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    Sat, May 25, 2013, 8:28 AM SGT - Singapore Markets closed

    8.7-magnitude earthquake off Sumatra

    An 8.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia 434 km southwest of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia.

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    1. Alvarado takes a nap at her home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    2. Alvarado walks inside her home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    3. Alvarado stands inside her home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    4. Alvarado and her granddaughter Tania rest at their home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    5. Tania looks in the mirror after coming home from school, which is the ruins of a shoe store damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    6. Earthquake strikes Northern Calif.
    7. Earthquake strikes Northern Calif.
    8. Earthquake strikes Northern Calif.

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    1. Alvarado takes a nap at her home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    2. Alvarado walks inside her home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    3. Alvarado stands inside her home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    4. Alvarado and her granddaughter Tania rest at their home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    5. Tania looks in the mirror after coming home from school, which is the ruins of a shoe store damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua
    6. Earthquake strikes Northern Calif.
    7. Earthquake strikes Northern Calif.
    8. Earthquake strikes Northern Calif.
    9. 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Up Rural Greenville
    10. 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Up Rural Greenville
    11. 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Up Rural Greenville
    12. 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Up Rural Greenville
    13. 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Up Rural Greenville
    14. 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Up Rural Greenville
    15. The Kremlin wall and towers dominate the skyline at Red Square in Moscow, on March 2, 2012
    16. The Kremlin wall and towers dominate the skyline at Red Square in Moscow, on March 2, 2012
    17. Huge earthquake strikes Russia
    18. Huge earthquake strikes Russia
    19. Huge earthquake strikes Russia
    20. Huge earthquake strikes Russia
    21. The Kremlin wall and towers dominate the skyline at Red Square in Moscow, on March 2, 2012
    22. File picture shows a seismograph readout
    23. File picture shows a seismograph readout
    24. File picture shows a seismograph readout
    25. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    26. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    27. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    28. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    29. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    30. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    31. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    32. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    33. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    34. Geologist explains how this quake compares to ones of the past
    35. Sacramento Kings party shaken by earthquake
    36. Sacramento Kings party shaken by earthquake
    37. Sacramento Kings party shaken by earthquake
    38. Sacramento Kings party shaken by earthquake
    39. Sacramento Kings party shaken by earthquake
    40. Aftershocks felt throughout NorCal
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    1. Candida Alvarado, 67, takes a nap at her home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua May 24, 2013. Alvarado and her family have been living in the ruins of the building for the past 34 years and hope to be benefit from any social programmes driven by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY ... more 
      Candida Alvarado, 67, takes a nap at her home, which is the ruins of a shoe store in California building that was damaged by the 1972 earthquake, in the old centre of Managua May 24, 2013. Alvarado and her family have been living in the ruins of the building for the past 34 years and hope to be benefit from any social programmes driven by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY POLITICS) less 

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