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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck Friday off the coast of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck 12:41 p.m. PDT (1941 GMT) at a depth of 14.3 miles (23 kilometers) about 173 miles (279 kilometers) west of Vancouver, the USGS said...

(CNN) -- A tsunami warning has been canceled for a number of coastal communities in Alaska following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Thursday near the Aleutian Islands, officials said. The strength of the earthquake, which was initially reported with a magnitude of 7.4, was revised to a...

TOKYO – Protesters in Tokyo are preparing to hold mass demonstrations against the use of nuclear power. The Saturday protests will take place on the three-month anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands and caused one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. The...

SENDAI, Japan – A big aftershock rocked quake-weary Japan late Thursday, rattling nerves as it knocked out power to the northern part of the country and prompted tsunami warnings that were later canceled. The quake was initially measured at magnitude-7.4, though the U.S. Geological Survey in...

Japanese news agency Kyodo News withdrew a startling story on Saturday of a young man pulled alive from the rubble eight days after a massive earthquake set off a 10-meter high tsunami that ripped through northeast Japan, killing thousands. Doubts have been raised about the story, which has...

TOKYO – A film distributor says it has decided to stop showing Clint Eastwood's tsunami movie "Hereafter" in Japan following a catastrophic quake. Warner Entertainment Japan Inc. official Satoru Otani says theaters will no longer show the film. He said Monday the terrifying tsunami scenes in...

Our prayers are out to all the People in Japan that are affected in some way with this distruction Huge tsunami kills hundreds in Japan, sweeps across Pacific The biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan rocked the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that killed hundreds...

An earthquake measuring 7.9 struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo, causing "many injuries," at least one fire and triggering a 10-meter (30-ft) tsunami warning, NHK television and witnesses reported. The public broadcaster showed black...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/29/hancocks.indo.tsunami.worst1.cnn Monai, Indonesia -- Saluhu stares at the mass grave where his youngest son is buried. He struggles to comprehend the split second that changed his life forever. He relives the moment he started to run inland with...

Mentawai Islands, Indonesia -- The toll climbed to 408 dead and 303 missing four days after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia's coast, triggering a tsunami, officials said Friday. The National Disaster Coordinating Agency said 270 people were seriously injured and 142 had minor...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/28/hancocks.indonesia.quake.tsunami.cnn Help trickled in Thursday, three days after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia, triggering a tsunami that has killed at least 311 people and left more than 400 missing. An assessment team from the...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/28/hancocks.indonesia.quake.tsunami.cnn Help trickled in Thursday, three days after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia, triggering a tsunami that has killed at least 311 people and left more than 400 missing. An assessment team from the...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/26/indonesia.resorts.destroyed.cnn http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/26/bpr.indonesia.earthquake.saputra.cnn Jakarta, Indonesia -- The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck off Indonesia has risen to 154, officials said...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked Papua New Guinea Sunday, triggering a tsunami alert although no waves were immediately seen, seismologists said. The U.S. Geological Survey said in a written statement the quake was centered 170 miles southwest of Rabul...

NASA demos tsunami prediction system PASADENA, Calif., (UPI) -- A NASA-led research team says it has successfully demonstrated for the first time elements of a prototype tsunami prediction system. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the system, say it can quickly and...

TALCAHUANO, Chile – When the shaking stopped, Marioli Gatica and her extended family huddled in a circle on the floor of their seaside wooden home in this gritty port town, listening to the radio by a lantern's light. They heard firefighters urging Talcahuano's citizens to stay calm and stay...

TOKYO – The tsunami from the deadly earthquake in Chile hit Japan's main islands and even reached the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves didn't cause significant damage. Hawaii and other Pacific islands in their path were also spared. In Japan, where hundreds of...

The U.S. pledged to help Chile after a powerful earthquake struck Saturday and kept watch on a tsunami heading for Hawaii. Read Entire Article...

6.6 magnitude quake hits off Canada's west coast VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada on Tuesday, but did not prompt a tsunami alert, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake...