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The quake rocked at 12:22 Jakarta time (0522 GMT) with epicenter at 89 kilomet ...2008-03-10T08:38+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-912ea0cbf87957529072db2b44385c69NaturalDisasters20080310083800http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/10/content_7758125.htmJAKARTA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 Ritcher scale shot Aceh province in Sumatra Island on Monday. No report of damages or casualty, meteorology agency said here. The quake rocked at 12:22 Jakarta time (0522 GMT) with epicenter at 89 kilometers southwest Sinabang of the....2008-03-10T07:13+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d4f9044744e87bf701c89e8c010521beNaturalDisasters20080310071300http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6369827.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.3 Richter scale rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Monday morning, no report of damage or casualties, the meteorology agency said here. The quake jolted at 8:27 Jakarta time (0127 GMT) with epicenter at 4 ...2008-03-10T04:50+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-3a9fe69bcf316bdd0a49177a8846180220080310045000http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/10/content_7756206.htmJAKARTA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 Richter scale rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Monday morning, no report of damage or casualties, the meteorology agency said here. The quake jolted at 8:27 Jakarta time (0127 GMT) with epicenter at 45 kilometers southwest Sumbawa of....2008-03-10T03:28+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-48612d5fc3bcceab6bdf0ab4af23c03c20080310032800http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/08/content_7743714.htmJAKARTA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 5.3 rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Saturday morning, with no immediate report of damages or casualties, meteorology agency said here. The quake struck at 07:38 Jakarta time (0038 GMT) with epicenter at 103 km northwest Ternate of....2008-03-08T03:31+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-21fe4fe667301a912e953420ff5ce52b20080308033100http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/06/content_7734168.htmJAKARTA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Thursday delivered Appreciation Certificates to China for its tsunami and earthquake disaster relief for Indonesia. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, Indonesia's Director of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction A gency for Aceh and Nias, handed over the certificates....2008-03-06T14:02+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-e833eedd6addf59a5a5f12a7d6e295b9NaturalDisasters20080306140200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7CGCQ7?OpenDocumentBanda Aceh, INDONESIA – On Wednesday 5 March 2008, officials from BRR, the Indonesian government's agency responsible for post-tsunami and earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction of Aceh and Nias, the Banda Aceh city government as well as from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) witnessed the....2008-03-06T13:40+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-5026adf5437fad398c6fa62d37cb8fffAgricultureNaturalDisasters20080306134000http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/06/content_7729106.htmHONG KONG, March 6 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia at 0127 GMT Thursday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a bulletin released here Thursday morning.2008-03-06T04:17+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-ee83a4e716f36d0257fbfcbce80f7371NaturalDisasters20080306041700http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6367511.htmlAn earthquake with magnitude of 6.4 jolted North Maluku province in eastern parts of Indonesia on Thursday morning, no initial report of damages or casualties, the meteorology agency said here. The quake struck at 8:22 a. m. Jakarta ...2008-03-06T03:43+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-e6b59d0cb883c37c17eeae4e642dd657NaturalDisasters20080306034300http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/06/content_7728451.htmJAKARTA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.4 jolted North Maluku province in eastern parts of Indonesia on Thursday morning, no initial report of damages or casualties, the meteorology agency said here. The quake struck at 8:22 a. m.2008-03-06T03:32+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-cc096afd1d1ff986a520a2c99b23af2eNaturalDisasters20080306033200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-7CEW48?OpenDocumentIn September 2007, two massive earthquakes struck the Mentawai Islands leaving tens of thousands in dire need. SurfAid donors responded with donations to fund an immediate relief effort. These are the results of that support. The Situation Located 150 kilometers off the coast of Sumatra, the....2008-03-05T03:34+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-d0d8f69ee8a9d18023fbba3cd0e75165CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersPublicHealthUNbodiesEcho20080305033400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6365804.htmlAn earthquake with magnitude of 5.0 rocked West Java province of Indonesia on Tuesday morning with no initial report of damages or casualty, meteorology agency said here. The quake struck at 06:34 Jakarta time (2334 GMT Monday) with ...2008-03-04T07:13+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-05c4c6415d1de6a0ecedb0c409a9c57820080304071300http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=164388JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A strong earthquake hit off western Indonesia on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck off Sumatra Island, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered 90 miles southwest of the coastal town of Padang and 21 miles below the ocean floor.2008-03-04T07:05+0100tehrantimesentehrantimes-e7a392fe1057d769d15287d06e7b95a1NaturalDisasters20080304070500http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Powerful-quake-hits-off-Indonesias-Sumatra-island/279605/A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Monday.2008-03-03T09:03+0100expressindiaenexpressindia-3348f3514bca422f9e741f1653202d2bNaturalDisasters20080303090300http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080303/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_quakeAP - A strong earthquake hit off western Indonesia on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.2008-03-03T07:27+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-30dc7c94112ee987c56ab378e11d7948NaturalDisasters20080303072700http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6364967.htmlAn earthquake with magnitude of 6.3 rattled west Sumatra province of Indonesia on Monday morning. No casualty or damages reported, meteorology agency and local military command said here. In the closest area with the epicenter of th ...2008-03-03T06:59+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-d584c1770fbd3d01342e25aac890e4efNaturalDisasters20080303065900http://www.sunstar.com.ph//static/net/2008/03/03/strong.quake.rocks.western.indonesia.(12.03.p.m.).htmlJAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong earthquake hit off western Indonesia on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck off Sumatra Island, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered 145 kilometers (90 miles) southwest of the coastal town of....2008-03-03T05:19+0100sunstarensunstar-87858cd5593c83b4b35924242d292f40NaturalDisasters20080303051900http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/080303/dpa-en-c8e7b2485fdbd6943c62fe6466365a8b.htmlJakarta (dpa) - An undersea earthquake registering 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian seismologist agency said. The quake struck at 9:37 am (0237 GMT) and....2008-03-03T04:47+0100dpa-enendpa-en-c8e7b2485fdbd6943c62fe6466365a8bNaturalDisasters20080303044700http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/03/content_7707104.htmJAKARTA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.3 rattled west Sumatra province of Indonesia on Monday morning. No casualty or damages reported, meteorology agency and local military command said here. In the closest area with the epicenter of the quake, Painan town of West Sumatra....2008-03-03T04:45+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-49a32efa35fcc9b271ea9c34829cfff4NaturalDisasters20080303044500http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080303/ap-en-1e564a2f0fb9cb1418d7fbb7729293c0.htmlJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A strong earthquake hit off western Indonesia on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck off Sumatra Island, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered 145 kilometers (90 miles) southwest of the coastal town....2008-03-03T04:35+0100ap-enenap-en-1e564a2f0fb9cb1418d7fbb7729293c0NaturalDisasters20080303043500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6364252.htmlAn earthquake with magnitude of 5.5. rocked Sumatra Island, Indonesia, on Sunday morning, no report of damages or casualty, according to the country's meteorology agency. The quake hit the Island at 04:13 Jakarta time (2113 GMT Satu ...2008-03-02T03:55+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-9c291a8ba2927c5a504330bff18f6a3220080302035500http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/02/content_7698761.htmJakarta, March 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 5.5. rocked Sumatra Island, Indonesia, on Sunday morning, no report of damages or casualty, according to the country's meteorology agency. The quake hit the Island at 04:13 Jakarta time (2113 GMT Saturday) with epicenter at 134 km....2008-03-02T03:10+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d3f8ff2c9e0ee4775016154f06e37d9220080302031000http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200802280049.htmlBY EIKI YANO THE ASAHI SHIMBUN WEH ISLAND, Indonesia--It has been just over three years since the 2004 Boxing Day earthquake off Sumatra Island and subsequent tsunami killed 220,000 people across Asia. On the Indonesian island, which suffered extensive damage, reforestation projects of coral and mangrove are finally taking root.2008-02-28T02:57+0100asahienasahi-b24c64864d5d61d6b418d63be956dc03NaturalDisastersAgricultureEnvironment20080228025700http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6361778.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 2:24 a.m. local time Wednesday (1824 GMT, Tuesday), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory. The epicenter was initially deter ...2008-02-27T04:20+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-184542d4fe5dab7cb25fe15c667148a2NaturalDisasters20080227042000http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/27/content_7676311.htmHONG KONG, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 2:24 a.m. local time Wednesday (1824 GMT, Tuesday), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory. The epicenter was initially determined to be 3.8 degrees south latitude and 101.2008-02-27T03:13+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-1ab2bd932e455694b01654f1037d920eNaturalDisasters20080227031300http://www.pr-inside.com/powerful-earthquake-strikes-waters-off-r455703.htmA powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2008-02-26T10:19+0100topixentopix-bab29e8a7c53b20b436685cf4d4eaebaNaturalDisasters20080226101900http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=1740&topicId=100000352&docId=l:601762322Xinhua General News Service : The following are news items from the Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday: Foreign exchange rates in Malaysia New Zealand sharemarket closes 0.03 pct higher 3rd Ld Writethru: Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia's Bengkulu U.S.2008-02-26T06:08+0100lexismedenlexismed-03b1ea11f6eb37189dc6977fcd050844NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersAgriculturalProdAnimalAvianFlu20080226060800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-7C6VME?OpenDocument21 February 2008, Simeulue, Indonesia - Following yesterday's earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Simeulue, CARE staff who have been working on the island since the 2004 tsunami, have mobilised a response to those affected. "The destruction is primarily located on the east coast of the island.2008-02-26T05:05+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-30756e0500e0864b938b400834026cdfNaturalDisasters20080226050500http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10494661&ref=rssJAKARTA - A fresh earthquake struck off western Sumatra on Tuesday in the wake of strong tremors the day before, triggering another tsunami alert, Indonesia's meteorology agency said. The agency said the quake measured 7.0 on the...2008-02-26T02:35+0100nzheraldennzherald-a22700ca5521695e7711ff2a3543775eNaturalDisasters20080226023500http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080226/ap-en-02b5e1e449261ce33b5ec98db30b7929.htmlJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island and triggered a tsunami warning, and a strong aftershock hit the same fault line hours later, agencies said. There were no reports of damage or injuries from either quake.2008-02-26T01:43+0100ap-enenap-en-02b5e1e449261ce33b5ec98db30b7929NaturalDisasters20080226014300http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2172537.htmThere's been another earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The magnitude seven quake is the third to hit the area in the past 24 hours, following a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in the early morning. The quake occured at a depth of 35 kilometres, 164 kilometres southwest of Sumatra's Padang. On Monday, a 7.2008-02-26T01:04+0100radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-16119648f093cb0475c82a7757e52d12NaturalDisasters20080226010400http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/080226/dpa-en-763f6ff06a171634910a15ea4e842428.htmlJakarta (dpa) - A fresh tsunami warning was issued after a powerful magnitude-7 undersea earthquake Tuesday morning jolted Indonesia's western coast of Sumatra, triggering a new panic among the island's residents. But the tsunami alert was cancelled about an hour later, after no tidal waves....2008-02-26T00:53+0100dpa-enendpa-en-763f6ff06a171634910a15ea4e842428NaturalDisasters20080226005300http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25311277.htmJAKARTA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A fresh earthquake struck off western Sumatra on Tuesday in the wake of strong tremors the day before, triggering another tsunami alert, Indonesia's meteorology agency said. The agency said the quake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale and had an epicentre about 171 km (106....2008-02-26T00:45+0100alertnetenalertnet-6624f853517abfc56b2b5698835c5a6cNaturalDisasters20080226004500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/26/worldupdates/2008-02-26T044146Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-321458-1&sec=WorldupdatesJAKARTA (Reuters) - A fresh earthquake struck off western Sumatra on Tuesday in the wake of strong tremors the day before, triggering another tsunami alert, Indonesia's meteorology agency said.2008-02-26T00:31+0100thestarenthestar-27f303ba94ea0de6c785893f3804a7acNaturalDisasters20080226003100http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/080226/reuters-en-eceab8a04eed2484e284047b439e381d.htmlJAKARTA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A fresh earthquake struck off western Sumatra on Tuesday in the wake of strong tremors the day before, triggering another tsunami alert, Indonesia's meteorology agency said. The agency said the quake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale and had an epicentre about 171 km....2008-02-26T00:11+0100reuters-enenreuters-en-eceab8a04eed2484e284047b439e381dNaturalDisasters20080226001100http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/26/content_7669177.htmJAKARTA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 rocked Sumatra province of Indonesia on Tuesday morning and a tsunami warning has been issued, meteorology agency here said. The quake struck at 4:02 local time (2102 GMT) with epicenter at 171 kilometers southwest Painan town of....2008-02-25T23:55+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-b00482bdbcb79a8db5d8933bf1b3d14fNaturalDisasters20080225235500http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/26/content_7669170.htmJAKARTA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 rocked Sumatra province of Indonesia on Tuesday, which is likely to trigger tsunami, meteorology authorities said.2008-02-25T23:55+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d614ad09371983bb38cf645f30500883NaturalDisasters20080225235500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/26/worldupdates/2008-02-26T033853Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-321448-1&sec=WorldupdatesJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's meteorology agency issued a tsunami warning early on Tuesday morning after a strong earthquake struck off western Sumatra.2008-02-25T23:46+0100thestarenthestar-f25a47d4e64ab073a8ee4383cacb2f39NaturalDisasters20080225234600http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2008/02/tsunami-warning-issued-in-indonesiaIndonesia issued a tsunami warning on Monday after a powerful earthquake struck off the western coast of Sumatra island.2008-02-25T23:46+0100topixentopix-a1f6e781a128591a0737671ff46c7e32NaturalDisasters20080225234600http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK291787.htmJAKARTA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Indonesia's meteorology agency issued a tsunami warning early on Tuesday morning after a strong earthquake struck off western Sumatra. The agency said via a telephone text message that the quake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale.2008-02-25T23:44+0100alertnetenalertnet-f7cad59567b9c21a9010793510d84d11NaturalDisasters20080225234400http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSJAK20328320080225?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsJAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday, triggering panic and a brief tsunami warning, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.2008-02-25T23:18+0100reutersenreuters-18bea00fc77f6338bb0517a6132cff6eNaturalDisasters20080225231800http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKJAK20328320080225?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsJAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday, triggering panic and a brief tsunami warning, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.2008-02-25T23:18+0100reutersenreuters-fe998e103fdc7aa328257b67744f1bbeNaturalDisasters20080225231800http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/080225/dpa-en-bde70912c10c71cf6a51f65fea4def80.htmlJakarta (dpa) - A fresh tsunami warning was issued after a powerful 7 magnitude undersea earthquake jolted Indonesia's western coast of Sumatra Tuesday morning and triggering a new panic among residents. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.2008-02-25T23:17+0100dpa-enendpa-en-bde70912c10c71cf6a51f65fea4def80NaturalDisasters20080225231700http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080225/wl_nm/quake_indonesia_dcReuters - A powerful earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday, triggering panic and a brief tsunami warning, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.2008-02-25T23:07+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-e10cc81d8a90af196fe138330eae7be1NaturalDisasters20080225230700http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/080225/reuters-en-24258bd8053895adccb624a82a18043d.htmlJAKARTA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Indonesia's meteorology agency issued a tsunami warning early on Tuesday morning after a strong earthquake struck off western Sumatra. The agency said via a telephone text message that the quake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale.2008-02-25T23:07+0100reuters-enenreuters-en-24258bd8053895adccb624a82a18043dNaturalDisasters20080225230700http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/080225/dpa-en-a640060b3549c652a2e26d538d886732.htmlJakarta (dpa) - A fresh tsunami warning was issued after a powerful 7.0 magnitude undersea earthquake jolted Indonesia's western coast of Sumatra Tuesday morning but there were no immediate reports of casualty and damage. The epicentre of the quake - the second in the region in as many days -....2008-02-25T22:33+0100dpa-enendpa-en-a640060b3549c652a2e26d538d886732NaturalDisasters20080225223300http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/080225/dpa-en-19fbe1183604eaffcaadc3a81104f979.htmlJakarta (dpa) - A fresh tsunami warning was issued after a powerful 7.0 magnitude undersea earthquake jolted Indonesia's western coast of Sumatra Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of casualty and damage.2008-02-25T22:31+0100dpa-enendpa-en-19fbe1183604eaffcaadc3a81104f979NaturalDisasters20080225223100http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKJAK20328320080225?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=451JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday, triggering panic and a brief tsunami warning, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.2008-02-25T21:17+0100reutersenreuters-066e078219f1b58cd6aa20ff18db01edNaturalDisasters20080225211700http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhojauojidql/rss2/A powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra today, the US Geological Survey said.2008-02-25T21:07+0100irish-newsenirish-news-f9f5470e2dc522486e435df6d2f97880NaturalDisasters20080225210700http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080225/wl_asia_afp/indonesiaquakeAFP - A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, sparking a local tsunami alert and causing people to wake and flee outside.2008-02-25T21:05+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-f23f5449da02972ac1946323c33cc510NaturalDisasters20080225210500