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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ONywo8vCJH8/index.htmlFor the fourth time in less than 11 hours, a major earthquake rocked the South Pacific Ocean near the island nation of Vanuatu on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:55:00 +0200cnnencnn-411098b26d1fc4b442e0e6b1ef3f12b9EUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091008115500http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/other/2009/10/09/227915/Quakes-spark.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Huge earthquakes and a wide-ranging tsunami alert sent panicked Pacific islanders fleeing for the hills on Thursday fearing a repeat of deadly waves that smashed villages and killed 184 last week.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:46:00 +0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-326564a026c6beb929228142d7130638EUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091009044600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6777713.htmlThe 7.8 magnitude earthquake off the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu sparked panic in the Pacific island nations on Thursday, amid concerns of repeating last week's devesting tsunamis in the region. A regional tsunami warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii for....Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:21:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-c0e26398fb953db9cfce3c06ea9cdeecEUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091009042100http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=131149THERE was no damage or casualty in Vanuatu after the 8.1 magnitude earthquake there.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:09:00 +0200fijitimesenfijitimes-34cae7cccf1797dd97c92b23c8e61fb9EUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091008230900http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/international/11020308/20091008/15660265.htmlPORT VILA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 7.8 magnitude earthquake off the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu sparked panic in the Pacific island nations on Thursday, amid concerns of repeating last week's devesting tsunamis in the region. A regional tsunami warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami....Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:05:00 +0200chinaenchina-98d0aa76e15ea2a839da2b09dc5551ccEUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091008190500http://www.smh.com.au/environment/rolling-quake-like-being-on-a-boat-20091008-gp06.htmlPACIFIC nations rattled by yesterdays earthquakes breathed a sigh of relief as it became clear there was little damage from the quakes that centred on Vanuatu.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:11:00 +0200smhensmh-f566d1c84ac8e5aa9eeacf2c7b0ea3d6EUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091008161100http://news.ptv.com.pk/world.aspTwelve people were killed and eighty three injured in a suicide attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul this morning. Reports say, the attack took place near the Ministry of Interior and the Indian Embassy.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:19:00 +0200ptvworldnewsenptvworldnews-b3ea6490566e0e276d52f2a45a5ae3f5EUTerritoriesNaturalDisastersSecurityCouncil20091008121900http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289173,two-large-quakes-trigger-tsunami-warnings-scramble--2nd-update.htmlSydney - Residents of the South Pacific island nations of Vanuato and Fiji scrambled early Thursday for high ground after meteorologists issued a tsunami alert in the wake of two massive earthquakes. The PacificTsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii issued...Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:04:00 +0200earthtimesenearthtimes-b88628d99c58cb329d9ad06bb9e05e05NaturalDisastersEUTerritoriesTREN-Security20091009180400http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/08/new-quakes-small-tsunami-panic-pacific-islanders.htmlThousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from the coastline after three strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami Thursday, just over a week after a massive Read MoreThu, 08 Oct 2009 08:52:00 +0200JakartaPostenJakartaPost-6b68af7a146ec893ee924fa7bcc79cfeEUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091008085200http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_VANUATU_QUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from the coastline after three strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami Thursday, just over a week after a massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga....Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:33:00 +0200APenAP-3238bc1ac5695960e22c250ac2c41d34EUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091008083300http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6777387.htmlResidents of parts of Tuvalu and New Caledonia are being evacuated after two powerful earthquakes hit the Vanuatu region, Australian Associated Press reports Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 7.8 magnitude earthquake 295 km northwest off the Espiritu Santo islands in neighboring Vanuatu.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:15:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-f481a5dc119e2327eeb6de8b5f772a46EUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091008081500http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/vanuatu/6270760/Tsunami-warning-issued-for-Pacific-as-strong-earthquake-strikes-Vanuatu.htmlA 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu triggering a tsunami warning for large swaths of the South Pacific.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:58:00 +0200telegraphentelegraph-e3f44ee74b6d907d49e2b8caccd7503fEUTerritoriesNaturalDisasters20091008075800http://australianetworknews.com/stories/200910/2710829.htm?desktopLast Updated: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +1100 A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off New Caledonia but seismologists say it's unlikely to trigger a tsunami. The Asia-Pacific region has been rocked by a series of violent earthquakes in recent days, including a magnitude 8.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:14:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-d243cc9df8474543112f73b1fc6b826aNaturalDisastersEUTerritories20091011111400http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20091011-172987.htmlNOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off New Caledonia on Sunday but was unlikely to trigger a tsunami, seismologists said. The quake hit about 380 kilometers (235 miles) east of Noumea, capital of New Caledonia, at 2:12 p.m. (0312 GMT) at a depth of 35 kilometers, the United States Geological Survey said.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:55:00 +0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-1abd226c41287a49fce64576fd928064NaturalDisastersEUTerritories20091011115500http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=131532About eight aftershock-earthquakes were recorded yesterday morning by the Department of Mineral Resources following the 8.1 magnitude earthquake in the Vanuatu region last week.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:38:00 +0200fijitimesenfijitimes-00021b118bb3143f38e429be11cfb01aNaturalDisastersEUTerritories20091013233800