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Saturday, April 20, 2013  Powerful quake jolts China's Sichuan province, killing at least 156 and injuring thousands

Friday, December 07, 2012  The 7.3 quake struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Guatemalans huddle in cold streets, search rubble for survivors after quake kills at least 48

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  Powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake reported in Costa Rica

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Indonesia issues new tsunami alert for aftershock.

Sunday, November 06, 2011  Oklahoma: A state more accustomed to tornadoes endures weekend of quakes; no injuries reported

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  West Coasters relish seeing long shadow of seismic disaster cast east for a change

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  5.9 magnitude earthquake in Virginia rocks Washington area, felt up and down East Coast

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Update: Tsunami alert lifted following magnitude 7.4 earthquake off Japan coast.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Quake sways buildings, frightens residents in southern Mexico; No initial reports of damage

Monday, March 14, 2011  Tide of 1,000 bodies washes up in Japan, overwhelming crematoriums as nuclear crisis deepens

Sunday, March 13, 2011  Japan's prime minister called the crisis the most severe challenge the nation has faced since World War II.

Saturday, March 12, 2011  Explosion at Japan nuclear plant intensifies fears after devastating quake and tsunami

Saturday, March 12, 2011  At the heart of Japan's disaster, scenes of devastation and woe greet the dawn

Friday, March 11, 2011  Ironically, "tsunami" is a Japanese word.  It means, "harbor wave", but it is actually not a wave at all.  It's a series of surges of water that move throughout the depth of the ocean, where a "wave" is a phenomenon that is usually confined nearer to the surface, and therefore as they come in don't have the force of the ocean's depth behind them.