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Moderate Quake Sparks Panic in Philippine City

A moderate earthquake in the southern Philippines has injured one person, knocked out power and prompted the evacuation of dozens of patients from a hospital. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology measured the quake at magnitude 5.2, while the …

5.2 Quake Hits Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture

A moderate earthquake has shaken the northeastern Japanese prefecture where the much more massive earthquake and tsunami touched off the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl earlier this year. The 5.2-magnitude quake struck Fukushima Prefecture overnight just after 2 a.m. local …

Quake Shakes Acapulco, Tourists to Streets

A moderate earthquake shook the Mexican Pacific coast resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, forcing dozens of nervous spring vacationers into the streets. No damages or injuries were reported. The magnitude-5.7 quake occurred at 6:07 a.m. local time (1107 GMT) and …