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Well whats in the headlines today 2 quakes an an imminent volcano eruption.

Earthquake shakes Panama-Costa-Rica border Mon May 1, 10:38 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook a border region between Panama and Costa Rica. The US Geological Survey said the epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 0748 GMT, was located 57 kilometers (35 miles) west southwest of David, Panama. No information about victims or damage was immediately available.

Moderate quake hits Japan's Pacific coast Tue May 2, 6:42 AM ET

TOKYO (AFP) - A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, rocked the Pacific coast of Japan's main island Honshu, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no fears of tidal waves, the agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake occured at 6:24 pm (0924 GMT) with an epicenter east of the Izu peninsula, some
100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of the capital Tokyo, the agency said. The focus was 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) below the Pacific Ocean.

The intensity of the quake registered four on the Japanese scale of seven in Atami, a hot spring resort located near the epicenter, the agency said. Japan, which lies at the junction of four tectonic plates, experiences about 20 percent of the world's powerful earthquakes, frequently jolting Tokyo and other major cities. Last month a 5.4 magnitude quake hit near the Izu peninsula followed by two smaller tremors.

Indonesia Volcano Eruption Said Imminent Tue May 2, 2:36 AM ET

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's rumbling Mount Merapi is growing six feet a day as ash and magma pushes up the crater, signaling an imminent eruption, a scientist said Tuesday. The volcano has a new dome and it's getting bigger and bigger, said Safari Dwiyono, a vulcanologist at a monitoring post near Merapi, 250 miles southeast of the capital Jakarta.

Magma is pushing up the crater on the southern side," he said, adding that Merapi had grown 30 feet since Sunday. An eruption could occur any day, he said. However authorities said the danger was still not so great as to require the immediate evacuate of villagers living near the 9,700-foot peak. Merapi is one of at least 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

It last erupted in 1994, sending out a searing cloud of gas that burned to death 60 people. About 1,300 people were killed when it erupted in 1930. It is about 20 miles from the Yogyakarta, a city of 1 million.