1.   If the earthquakes continue to progress toward the west, the next big one could strike very close to Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara, Barka said.

2.   The Kobe earthquake continued to hurt Japanese stocks traded in the United States.

3.   Earthquakes continued to jolt a popular spa resort near Tokyo for a third day Tuesday, although no serious injuries or damage have been reported.

4.   Earthquakes continued to jolt a popular spa resort near Tokyo for a third day Tuesday, although no serious injuries or damages have been reported.

5.   Earthquakes continued into Saturday in Tottori.

6.   Earthquakes continued to shake a popular spa resort near Tokyo Wednesday, prompting some guests to cancel their hotel bookings there, local tourism officials said.

7.   Experts have predicted strong earthquakes would continue for a couple of weeks.

8.   Meanwhile, minor earthquakes continue to shake the region and baffle experts who cannot identify their epicenter or explain their random pattern.

9.   Seismologists said they expected the earthquakes to continue over the next few days.