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Newborn baby among dead as quake hits Mexico, Guatemala
by Staff Writers
Palenque, Mexico (AFP) July 07, 2014


Moderate 5.6 quake hits northern Japan
Tokyo (AFP) July 08, 2014 - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage, as a powerful typhoon lashed the country's far south.

The epicentre of the quake was located inland of northernmost Hokkaido at a depth of 37 kilometres (23 miles), close to the region's capital city Sapporo.

The Japan Meteorological Agency put the quake's strength slightly higher at 5.8 magnitude, adding that there was no risk of a tsunami.

Powerful typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands Tuesday, forcing more than half a million people to seek shelter, as the region's worst storm in years damaged buildings, downed trees and brought air and sea traffic to a halt.

Japan is situated at the meeting place of several of the Earth's tectonic plates and experiences a number of relatively violent quakes every year.

But thanks to strict building codes, even powerful quakes that might wreak havoc in other countries frequently pass without causing much damage.

In May, a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in the Japanese capital Tokyo, injuring 17 people.

Powerful 6.3 quake strikes off Vanuatu
Sydney (AFP) July 08, 2014 - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck Tuesday off the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey said.

The agency said the quake struck at 11.56 pm (12.56 GMT) 13 kilometres (8 miles) north-northeast of the island's capital Port Vila at a depth of 114 km.

No tsunami warning was immediately issued. The USGS said on its website there was a low risk of casualties or damage.

A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Mexico and Guatemala on Monday killing at least three people -- including a newborn baby at a hospital -- and injuring dozens.

The quake, initially measured at a magnitude of 7.1, struck the Pacific coast of Mexico's Chiapas state at about 1124 GMT at a depth of 60 kilometers (37 miles), the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter was just two kilometers from the Mexican town of Puerto Madero, and 200 kilometers from Guatemala City.

About 10 minor aftershocks rattled the region, causing more panic and triggering landslides, and authorities warned the toll of dead and injured could rise as the scale of the tragedy became clear.

Two of the dead were in Mexico and a baby died in a hospital in Guatemala's western border state of San Marcos when part of a ceiling caved in, President Otto Perez told reporters.

Perez added that 35 people had been injured, two of them critically, and 70 homes had been reported damaged, half of them beyond repair.

In the Guatemalan village of San Pedro Sacatepequez, a shaken Manuel Mendez stood in front of the ruins of the house he had built with $125,000 in savings from a decade of work in the United States.

"I built this for my family, my children," the 35-year-old immigrant told AFP. "I have to be strong."

- Poorest hit -

In Mexico, a 51-year-old man died in the town of Huixtla, near the border with Guatemala, after a wall fell on him at his home, the Chiapas state civil protection department said.

A 74-year-old man perished in Mapastepec while four others were hurt in the town of 44,000, none of them seriously, spokesman Jose Manuel Aragon told AFP.

Authorities were assessing damage in other areas of Chiapas, one of the poorest states in Mexico.

"It is possible that the number of injured could rise," Aragon said.

Buildings and highways were cracked, and mountain roads collapsed, Mexican authorities said. At the airport in Tapachula, ceilings caved in but flights were still operating.

President Perez and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto met as previously scheduled to discuss immigration issues. The pair had been expected to discuss the quake.

Tremors could be felt hundreds of miles away in Mexico City, where no damage or injuries were reported, according to Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera.

The quake was also felt in El Salvador.

Mexico is prone to seismic activity, with earthquakes occurring most often along the Pacific coast.

A series of strong quakes hit the country two months ago, with a 6.4-magnitude one on May 8 felt in the capital and causing a bridge to collapse in Guerrero, but sparing the country from major damage or injuries.

Western Guatemala was rocked by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in November 2012. Forty-four people were killed.

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SHAKE AND BLOW
At least two dead as quake hits Mexico, Guatemala
Palenque, Mexico (AFP) July 07, 2014
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of southern Mexico and Guatemala on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 40 others. The US Geological Survey said the quake - initially measured at a magnitude of 7.1 - struck the Pacific coast of Mexico's Chiapas state at about 1124 GMT at a depth of 60 kilometers (37 miles). The epicenter was located just two kilome ... read more


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