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# Pacific Rim

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Massive Japanese quake causes day to shorten slightly
The earth’s rotation sped up by over a microsecond because of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:24 PM
Taoiseach offers condolences and pledges assistance to victims of Japanese earthquake
The minister for trade and development has said that Ireland is standing by to provide assistance.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:10 PM
Stock and oil prices react to Japan's earthquake and tsunami disasters
Stocks rose but oil prices fell in response to the terrible events in the Pacific.
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Mar 11th 2011, 7:34 PM
What’s happened in the Pacific? A timeline of the day's terrible events
A timeline of how today’s terrifying events have unfolded, beginning with the magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck at 5.46am Irish time.
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Mar 11th 2011, 5:53 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
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Mar 11th 2011, 5:03 PM
Japan latest: Toll stands at 137 but deaths set to exceed 1,000 people
With still many unaccounted for one news agency says the death toll is expected to rise above 1,000 people.
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Mar 11th 2011, 4:32 PM
Astronomers dismiss suggestion that sun and moon caused Japan earthquake
Reports that scientists had established a link between the activities of the sun and moon with the today’s Pacific tsunami have been dismissed by Irish astronomers.
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Mar 11th 2011, 3:59 PM
In pictures: How the disaster in Japan unfolded
Cities, towns and farmland seriously damaged by the 8.9 magnitude quake today, which then triggered tsunami.
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Mar 11th 2011, 2:40 PM
UN and countries pledge aid and rescue offers to Japan but no decision from Ireland
Officials at the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Foreign Affairs have so far made no official comment on the matter.
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Mar 11th 2011, 2:39 PM
Tsunami hits Indonesia without causing damage
Indonesia and Guam have both lifted their tsunami warnings, after waves of just 10 centimetres hit the eastern Indonesian coast.
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Mar 11th 2011, 2:26 PM
Hawaii tsunami: Slow-moving waves creeping inland on islands
Tsunami warning centre explains that a tsunami is not always just one wall of water but a constantly-encroaching sheet of water that will swamp coastal regions.
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Mar 11th 2011, 2:05 PM
In Pictures: Graphs and charts that show the tsunami's projected path
Weather centres around the Pacific rim show trajectory of deadly wave.
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Mar 11th 2011, 1:42 PM
Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia
A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, just hours after an earthquake in Japan created a Pacific-wide tsunami.
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Mar 11th 2011, 1:39 PM
Pacific tsunami: Eyewitnesses upload photographs
People in the areas affected by the Pacific tsunami have uploaded photographs on social networking sites.
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Mar 11th 2011, 12:47 PM
Tsunami passes over Taiwan, Indonesia braces for impact
The Pacific tsunami has hit Taiwan causing minimal damage – it is due to hit the vulnerable Indonesia islandssoon.
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Mar 11th 2011, 12:01 PM
Japan tremors incredibly close to the surface
Map shows how shallow the focus of earthquake is – red and orange spots denote shocks less than 25km from the surface.
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Mar 11th 2011, 11:43 AM
Tsunami may 'totally engulf' low lying Pacific islands: Red Cross
The low lying Pacific islands may be swept over as a powerful tsunami hits the region – meanwhile Indonesia is bracing itself, as warnings indicate it will be the first area to be hit after Japan.
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Mar 11th 2011, 10:53 AM
Death toll rises to 26 in Japan earthquake disaster
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Mar 11th 2011, 10:13 AM
CCTV footage of Sendai airport being swamped by the tsunami (Video)
CCTV footage records Sendai airport being submerged by the tsunami.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:59 AM
Thousands evacuated from Russian coastline after tsunami warning
Some 11,000 people have been evacuated from the Pacific islands by the Russian authorities in anticipation of a tsunami.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:47 AM
Earthquake map shows extent of activity in Pacific Rim today
Map shows the extent of earthquake activity – the bigger the square, the bigger the quake.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:20 AM
Tsunami centre widens warning to western US coast
Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Central and South America and the rest of the Pacific Ocean have been issued with tsunami alerts.
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Mar 11th 2011, 9:19 AM
Tsunami alerts issued for multiple counties in Pacific Rim
Tsunami warnings have been issued for multiple countries in the Pacific Rim. The Japanse Prime Minister confirmed that a nuclear power plant in the north has been closed down but declared the situation safe so far.
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Mar 11th 2011, 8:04 AM