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Quake hits off remote Japanese islands
Tokyo, Aug 6, 2006 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale was registered Monday off a group of remote Japanese islands, meteorologists said. The quake, which struck at 1822 GMT Sunday, was initially determined to be centered about 1,140 kilometres (708 miles) south-southeast of Tokyo near the Ogasawara Islands, the Hong Kong observatory said. The Ogasawaras, also known as the Bonins, are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical islands about 1,000 kilometres due south of Tokyo. Only two of the islands are inhabited. Japan lies at the junction of four tectonic plates and endures about 20 percent of the world's powerful earthquakes, frequently jolting Tokyo and other major cities. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Spanish jazz homage to New Orleans
Madrid, Aug 3, 2006 Spain's eastern city of Alicante will Friday host a jazz tribute to the city of New Orleans, which last August was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, organisers of the Xabia Jazz Festival said. |
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