<rss><channel><item><title>7.1 quake hits South Pacific area</title><link>http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/71-quake-hits-south-pacific-area-14009007.html?r=RSS</link><description>A strong earthquake has hit an area of the South Pacific east of Tonga. It had a magnitude of 7.1 and struck a hundred and twenty miles from the country. There are no reports of damage or injury. A tsunami warning has not been issued.

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Officials in Vietnam's old capital of Hue and Quang</description><pubDate>2008-10-20T10:53+0200</pubDate><source>TurkishDailyNews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TurkishDailyNews-882ace2c16ed18f8606ee566398a0f51</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>7.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tonga</title><link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081019/BREAKING01/81019009/-1/RSS01</link><description>NUKU'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.</description><pubDate>2008-10-19T17:09+0200</pubDate><source>HonululuAdvetrtiser</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HonululuAdvetrtiser-73f5c3d4db571bebf65286988ce688e0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong quake hits South Pacific Ocean area</title><link>http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-10-19-1651_705_0028.aspx</link><description>Singapore, 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.</description><pubDate>2008-10-19T16:02+0200</pubDate><source>qnaol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>qnaol-52fc0fc40304f3ad23542ad259579c0d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake hits Tonga sea area</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/19/content_10219752.htm</link><description>BEIJING, 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.</description><pubDate>2008-10-19T14:56+0200</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-9ab0a942f6b6ddcc0e0bdce93564fe8f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>7.1 quake hits Tonga</title><link>http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20081019-94763.html</link><description>Earthquake rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean east of the island nation of Tonga. -AFP</description><pubDate>2008-10-19T14:23+0200</pubDate><source>AsiaOne</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AsiaOne-bd41b0c51fca600994df802898911652</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Powerful quake rattles Tonga</title><link>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24519533-12335,00.html</link><description>A 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.</description><pubDate>2008-10-19T13:56+0200</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-360a3efee5040f0d7d0ef447c27c9e77</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Powerful quake rattles Tonga (AFP)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081019/wl_asia_afp/quaketongaaustralia</link><description>AFP - 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.</description><pubDate>2008-10-19T13:36+0200</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-03619c1740a5d2c934dc532dab81ea09</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>7.1 magnitude earthquake hits remote South Pacific area</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6517454.html</link><description>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.m. local time (0510 GMT Sunday) and was at a depth of 42 km.</description><pubDate>2008-10-19T12:52+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-4b497d862d0fdee5c5ca18606d1043da</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tonga Shaken By 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake (AHN)</title><link>http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012707970</link><description>(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. 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No damage or injuries were reported.</description><pubDate>2008-10-19T11:53+0200</pubDate><source>washtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>washtimes-f334c7af4ee406590a88f0de910a018e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>7.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tonga</title><link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_TONGA_QUAKE?SITE=CACHI&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link><description>NUKU'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. 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