1.   One reason for the heavy losses was that while Japan has stringent codes to protect buildings from quake damage, many homes predated the regulations.

2.   Seismic experts said they also inspected Key Arena, home of the Sonics basketball team, and found no evidence of quake damage.

3.   That ceremony occurred a day after the earthquake that struck western Washington and was moved from the state capital, Olympia, because of quake damage there.

4.   The effects of the quake lingered through last year as homeowners filed delayed claims after finding hidden quake damage.

5.   Bush praised the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday at the swearing in of agency director Joe Allbaugh, back from surveying quake damage in Seattle.

6.   Coffee production could drop due to quake damage.

7.   Details of the quake damage were sketchy, but Press Trust of India said many houses were damaged.

8.   Details emerge on quake damage to Assisi basilica.

9.   Earlier this week, authorities said they had launched an investigation to see whether poor construction also played a role in the quake damage.

10.   In addition to quake damage it has been pillaged and vandalized over the years.