Aftershocks

Scientists in Taiwan are warning residents to brace for further aftershocks following a weekend earthquake that killed five people. More than 350 aftershocks have been recorded since Sunday's 6.8 magnitude quake, the most powerful of which measured 4.8 in magnitude, triggering landslides in eastern Taiwan on Monday. No injuries were reported in the landslides, according to the Associated Press. Two crane operators and three other construction workers are confirmed dead and more than 200 injured after the strong tremor hit the island Sunday.

Aftershocks rattled southern Taiwan in the hours after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the island, but left it relatively unscathed. Thursday morning's quake was followed by more than 15 aftershocks, the largest reaching 4.8. Taiwan's interior ministry reported 12 minor injuries -- nine in Kaohsiung county, two in Jia Yi county and one in Tainan county. The quake struck about 8:20 a.m. (7:20 p.m. Wednesday ET) in a mountainous region about 25 miles northwest of Taitung, on the southeast coast, and 40 miles east of Tainan and Kaohsiung on the southwest coast.

nn ALSO IN ASIAWEEKBeyond the AftershocksKobe, Japan four years after its devastating earthquaken RELATED STORIESCNNBreaking NewsCNNs latest stories on the Taiwan quakeAt 546 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1995, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale ripped through the Japanese city of Kobe. Over 6,400 people were killed and 40,000 were injured in the last major East Asian quake prior to the Taiwan disaster. More than 250,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged in the city and environs.

The first aftershock Sunday registered magnitude 4.9 and was centered about six miles west of Newhall, California, seismologist Steve Bryant said. It was followed by several smaller aftershocks. ;Seismologists said the quakes, including Saturdays, were aftershocks of the devastating January 1994 Northridge quake that killed 72 and caused 25 billion in damage.Sound off on our message boardsTell us what you thinkYou said it...;

Authorities expected water to begin draining Thursday from a lake created by last month's devastating earthquake in southwestern China. But continuing aftershocks remain a concern: they could destabilize the rock and soil that form a quake-created dam holding back more than 200 million cubic meters (50 billion gallons) of water. Four earthquakes measuring between magnitude 4.5 and 5.3 rattled the region during a 24-hour period, ending Thursday afternoon. Engineers were anxiously watching as water rising behind the dam neared a spillway designed to relieve the pressure on it. As of Wednesday afternoon, water in the so-called Tangjiashan quake lake had risen to within 1.4 meters (4.5 feet)

Villagers on some remote islands of Papua New Guinea fear that aftershocks from three recent earthquakes may generate more tidal waves capable of swamping coastal communities. Two large earthquakes hit the remote South Pacific region last Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The first measured about magnitude 8.0; the second, about three hours later, measured magnitude 7.7. A third quake hit the region on Saturday. It measured about magnitude 7.0. The quakes caused a tidal deluge that swamped seven villages on the island of New Ireland, according to Papua New Guinea's national newspaper, the Post-Courier.

A strong earthquake in Virginia shut down a nearby nuclear power plant Tuesday afternoon and sent out seismic waves felt by millions from Georgia to northern New England. Three aftershocks were reported by Tuesday evening. No major injuries or extensive damage were reported after the 5.8-magnitude earthquake, which struck about 40 miles northwest of Richmond. The quake prompted evacuations of office buildings and the precautionary closing of monuments in the nation's capital. A surge in calls by cell-phone users after the event affected service in many areas, federal officials said.

A series of aftershocks hit near Christchurch, New Zealand, on Sunday morning, leaving cracks in buildings and sending stocked items falling off shelves in stores and malls. The aftershocks stemmed from a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on September 4. The biggest aftershock -- a magnitude 4.9 quake -- occurred about three miles from the city and was just over seven miles deep, according to CNNRadio affiliate Radio Live in Christchurch. "I spoke to one shopper who was actually standing right beside a building where a massive crack appeared.

Central Oklahoma continued to experience dozens of aftershocks Sunday, nearly 24 hours since the state's strongest earthquake since 1952 was felt throughout the region. More than ten aftershocks measuring at east 3.0 magnitude were reported Sunday, in the hours after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake took residents by surprise Saturday night. The temblor rattled homes and structures, causing belongings to scatter in houses and sending strident, booming sounds through the area. Kathy Crawson, a nurse with a community hospital in Prague, Oklahoma, about six miles from the quake's epicenter, said Sunday the experience was terrifying, but she was getting used to the aftershocks.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines has killed at least 15 people, the government said. Another 29 people were missing after a landslide in the city of Guihulngan, it said. The quake struck at 11:49 a.m. about 70 kilometers (44 miles) from the coastal city of Dumaguete on the Philippine island of Negros, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The dead included two elementary school children, authorities said, according to the Philippines News Agency.

Central Oklahoma continued to experience dozens of aftershocks Sunday, nearly 24 hours since the state's strongest earthquake since 1952 was felt throughout the region. More than ten aftershocks measuring at east 3.0 magnitude were reported Sunday, in the hours after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake took residents by surprise Saturday night. The temblor rattled homes and structures, causing belongings to scatter in houses and sending strident, booming sounds through the area. Kathy Crawson, a nurse with a community hospital in Prague, Oklahoma, about six miles from the quake's epicenter, said Sunday the experience was terrifying, but she was getting used to the aftershocks.

A strong earthquake in Virginia shut down a nearby nuclear power plant Tuesday afternoon and sent out seismic waves felt by millions from Georgia to northern New England. Three aftershocks were reported by Tuesday evening. No major injuries or extensive damage were reported after the 5.8-magnitude earthquake, which struck about 40 miles northwest of Richmond. The quake prompted evacuations of office buildings and the precautionary closing of monuments in the nation's capital. A surge in calls by cell-phone users after the event affected service in many areas, federal officials said.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan invoked his country's recovery from World War II on Tuesday as he sought to turn the nation's attention to the arduous task of rebuilding. Yet the challenges awaiting Japan remained on full display the day he spoke: The country rated the crisis at a nuclear plant stricken after last month's earthquake and tsunami as the most severe on an international system for rating nuclear accidents. And a fresh round of earthquakes rumbled across an already battered landscape.

About 22,000 Japanese troops launched an extensive search for victims of last month's earthquake and tsunami along the country's northeastern coast Sunday as the death toll from the nearly month-old disasters passed the 13,000 mark. About 110 U.S. troops will be part of the search in the northern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, Japanese military officials said. Japan's National Police Agency reported Sunday that the death toll from the March 11 disaster had risen to 13,013, with another 14,608 still missing.

The return of electricity spread slowly Saturday across northern Japan, where hundreds were injured and tens of thousands remained without power after one of the strongest aftershocks following last month's devastating earthquake struck the region. Nearly 250,000 were still waiting for their lights to come on as crews rushed to repair damaged water and gas lines. At least 283 people were injured by Thursday's 7.1-magnitude aftershock alone. It was blamed for two deaths; intial reports indicated a few more deaths, though the causes of those could not be directly tied to the aftershock.

Authorities on Friday blamed three deaths and more than 140 injuries on a fresh earthquake that struck northern Japan a day earlier, shaking up a region already devastated by March's historic temblor. The dead included an 85-year-old man who collapsed and died while trying to get to a shelter with his family and a 79-year-old man who was reported dead on arrival at the Red Cross hospital in the coastal city of Ishinomaki, doctors there reported. Further inland, in Yamagata Prefecture, a 63-year-old woman died after a power outage caused by the quake stopped her oxygen, the prefecture's government told CNN. Another 132 people were injured, 17 of them seriously, according to Japan's National Police Agency.

A powerful quake struck Japan on Thursday, killing two and triggering a tsunami warning for one prefecture and advisories in others, officials said. The warning and advisories were lifted about 90 minutes later, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but it left millions of Japanese rattled. The quake was closer to the Japanese coast than last month's 9.0-magnitude quake. There were reports of two casualties in the earthquake zone, and 132 people were injured, officials said.

Japanese authorities on Monday called off a tsunami advisory after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake off the country's northeast coast produced little more than ripples. However, the Japan Meteorological Agency urged coastal residents to remain prepared to evacuate because of a continued threat of aftershocks that could spawn tsunamis. Authorities issued a tsunami advisory Monday morning for coastal areas of Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan after a quake struck the region at 7:24 a.m. The tsunami advisory was cancelled at 9:05 a.m. The tsunami height had been expected to climb to half a meter, or 1.6 feet, tall.

Long lines at grocery stores and gas stations along with continued aftershocks and power outages greeted many in Japan on Sunday morning, nearly two days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left hundreds dead and missing. Supplies of food and gas were running out in Sendai, the northern coastal city close to the epicenter of Friday's quake. Those who survived the earthquake and chose to remain in the city were enduring two-hour waits at the supermarket, according to a CNN iReporter in Sendai with the username joeyjenkins.