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US: 2 small earthquakes rumble through Lincoln County, Oklahoma; no injuries reported

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Two small earthquakes have shaken central Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey says both earthquakes were centered in Lincoln County and recorded between 10:42 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. Friday.

The first 2.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded about six miles west northwest of Prague. The second was a 2.3 magnitude tremor whose epicenter was five miles south southeast of Sparks and seven miles northeast of Meeker. No injuries were reported.

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Unusual earthquake shakes buildings, unnerves people in Finland

A quake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale occurred today in southeast Finland. It was the strongest quake of the year in Finland according to seismologists.

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A loud bang was also heard by eyewitnesses and buildings shook.Quakes of this intensity are more common in the North of the country with the South being relatively calm.

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5.8 magnitude quake hits Nicobar Islands

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Nicobar Islands early on Thursday.

The quake hit the islands at 1.12 a.m., Xinhua quoted the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as saying.

The quake's epicentre, with a depth of 1.00 km, was initially determined to be at 7.8365 degrees north latitude and 94.0158 degrees east longitude.

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Earthquake rocks north Philippines; no damages

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Manila, - An official says an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 shook the capital and parts of the northern Philippines. There are no immediate reports of damages or injuries.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology chief Renato Solidum says movement in the Manila Trench off the country's western coast set off the earthquake Wednesday but it occurred deep under the ocean floor and did not cause any destruction.

Solidum says the quake was felt in metropolitan Manila and in the nearby provinces of Zambales, Bulacan, Pangasinan and in the mountain resort city of Baguio.

The Philippines is located in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. A 7.7-magnitude quake killed nearly 2,000 people in Luzon in 1990.

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Philippines - Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 - Luzon

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Date-Time:
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 00:27:08 UTC

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 08:27:08 AM at epicenter

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Location:
15.467°N, 119.031°E

Depth:
14.6 km (9.1 miles)

Region:
LUZON, PHILIPPINES

Distances:
152 km (94 miles) WNW of Olongapo, Luzon, Philippines

154 km (95 miles) WSW of Dagupan, Luzon, Philippines

171 km (106 miles) WNW of Angeles, Luzon, Philippines

230 km (142 miles) WNW of MANILA, Philippines

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Papua New Guinea - Earthquake Magnitude 6.4

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Date-Time:
Monday, November 28, 2011 at 12:26:48 UTC

Monday, November 28, 2011 at 10:26:48 PM at epicenter

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Location:
5.532°S, 153.680°E

Depth:
50.4 km (31.3 miles)

Region:
NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances:
137 km (85 miles) SSE of Taron, New Ireland, PNG

220 km (136 miles) WNW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG

815 km (506 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

2433 km (1511 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

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US: 6th Earthquake in 4 Days Recorded in Oklahoma

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Another small earthquake has been reported in Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2 magnitude quake struck just before 6 a.m. Sunday about 27 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The Logan County Sheriff's Office says no damage was reported

On Saturday, a 2.4 magnitude tremor was recorded at about 7 a.m. about 50 miles northeast of Oklahoma City near Sparks.

Sunday's earthquake is the sixth in the area since Thursday, when a 3.7 magnitude quake was recorded near Prague. Three more were recorded Friday.

A 5.6 magnitude quake, the strongest ever recorded in Oklahoma, shook the state Nov. 5. That quake damaged dozens of homes, buckled a highway and caused other damage.

Geologists say earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.5 to 3.0 are generally the smallest felt by humans.

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Earthquake Swarm Hits El Salvador, Damaging Homes

San Salvador: More than 700 slight to moderate earthquakes hit an area in eastern El Salvador in a 24-hour period, damaging dozens of homes but hurting no one.

The brief quakes, which started Thursday and ranged from 1.8 to 4.6 in magnitude, have occurred in the municipality of El Carmen, some 163 km (101 miles) east of the capital of San Salvador, the country's National Territory agency said.

Jorge Melendez, in charge of civil protection, said on Friday that 80 homes were damaged by the tremors, known as an earthquake swarm. A hospital in the area showed cracks on the walls but no structural damage so far, he said.

Army troops were sent in to monitor the damaged areas. While authorities have not ordered evacuations yet, many residents of El Carmen chose to sleep in the open and the army was handing out tents.

El Salvador suffered two powerful earthquakes 10 any ten years ago: one of 7.6 magnitude in January 2001 and another of 6.6 magnitude a month later. The quakes killed more than 1,150 people and left about one million others homeless.

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Second Earthquake of Day Shakes Northern Japan

Tokyo - Two strong earthquakes rattled northern Japan on Thursday, but neither caused any apparent damage or a tsunami.

A magnitude-6.1 quake struck Thursday evening south of the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.

It hit about 465 miles (750 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo and 19 miles (30 kilometers) below the sea surface. The agency did not issue a tsunami warning.

About 3,900 households in the towns of Erimo and Samani lost electricity shortly after the quake, but power was restored about an hour later, according to the Hokkaido Electric Power Co.

The shaking was not felt in Tokyo, though a morning quake was.

That magnitude-6.0 temblor struck just off the coast near the nuclear power plant damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

The two shakings are believed unrelated and did not affect the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant or other nuclear plants in the region.

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Hokkaido - Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 - Japan Region

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Date-Time:
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 10:25:34 UTC

Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 07:25:34 PM at epicenter

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Location:
41.877°N, 142.710°E

Depth:
42.3 km (26.3 miles)

Region:
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

Distances:
122 km (75 miles) SSW of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan

124 km (77 miles) SE of Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan

164 km (101 miles) E of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

734 km (456 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan