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Another earthquake is threatening to hit Haiti with possibly more force than the massive quake that levelled Port-au-Prince, seismologists say. Aftershocks have already rattled the impoverished Caribbean nation in the days following the January 12 quake that killed over 110,000 people, left nearly 610,000 homeless and injured scores more. On Wednesday, a magnitude 5.9 quake struck people already scrambling to rebuild their tattered lives. But more are likely on their way. The US Geological Survey (USGS) estimated on Thursday that there's a 25 per cent probability that one or several magnitude 6 aftershocks could strike in the coming weeks, although...

<p>A puzzling swarm of nearly 50 small earthquakes shook the ground near San Ramon on Sunday and Monday. Although some residents in the area felt the larger tremors, none caused any significant damage.</p> <p>At first, the quakes raised the concerns of scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, because they appeared to be centered on a segment of the Calaveras Fault where scientists have calculated a major temblor may be coming in the next two decades.</p>