Tags: earthquake

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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