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A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes the island of Java causing massive damage along with two confirmed deaths.
2017-12-15

China's Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Guizhou province becomes the world's largest single-dish telescope.
2016-09-24

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the eastern coast of Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East. Shaking was felt throughout large parts of the peninsula, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
2016-03-20

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off Atka Island, southwest Alaska. There are no reports of a tsunami.
2016-03-12

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes near Wasco, California, about 25 miles northwest of Bakersfield. There are no reports of damage or injuries.
2016-02-23

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Christchurch in New Zealand. The St. John ambulance service says that several people suffered minor injuries from falls as they ran from the quake but there were no immediate reports of serious damage.
2016-02-14

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Ovalle in Chile's central region. No injuries or damage have been reported.
2016-02-9

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. The epicenter was 11 kilometers (7 miles) from the town of Tres Picos, not far from the Pacific coast. There are no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.
2015-12-17

At least four people are dead and 48 injured following a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Pishan County in China's Xinjiang region.
2015-07-3

A M w  5.2 earthquake in Sichuan province, China, kills one person and injures 11 others, destroying at least 100 homes.
2010-01-31