21.   President Kim Dae-jung sent his condolences to Afghanistan on Thursday after a powerful earthquake jolted the northern Afghan territories.

22.   Plans for Diana to visit the city of Kobe, which was devastated by a powerful earthquake last month, were canceled at the last minute.

23.   Plans for her to visit the city of Kobe, which was devastated by a powerful earthquake last month, were canceled at the last minute.

24.   A powerful earthquake centered under the Mediterranean Sea shook parts of the Mideast and Greece early Tuesday.

25.   A powerful earthquake convulsed southwestern Japan on Saturday, buckling roads, snapping power lines, damaging houses and killing two people with falling debris.

26.   A powerful earthquake hit the disaster-stricken region of Jiashi in northwestern Xinjiang early Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

27.   A powerful earthquake hit the disaster-stricken region of Jiashi in northwestern Xinjiang early Wednesday, injuring an undetermined number of people.

28.   A powerful earthquake jolted Taiwan on Sunday, killing four people as cranes and scaffolding at a high-rise building site went crashing to the ground, authorities said.

29.   A powerful earthquake rocked a mountainous region in northern Afghanistan, triggering landslides and burying entire villages in debris and rubble.

30.   A powerful earthquake rumbled through Okinawa and Taiwan Monday, setting off tsunami alerts and sending hundreds fleeing for the safety of high ground.