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Moderate quake rocks southern Philippines
Manila, Aug 9, 2006 A moderate quake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The seismology office in Manila said it is still trying to plot the coordinates of the quake, adding that it has no reports of casualties or damage. USGS said the quake occurred at 9:15 am (0115 GMT) and 116 kilometers (72 miles) under the seabed. There are no major population centers within a hundred kilometers of the epicenter. Quakes of this magnitude are relatively common in the Philippines, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", but usually cause only minor damage. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Passengers stranded in flooded channel in India
Jodhpur, India, Aug 9, 2006 The Indian military is planning an airborne rescue bid to save at least 40 passengers from a bus stuck in a flooded channel in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, police said. |
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