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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3503/s/3bb9b63/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Ceurope0Cquestions0Eover0Ebuilding0Estandards0Eas0Eaftershocks0Econtinue0E16653580Bhtml/story01.htmThe death toll in Italy's worst earthquake for 30 years jumped to 235 last night, with exhausted rescue workers battling the precarious mountains of rubble and a series of jarring aftershocks includ...2009-04-08T03:40+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-94311406f3152a73d8ae62662fbbc125NaturalDisasters20090408034000http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/questions-over-building-standards-as-aftershocks-continue-1665358.htmlThe death toll in Italy's worst earthquake for 30 years jumped to 207 yesterday, with exhausted rescue workers battling the precarious mountains of rubble and a series of jarring aftershocks in their attempt to dig out any last remaining survivors.2009-04-08T01:18+0200independentenindependent-03e2fe734511b351acde199db0012374NaturalDisasters20090408011800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7QV9A9?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-PGeneva/Beijing - The World Health Organization (WHO) is today celebrating World Health Day by focussing attention on the large numbers of lives that can be saved during earthquakes, floods , conflicts and other emergencies through the better design and construction of health facilities and preparing and training of health staff.2009-04-07T21:34+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-350578f5ef517934c1c3fbd7ed4398ecEchoCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersClimateChangePublicHealth20090407213400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6631479.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the quake, which occurred at 13:24 p.m., was some 10 kilometers underground in the Chishima-retto region in Hokkaido. There were no reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami warning was issued.2009-04-07T12:55+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-0fc269337b27bf9e1e962abd25245fefNaturalDisasters20090407125500http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/07/world/main4924382.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_4924382Rescuers were working frantically in central Italy, scooping through piles of rubble with their hands in the search for survivors after the country's deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades.2009-04-07T11:04+0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-d143804189f2d3c67c52f2d55d0e7f0dPoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407110400http://www.javno.com/en-world/quake-strikes-kuril-islands-no-tsunami-warning_249221There was no immediate tsunami warning from the quake, according to the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre website.2009-04-07T11:03+0200javno-enenjavno-en-89c41e0df818cd58a33a25100600ff13NaturalDisasters20090407110300http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/420706/1/.htmlMOSCOW: A powerful quake of magnitude 7.0 on Tuesday struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said. There was "no destruct...2009-04-07T10:52+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-c152aedcf1c85fe4af4d7613eb670014NaturalDisasters20090407105200http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0407/breaking2.htmA magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast today about 293 kilometres east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the US Geological Survey reported.2009-04-07T10:46+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-5313f44b4bd68d358652fdda9db63c63NaturalDisasters20090407104600http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2009/04/07/203353/Strong%2Dquake.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has hit at sea near the Kuril island chain between northern Japan and Russia, but there have been no reports of damage or casualties.2009-04-07T10:46+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-a90d612da03564abc7b3c39e146b78a1NaturalDisasters20090407104600http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/07/content_11143169.htmHONG KONG, April 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale occurred in Kuril Islands at 12:31 p.m. Tuesday Hong Kong time (0431 GMT), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory on Tuesday. The epicenter was initially determined to be at 45.9 degrees north latitude and 151.2009-04-07T10:31+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a9893f220515592836932caffdbbb03dNaturalDisasters20090407103100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/7/worldupdates/2009-04-07T131751Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-389215-3&sec=WorldupdatesMOSCOW (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.O on the Richter scale struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) northeast off Kurilsk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2009-04-07T10:30+0200thestarenthestar-1572fdeb351665e41482d700d13b1625NaturalDisasters20090407103000http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1168192/Earthquake-measuring-7-0-strikes-Russian-coastline.html?ITO=1490A massive earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific Coast this morning, the U.S Geological Survey said.2009-04-07T10:22+0200dailymailendailymail-1976bf1ebf3564f441b3a93aa95e2a83NaturalDisasters20090407102200http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5360TR20090407?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsMOSCOW (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.O on the Richter scale struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) northeast off Kurilsk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2009-04-07T10:16+0200reutersenreuters-d2913a74c70011147484d18bd23855f7NaturalDisasters20090407101600http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090407/world-news/massive-earthquake-off-kuril-islandsA magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast this morning about 182 miles (293 km) east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake, which struck at 0424 GMT, was at a depth of 24.3...2009-04-07T10:15+0200timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-ea9312fb8d0d46ebe15135e0c7eb3a14NaturalDisasters20090407101500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP304098.htm07 Apr 2009 07:38:38 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds details, changes dateline) MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.O on the Richter scale struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) ...2009-04-07T10:11+0200alertnetenalertnet-f610d3836068b428fc0cc5aa9360929aNaturalDisasters20090407101100http://www.kyivpost.com/world/39080TOKYO - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has hit at sea near the Kuril island chain between northern Japan and Russia, but there have been no reports of damage or casualties.2009-04-07T10:09+0200kyivpostenkyivpost-c0030803bc862edd3a3c3f25362627e8NaturalDisasters20090407100900http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30081965/An earthquake measuring at least magnitude 6.9 hit early Tuesday at sea near the Kuril island chain between northern Japan and Russia. There were no reports of damage or casualties.2009-04-07T09:56+0200msnbcenmsnbc-52aa39a5a413e2ffa7038df454adb225NaturalDisasters20090407095600http://www.javno.com/en-world/massive-earthquake-hits-off-kuril-islands_249221There was no immediate tsunami warning from the quake, according to the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre website.2009-04-07T09:49+0200javno-enenjavno-en-3684ae2dfbba2e98e1c546346df3b153NaturalDisasters20090407094900http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-Common-Chunk-HT-UI-Common-LatestNews&id=affd7d04-7c74-4fa0-8288-436b37a3463f&Headline=Powerful+7.0+quake+shakes+Russian+island%3a+USGSA powerful quake of magnitude 7.0 on Tuesday struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said.2009-04-07T09:37+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-49a0bfdb51546000d06101c5603c4b80NaturalDisasters20090407093700http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_EARTHQUAKE_VULNERABLE_ITALY?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTL'AQUILA, Italy (AP) -- The earthquake that devastated this medieval town would likely have caused only limited damage in Japan and other affluent countries in quake-prone regions, but a variety of factors conspire to make Italy particularly vulnerable, experts said....2009-04-07T09:25+0200APenAP-d68bf81ba247637712c74f1b8db14f12OrganizedCrimeNaturalDisasters20090407092500http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/HFH97pQLRhY/la-me-quake-predict7-2009apr07,0,2414699.storyGiampaolo Giuliani gave warnings, but researchers wonder whether it was a fluke. The radon gas method he used has been unreliable, they say. More than a week ago, a scientist little known in earthquake circles made a bold prediction of a destructive earthquake in the Abruzzo region of central Italy based on spikes in radon gas.2009-04-07T09:17+0200latimesenlatimes-61e82b10c08614e04143be0daa0ec9a6NuclearEnergyNaturalDisastersNuclearDecommissioning20090407091700http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/420706/1/.htmlMOSCOW: A powerful quake of magnitude 7.0 on Tuesday struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said.2009-04-07T09:02+0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-c152aedcf1c85fe4af4d7613eb670014NaturalDisasters20090407090200http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=65A powerful quake of magnitude 7.0 on Tuesday struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said.2009-04-07T09:01+0200thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-008d6e577bdeaf5be4e248a86d5ab599NaturalDisasters20090407090100http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/07/content_11143386.htmTOKYO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the quake, which occurred at 13:24 p.m., was some 10 kilometers underground in the Chishima-retto region in Hokkaido. There were no reports of injuries or damage.2009-04-07T08:51+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-333a7aec7edcb08cfae80f18f648746eNaturalDisasters20090407085100http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0407/breaking2.htmA magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast today about 293 kilometres east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the US Geological Survey reported.2009-04-07T08:08+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-120806152f4ce7e6163189584f6adb73NaturalDisasters20090407080800http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30081965/A magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.2009-04-07T07:52+0200msnbcenmsnbc-63ca8fa41f529fc9143561c1c2c2f320NaturalDisasters20090407075200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP304098.htm07 Apr 2009 05:24:26 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds details, changes dateline) SINGAPORE, April 7 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) east northeast off Kuril'sk in the ...2009-04-07T07:29+0200alertnetenalertnet-a94a09864e53b2a1e2827d277ce6c2ddNaturalDisasters20090407072900http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2009/04/121331.htm11:38 a.m. EDT MR. WOOD: Okay. Good morning, everyone. Happy Monday. Let me just start off with a couple of points on the earthquake in Italy. Our understanding is that the epicenter was about 60 miles northeast of Rome in the region of Abruzzo. We send our heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed in the earthquake.2009-04-07T00:50+0200state-govenstate-gov-666130d475f4e38ec27a46f26fbed324SecurityCouncilTerroristAttackNaturalDisasters20090407005000http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/earthquake-warning-was-removed-from-internet/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssvideo, audio and photo reports of the earthquake in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, around the town of L’Aquila, which has killed at least 92 people,2009-04-06T18:00+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-7b216d0c2eb7c9d1185af635f909b18cNaturalDisasters20090406180000http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/263266,taiwan-japan-scientists-claim-breakthrough-in-earthquake--summary.htmlTaipei - Taiwanese and Japanese scientists have made a breakthrough in earthquake early warnings, allowing the public to be alerted 10 to 30 seconds before a major quake causes destr...2009-04-06T12:28+0200earthtimesenearthtimes-b33fd8e7207012cb4b0be4bf591c06d7NaturalDisastersNuclear20090406122800http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/263200,taiwan-scientist-claims-breakthrough-in-earthquake-early-warning.htmlTaipei - A Taiwan scientist has made breakthrough in earthquake early warnings, allowing the public be warned 10 to 30 seconds before a major quake causes destruction, a newspaper said Monday. The breakthrough was achieved by Wu Yi-min, associate pro...2009-04-06T04:35+0200earthtimesenearthtimes-108ed95d7780160847f43359c066d651NaturalDisastersNuclear20090406043500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6630307.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 jolted Kyushu in southern Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the quake, which occurred at 6:36 p.m., was some 30 km underground in the Hyuganada region of Kyushu. There were no reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami warning was issued.2009-04-06T04:35+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-a8154f01164e3274feae667569fb6f7cNaturalDisasters20090406043500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6630317.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred in Kyushu, Japan 5:41 p.m. Sunday (0941GMT), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory on Sunday. The epicenter was initially determined to be 32.0 degrees north latitude and 131.8 degrees east longitude, about 120 kilometers east-northeast of Kagoshima, Japan.2009-04-06T04:35+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-5124deeff5cbef778b8b6d199e8935ffNaturalDisasters20090406043500http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/05/content_11135764.htmHONG KONG, April 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred in Kyushu, Japan 5:41 p.m. Sunday (0941GMT), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory on Sunday. The epicenter was initially determined to be 32.0 degrees north latitude and 131.2009-04-05T16:02+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-85908e049a88371a2ecadd95badf1aa4NaturalDisasters20090405160200http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090405-133468.htmlTOKYO, April 5, 2009 (AFP) - A 5.6-magnitude offshore earthquake shook southwestern Japan on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said. The meteorological agency said there was no risk of a tsunami from the quake, which hit at 6:36 pm (0936 GMT).2009-04-05T13:47+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-3a60f3aaa23f136a388e72769e55d6daNaturalDisasters20090405134700http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/05/content_11134915.htmAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 jolted Kyushu in southern Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.2009-04-05T12:59+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-ffc4625a3bc5c5beaffed92dadb7052eNaturalDisasters20090405125900http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/m56-quake-jolts-kyushuAn earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 jolted southern Kyushu on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries…2009-04-05T12:54+0200japantodayenjapantoday-0b3b7f32783ba047aa692c3f5eb9e6a1NaturalDisasters20090405125400