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Saturday, April 20, 2013  Powerful quake jolts China's Sichuan province, killing at least 156 and injuring thousands

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Police: Between 5 and 15 people killed in Texas fertilizer plant explosion; more than 160 hurt

Monday, January 28, 2013  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's disaster management agency is planning a statewide earthquake drill as part of Earthquake Awareness Month.

Friday, December 07, 2012  The 7.3 quake struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Guatemalans huddle in cold streets, search rubble for survivors after quake kills at least 48

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  Powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake reported in Costa Rica

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Indonesia issues new tsunami alert for aftershock.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Billionaire history buff giving $7.5 million needed to repair quake-damaged Washington Monument

Friday, December 16, 2011  Two centuries ago, a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the central Mississippi River valley at what was then the western edge of the young United States.

Sunday, November 06, 2011  The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 4.0 magnitude earthquake has rattled central Oklahoma, the latest in a series of temblors to rock the state over the weekend.

Sunday, November 06, 2011  Oklahoma: A state more accustomed to tornadoes endures weekend of quakes; no injuries reported

Thursday, August 25, 2011  Earthquake and resulting gridlock underscores difficulty of evacuating nation's capital

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  West Coasters relish seeing long shadow of seismic disaster cast east for a change

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  5.9 magnitude earthquake in Virginia rocks Washington area, felt up and down East Coast

Thursday, June 09, 2011  The recent earthquake that shook Missouri Tuesday has many people wondering if they need to get earthquake insurance.