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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Taiwan, some damage

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Taiwan on Sunday and caused some damage, Taiwan media reported. Full story

Another Quake Shakes South Central OK

A temblor epicentered about 3.1 miles below the surface of the earth was felt across a small portion of south-central Oklahoma early on Friday, May 31, 2013.The quake was centered about 27 miles northeast of Ardmore, OK or 85 miles south-southeast of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Recently quake activity i Full story

Magnitude-4.6 Quake Shakes Coast

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 Wednesday morning near Isla Vista, just west of Santa Barbara, and two aftershocks rattled the Southern California coast and a few inland areas. Full story

4.6-magnitude quake shakes S. California coast

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 has rattled part of the Southern California coast.The U.S. Geological Survey says the 7:38 a.m. Wednesday temblor was centered 3 miles west of Isla Vista in Santa Barbara County.A Santa Barbara County sheriff's dispatcher says deputies felt the jolt, Full story

Damage from Greenville quake tops $1M

Officials in a part of rural northeastern California that was shaken by a magnitude-5.7 earthquake last week are estimating that the temblor caused more than $1 million in damage.    Plumas County Office of Emergency Services Director Jerry Sipe said Tuesday that more than 50 homes in the Lake Alman Full story

Small Earthquake Rattles Area near Wenatchee

ENTIAT, Wash. - The Pacific Northwest Seismic Center says a small earthquake rattled part of Washington state Tuesday morning. Full story

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  8.2 magnitude quake hits Russia's far east

An 8.2 magnitude earthquake jolted Russia, resulting in a brief tsunami warning. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  5.7 magnitude quake rattles California

The USGS reported a 5.7 earthquake in Northern California followed by several aftershocks. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  American ingenuity sometimes the best steward of freedom

Nicholas Thompson, editor of The New Yorker magazine's website, talks with Rachel Maddow about their "Strongbox" submission tool that allows sources to remain anonymous and untraceable when they submit a story tip.

  Breathtaking helmet-cam view of Washington Monument

The Washington Monument, which was damaged during a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in 2011, is still undergoing repairs. The National Park Service released this footage from the top, where workers are repairing the damage. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

  More quakes rattle China amid relief efforts

Two more earthquakes were reported about 300 miles from the epic center of an earthquake this weekend that killed about 200 people. NBCNews.com's Alex Witt reports.

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