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Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes eastern Japan (Reuters) Reuters - A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Report: 1,200 flee as quake hits southern China (AP) AP - A report says about 1,200 people have evacuated their homes after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern China near its border with Myanmar. Earthquake hits China's border with Myanmar (AFP) AFP - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit China's border with Myanmar early Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing more than a thousand people to evacuate, the US Geological Survey and Chinese state media said. Quake hits southwest China, no reports of casualties (Reuters) Reuters - An earthquake hit southwest China on Wednesday, knocking down houses and forcing around 1,200 people to evacuate from near the site of a devastating quake which killed at least 70,000 people in May, state media said. Protests in Peru a year after major quake (AP) AP - Peruvians flooded the streets Friday to protest the slow pace of reconstruction a year after a magnitude-8.0 earthquake left tens of thousands homeless. Peruvians protest, mourn on anniversary of quake (Reuters) Reuters - Angry and upset, hundreds of Peruvians denounced the government on Friday for abandoning victims of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake, and laid flowers at the graves of loved ones on the anniversary of their deaths. Strong earthquake rattles central Philippines (AFP) AFP - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the central Philippines, but no tsunami warning was issued, and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, seismologists said Friday. Canada to aid victims of quake in China, cyclone in Myanmar (AFP) AFP - Canada on Thursday committed 30 million dollars to help victims of the recent devastating earthquake in China and 11 million for those affected by the Nargis cyclone in Myanmar. China's quake reconstruction to cost nearly $150 billion: govt (AFP) AFP - Nearly 150 billion dollars are needed to rebuild areas in southwest China devastated by a massive earthquake in May, the government said on Thursday. Don King plans China quake aid match (Reuters) Reuters - Boxing promoter Don King used the world spotlight on the Olympics this week to unveil in Beijing plans for a charity tournament in the earthquake-hit province of Sichuan later this year. Small earthquake shakes northern Israel (AFP) AFP - A small earthquake struck northern Israel on Wednesday without causing casualties or damage, the national seismological institute said. Sharp 6.2 quake shakes sea floor near Vanuatu (AP) AP - A strong earthquake has struck near the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. Venezuela's Chavez wins friends in Peru quake zone (Reuters) Reuters - When an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit two coastal cities and destroyed 37,000 homes in Peru, President Alan Garcia promised a speedy reconstruction effort that would burnish the country's new image of dynamism. India's Andaman Islands hit by quakes, no damage (AP) AP - A seismologist says two moderate earthquakes have hit India's Andaman Islands, but no serious damage or injuries have been reported. Powerful earthquake in Indian Ocean (AFP) AFP - A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.

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