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A tsunami warning has not been issued. Offensive or abusive comments will be removed and your IP....2008-10-21T10:15+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-ef785765b77a3ff1b2753a2a33f5cdaaNaturalDisasters20081021101500http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=117901Floods triggered by heavy rain have killed 11 people and damaged hundreds of homes in central Vietnam. Officials in Vietnam's old capital of Hue and Quang2008-10-20T10:53+0200TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-882ace2c16ed18f8606ee566398a0f51NaturalDisasters20081020105300http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081019/BREAKING01/81019009/-1/RSS01NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga — A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck beneath the South Pacific Ocean today, shaking buildings in the nearest country, Tonga, for about two minutes, officials and residents said. No damage or injuries were reported.2008-10-19T17:09+0200HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-73f5c3d4db571bebf65286988ce688e0NaturalDisasters20081019170900http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-10-19-1651_705_0028.aspxSingapore, October 19 (QNA) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. A newspaper reporter in Tonga said by telephone that buildings in the capital, Nuku`alofa, shook for about two minutes during the quake.2008-10-19T16:02+0200qnaolenqnaol-52fc0fc40304f3ad23542ad259579c0dNaturalDisasters20081019160200http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/19/content_10219752.htmBEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's seismological network monitored an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale jolting the sea area of the Tonga Islands at 1:10 pm on Sunday (Beijing Time). The strong quake was at 21.7 degrees south latitude and 173.8 degrees west longitude, with a depth of 33 km, it reported.2008-10-19T14:56+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9ab0a942f6b6ddcc0e0bdce93564fe8fNaturalDisasters20081019145600http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20081019-94763.htmlEarthquake rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean east of the island nation of Tonga. -AFP2008-10-19T14:23+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-bd41b0c51fca600994df802898911652NaturalDisasters20081019142300http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24519533-12335,00.htmlA POWERFUL earthquake has hit near the South Pacific archipelago of Tonga, but there was no tsunami alert and no immediate report of injuries, Australian seismologists said.2008-10-19T13:56+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-360a3efee5040f0d7d0ef447c27c9e77NaturalDisasters20081019135600http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081019/wl_asia_afp/quaketongaaustraliaAFP - A powerful earthquake hit near the South Pacific archipelago of Tonga on Sunday, but there was no tsunami alert and no immediate report of injuries, Australian seismologists said.2008-10-19T13:36+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-03619c1740a5d2c934dc532dab81ea09NaturalDisasters20081019133600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6517454.htmlA strong earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean, 195 km east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake, occurred at 6:10 p.m. local time (0510 GMT Sunday) and was at a depth of 42 km.2008-10-19T12:52+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-4b497d862d0fdee5c5ca18606d1043daNaturalDisasters20081019125200http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012707970(AHN) - An area beneath the South Pacific Ocean was rocked by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake Sunday morning, causing buildings to shake in Tonga for approximately two minutes. No injuries or damage were reported. - Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:14:17 GMT2008-10-19T12:30+0200AHNenAHN-3c21201f7db745d97d9553c7aedf831fNaturalDisasters20081019123000http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/19/71-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-tonga-1/A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck beneath the South Pacific Ocean on Sunday, shaking buildings in the nearest country, Tonga, for about two minutes, officials and residents said. No damage or injuries were reported.2008-10-19T11:53+0200washtimesenwashtimes-f334c7af4ee406590a88f0de910a018eNaturalDisasters20081019115300http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_TONGA_QUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTNUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) -- A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck beneath the South Pacific Ocean on Sunday, shaking buildings in the nearest country, Tonga, for about two minutes, officials and residents said. No damage or injuries were reported....2008-10-19T11:37+0200APenAP-913fc1b037b71524440d23c78cd318e1NaturalDisasters20081019113700http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/earthquake+rocks+tongan+capital/2581277?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsA magnitude 7.1 earthquake has rocked southern Tonga but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake has been widely felt in the archipelago's southern islands and it rocked the capital, Nuku'alofa, for up to two minutes. It was centred 94 miles south-east of the capital at a depth of 206 miles in the South Pacific ocean.2008-10-19T11:19+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-c3ef0e2e564c2f4da8fbe7a4b1c18203NaturalDisasters20081019111900http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081019/ap_on_re_au_an/as_tonga_quakeAP - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked southern Tonga but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.2008-10-19T11:06+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-36424f4f373bd75ce3400a8af3514e01NaturalDisasters20081019110600http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/383896/1/.htmlNUKU'ALOFA : A powerful earthquake hit near the South Pacific archipelago of Tonga on Sunday, but there was no tsunami alert and no immediate report of injuries, Australian seismologists said.2008-10-19T10:40+0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-fdf850df685f04920210a4db8fef4ad8NaturalDisasters20081019104000http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_TONGA_QUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTNUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked southern Tonga but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries....2008-10-19T10:35+0200APenAP-72c95285259f86e51217350a5ec8804aNaturalDisasters20081019103500http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=7e28a6ff-f5cf-451c-8466-dfbc3cbe37f2&MatchID1=4814&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=1&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1212&PrimaryID=4814&Headline=Powerful+quake+rattles+TongaA powerful earthquake hit near the South Pacific archipelago of Tonga, but there was no tsunami alert and no immediate report of injuries, Australian seismologists said.2008-10-19T10:31+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-4486be4586b56ac0bc614bcf1cace403NaturalDisasters20081019103100http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081018/BREAKING/81018089/-1/RSS01NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has rocked southern Tonga but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.2008-10-19T10:24+0200HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-59ff6ffa93d1331038a2b3b51ab87098NaturalDisasters20081019102400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/19/powerful-magnitude-71-quake-rocks-tongan-capital/An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked southern Tonga but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.2008-10-19T10:20+0200washtimesenwashtimes-93cdcaf339aca68fbb6c3bec3dd28f06NaturalDisasters20081019102000http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/19/content_10218120.htmWELLINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean, 195 km east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake, occurred at 6:10 p.2008-10-19T09:38+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-f799a7b0d07b5fd7e3ca1352908914ebNaturalDisasters20081019093800http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3610359,00.htmlA strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. A newspaper reporter in Tonga said by telephone that buildings in the capital, Nuku'alofa, shook for about two minutes during the quake.2008-10-19T09:28+0200ynetnewsenynetnews-b1af352a640c49f73a36e494ebe3c3f3NaturalDisasters20081019092800http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24519533-23109,00.htmlA POWERFUL earthquake has hit near Tonga, but there was no tsunami alert and no immediate report of injuries, seismologists said. 5:41pm (AEDT)2008-10-19T09:27+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-0722ff3c10fc78598b994d124ff61871NaturalDisasters20081019092700http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/425263771/index.htmlA 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific islands of Tonga Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.2008-10-19T09:25+0200cnnencnn-9033866613cbc53740e91cb86f99bb52NaturalDisasters20081019092500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/19/worldupdates/2008-10-19T115519Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-360390-2&sec=WorldupdatesSINGAPORE (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2008-10-19T09:07+0200thestarenthestar-3fad9a2383fdc66a5d6bdf5503155f10NaturalDisasters20081019090700http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=193874A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A newspaper reporter in Tonga said by telephone that buildings in the capital, Nuku'alofa, shook for about two minutes during the quake.2008-10-19T09:07+0200javno-enenjavno-en-19fbdad657a295ad1320e50c02a8324cNaturalDisasters20081019090700http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3610359,00.htmlA strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. A newspaper reporter in Tonga said by telephone that buildings in the capital, Nuku'alofa, shook for about two minutes during the quake.2008-10-19T08:59+0200yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-b1af352a640c49f73a36e494ebe3c3f3NaturalDisasters20081019085900http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP401064.htm19 Oct 2008 06:05:44 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds details) SINGAPORE, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. ...2008-10-19T08:38+0200alertnetenalertnet-d11111a8498e532c8052932e45b6514dNaturalDisasters20081019083800http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/19/worldupdates/2008-10-19T111044Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-360390-1&sec=WorldupdatesSINGAPORE (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean 195 km east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2008-10-19T08:19+0200thestarenthestar-c4c515575d2be1bd6139344e9948019aNaturalDisasters20081019081900http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP335669.htm19 Oct 2008 05:39:02 GMT Source: Reuters SINGAPORE, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean 195 km (120 miles) east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. ...2008-10-19T08:06+0200alertnetenalertnet-68a2ba442a20be53b2a3ff618fa04cefNaturalDisasters20081019080600http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49I0KF20081019?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsSINGAPORE (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean 195 km (120 miles) east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2008-10-19T08:03+0200reutersenreuters-0092741e4816f3b3a080d648db9d26f1NaturalDisasters20081019080300