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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/indonesia/2008/12/15/187708/5%2E5%2Dmagnitude.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku on Sunday but there was no threat of a tsunami and no immediate report of damage, seismologists said.2008-12-15T06:11+0100ChinaPostenChinaPost-e3414a124d1c80481774b8c5f716d8e0NaturalDisasters20081215061100http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-12-15-0048_531_0063.aspxJakarta, December 14 (QNA) - A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook Ambon in Eastern Indonesia''s Maluku islands on early Sunday morning, without any injuries or damages reported yet, said the Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency quoted by ANTARA NEWS AGENCY. The quake occurred at 02:00 a.m.2008-12-14T23:51+0100qnaolenqnaol-8b24f43cba7a2bf3e257f8043e597371NaturalDisasters20081214235100http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6553095.htmlA 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook Ambon in Eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands on early Sunday morning, without any injuries or damages reported yet, said the Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency quoted by the Jakarta Post. The quake occurred at 02:00 a.m.2008-12-14T09:53+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-40f13356e5d966345b0549a85d6857f2NaturalDisasters20081214095300http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/14/content_10501961.htmJAKARTA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook Ambon in Eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands on early Sunday morning, without any injuries or damages reported yet, said the Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency quoted by the Jakarta Post. The quake occurred at 02:00 a.m.2008-12-14T05:16+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-81dc8f89157cfd2b78bd2a922dec59f9NaturalDisasters20081214051600http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/indonesia/2008/12/13/187532/Indonesian%2Dcorals.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A study of Indonesian reefs showed corals record cyclical environmental events and could predict a massive earthquake in the eastern Indian Ocean within the next 20 years, researchers said on Thursday.2008-12-13T04:19+0100ChinaPostenChinaPost-71656ffd9be4d92c86a15c40aa36f0bbNaturalDisasters20081213041900http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/395993/1/.htmlSINGAPORE : More than one million people on Indonesia's Sumatra island are vulnerable to a massive earthquake and tsunami potentially more destructive than one which struck four years ago, scientists who released a study Friday warned.2008-12-12T19:18+0100channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-04fa1178a9ff64ee22cc094cd84a4589NaturalDisasters20081212191800http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081212/sc_afp/asiaquaketsunamiindonesiasingaporeAFP - More than one million people on Indonesia's Sumatra island are vulnerable to a massive earthquake and tsunami potentially more destructive than one which struck four years ago, scientists who released a study Friday warned.2008-12-12T18:25+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-6621cdb116657b8ac8ffbd86464ca19eNaturalDisasters20081212182500http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98144351&ft=1&f=1001Researchers have spent the past four years poring over data from the Indian Ocean trying to find out if and when more giant quakes like the one that created the 2004 tsunami are likely. New techniques now suggest they are, within the next few decades.2008-12-12T12:11+0100NPRnewsenNPRnews-941a098ed3170ed1e7cf632f13f7e776NaturalDisasters20081212121100http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6552296.htmlA moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi at 2146 GMT Thursday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a news bulletin here Friday morning. The epicenter was immediately determined by the Hong Kong Observatory to be at 0.1 degree south latitude and 123.2008-12-12T03:19+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-8500ed03b2a7f9b0c9709501585b33b4NaturalDisasters20081212031900http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/12/content_10493140.htmHONG KONG, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi at 2146 GMT Thursday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a news bulletin here Friday morning. The epicenter was immediately determined by the Hong Kong Observatory to be at 0.1 degree south latitude and 123.2008-12-12T03:15+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9de473505b9128978b1bb07d7beba936NaturalDisasters20081212031500http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3503/s/28b0180/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cscience0Cmore0Etsunami0Equakes0Eforecast0E10A628910Bhtml/story01.htmSouth-East Asia is due for a period of major earthquakes, similar to the one in 2004 off the west coast of Sumatra that caused the Boxing Day tsunami. Scientists warn that it is highly likely tha...2008-12-12T02:29+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-1190d3a49a49c54959812f9b201b6dd5NaturalDisasters20081212022900http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/more-tsunami-quakes-forecast-1062891.htmlSouth-East Asia is due for a period of major earthquakes, similar to the one in 2004 off the west coast of Sumatra that caused the Boxing Day tsunami.2008-12-12T01:50+0100independentenindependent-1190d3a49a49c54959812f9b201b6dd5NaturalDisasters20081212015000http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/245833,63-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-central-indonesia.htmlJakarta - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Friday morning, seismologists said. The quake's epicentre lay about 101 kilometres south-east of Gorontalo in northern Sulawesi at about 4:40 am...2008-12-11T23:58+0100earthtimesenearthtimes-9993c312cb8dce1a64a35cdc40292eb8NaturalDisasters20081211235800http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/395773/1/.htmlSINGAPORE: Experts are urging regional governments and humanitarian agencies to step up preparations in time for the next major West Sumatran earthquake.2008-12-11T23:25+0100channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-19cd50bcfc7f3ef8452c8eec76d1e8edNaturalDisasters20081211232500http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24789010-12335,00.htmlA 5.9-MAGNITUDE earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.2008-12-11T23:19+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-62b4117ed61c5e54df47ac095dbac918NaturalDisasters20081211231900http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/12/worldupdates/2008-12-12T014143Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-369877-1&sec=WorldupdatesHONG KONG (Reuters) - A study of Indonesian reefs showed corals record cyclical environmental events and could predict a massive earthquake in the eastern Indian Ocean within the next 20 years, researchers said on Thursday.2008-12-11T21:50+0100thestarenthestar-c08097d1774bae340d891f460ea8e441NaturalDisasters20081211215000