detects quakes in record time

National
2008-4-12

CHINA'S earthquake monitoring department managed to detect and report an earthquake within 10 minutes thanks to a new digital network, the China Earthquake Administration announced in Beijing yesterday. The network,...

Developer demolishes quake station

National
2006-8-9

THE Beijing Institute of Geology sued a local real estate development company over illegal demolition of an earthquake monitoring station two years ago, which was responsible for monitoring the area where the Olympic Village will be, Oriental Morning Post said today.

Frantic search as quake toll tops 20,000

World
2005-10-10

RESCUERS are working around the clock in a search for survivors of Pakistan's massive earthquake on Monday as the death toll went past 20,000 and tens of thousands of people spent a second chilly night in the open, according to Reuters.