Tanker rams reef off San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos. Spill estimated 144,000 gallons. Rescue crews struggle to prevent environmental disaster. Jan. 26 et seq. Massive temblor, registering 6.9 on scientific scale, rocks subcontinent.
Earthquake is most intense in India for half a century.
Search for survivors gives way to excavating the dead. Homes and other buildings in ruins.