21.   He did not provide further details, but said the quake shook a large swath of desert in the southeastern provinces of Kerman, Hormozgan and Fars.

22.   Hastings police said the earthquake had set off security alarms, and police had stood in door frames for safety as the quake shook their premises.

23.   In Mexico City, the quake shook tall buildings but was hardly felt at ground level.

24.   Last week another strong quake shook Mexico City and the memories flooded back.

25.   Later in the morning, a moderate quake shook northern Japan, while another temblor hit the western port city of Kobe.

26.   Masayuki Oshida of the Iwate prefectural police said there was no immediate word of serious casualties or damage, although the quake shook his office.

27.   Masayuki Oshida of the Iwate prefectural police said there was no immediate word of casualties or damage, although the quake shook his office.

28.   Minor quakes shake the Oslo area about once a year.

29.   Quakes have been shaking western Turkey for the last two months.

30.   Shamila was eating with her mother and brother when the quake shook her village of Shari Basurkh, near the epicenter.