LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the northern coast of the island of Papua in Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Saturday. It said the quake occurred some 150 km (95 miles) northeast of the town of Manokwari in the Indonesian half of the island of Papua at a depth of 35 km (21.7 miles). It gave no further details. (Reporting by Sami Aboudi; Editing by Charles Dick)
Residents from Qiang Minority dance to celebrate the New Year in front of their temporary houses at the earthquake-hit Wenchuan County, Sichuan province January 1, 2009. China has extended the deadline ...
