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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/402830/1/.htmlMOSCOW: New tremors have hit east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are disputed between Russia and Japan, hours after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the United States Geological Survey said Friday.2009-01-16T08:07+0100channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-2b91a30debf25c27ef8df2a3cb23a6f2NaturalDisasters20090116080700http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-Common-Chunk-HT-UI-Common-LatestNews&id=538a4de8-fc58-48f1-ab0a-dbafee89a567&MatchID1=4878&TeamID1=1&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=2&SeriesID1=1231&PrimaryID=4878&Headline=New+tremor+hits+eastern+Russia+near+Japan%3a+USGSNew tremors have hit east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are disputed between Russia and Japan, hours after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake.2009-01-16T07:12+0100HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-8344cc79eb6a4bb057acea26e951d278NaturalDisasters20090116071200http://www.apakistannews.com/73-quake-hits-in-eastern-russia-near-japan-usgs-100908MOSCOW: A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has hit east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are disputed between Russia and Japan, the United States Geological Survey said Thursday. The quake hit at 3:49 a.m. Friday (1749 GMT Thursday) at a location 428 kilometres (266 miles) east of the Russian town of Severokurilsk and 1,787 [.2009-01-16T06:19+0100apakistannewsenapakistannews-0ab8abf80f1359933699003da8d86918NaturalDisasters20090116061900http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/16/worldupdates/2009-01-16T034445Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-374727-3&sec=WorldupdatesPETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (Reuters) - Russia withdrew a tsunami warning in a Far Eastern coastal city on Friday after officials said there was little immediate danger from a large earthquake off the Kuril Islands.2009-01-16T03:06+0100thestarenthestar-12ec7ab75e36e0cdaf61284bf5423ae0NaturalDisasters20090116030600http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/402741/1/.htmlMOSCOW : A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has hit east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are disputed between Russia and Japan, the United States Geological Survey said Thursday. The...2009-01-16T00:32+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-1207f1ffdc58a47bc73c5b9d38e76d77NaturalDisasters20090116003200http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/01/16/story_16-1-2009_pg7_44MOSCOW: A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has hit east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are disputed between Russia and Japan, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Thursday. The quake hit at 3:49am Friday (17:49 GMT Thursday) at a location 428 kilometres east of the....2009-01-16T00:21+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-7a396bfcdd41113d5b0f1d7d7f2f4d7aNaturalDisasters20090116002100http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE50E6V920090115?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsPETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (Reuters) - Russia withdrew a tsunami warning in a Far Eastern coastal city on Friday after officials said there was little immediate danger from a large earthquake off the Kuril Islands.2009-01-15T23:25+0100reutersenreuters-363d094cb1f5efb4f5d4871861956d11NaturalDisasters20090115232500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LF535772.htm15 Jan 2009 20:46:07 GMT Source: Reuters (Recasts, adds comment, changes headline) PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russia withdrew a tsunami warning in a Far Eastern coastal city on Friday after officials said there ...2009-01-15T22:11+0100alertnetenalertnet-ba13e98ce06c561f0968904de6abae40NaturalDisasters20090115221100http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090115/BREAKING/90115039/-1/RSS01?source=rss_breakingGOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A strong quake struck early Friday outside the Kuril Islands, shaking the territory long disputed by Russia and Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2009-01-15T21:58+0100HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-4d26d141ebe1d67a350079d1953074acNaturalDisasters20090115215800http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/402741/1/.htmlMOSCOW - Russian emergency officials on Thursday issued a tsunami warning for the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in eastern Russia after a powerful earthquake in the Pacific, RIA Novosti news agency reported.2009-01-15T21:28+0100channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-1207f1ffdc58a47bc73c5b9d38e76d77NaturalDisasters20090115212800http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090115/wl_asia_afp/russiaquakeAFP - A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has hit east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are disputed between Russia and Japan, the United States Geological Survey said Thursday.2009-01-15T21:02+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-465dac609a068c032ea929b42d3ee8adNaturalDisasters20090115210200http://www.dawn.com/2009/01/15/rss.htm#30Thursday, 15 Jan, WASHINGTON: Russian emergency officials on Thursday issued a tsunami warning for the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in eastern Russia after a...2009-01-15T21:01+0100dawnendawn-71c536e21e9ecc2fa7613c9cd2f9060bNaturalDisasters20090115210100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/16/worldupdates/2009-01-16T002038Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-374727-2&sec=WorldupdatesPETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (Reuters) - Russia has issued a tsunami warning in the Far Eastern coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky after a large earthquake off the Kuril Islands, RIA news agency reported.2009-01-15T20:56+0100thestarenthestar-c74ae12275bb02fe3d9d93d52c301845NaturalDisasters20090115205600http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0115/earthquake.htmlRussia has issued a tsunami warning in the Far Eastern coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.2009-01-15T20:39+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-1cb0801d3c2c5385715902d68a474f65NaturalDisasters20090115203900http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090115.wtsunami0115/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090115.wtsunami0115Quake epicentre was 428 kilometres south of Severo-Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, which also lie northeast of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido2009-01-15T20:37+0100theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-3f2905eed40ee858887875e67107ade6NaturalDisasters20090115203700http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LF535772.htm15 Jan 2009 19:13:54 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds quote from Reuters witness) PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russia issued a tsunami warning in the Far Eastern coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Friday after a ...2009-01-15T20:37+0100alertnetenalertnet-3e0aa9a735ad56019b44b662ee8bfd57NaturalDisasters20090115203700http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE50E6V920090115?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsPETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (Reuters) - Russia issued a tsunami warning in the Far Eastern coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Friday after a large earthquake off the Kuril Islands, RIA news agency reported.2009-01-15T20:25+0100reutersenreuters-db7f62ef8109d8d7ac3dadee17839b37NaturalDisasters20090115202500http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/15/earthquake-russia.html?ref=rssA 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the Kuril Islands off Russia's east coast Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey says.2009-01-15T20:16+0100CBCenCBC-abbf51331efa86b69b706ffeeb04cb5bEnergyNaturalDisasters20090115201600http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=224667Russia has issued a tsunami warning in the Far Eastern coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky after a large earthquake off the Kuril Islands, RIA news agency reported. The news agency did not immediately give details. A Reuters witness in the city said he had felt the earthquake.2009-01-15T20:16+0100javno-enenjavno-en-01ddc3f2bfc665616e02850a23daca2fNaturalDisasters20090115201600http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LF81505.htm15 Jan 2009 18:40:20 GMT Source: Reuters PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russia has issued a tsunami warning in the Far Eastern coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky after a large earthquake off the Kuril Islands, RIA ...2009-01-15T20:06+0100alertnetenalertnet-3c883ba9e8872a709d35cd304a0f9819NaturalDisasters20090115200600http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=224659USGS said earlier the quake was 7.7 magnitude and then 7.5 magnitude but later revised that downwards.2009-01-15T19:42+0100javno-enenjavno-en-5d3672935b78447d1d990f47470e13e6NaturalDisasters20090115194200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15531668.htm15 Jan 2009 18:15:24 GMT Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A large earthquake of 7.3 magnitude struck in the ocean off the Kuril Islands in far eastern Russia, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday. The epicenter of the ...2009-01-15T19:36+0100alertnetenalertnet-ecc3449bd4f0b5c044f532014f252219NaturalDisasters20090115193600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/16/worldupdates/2009-01-15T234626Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-374726-1&sec=WorldupdatesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A large earthquake of 7.3 magnitude struck in the ocean off the Kuril Islands in far eastern Russia, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday.2009-01-15T19:24+0100thestarenthestar-7c23f505a980443ced1ed6f0990fd438NaturalDisasters20090115192400