1.   The latest tremor struck after midnight Tuesday, destroying at least two more villages, according to officials with the military alliance that controls the area.

2.   The latest tremor struck after midnight Tuesday.

3.   The powerful tremor struck just off the coast off the eastern coastal county of Hualien, the Central Weather Bureau said.

4.   A powerful tremor struck southern Israel on Friday near the resort of Eilat, causing no reported damage or serious injuries, television here said.

5.   A minor earth tremor struck Hong Kong Thursday, but there were no reports of casualties or damage, a government spokesman said.

6.   Carmelita Fernandez said her family was praying when the tremor struck.

7.   Dealers sold the yen after the tremor had struck the cities of Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto early on Monday.

8.   Volunteers had dug out a new road to the village after the bridge leading there was damaged when the tremors struck the area.

9.   Shocked locals were struggling Wednesday to understand what had happened, and were afraid of returning to their homes in case another major tremor struck.