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• Powerful quake strikes off Azores archipelago Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 2:47 AM ET

  April 30- An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck in the Atlantic Ocean 38 miles east of Ponta Delgada in Portugal's Azores archipelago on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

• Fitch: Limited Impact on Chinese Insurers from Sichuan Quake <2318.HK><2328.HK> Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 11:55 PM ET

  HONG KONG, April 24 Fitch Ratings does not expect the 20 April 2013 earthquake in China's south-western Sichuan province to have a significant impact on Chinese insurers' financial performance or solvency position.

• China shares slip from 1-mth high, Hong Kong weak as quake impact weighed Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 5:12 AM ET

  HONG KONG, April 22- China shares fell from a one-month high on Monday and Hong Kong markets were sluggish, with Chinese insurers sliding on fears that payouts after Saturday's earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province could hit profits.

• China shares slip from 1-month high, insurers slide on quake payout worry Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 3:04 AM ET

  HONG KONG, April 22- China shares slipped from a one-month high on Monday, with the insurance sector weak on concerns that payouts for Saturday's earthquake in Sichuan province could hit profit margins. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings closed down 0.1 percent at 2,530.7.

• China shares off 1-mth high, Hong Kong flat as quake impact weighed Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 1:26 AM ET

  HONG KONG, April 22- China shares fell from a one-month high on Monday and Hong Kong markets were sluggish, with Chinese insurers sliding on fears that payouts for Saturday's earthquake in Sichuan could hit profit margins.

• China Earthquake Toll Rises as Rescuers Struggle Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 | 4:48 AM ET

  

  Rescuers struggled to reach a remote corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years rose to 203 with almost 1,000 serious injuries.

• UPDATE 8-Earthquake kills 157, injures 5,700 in China's Sichuan Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 11:59 AM ET

  *Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes China's Sichuan province. YA'AN, China, April 20- China was hit by its worst earthquake in three years on Saturday that killed at least 157 people and injured more than 5,700, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.

• UPDATE 7-Strong quake hits China; 156 dead, more than 5,500 injured Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 8:38 AM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 156 people and injuring about 5,500 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• UPDATE 6-Strong quake hits China; 102 dead, more than 2,200 injured Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 4:58 AM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 102 people and injuring about 2,200 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• UPDATE 5-Strong quake hits China; 71 dead, more than 2,200 injured Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 3:17 AM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 71 people and injuring about 2,200 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• UPDATE 4-Strong quake hits China; 56 dead, about 600 injured Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | 1:03 AM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 56 people and injuring about 600 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• UPDATE 3-Strong quake hits China, 100 may be dead, injured Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 11:31 PM ET

  *Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes China's Sichuan province. BEIJING, April 20- A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and injuring at least 100 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008..

• Around 100 dead or injured in China quake - media Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 10:11 PM ET

  BEIJING, April 20- Around 100 people are dead or injured from an earthquake which struck China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Saturday, state media reported.

• Russian builder says no damage to Iran nuclear plant from quake Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 | 7:43 AM ET

  MOSCOW, April 16- Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant was not damaged by the major earthquake that struck on Tuesday, an official at the Russian company that built the plant said. The official at Atomstroyexport, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he had spoken to a colleague at the plant after the quake and that no damage was reported.

• UPDATE 1-Seismic activity may indicate N.Korea nuclear test Monday, 11 Feb 2013 | 10:29 PM ET

  SEOUL, Feb 12- Seismic activity has been detected in North Korea with an earthquake measuring 4.9 magnitude registered by the U.S. Geological Survey, in a move that South Korea said indicated that Pyongyang had carried out a third nuclear test. North Korea is not prone to seismic activity.

• UPDATE 3-Tsunami kills at least five in Solomons after big Pacific quake Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 3:36 AM ET

  *Tsunami hits Solomon Islands, reports of five dead. Feb 6- A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake set off a tsunami that killed at least five people in a remote part of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday and triggered evacuations across the South Pacific as island nations issued tsunami alerts.

• Tsunami center cancels alerts after Solomon Islands quake Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | 11:04 PM ET

  SYDNEY, Feb 6- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cancelled tsunami warnings and watches covering large areas of the South Pacific on Wednesday after a strong earthquake near the Solomon Islands. A small tsunami was generated near the epicentre of the 8.0 magnitude quake, the center reported earlier.

• No Australia tsunami threat from Solomon quake Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | 8:57 PM ET

  SYDNEY, Feb 6- Australia was not at risk from a tsunami after a powerful earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said.

• Japan lifts tsunami warning issued after quake in northeast Friday, 7 Dec 2012 | 5:36 AM ET

  TOKYO, Dec 7- The Japan Meteorological Agency has lifted a tsunami warning issued for northeastern Japan after a strong earthquake centred off the coast shook buildings as far away as Tokyo, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of deaths or serious damage.