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Moderate quake hits Indonesia

Magnitude 6.4 quake hits southern Peru, near Chile border

Samoa replacement houses not quake proof - study

Tsunami-wrecked houses in Samoa are being rebuilt on higher ground - but without protection against cyclones or earthquakes, engineers say.

Central North Island feels quake

Mild quake shakes Haiti

Small quake hits Gisborne

California ready for earthquakes

California geology officials have released an updated seismic activity map that they hope will improve earthquake preparedness.

Boobquake phenom goes viral

A woman who was disgruntled when an Iranian cleric preached that female cleavage causes earthquakes has caused her own social networking phenomenon.

Strong quake hits Philippines