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EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 27, 2012


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Second quake in 2 days rattles Greek islands
USA TODAY
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit the same area on Thursday morning, causing no damage or injuries. Greece is in one of the world's seismically active areas. Out of the hundreds of quakes that occur every year, very few cause injuries or damage, ...
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Quake hits northern Italy, no injuries reported
Reuters
(Adds details, quotes) MILAN Jan 27 (Reuters) - An earthquake was felt across northern Italy on Friday, the second this week, though there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was ...
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Haiti likely to be hit by more strong quakes
Sydney Morning Herald
A tent city near Port-au-Prince this month, two years after thequake. Photo: AFP The 2010 earthquake that devastated southern Haiti may have opened a new era of seismic activity and residents should brace for more massive temblors, says a US study.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Fears of the 'big one' hit Tokyo after quake study
The Australian
The predicted earthquake, he said, was equally likely to strike at any point in this area. Not that you'd know that from some of the media reports, which simply stated the study showed there was a 70 per cent likelihood of a largequake striking the ...
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Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near the Geysers
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Thursday evening one mile from the Geysers, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:21 pm Pacific time at a depth of 1.9 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was five miles ...
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Voodoo artists heal Haiti quake's aftershocks
BBC News
That connection is especially important this month, on the two-year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti. Since the quake, voodoo has played an important role in the healing process. Many of these Haitian immigrants have found comfort in...
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BBC News
Ireland braced for more tremors after Donegal earthquake
Belfast Telegraph
By Greg Harkin Ireland was hit by a mini-earthquake yesterday and there may be more tremors to come. The quake, measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale, rocked an area of 30 square kilometres between Letterkenny and Buncrana in Donegal shortly after 1am.
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Alarming data ahead of February 2011 quake
Stuff.co.nz
Modelling done just a week before the deadly Christchurch earthquake in February last year forecast a 25 per cent chance such a quake would hit within the year somewhere in the area, newly published research confirms. In a paper published in the New ...
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Vote of faith in central city area
Stuff.co.nz
McCormack, the chief executive of Grenadier Harcourts real estate, was joined by his old school mate, EarthquakeRecovery Minister Gerry Brownlee, and engineers and quake-recovery officials yesterday to watch the first 11-metre pile being drilled into ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Drilling-related quakes can be averted, scientist believes
Gas Business Briefing
"Most of these earthquakes are very small. They are less than a magnitude 2.0," he said. "You can not feel a magnitude 2.0 earthquake. You really can't feel a magnitude 3.0 earthquake." The Youngstown New Year's Eve quake, which had a magnitude of 4.0, ...
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No damage preliminary 3.4 quake hits near Sonoma
San Jose Mercury News
AP SAN FRANCISCO—No damage has been reported after an earthquakewith a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 rattled a rural area of Northern California. The US Geological Survey says the quake hit at 9:21 pm Thursday about 26 miles north of Santa Rosa, ...
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Bollard Sees Slower New Zealand Growth on Delayed Quake Reconstruction
Bloomberg
New Zealand's economy may expand slower than forecast in 2012 due toearthquake reconstruction delays, central bank Governor Alan Bollard said, reinforcing investors' views that interest rates will be on hold until 2013. The increase in gross domestic ...
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Haitian earthquake survivor to run first half-marathon in hopes of raising ...
Sun-Sentinel
Faradhia Moise was trapped in the rubble of the 2010 quake for two days and now looks to help Haiti rebuild. By Dieter Kurtenbach, Sun Sentinel Trapped under the rubble of what was once a neighborhood grocery store, Faradhia Moise thought that she had ...
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No damage preliminary 3.4 quake hits near Sonoma
KPSP Local 2
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — No damage has been reported after anearthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 rattled a rural area of Northern California. The US Geological Survey says the quake hit at 9:21 pm Thursday about 26 miles north of Santa Rosa, ...
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Magnitude 9.0 quake hit region 312 years ago today
kgw.com
Scientific research in Oregon, Washington, and Japan indicates that a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at 9:00 pm on January 26 in the year 1700. The data show the quake was centered about 75 miles offshore. The quakeruptured along a 600 mile long ...
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Swimming: Canterbury swimmers battle on despite quakes
Otago Daily Times
Cassie Wright (13) was living in the suburb of Richmond when the first earthquake struck on September 2010. "Our house was red stickered then but we didn't know about it then until after the February quake when our house became totally unlivable," she ...
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Otago Daily Times
Under-cap ruling was a year in the making
Stuff.co.nz
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) is blaming AMI Insurance for an earthquake-hit Christchurch resident being told she would not be covered for all her quake damage. Avonside resident Gail Anderson learnt last week that her EQC payout from the September ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Earthquake memorial to screen live
Stuff.co.nz
Canterbury Television and Maori Television will broadcast from the quakememorial service in North Hagley Park on February 22. Maori Television chief executive Jim Mather said it was important to broadcast the memorial live, especially as 16 CTV staff ...
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UNDP: Earthquake preparedness works, Indonesians show
PreventionWeb (press release)
Banda Aceh, Indonesia - When a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Aceh province in the northern tip of Indonesia on 10 January there was no damage or casualty—a very different situation compared to seven years earlier when a devastating quake ...
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Quakes reminder of tsunami possibility
Southland Times
Two earthquakes near the Puysegur Trench southwest of Fiordland have raised the spectre of a tsunami once again. The Wednesday evening quakemeasured 5.7 on the Richter scale and followed on from a 5.8 shake in the same area on January 19.
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Tiny temblor sets ground trembling under Western Massachusetts
Boston.com
By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff A very small earthquake was detected Thursday night in Western Massachusetts near the town of Deerfield. The 1.3-magnitude quake struck at 8:59 pm about 3 miles south of South Deerfield, the US Geological Survey said ...
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India ignores deadly threat that could destroy capital
U-T San Diego
But Delhi faces immense earthquake risks. Last September, two minor jolts sent thousands of scared residents into the streets, and experts say a big one looms on the horizon. As far back as 1960, after a moderate quake cut power and plunged Delhi ...
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5.5-magnitude quake occurs near Farallon de Pajaros
Saipan Tribune
By Ferdie de la Torre A 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred near Farallon de Pajaros in the Northern Mariana Islands yesterday morning, but there were no reports of it being felt on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota because of its distance.
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Earthquake in Illinois? It Can Happen
Patch.com
Today, an earthquake of similar magnitude to the 1812 quake would destroy tens of thousands of structures and result in thousands of fatalities. Upwards of 7.2 million people would be displaced and approximately 2 million would be without shelter, ...
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Few want to stay in Parklands
Stuff.co.nz
About 65 per cent of homes had been assessed as over the $100000Earthquake Commission cap and about 100 homes had been confirmed as rebuilds by insurers. About 85 per cent of homeowners had reported significant quake damage, and after the December 23 ...
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School's quake kit raided - again
Burnaby Now
By Jennifer Moreau, Burnaby Now January 27, 2012 2:20 AM Parents at Cameron Elementary are looking for donations to restock their emergencyearthquake kit, after it was raided by thieves a second time in late November or early December.
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INGV REPORTS MORE EARTHQUAKES POSSIBLE
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
(AGI) Rome - Commenting on the 5.4 magnitude quake, the INGV, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, through its seismologist Savatore Barba, has reported to AGI that seismic movement in the Apennines in Emilia Romagna indicating that more ...
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Italian Official Added to List of Defendants in Earthquake Trial
Science Now
The prosecution alleges that it was unjustified reassurances provided by the seven who, it is argued, underestimated the threat of a major quake, which caused many people in L'Aquila and the surrounding area to remain indoors and perish in the early ...
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Scientists: Haiti May Facing Long Quake Period
Scientists: Haiti May Facing Long Quake Period. Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 5:38 am. By: Trenton Daniel, Associated Press. Haiti's 2010earthquake caused widespread damage in the capital and area cities, leaving tens of thousands in ...
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Magnitude 3.4 Quake Hits Sonoma County « CBS San Francisco
By tjfang
SONOMA COUNTY (CBS / AP) — No damage has been reported after anearthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 rattled a rural area of Sonoma County. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 9:21 p.m. Thursday about 26 ...
CBS San Francisco
NORTHERN ITALY - U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards ...
By U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
Magnitude-3.4 Quake Rumbles Near Sonoma « CBS Sacramento
By Producer Rob
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — No damage has been reported after anearthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 rattled a rural area of Northern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 9:21 p.m. Thursday about 26 miles ...
CBS Sacramento
Italy Earthquake Today Shakes Genova, Bologna Region
By lalate
USGS reports to news that the Italy earthquake today struck shortly before 4 pm local time. The quake registered a strong 5.3 magnitude. Moreover, thequake had a nominal depth, USGS indicates to news. With a depth of only six miles, the ...
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Latest News, Breaking News, IRAN Earthquake quake hurt more ...
IRAN Earthquake quake hurt more then 100 People TEHRAN: About 100 people were injured when an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit ...
www.epakistannews.com/iran-earthquake-quake-hurt-more-th...
Second quake in 2 days rattles Greek islands
Out of the hundreds of quakes that occur every year, very few cause injuries or damage, although a strong earthquake on the outskirts of Athens in 1999...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-27/.../1
Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
Quake break over. Updated at 9:03 am on 23 January 2012. A magnitude 3.7earthquake occurred in Canterbury at 2.59am on Monday. It was the first for almost ...
www.radionz.co.nz/news/canterbury.../quake-break-over
Big Tokyo Quake Forecast by 2016
Researchers at Tokyo University's Earthquake Research Institute said there's a ... said the odds of a mag-7-plus quake hitting Tokyo were 70% over 30 years.
blogs.wsj.com/.../2012/01/.../big-tokyo-quake-forecast-by-201...
Quake hits northern Italy, no injuries reported
(Adds details, quotes) MILAN Jan 27 (Reuters) - An earthquake was felt across ... The last major earthquake to hit Italy was a 6.3 magnitude quakein the ...
www.reuters.com/.../earthquake-italy-idUSL5E8CR2WP20120...
Earthquake: 3.3 quake strikes near Tres Pinos - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon nine miles from Tres Pinos, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-33-quake-strikes-near-...
Mexico Earthquake Today: 6.2 Quake Forces Residents to Flee ...
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, forcing scared residents to flee buildings.
www.christianpost.com/.../mexico-earthquake-today-6-2-quak...
Mexico Earthquake: 6.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Off Country's ...
The US Geological Survey is reporting that a 6.2-magnitude earthquakestruck off the coast of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas Saturday, shattering ...
www.inquisitr.com/.../mexico-earthquake-chiapas-tuxtla-gutier...
GeoNet – New Zealand Earthquake Report - Jan 26 2012 at 3:23 ...
The GeoNet Project - Monitoring geological hazards in New Zealand.
geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/3648609g.html
Small, Migrating Quakes Preceded Japan Megaquake | Japan 2011 ...
Small, slow earthquakes repeatedly ruptured and migrated along the faults where the major magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake struck Japan in March 2011.
www.ouramazingplanet.com/2304-slow-earthquakes-preceded...
Hawaii earthquake: Terror as magnitude 5 quake rocks Big Island ...
The quake struck near Kaena Point in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island at 4.36pm at a depth of five miles on Sunday.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Hawaii-earthquake-Terror-magnitude...
Sherrie Questioning All: Multiple Earthquakes at Fukushima. Video ...
I had been looking at the Japanese quake site this morning and noticed manyEarthquakes at Fukushima today and yesterday. There are more listed on the site ...
sherriequestioningall.blogspot.com/.../multiple-earthquakes-at-.
  
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