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Parents hold the portraits of their dead children who were killed ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - Parents hold the portraits of their dead children who were killed in the earthquake on May 12, 2008, at an elementary school in Wufu town of Mianzhu county, in Sichuan, May 2008. A Chinese dissident who campaigned for the parents of children killed in last year's Sichuan earthquake was sentenced Monday to three years in jail on a state secrets charge, his wife said. Photo:Liu Jin/AFP

The mother of Zhong shuyan (seen in picture) a 14-year-old student ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - The mother of Zhong shuyan (seen in picture) a 14-year-old student who died in the May 12, 2008, earthquake, near Juyuan middle school in Juyuan, in China's southwestern province of Sichuan. A Chinese dissident who campaigned for the parents of children killed in the earthquake was sentenced Monday to three years in jail. Photo:Teh Eng Koon/AFP

This file photo shows Wu Chang Gong temple in Taiwan which was ...

(AFP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - This file photo shows Wu Chang Gong temple in Taiwan which was partially levelled by a powerful earthquake ten years ago. Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, according to officials. Photo:Sam Yeh/AFP

A Taiwanese scientist points to a seismograph indicating an ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Taiwanese scientist points to a seismograph indicating an earthquake in Taipei. A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit central Taiwan with initial reports stating that one person had suffered minor injuries. Photo:Sam Yeh/AFP

A seismologist looks at data showing an earthquake. A moderate ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - A seismologist looks at data showing an earthquake. A moderate earthquake hit southwest China Monday, injuring 28 people, toppling more than 1,000 houses, and killing hundreds of livestock, local authorities reported. Photo:Nigel Treblin/AFP

Smoke billows from a fuel storage facility run by the Caribbean ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:57:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Smoke billows from a fuel storage facility run by the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. and owned by Gulf in Catano, Puerto Rico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. An explosion at the fuel storage facility sent earthquake-force shock waves across Puerto Rico's capital and created a tower of smoke that forced airliners to alter flight paths. No one was reported killed. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Primera Hora, Vanessa Serra Diaz)

Pakistani residents stand outside a building in Islamabad following ...

(AFP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani residents stand outside a building in Islamabad following a strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake. A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the border area between northeast Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, shaking buildings in both countries, officials said. Photo:Farooq Naeem/AFP

A school teacher asks her students to use their notebooks to ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A school teacher asks her students to use their notebooks to cover their heads during nationwide earthquake drills at the Baclaran elementary school in Paranaque city, metro Manila October 14, 2009. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES)

Students take cover under their desks during nationwide earthquake ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Students take cover under their desks during nationwide earthquake drills at Paranaque National High School in Baclaran, Paranaque city, metro Manila October 14, 2009. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES POLITICS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

Students use their notebooks and hands to cover their heads ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Students use their notebooks and hands to cover their heads during nationwide earthquake drills at Paranaque National High School in Baclaran, Paranaque city, metro Manila October 14, 2009. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES POLITICS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

Seismograph readings. A second earthquake in less than 24 hours ...

(AFP) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - Seismograph readings. A second earthquake in less than 24 hours shook Alaska's desolate Aleutian Islands Tuesday measuring 6.3 on the moment magnitude, US seismologists said. Photo:/AFP

School children take part in an earthquake drill at Taman Rama ...

(AFP) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - School children take part in an earthquake drill at Taman Rama international school in Jimbaran on the resort island of Bali on October 9. Up to 10 percent of disaster survivors, including adults, can show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder for as long as 12 months. Photo:Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP

A seismologist observes data showing the strong earthquake which ...

(AFP) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - A seismologist observes data showing the strong earthquake which triggered a tsunami which hit the islands of Samoa in late September. A 6.4-magnitude quake hit the Santa Cruz islands in the South Pacific on Friday, seismologists said, a day after a series of huge quakes sparked a region-wide tsunami alert. Photo:Nigel Treblin/AFP

Women walk past damaged buildings in the Pakistani town of Balakot, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Women walk past damaged buildings in the Pakistani town of Balakot, 180 km (112 miles) north of Islamabad, October 8, 2009, on the fourth anniversary of an earthquake. More than 73,000 people were killed in Pakistani Kashmir and adjoining parts of the North West Frontier Province in the 7.6 earthquake. REUTERS/Abrar Tanoli (PAKISTAN POLITICS DISASTER ANNIVERSARY ENVIRONMENT)

A computer graph at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A computer graph at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows the area where an earthquake and tsunami warning was generated near Papua New Guinea, in Ewa Beach, Hawaii October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry

A computer graph at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:34:00 GMT

REFILE - ADDITIONAL CAPTION INFORMATION An earthquake location ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - ADDITIONAL CAPTION INFORMATION An earthquake location map generated and released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on October 7, 2009 shows the location of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the northwest of Santo, Vanuatu. The epicenter of the quake was located 232 miles (373 km) north-northwest of Santo, Vanuatu, at a depth of 20.5 miles (33 km), the agency said. REUTERS/USGS/Handout (UNITED STATES DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A quake survivor digs a grave for his father who perished in ...

(AFP) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - A quake survivor digs a grave for his father who perished in Lubuk Aru, West Sumatra. Photo:Bay Ismoyo/AFP

A map locating the area near the town of Pariaman in Indonesia's ...

(AFP) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - A map locating the area near the town of Pariaman in Indonesia's Sumatra where around 400 people are believed to have died after last week's major earthquake buried four villages in landslides. Photo:/AFP

Mikaele Senio, 37, walks to church service at Holy Cross Catholic ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:05:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Mikaele Senio, 37, walks to church service at Holy Cross Catholic Church in the village of Leone in American Samoa, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Ten people, including three children, were killed in the village when a tsunami swept them out to sea. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rick Bowmer)

A Samoan woman and a child attend a church service for the victims ...

(AFP) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Samoan woman and a child attend a church service for the victims of the tsunami which hit the village of Masafau in American Samoa. Grief-stricken Samoans have poured into churches in the Pacific island nation to mourn the victims of the devastating tsunami that killed more than 170 people in Pacific region. Photo:Torsten Blackwood/AFP

A woman wipes her face during a church service at Holy Cross ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:47:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A woman wipes her face during a church service at Holy Cross Catholic Church in the village of Leone in American Samoa, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Ten people, including three children, were killed in the village when a tsunami swept them out to sea. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rick Bowmer

Faataui Fitiao, left and his wife Taitasi Su'apaia Fitiao of ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Faataui Fitiao, left and his wife Taitasi Su'apaia Fitiao of Leone, American Samoa embrace a picture of their daughter Vaijoresa Uputaua Niuaveve Fitiao, 6. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eugene Tanner)

Interactive graphic on Indonesia where it is expected that the ...

(AFP) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Interactive graphic on Indonesia where it is expected that the death toll in two massive earthquakes in Sumatra will climb into the thousands. Photo:/AFP

This aerial view shows people standing amongst their damaged ...

(AFP) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - This aerial view shows people standing amongst their damaged houses in Pariaman, West Sumatra. Rescuers held out scant hope of finding more Indonesian quake survivors, leaving clean-up teams the grim task of retrieving the decaying bodies of thousands of victims from the rubble. Photo:Adek Berry/AFP

A tsunami wave embedded a car into a wall in the town of Pago ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:50:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A tsunami wave embedded a car into a wall in the town of Pago Pago in American Samoa, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. The relief effort in the tsunami-stricken Samoas entered its fourth day Friday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rick Bowmer)

Young Sang Woo, a resident of Asili Village, sits next to a ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:11:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Young Sang Woo, a resident of Asili Village, sits next to a memorial for his wife Mija Woo and his daughter Puhee, 11, as he holds a picture of his daughter, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 in Asili Village, American Samoa. Woo's wife Mija Woo was killed by the tsunami, her body was found. Woo is still looking for his daughter. An 8.3 earthquake Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009 triggered a tsunami that destroyed many homes and businesses on American Samoa and killed over 139 people. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eugene Tanner)

Residents examine the debris on the west side of Tutuila, the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:34:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Residents examine the debris on the west side of Tutuila, the main island of American Samoa. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/La Poasa)

Visi Talafunga walks around her house in the village of Leone ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Visi Talafunga walks around her house in the village of Leone on the west side of American Samoa after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry

The devastation caused by the earthquake-generated tsunami is ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The devastation caused by the earthquake-generated tsunami is seen on the south coast of Western Samoa in this aerial handout photograph obtained October 1, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing possibly more than 100 people and flattening villages. REUTERS/New Zealand Defence Force/Handout (WESTERN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Visi Talafunga walks around her house in the village of Leone ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Visi Talafunga walks around her house in the village of Leone on the west side of American Samoa after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, flattening villages and leaving thousands homeless. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Debris float in a stream at Leone village on the west side of ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Debris float in a stream at Leone village on the west side of American Samoa after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, flattening villages and leaving thousands homeless. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

People walk through debris following a powerful quake, in Pago ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - People walk through debris following a powerful quake, in Pago Pago village, on American Samoa. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/SamoaNews.com, Ausage Fausia

An American Samoan youth walks along the shore in Pago Pago ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An American Samoan youth walks along the shore in Pago Pago Harbor, wearing a shirt around his face as a mask to protect himself from dust and debris, after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Villagers watch as rescue workers carry the body of a girl that ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Villagers watch as rescue workers carry the body of a girl that was found floating in Pago Pago Harbor after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, flattening villages and leaving thousands homeless. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

A sailboat sits on the dock in Pago Pago Harbor after an earthquake ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A sailboat sits on the dock in Pago Pago Harbor after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, flattening villages and leaving thousands homeless. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Damaged cars are piled up in a drainage ditch in Pago Pago Harbor ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Damaged cars are piled up in a drainage ditch in Pago Pago Harbor after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, flattening villages and leaving thousands homeless. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Rescue workers carry the body of a girl that was found floating ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Rescue workers carry the body of a girl that was found floating in Pago Pago Harbor after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, flattening villages and leaving thousands homeless. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

A car hangs from the wall of a building in Pago Pago Harbor ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A car hangs from the wall of a building in Pago Pago Harbor after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, flattening villages and leaving thousands homeless. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

A woman walks through the debris in Pago Pago Harbor after an ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman walks through the debris in Pago Pago Harbor after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, flattening villages and leaving thousands homeless. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

REFILE - CORRECTNG SPELLING OF PASADENA Joe Smith of Pasadena, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTNG SPELLING OF PASADENA Joe Smith of Pasadena, California, cleans up a boat that was washed onto shore in Pago Pago Harbor after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing possibly more than 100 people and flattening villages. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Rescue workers carry the body of a girl that was found floating ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Rescue workers carry the body of a girl that was found floating in Pago Pago Harbor after an earthquake caused a tsunami on the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa searched for survivors on Thursday after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing possibly more than 100 people and flattening villages. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (AMERICAN SAMOA DISASTER SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

A damaged car in Pago Pago on American Samoa. Towering tsunamis ...

(AFP) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - A damaged car in Pago Pago on American Samoa. Towering tsunamis churned up by a huge earthquake slammed into the Samoan islands, killing at least 113 people as they wiped out entire villages and flattened tourist resorts. Photo:Ardie Roque/AFP

Staff evacuate their offices after they felt an earthquake in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Staff evacuate their offices after they felt an earthquake in Kuala Lumpur September 30, 2009. A major earthquake struck off the city of Padang on the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, damaging houses, bringing down bridges and starting fires, a witness said. The 7.6 magnitude quake was felt around the region, also shook office buildings in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. REUTERS/The New Straits Times Press (MALAYSIA SOCIETY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. MALAYSIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALAYSIA. NO ARCHIVES

Map locating the epicentre of a quake that struck near Samoa ...

(AFP) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating the epicentre of a quake that struck near Samoa and triggered a set of deadly tsunamis. A British toddler is believed to have been killed in the massive South Pacific earthquake and tsunami, the government said, while pledging to help 'in any way we can'. Photo:/AFP

An Indonesian expert at a tsunami early warning station in Jakarta ...

(AFP) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Indonesian expert at a tsunami early warning station in Jakarta points to a strong earthquake that triggered a tsunami near Samoa. At least 113 people are dead after a huge Pacific earthquake and tsunami hit the Samoan islands and Tonga. Photo:Bay Ismoyo/AFP

A beach in Samoa. Two of the country's most popular resorts, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - A beach in Samoa. Two of the country's most popular resorts, Sinalei Reef Resort and Coconuts Beach Resort, off the west coast of the main island of Upolu, had been hit hard Photo:/AFP

German seismologist Winfried Hanka shows a graph registered ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German seismologist Winfried Hanka shows a graph registered during the earthquake in the Pacific off the Samoa islands region that caused a tsunami, as he poses for the media at Germany's Geoscientific Research Institute GFZ based in Potsdam, south of Berlin, September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH DISASTER)

German seismologist Winfried Hanka monitors the control center ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German seismologist Winfried Hanka monitors the control center showing a graph registered during the earthquake in the Pacific off the Samoa islands region that caused a tsunami as he poses for the media at Germany's Geoscientific Research Institute GFZ based in Potsdam, south of Berlin, September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH DISASTER)

A scientist shows a graph (R) on a computer monitor registered ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A scientist shows a graph (R) on a computer monitor registered during the earthquake in the Pacific off the Samoa islands region that caused a tsunami as he poses for the media at Germany's Geoscientific Research Institute GFZ based in Potsdam, south of Berlin, September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH DISASTER)