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EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 18, 2012


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Company cautions against linking well, Ohio quakes
Las Vegas Sun
30 after the 10th earthquake Christmas Eve. After a New Year's quake of magnitude 4.0, Gov. John Kasich ordered a moratorium on all wastewater injection wells within a roughly five-mile radius of the Youngstown well. The moratorium applied to four ...
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Expert at quake inquiry questions use of shear walls
Radio New Zealand
A Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes has resumed and has focused on how the Hotel Grand Chancellor withstood the 6.3 quake on 22 February last year. It is looking at why the 28-storey building slumped by almost 1 metre when one of its ...
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Quake damage viewed by elder
The Press
A Mormon elder has met Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker and CanterburyEarthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) representatives. Elder Quentin Cook yesterday thanked Cera and Parker for their work after the quakes, and Parker thanked the church for its ...
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Insurers to cover 80 per cent of quake costs
New Zealand Herald
The Swiss Re research shows the insurance sector will only cover up to 17 per cent of Japan's March earthquake last year, while a February quake Chile will have about 27 per cent of the US$30 billion in economic losses covered. ...
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Argentina Earthquake Today, Terremoto, Strikes San Juan
LALATE
No reports of injuries have yet to be detailed by local news. A strong 5.0 magnitude earthquake today struck Argentina, local news indicates. Thequake struck after 8 am local time. USGS reports to news that the quake had a nominal depth. ...
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NPCIL rebuts Robert's quake claim
Daily Pioneer
Rebutting US geologist Robert Bilham's claim that an earthquake of the magnitude of 6-plus on the Richter scale could rock Jaitapur, Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) on Wednesday dismissed his suggestion for a re-look at the design of the ...
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Coke puts $29m into quake-hit Christchurch
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Simon Baker Coca-Cola Amatil took a hard look at its options when it was considering re-investing in Christchurch following the February 22earthquake, which took a heavy toll on its manufacturing facility in the city, says the beverage giant's ...
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Truck carrying rubble from Haiti quake kills 26
Montreal Gazette
A truck loaded with rubble from Haiti's earthquake two years ago killed at least 26 people and injured 57 others after the driver lost control in a hilly area of the impoverished Caribbean nation's capital. The accident came less than a week after the ...
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Fundraising for Haiti quake victims
The Press Association
The ongoing plight of the survivors of the Haitian earthquake has been highlighted in Belfast ahead of a week of fundraising events for the poverty ravaged country. Events and activities will be staged across Ireland starting this Saturday to raise ...
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Strong quake jolts Eastern Visayas
Manila Bulletin
The earthquake was recorded at Intensity 5 in Hernani, Salcedo, Borongan and Guiuan in Eastern Samar, Intensity 4 in Tacloban, Palo and Tolosa in Leyte, Catbalogan in Samar, and Dolores and San Policarpio in Eastern Samar. The quake was Intensity 3 in ...
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Japanese businesses recovering after quake: Japan business group
Mainichi Daily News
Kazuko Koori, Japan's parliamentary secretary for post-earthquake reconstruction, said electricity and water supplies have been basically restored for most of the quakevictims and the government has provided with them temporary housing. ...
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Mainichi Daily News
Fletcher Building eyes quake rebound
The Australian
FLETCHER Building's investors yesterday shrugged off fears of another possible downgrade of the company's earnings triggered by further delays to the Christchurch earthquake rebuild and a cautious outlook for the Australian and New Zealand housing ...
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Insurers to cover 80 per cent of quake costs
Star Canterbury
The Swiss Re research shows the insurance sector will only cover up to 17 per cent of Japan's March earthquake last year, while a February quake Chile will have about 27 per cent of the US$30 billion in economic losses covered. ...
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Looking ahead on 18th anniversary of Northridge earthquake
abc7.com
ENCINO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Eighteen years ago on this day, the powerful Northridge earthquake changed lives. The 6.7-magnitude quake struck at 4:31 am By the time the ground stopped shaking, 57 people had lost their lives, major freeways were shut ...
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abc7.com
5.9-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
Channel News Asia
JAKARTA: A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea off eastern Indonesia Wednesday, geologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) around 200 ...
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Disasters cost $366 bn in 2011: UN
AFP
In addition to the Japan earthquake, the centre cited the floods in Brazil in January, the quake that hit New Zealand in February, and Hurricane Irene in the United States in August and September. The Brazil floods were the deadliest in the country's ...
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AFP
4.1 quake hits northern Baja California
The Desert Sun
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded early Wednesday in northern Baja California, according to a computer-generated report from the US Geological Survey. The quake, centered eight miles west-northwest of Guadalupe Victoria and 25 miles ...
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Small earthquake rattles central Virginia
WTOP
WASHINGTON -- A magnitude 2 earthquake struck central Virginia early Wednesday morning, originating from the same area as the 5.8 tremor that shook the region last summer. The US Geological Survey reports the quake originated from Mineral, Va.,...
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WTOP
Minor earthquake shakes South Okanagan
CBC.ca
According to Earthquakes Canada, a 2.8-magnitude earthquakestruck at 11:09 pm PT, and was lightly felt in Penticton and Okanagan Falls. People also reported feeling the five-secondquake in Kaleden and Vaseaux Lake. Abe Hiob lives just south of...
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CBC.ca
ShakeOut drill aimed at quake readiness
American Veterinary Medical Association
A nationwide earthquake preparedness drill will be held at 10:15 am local time on Feb. 7. Thousands of people across eight states will participate in the 2012 Great Central US ShakeOut. The AVMA is a registered participant. The ShakeOut also provides ...
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Culpeper quake aid from FEMA reaches $104000
Culpeper Star Exponent
The area continues to see more federal aid for residential damage sustained in the August 23 earthquake. As of Tuesday, FEMA had approved almost $104000 for Culpeper County residents, according to a release. Eighty registrants from Culpeper have ...
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Quakes hit Samar, Masbate
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – Two mild earthquakes struck off the coast of Eastern Samar, while another one was recorded in Masbate on Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The firstquake had a magnitude of ...
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Small earthquake in South Okanagan
Vancouver Sun
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of the South Okanagan late Tuesday night. According to Natural Resources Canada, which monitors earthquakes, it occurred just before 11:09 pm and was centred 16 km northeast of Oliver. The quake was lightly felt ...
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Rescued after earthquake, Haitian girl marks second anniversary of new life ...
Auburn Journal
The United Nations classified the quake as “the largest urban disaster in modern history.” While Claire survived, 300000 people died and 1.5 million were displaced to 1300 settlement locations in and around the national capital. ...
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Auburn Journal
Shelly: Haitians suspicious of foreigners' help
Sacramento Bee
By Barbara Shelly Two years after the earthquake that shattered its buildings and soul, Haiti has grown sick of compassion. Citizens, nations and charities responded quickly after the Jan. 12, 2010, quake that claimed 250000 lives and left more than a ...
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Family provides a sanctuary for friends
The Press
Their Queenspark home was written off after the September 2010 quake, and they were hoping to sell the land. But it has been classified technical category 3, which requires more investigation to be done before a house can be built on it. ...
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Haiti recalls 2010 devastating quake
Manila Bulletin
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haitians gathered in makeshift churches and even a United Nations supply base Thursday to mark the second anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake, holding ceremonies that mixed remembrance with hope for a new ...
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London to mark quake anniversary
Newstalk ZB
The one year anniversary of the February earthquake is to be marked in London with a special movie screening. 'When A City Falls', a documentary focusing on Christchurch's earthquakes, has already premiered in New Zealand and will screen twice in ...
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Jacky makes fresh start after quakes
Manawatu Standard
She used to sell her work at the Christchurch Arts Centre but the February 22 earthquake put an end to that. In July, two weeks after moving to Palmerston North, she opened a shop in the Shannon Shopping Centre, which she says is going well. ...
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Manawatu Standard
Insurers to cover 80% of Christchurch quake costs - sharechat.co.nz
22 quake and 81 percent of the earlier September quake according to its internal database. That's significantly higher than similar coverage for seismic events, and shows New Zealand has one of the highest rates of earthquakeinsurance ...
sharechat.co.nz - Latest News
MOLUCCA SEA - U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards ...
By U.S. Geological Survey
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 01:19:36 UTC; Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 10:19:36 AM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 0.919°S, 126.853°E. Depth, 39.7 km (24.7 miles). Region, MOLUCCA SEA ...
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
Web14 new results for EARTHQUAKE, QUAKE
Magnitude 2.7 - GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/.../ci11053557.p...
Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
Current Location in Site. RNZ Home » News » Christchurch Earthquake »Quake anniversary public holiday not on Cabinet agenda ...
www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-anniversary-public-holiday-not-...
7.3 quake hits Indonesia again, but this time residents are better ...
Local residents wait for evacuation on a roadside following an earthquake in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, early Wednesday. A 7.3 quakeearthquake ...
www.csmonitor.com/.../7.3-quake-hits-Indonesia-again-but-thi...
Quake Rocks Christchurch Earthquake Briefing | Stuff.co.nz
A magnitude-4.7 earthquake hit Christchurch at 8.04pm tonight, hours after a magnitude-5 quake interrupted a special briefing on aftershocks.
www.stuff.co.nz/.../Magnitude-4-7-quake-strikes-Christchurch
Company Cautions Against Linking Well, Ohio Quakes
30 after the 10th earthquake Christmas Eve. After a New Year's quake of magnitude 4.0, Gov. John Kasich ordered a moratorium on all wastewater injection ...
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=145096909
Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Salinas - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Monday afternoon about 15 miles east of Salinas, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-31-quake-strikes-near-...
Small earthquake rattles Braxton near quake cluster recorded in ...
A small earthquake was detected Tuesday in Braxton County, in the same general vicinity of a cluster of 10 similar-sized quakes that occurred in 2010. ...
wvgazette.com/topStories4/201201110170
Haiti recovery continues, two years after quake
Haitian President Michel Martelly says the country has a long way to go to fully recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake.
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAs9CMrP_gallery.html
Haiti quiet as quake marked with national holiday
7, 2012, a youth walks inside the earthquake damaged Cathedral in .... The street vendor lost two siblings to the quake, but took solace that her children ...
www.seattlepi.com/.../Haiti-quiet-as-quake-marked-with-natio...
Dallas earthquake not caused by fracking… And neither was the ...
Fracking can trigger extremely minor earthquakes. A 2.0 Md quake is in the realm of possibilities. However, there aren't any active wells within a 5 km radius ...
wattsupwiththat.com/.../dallas-earthquake-not-caused-by-frack...
7.3 QUAKE: JANUARY 11, 2012 EARTHQUAKE TRIGGERED ...
A 7.3 quake shook the province of Aceh and its surrounding areas early Wednesday, prompting people to panic as officials issue the routinely tsunami warnings ...
www.pinoyhalo.com/.../7-3-quake-january-11-2012-earthqua...
Haiti Earthquake Anniversary: Country Marks ... - Huffington Post
Haiti Earthquake Anniversary: Country Marks Second Anniversary Of DeadlyQuake. Haiti Earthquake Anniversary. In this picture taken on Jan. 6, 2012, a...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../haiti-earthquake-anniversary_n_1...
Make a dog earthquake kit and you could win a $250 home ...
If you make a video of your dog and their earthquake kit, and it's voted the best, you could win 1 of 5 ... Win 1 of 5 $250 quake kits in our quake dog video contest! ...
www.totallyunprepared.com/.../your-dog-could-win-you-a-ho...
Small Earthquake Rattles Winslow
Have you ever experienced an earthquake either here or someplace else? The 3.1-magnitude quake was reportedat 7:11 p.m. Sunday about 20 miles outside of ...
kmle108.radio.com/2012/01/.../small-earthquake-rattles-winsl...
  
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