New Zealand downgrades tsunami alert as three quakes shake Pacific (Lead)
October 8th, 2009 - 7:38 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, Oct 8 (DPA) New Zealand civil defence authorities downgraded an initial tsunami warning after three big quakes hit the South Pacific Thursday, saying there was no confirmation that a tsunami had ... Read more...
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Powerful earthquake strikes far below the Celebes Sea
October 8th, 2009 - 5:11 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) – A powerful earthquake struck far below the Celebes Sea on Thursday morning, according to seismologists.The earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude between 6.1 and 6.9, struck about ... Read more...
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