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Earthquake off Solomon Islands
20:56:57, 19 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 has struck off Solomon Islands.
Large quake off Japan's northeast coast
16:39:54, 19 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Japan's Meteorological Agency has lifted a tsunami warning it issued for northeastern Japan earlier today after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu.
UN launches appeal to aid China quake relief efforts
22:35:27, 16 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The United Nations has launched a $US33.5 million appeal to aid earthquake relief efforts in southwest China.
Earthquake north of Tokyo, no reports of casualties
19:58:17, 5 July 2008, Radio Australia News
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 has hit northern Japan but there are no immediate reports of damage.
Philippines children practice earthquake drill
12:14:10, 4 July 2008, Radio Australia News
School children in the Philippines are participating in a month long earthquake drill.
Earthquake strikes near Tonga
16:01:57, 27 June 2008, Radio Australia News
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 has struck near Tonga.
Thousands evacuated from China earthquake zone
22:34:01, 19 June 2008, Radio Australia News
China has evacuated more than 70,000 people from areas near the epicentre of last month's devastating Sichuan province earthquake.
Aftershock kills two in China's quake area
19:48:22, 18 June 2008, Radio Australia News
An aftershock in central China has killed two people.
Japanese rescue teams find more bodies in rubble
00:52:37, 16 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Japanese troops have recovered the bodies of three people from the muddy rubble of a resort hotel in Japan, as rescue teams continue searching for four others believed buried there after a strong earthquake.
Relief in China as 'quake lake' drains
14:44:44, 11 June 2008, Radio Australia News
China has declared victory in its battle to drain a dangerously unstable 'quake lake' formed in the aftermath of last month's Sichuan earthquake, threatening more than one million people.
Officials in quake hit China sacked for corruption
10:05:12, 10 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Fifteen local officials in China's southwest province of Sichuan have reportedly been sacked for malpractice in earthquake relief efforts.
China's quake lake continues to rise
16:57:45, 9 June 2008, Radio Australia News
A strong aftershock has caused landslides in southwest China near the so-called swollen 'quake lake' created by last month's earthquake.
Quake hits Greece
14:12:11, 9 June 2008, Radio Australia News
A strong earthquake has hit the Peloponnese region in southern Greece, killing one person.
China quake lake draining at critical stage
03:17:43, 6 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that efforts to drain a rising lake created by last month's devastating Sichuan earthquake have reached critical stage.
China quake lake draining at critical stage, says premier
22:05:26, 5 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that efforts to drain a rising lake created by last month's devastating Sichuan earthquake have reached critical stage.
Strong quake near Solomons capital
15:25:40, 4 June 2008, Radio Australia News
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has hit the Solomon Islands.
Moderate earthquakes strike Indonesia
13:58:19, 4 June 2008, Radio Australia News
There has also been strong seismic activity in South East Asia as a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake has hit off the Indonesian island of Flores.
Bank to provide loan to rebuild China after quake
13:58:18, 4 June 2008, Radio Australia News
The Bank of China will provide $US3.6 billion in loans to help finance reconstruction after the Sichuan earthquake.
Millions still in tents after China quake
11:47:33, 3 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Millions of people in China's Sichuan province are living in tents following last month's earthquake, and health officials are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential spread of disease.
Strong quake off Australia's Macquarie Island
13:55:14, 2 June 2008, Radio Australia News
A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck nearly 800km off Australia's Macquarie Island.
Hopes China quake lake diversion plans work
13:19:36, 2 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Officials in China's Sichuan province are waiting nervously to see if their earthworks can avert a catastrophic flood from one of the area's newly formed quake lakes.
Japan doubles China earthquake aid
22:14:31, 30 May 2008, Radio Australia News
Japan has announced it's doubling its emergency aid to China to almost $US10 million to help with the earthquake recovery effort.
China attempts to remove radioactive sources from quake lake
22:14:30, 30 May 2008, Radio Australia News
Chinese authorities in the devastated south-west of the country say they are attempting to remove almost a hundred radioactive 'sources' downstream from a rising 'earthquake lake'.
Japan scraps aid plan over Beijing criticism
21:15:47, 30 May 2008, Radio Australia News
Japan has cancelled plans to use its military to send aid to earthquake-affected areas of China, citing criticism from some government officials in Beijing.
Chinese villagers rescued 16 days after quake
12:39:15, 30 May 2008, Radio Australia News
A military helicopter has rescued 40 people from a remote village 16 days after China's earthquake.
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