41.   A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia on Wednesday, toppling buildings and killing at least three people, according to radio reports.

42.   A powerful earthquake rocked much of Chile, crushing some homes, sparking several landslides and killing seven people, authorities reported.

43.   A powerful earthquake rocked parts of eastern Indonesia on Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

44.   A powerful earthquake rocked Peru and Chile on Saturday collapsing dozens of homes and knocking out telephone and electricity lines.

45.   A powerful earthquake rocked seaside resorts in Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and spread panic across a wide arc of the Middle East.

46.   A powerful earthquake shook Israel, Jordan and Egypt early Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse and people awakened by the tremor to run into the streets.

47.   A powerful earthquake shook the southern Philippines Wednesday, causing a fire that gutted an entire floor of a hospital, officials said.

48.   A powerful earthquake shook wide areas of Greece on Thursday, sending residents of Athens and some other cities into open areas.

49.   A powerful earthquake struck the northeast mountains of the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan on Wednesday, killing three and leaving hundreds homeless, emergency officials said.

50.   A powerful earthquake struck the Russian island of Sakhalin off the eastern coast of Siberia on Saturday, Russian and U.S. officials said.