Series of earthquakes hit Korea, Indonesia, Turkey and Norway

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Sunday, January 21, 2007

On Saturday at 8:56 p.m., a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Korean Peninsula.
On Sunday at 7:27 p.m., a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck 30 miles underneath the Molucca Sea in northeastern Indonesia. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a church was damaged and three people were injured.
On Sunday at 9:38 a.m., a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck the town of Tutak, Turkey. Two people were reported injured, and some buildings were damaged.
On Sunday at 2:45 p.m., a 4.0-magnitude earthquake shaking the town of Ålesund, Western Norway.

Sources

"Korea No Longer Safe From Earthquake" — The Korea Times, January 21, 2007
AP. "Earthquakes Strike Indonesia, Turkey" — CBS News, January 21, 2007
Reuters. "Strong Indonesia earthquake panics residents" — ABC News, January 21, 2007
The Associated Press. "Earthquake shakes western Norway" — International Herald Tribune, January 21, 2007

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