71.   Near the epicenter, the quake was strong enough to visibly shake buildings and spill a glass of water.

72.   Officials at the Royal Belgian Observatory said small quakes are common in the area, but rarely cause damage.

73.   No quake has ever been forecast.

74.   On Kozushima, a small island near the epicenter, the quake was strong enough to shake houses and topple vases, the agency said.

75.   Quakes are frequent along fault lines in this section of the Caribbean but no serious damage has been reported for decades.

76.   Quakes are common in Turkey along a belt known as the Anatolian fault.

77.   Quakes are frequent in Turkey, which lies atop active fault lines.

78.   Seismologists said the quake was relatively shallow compared with most that hit Taiwan.

79.   Researchers said the recent quakes were natural and had no ties with the bombing of Afghanistan during the current military campaign.

80.   Seismologist and fire department officials said the quake was not strong enough to cause major structural damage.