1.   That means that the two quakes released identical amounts of energy.

2.   The fact that the two quakes came within less than a month of each other raised fears that tectonic movements beneath the soil of Greece and Turkey might continue.

3.   The two quakes injured thousands more and left hundreds of Mexico City families homeless.

4.   The two quakes occurred on faults of different types.

5.   Other communities, left untouched, have raised money and trucked in food to areas hit by the two quakes.

6.   A State Seismology Bureau expert in Beijing who refused to give his name said the two quakes resulted from separate seismic activity.

7.   Costa Rican seismologists said they did not believe the two quakes were related, however.

8.   Ryo Kikuchi, a municipal spokesman on Hachijo Island, said no damage or injuries from the three quakes were reported.

9.   The agency said the two quakes were related but there was no danger of increased seismic activity in the area.

10.   The agency said the two quakes were not related.