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Tsunami Warning as Quake Rocks Indonesia

Sep 12, 2007 7:55 AM CDT

Tsunami Warning as Quake Rocks Indonesia

Powerful tremor registers 7.9

(Newser) - Indonesia has been hit by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake—triggering widespread tsunami warnings. Buildings swayed in Jakarta, and an official warning has been issued for much of the region surrounding the Indian ocean.

330 Killed in Peruvian Quake

Aug 16, 2007 4:59 AM CDT

330 Killed in Peruvian Quake

Coastal areas devastated by powerful earthquake

(Newser) - The death toll has reached at least 330, with hundreds injured, in a powerful earthquake that jolted the coast of Peru last night, the BBC reports. While buildings in LIma, 90 miles away, were rattled by the 7.9 shaker, most of the casualties were in the province of Ica,...

Huge Earthquake
Rattles Peru

Aug 15, 2007 8:18 PM CDT

Huge Earthquake Rattles Peru

Tsunami warning after 7.9 hits off coast; at least 15 dead

(Newser) - A massive earthquake shook central Peru tonight, raising fears of a tsunami along the Pacific coast of Central and South America. The quake hit about 90 miles southeast of the capital of Lima, but witnesses felt it deep into the hinterlands. The country has been put on alert for deadly...

Tsunami Slams Solomon Islands

Apr 2, 2007 7:01 AM CDT

Tsunami Slams Solomon Islands

Island of Gizo said to be "entirely washed away and people are floating in the sea"

(Newser) - A tsunami hit the Solomon Islands early Monday morning, killing at least 12 and stranding thousands more. The 8.1 quake brought huge waves nearly a mile inland in some places. "I'm driving down the street -- there are boats in the middle of the road, buildings have completely...