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Damaged St. John the Baptist Church is seen following series of earthquakes that shook Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, June 13. Geoff Slone/New Zealand Herald/AP
A cliff-top house is seen after its portion fell over a ledge in Sumner, near Christchurch, New Zealand, following an earthquake, Monday. Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald/AP
A sign referring to a previous earthquake stands in front of the destroyed Oxford Terrace Baptist church in Christchurch on Feb. 24. International rescuers intensified their search for earthquake survivors in New Zealand, despite fading hopes of finding any more people alive. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Cars crushed by destroyed buildings are left in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 24, after the city was hit by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 22. Rob Griffith/AP
Recovery operation personnel work on the destroyed CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 24. Rob Griffith/AP
Two police officers walk past a fallen statue in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 24, while doing a patrol. Hundreds of troops, police, and emergency workers raced against time and aftershocks that threatened to collapse more buildings. They picked gingerly through the ruins, poking heat-seeking cameras into gaps between tumbles of bricks and sending sniffer dogs over concrete slabs. Rob Griffith/AP
Emergency teams work in the rubble at the site of the Pyne Gould Corporation Building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 24. Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald/AP
A military vehicle patrols the streets of the central business district in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 24. Rob Griffith/AP
Heavy machinery demolishes an earthquake-damaged church in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 24. Mark Baker/AP
Murray and Kelly James look at their destroyed house in central Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings, caused extensive other damage, and killed dozens of people in the city. Mark Baker/AP
An aerial view of emergency services people working at the ruined CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23. Search teams used their bare hands, dogs, heavy cranes, and earth movers on Feb. 24 to pull survivors from the rubble caused by the powerful earthquake. Sarah Ivey/AP
Mark (front l.) and Paul Lupi, volunteers in safety vests from the Rangiora Response Unit, distribute clean water to residents following an earthquake on Feb. 22, in the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch, on Feb. 23. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Emergency workers stand in front of a destroyed building following Tuesday's earthquake in the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Feb. 23. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
An area is cordoned off after the front wall of a row of shops is destroyed following Tuesday's earthquake in the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Feb. 23. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Heavy machines remove the wreckage of a destroyed commercial building from a street the day after an earthquake on Feb. 22 in the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Members of a Japanese rescue team get a briefing before leaving Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, for New Zealand on Feb. 23. The 70-member team is scheduled to arrive at the quake site in the early hours of Feb. 24, local media said. Yoshiaki Sakamoto/Kyodo News/AP
Emergency services search the rubble for survivors of the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch's business district, after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit on Feb. 22. Search teams using dogs, heavy cranes, and earth movers worked through dawn the next day in one of New Zealand's largest cities, trying frantically to find survivors amid the crumbled concrete, twisted metal, and huge mounds of brick left by the powerful quake. Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald/AP
Emergency services personnel search the rubble for survivors of the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch's business district, Feb. 22. Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald/AP
Locals stand in a park cordoned off by police, away from dangerous and unsafe areas of Christchurch, New Zealand's, central business district, after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit on Feb. 22. Samual Sutherland/AP
A man runs away from dangerous and unsafe buildings of Christchurch central business district, New Zealand, on Feb. 22. Samual Sutherland/AP
A group of people travel with Glacier Explorers to see one of the many icebergs that caved into Tasman Lake as a result of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 22. The quake hit at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, and killing dozens of people in one of the country's worst disasters. Denis Callesen/NZPA/AP
Debris crushes a car outside the Christchurch Catholic Cathedral after an earthquake rocked Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 22. The 6.3-magnitude quake hit at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses, and killing dozens of people in one of the country's worst natural disasters. David Wethey/NZPA/AP
A building in Christchurch, New Zealand, is destroyed after an earthquake struck on Feb. 22. Pam Johnson/NZPA/AP
Rescue workers search for survivors at the collapsed CTV building that housed the King's Education School on Madras Street in Christchurch on Feb. 22. Carys MonteathChristchurch Press/Reuters
People rescued from a building in Christchurch, New Zealand, walk away after an earthquake struck on Feb. 22. Pam Johnson/NZPA/AP
Rescue workers stand near the collapsed CTV building that housed the King's Education Group following an earthquake in Christchurch in this still image taken from video on Feb. 22. Twelve Japanese students at the school were believed to be missing, an official in Japan told Reuters. TVNZ via Reuters TV/Reuters
Rescue workers stand near the collapsed CTV building that housed the King's Education School following an earthquake in Christchurch in this still image taken from video on Feb. 22. TVNZ via Reuters TV/Reuters
Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Christchurch on Feb. 22. TV3 via Reuters TV/Reuters
A damaged backpackers hostel is seen after an earthquake in central Christchurch on Feb. 22. Simon Baker/Reuters
A destroyed Baptist church is seen after an earthquake in central Christchurch on Feb. 22. Simon Baker/Reuters
Cars are crushed by fallen concrete after an earthquake in central Christchurch on Feb. 22. Simon Baker/Reuters
Debris lies on Manchester Street after an earthquake in central Christchurch on Feb. 22. Simon Baker/Reuters
Office workers look for a way out of a high-rise building after an earthquake in central Christchurch on Feb. 22. Simon Baker/Reuters
Streets are seen covered with water after an earthquake in Christchurch on Feb. 22. Don Scott/Christchurch Press/Reuters
Liquefaction is seen around a phone box after an earthquake in Christchurch on Feb. 22. Layton Duncan/Reuters
A car plunges into a pit on the road in Christchurch, New Zealand, June 13. At least 10 people were reported injured and emergency services rescued two trapped people after a series of quakes rocked New Zealand's Christchurch Monday. Xinhua/NZPA/Newscom
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: What happened to the green revolution in Iran?
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
In Pictures: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/20
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Pacific earthquake, centered near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, prompted a tsunami warning for other South Pacific islands and a tsunami watch in Fuji and Australia.
A powerful earthquake in the South Pacific generated a tsunami Wednesday that prompting warnings to several island nations.
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