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EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 01, 2012

Quake Shakes Tokyo But Causes No Damage
Wall Street Journal
AP TOKYO—A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck under the sea south of Japan on Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital but causing no apparent damage or tsunami. The quake struck near the uninhabited island of Torishima in the Pacific Ocean, ...
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4.0 quake hits Youngstown, Ohio. Yes, Ohio
Los Angeles Times
In the waning hours of 2011, Mother Nature offered up yet another seismic surprise to round out a year of earthquakes in unexpected places — this time a 4.0 quake in Ohio. The quake struck around 3:05 pm Saturday near Youngstown, according to the US ...
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4.0 Earthquake Strikes Northeast Ohio
TIME
A 4.0 magnitude quake Saturday afternoon in McDonald, outside of Youngstown, was the 11th in a series of minor earthquakes in area, many of which have struck near the Youngstown injection well. The quake caused no serious injuries or property damage, ...
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Quake strikes near New Zealand's Christchurch city
Hindustan Times
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale on Saturday struck near New Zealand's Christchurch city, which had witnessed serious damage after being hit by 6.3-magnitude earthquake in February. The tremblor's epicentre was located at the depth of...
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'Indirect' deaths may lift final toll
Stuff.co.nz
Professor Michael Ardagh is chairing a research group which is looking into the health implications from the February 22 quake. "While the official death toll remains at 182, if the indirect consequences of the earthquake were included the toll would ...
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Minor quake hits region
Meadville Tribune
The quake did prompt a call to The Meadville Tribune newsroom at about 3:15 pm from Tania Bowman, a resident on Meadville's west side, who asked if there were any reports of an earthquake. Bowman and her son, Jeff, had reported the incident to the US ...
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4.0 magnitude quake hits Ohio
Beaver County Times
One of the largest earthquakes in United States history occurred on New Year's Eve 100 years ago. According to the US Geological Survey, a 7.1 magnitude quake shook Cook Inlet, Alaska on Dec. 31, 1901, after a volcano erupted. The earthquake caused...
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Oklahoma quakes are top news story of 2011
Tulsa World
The earthquake was preceded by a 4.7 magnitude foreshock and was followed by dozens of aftershocks as strong as magnitude 4.0. The previous most powerful quakewas a magnitude 5.5 that struck near El Reno in 1952. The quake was centered near the town ...
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Residents unhappy with quake repair work
TVNZ
The Earthquake Commission has received hundreds of complaints from Christchurch residents unhappy with the work contractors have done to fix their houses, leading to accusations that "Mickey Mouse" operators are fleecing the system. ...
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Govt clears aid for quake-hit Sikkim, flood-hit Odisha
Hindustan Times
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi meets earthquake effected people during his visit to Lumsay in Gangtok. The UPA government cleared nearly Rs 1300 crore and Rs 900 crore respectively for Sikkim and Odisha as financial aid from National Disaster ...
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Hindustan Times
Strong quake strikes Tuva, no damage reported
TuvaOnline
A 9.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the southern Siberian republic of Tuva on Tuesday caused no damage or casualties, a spokesman for the regional Emergencies Ministry said. “Everything is all right. Our dispatchers work round the clock and they did ...
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7796 post-quake projects completed in KP, AJK
The News International
ISLAMABAD: The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) has completed 7796 projects till the end of year 2011, while 4323 projects are still under construction. ERRA officials told APP on Saturday that the authority was assigned to ...
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Christchurch quakes scare animals
The Satellite
"The primates have tended to be the animals most visibly impacted by the earthquakes. "However, staff have noticed that the lemurs' alarm calling has significantly reduced following each earthquake," Ms Anderson said. "On the other hand, ...
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Council 'failed to grasp the magnitude of task'
Stuff.co.nz
The report said that when the state of emergency was lifted after the September 4quake, the council relied on a new overworked and under-resourced team, called the building evaluation transition (BET) team, to evaluate dangerous buildings. ...
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Business booms in Sendai on quake recovery
The Daily Yomiuri
SENDAI--With reconstruction proceeding slowly in the Tohoku region's coastal areas, businesses in the city of Sendai, the economic hub of the area, have seen booming sales since the Great East Japan Earthquake. Sendai department stores and shopping...
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Istanbul prepares for major earthquake
BBC News
Seyda Sever works for a disaster awareness campaign group, and spends a lot of time in Zeytinburnu, trying to help its inhabitants prepare themselves for a quake. She believes many of the buildings there would sustain significant damage. ...
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BBC News
Earthquake Shakes Valley, Epicenter Near Injection Well
WKBN/WYFX-TV
We did have a chimney that came off, a brick chimney off of a home in the village from the initial earthquake, that came down in the yard." This quake marks the 11th in the Valley this year, all of them within two miles of the D&L Energy brine fluid ...
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Top 10 Local Stories of 2011, plus honorable mentions
Lynchburg News and Advance
The quake was just shy of Virginia's largest recorded earthquake — 5.9 magnitude — that shook Giles County on May 31, 1897. A few key developments in 2011 will set the course for years to come in Lynchburg City Schools. Over the summer ...
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Small earthquake felt near Haines Junction, Yukon
CBC.ca
A small earthquake centred southeast of Haines Junction, Yukon, rattled homes in the community just before 10:30 pm PT Thursday. Earthquake monitors in Alaska say thequake's magnitude was 3.3. It was centred 12 km outside of Haines Junction near ...
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Erractic weather sets records in 2011
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
23, Carlisle and surrounding areas were jolted by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia. Officials said the earthquake was half a mile deep and centered near Louisa, Va., about 40 miles northwest of Richmond. In Carlisle, the quake registered ...
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Va. request for quake disaster aid approved
The Virginian-Pilot
23 earthquake and more than 50 aftershocks. McDonnell said the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved individual assistance for residents in Culpeper, Fluvanna, Goochland, Orange and Spotsylvania counties and the city of Fredericksburg. ...
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7.0-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan region -- USGS
Philippine Star
TOKYO (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 14:27:54 local time on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 371.00 km, was initially determined to be at 31.4000 ...
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Aftershock may be one of biggest
Stuff.co.nz
Quake analysis figures from the USGS usually have lower magnitudes than GeoNet calculations because the survey uses "moment magnitude" – a measure of the size and amplitude of a fault rupture – rather than the "local magnitude" scale favoured in New ...
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Notable Gifts: St. Catherine's gets $50000 in memory of quake victim
Richmond Times Dispatch
Anderson, a graduate of St. Catherine's, was a second-year teacher in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program when the earthquake and tsunami struck in March. She was the first confirmed American to die in the tragedy. She was posthumously awarded the ...
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EQC claims management criticised
Stuff.co.nz
Yesterday it was reported EQC had received about 400 complaints concerning work done under the Fletcher scheme – which is repairing tens of thousands of quake-damaged homes. Last month, it was also revealed several close family members of senior EQC ...
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McDonald, Ohio Earthquake: 4.0 Quake Felt Near Youngstown
By The Huffington Post News Editors
McDONALD, Ohio (AP) — Officials say they believe the latest earthquake activity in northeast Ohio is related to the injection of wastewater into the ground near a fault line, creating enough pressure to cause seismic activity. The wastewater ...
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Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan | www.bullfax.com
By marketmaker
Japan lifted a tsunami advisory Sunday after only small waves arrived at the northern Pacific coast a few hours after a strong quake hit the region damaged by the Marchearthquake and tsunami.The Japan Meteorological Agency lifted the ...
Bullfax.com - Market News & Analysis
Powerful quake hits Tokyo - Silobreaker
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 earthquake has struck off the shores of Japan's southern Pacific island.The Meteorological Agency said the offshorequake struck about 230 miles below the sea surface.The agency said ...
Silobreaker Feed
worldsbestblog - Japan Earthquake: Japan earthquake: Force 7 ...
By worldsbestblog
By Lars Nicolaysen Jan 1, 2012, 1:25 GMT Tokyo - The victims of the March 2011 Japanearthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster are living through their first winter since the catastrophe, with thousands still in temporary housing.Pic: Lee Wood More than 15000 people were killed when Japan was hit … ... Japan Earthquake: Japan earthquake: Force 7 quake shakes Tokyo hours into new year. [info] worldsbestblog: January 1st, 13:40. By Lars Nicolaysen Jan 1, 2012, 1:25 GMT ...
worldsbestblog
Japan hit by 7.0-magnitude quake, no casualities | Firstpost
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit a wide area in eastern and northeastern Japan today, rattling buildings in Tokyo and jolting the nation still recovering from last year'squake-tsunami mega-disaster.
Firstpost
Magnitude 6.8 - IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - Earthquake ...
By U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
Youngstown area has 4.0 Richter scale earthquake after ODNR ...
By ModernEsquire
Youngstown area has 4.0 Richter scale earthquake after ODNR stops fracking dump well in area some suspect is responsible for unprecedented quakes. By ModernEsquire On December 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment ...
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Powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan | Earth | EarthSky
By Deborah Byrd
Buildings swayed in Tokyo on this New Year's Day 2012 as a 6.8-magnitude earthquakestruck in the ocean near Japan. ... Here are the particulars of the quake: Region: IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION Geographic coordinates: 31.416N, ...
EarthSky
4.0 earthquake strikes in northeast Ohio - KansasCity.com
p><p>A 4.0 magnitude quake Saturday afternoon in McDonald, outside of Youngstown, was the 11th in a series of minor earthquakes in area, many of which have struck near the Youngstown injection well. The quake caused no serious ...
KansasCity.com: Front Page
Ohio Earthquake Today Strikes Youngstown, Warren
By lalate
USGS reports to news that it is still attempting to calculate the depth of today's Ohioearthquake. But initial indications put the quake striking close to the earth's surface. USGS details to news that, at 3:04 PM today, a moderate 4.0 magnitude ...
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Earthquake: 3.2 quake hits near Pinnacles - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Monday evening two miles from Pinnacles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/.../quake-near-pinnacles.html
New Zealand Earthquake: Christchurch Quake Is 5.8 Magnitude And ...
A series of strong earthquakes have hit the city of Christchurch in New Zealand, causing structural damage and some minor injuries.
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16135934
Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
Quake building to take over year to demolish. Updated at 6:23 pm on 20 December 2011. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says it will take more ...
www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-building-to-take-over-year-to-de...
Japan earthquake: Force 7 quake shakes Tokyo hours ... - Daily Mail
The quake, which measured 4 in central Tokyo, Fukushima and their surrounding areas, struck 217 miles below the sea surface at 2.28pm (5.27am GMT).
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Japan-earthquake-Force-7-quake-sha...
4.0 quake hits Youngstown, Ohio. Yes, Ohio
Hadn't felt previous ten earthquakes ... but this one was big!" The USGS says that the region is no stranger to quakes, though they are indeed rare. ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../40-magnitude-quake-hits-youngst...
Strong quake rocks Japan; no damage reported
The earthquake was centered near Japan's Izu Islands, about 307 miles south-southwest of Tokyo, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at a ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAtCRfTP_story.html
Daily Kos: Breaking: 4th Big Quake Just Hit - Earthquake in ...
There has been a large earthquake in Christchurch this afternoon. The quake was described as "violent" by Herald reporter Jarrod Booker who was in his ...
www.dailykos.com/.../-Breaking:-4th-Big-Quake-Just-Hit-Eart...
Christchurch earthquake: 5.9 quake hits New Zealand
An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck near the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, the U.S..
www.vancouversun.com/news/Christchurch.../story.html
Russia Earthquake: Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Southeast | The ...
Russia Earthquake: Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Southeast ... southwestern Siberia are being told to leave their shafts after a strong earthquake shook the region. ...
the2012scenario.com/.../russia-earthquake-magnitude-6-9-qua...
4.2 magnitude earthquake reported north of Christchurch, NZ – 5.3 ...
GNS Science received reports the quake was felt in Havelock, Maraetai Bay, Picton, Te Aro, Newton, and Churton Park. The earthquake was centered 30km ...
theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/.../4-2-magnitude-earthq...
  
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