Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 50 km N of Tulagi, Solomon Islands
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) internal memo from February: "While there are no UTS guidelines on this the general advice to avoid topics that could be seen as critical or politically inaccurate eg. regarding territories in China
Russian Mig-31 and Su-35S intercepted USAF B-1B Lancer over Bering and Okhotsk seas
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 110 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 86 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Head of U.S. military's nuclear arsenal warns about China's growing forces: "Don't shoot behind the duck, right It's not where they are, it's where they're going. When China sets its mind to something, they are very impressive in their ability to go accomplish it
Admiral Chas Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, uses China's new Coast Guard as an example. Richard says in 7 years Beijing has built 255 ships, "on top of all the other ships they're building." Building up China's nuclear stockpile is "next on their to-do list
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - Banda Sea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 274 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - south of the Mariana Islands
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 192 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 194 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 99 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 64 km E of Meulaboh, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 75 km NNE of Mamuju, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 211 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 74 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 209 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 104 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 171 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 - 84 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 122 km ENE of Tairua, New Zealand
Indonesia foreign minister: it is imperative that the international community continues to provide support for the afghan peace talks
Foreign Minister of Indonesia: The Afghan people must enter the core of this peace process
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 38 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 113 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 15 km NE of Santa Cruz, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 77 km SSE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 192 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea