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EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 28, 2012

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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake rattles southern Aegean islands; no injuries or damage
Washington Post
ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say an earthquake with preliminary 4.9-magnitude has shaken the country's southern Aegean islands, including Crete. No injuries or damage were immediately reported in the quake, which was the third in three days in ...
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Strong quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning
Reuters
The quake, at 7:43 am, was also felt in the capital. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas. The country accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater. On March 11, 2011, ...
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Scientists: Haiti might see several big quakes
CBS News
The study says Haiti's 7.0-magnitude earthquake two years ago is likely to be the first of several quakes of a similarly powerful magnitude. The Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake caused widespread damage in the Haitian capital and surrounding cities.
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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
Two earthquakes in three days for Italy
Sky News Australia
The earthquake struck at 3:50pm local time, about 22 miles (35 kilometers) southwest of Parma and 57 miles (92 kilometers) east of Genoa. TG24 reported that the quake was felt in Genoa and northern Italy's major city, Milan.
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Earthquake rocks Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Albay
Inquirer.net
By Mar Arguelles LEGAZPI CITY—An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 rocked the provinces of Catanduanes, Sorsogon and Albay on Saturday morning, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck at ...
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Active 200-km fault found off Honshu; shift could spark disaster
The Japan Times
Such movements may have caused the 8.6-magnitude Hoei earthquake in 1707, Park said. The eastern part of the fault is meanwhile believed to have caused a magnitude 7.9 quake and tsunami that struck in 1944. In addition, an extended area of the newly ...
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Quake jolts Cagayan town
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 5 earthquake jolted the town of Calayan, Cagayan Saturday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. No damages or casualties were reported from the quake that hit 59 kilometers ...
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Quake hits Greek holiday island
Independent Online
“It is not uncommon that we see twin earthquakes taking place, the director of the institute told private Skai radio. Residents on Crete reportedly rushed out of their homes in panic as the quake hit at 3.30am (01.30 GMT). Two people broke their legs ...
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Actor Watanabe says inability in 1995 Kobe quake drives him now
Mainichi Daily News
DAVOS, Switzerland (Kyodo) -- Ken Watanabe, a Japanese actor who has appeared in a number of Hollywood films, said Thursday that his inability to do much during the 1995 earthquake that struck Kobe has driven him to begin stressing a sense of bond ...
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Eleven years on, quake-hit await justice
Khaleej Times
Eleven years have gone by since a devastating earthquake jolted Gujarat but those hit by the killer temblor continue their struggle for justice what with even promises for memorials for the innocent victims remaining on paper on top of corruption cases ...
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Scientists: Haiti, DR May Be Facing Big Quake Period
Sci-Tech Today
The study says Haiti's 7.0-magnitude earthquake two years ago is likely to be the first of several quakes of a similarly powerful magnitude. The Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake caused widespread damage in the Haitian capital and surrounding cities.
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Sci-Tech Today
Fashion designer head south after quake
3News NZ
By Anna Burns-Francis A fashion designer who left Christchurch following last February's earthquake has found moving further south has opened up opportunities she never expected. Debbie Lawson was determined the disaster would not derail her plans for ...
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3News NZ
Strong quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning
Reuters Africa
The quake, at 7:43 am (2243 GMT on Friday), was also felt in the capital.Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas. The country accounts for about 20 percent of the world'searthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
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Old Masterton nurses' home deemed quake risk | Wairarapa News | Local News in ...
Wairarapa Times-Age
SAFETY CONCERN: The old nurses' home at Wairarapa Hospital, built in 1914, is being vacated due to the building being an earthquake risk. Wairarapa District Health Board staff this week moved out of a 1914 former nurses' home, deemed to be a risk in an ...
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Sikkim quake-affected kids meet Dikshit
Nagaland Post
A group of 20 school kids from the September 2011 earthquake-affected areas of Sikkim Saturday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here as part of an educational trip organised by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). The seven boys and 13 girls ...
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Fifth earthquake near Verdi-Mogul
KRNV My News 4
(KRNV & MyNews4.com) - UPDATE: There were a bunch of earthquakesnear the Verdi-Mogul area as well as Incline Village/Crystal Bay today. The first quake started at 12:34 pm today and the most recent one was near Verdi-Mogul at 4:14 pm The most serious ...
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The Great Central US ShakeOut
Webster Kirkwood Times
"We got involved in the whole earthquake awareness thing going all the way back to the Iben Browning era when he predicted the big quake for 1990," said Dan Harms, dean of students for Lutheran South. "We scheduled a basketball game in New Madrid ...
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Webster Kirkwood Times
Third Santorini quake in as many days
Kathimerini
Yet another earthquake struck the area between Santorini and Crete in the early hours of Saturday, measuring 4.5 degrees on the Richter scale, according to the Athens Institute of Geodynamics. This was the third tremor at the same spot in as many days, ...
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Moderate earthquakes jolt Tokyo, no damage reported
MI News 26
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Two moderate earthquakes struck near a dormant volcano in eastern Japan on early Saturday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Thequake was widely felt in the capital.
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Magnitude 3.4 earthquake shakes near the Geysers
Napa Valley Register
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded Thursday night about a mile from The Geysers, according to the US Geological Survey. The quakeshook at 9:21 pm with a depth of about 1.9 miles, according to the USGS. The epicenter was about 11 miles east of ...
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Quake-hit Sendai firm to join NY trade fair with help from partner
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A T-shirt manufacturer in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture will take part in a New York trade fair opening Saturday after overcoming setbacks from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster with help from a traditional textile dyeing firm ...
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Magnitude 5.5 Quake Shakes Japan
WFMY News 2
The temblor was some 12.5 miles deep and hit at 7:43 am local time, the Japanese earthquake-reporting agency said. Last year, a magnitude-9 quake on March 11 and subsequent tsunami about 140 miles northeast of Tokyo left nearly 20000 people dead or ...
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WFMY News 2
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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Mexico Earthquake Terremoto, Felt in Calexico, California
LALATE
A 3.3 Baja Mexico earthquake struck Friday evening at roughly 4:30 pm local time, USGS reports to news. The Mexico temblor had a nominal depth, local news reports. The quake's epicenter was only eight miles below the earth's surface.
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M5.5 quake jolts Kanto-Koshin region
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 Saturday morning jolted the Kanto-Koshin region including Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Tokyo, and Shizuoka prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 7:43 am quake measured lower ...
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Clarendon Tower law firm reunited with documents
The Press
Cavell Leitch Law yesterday became the first former tenant of the earthquake- damaged Clarendon Tower to receive its important paperwork from demolition contractors Mainzeal Property & Construction and Smith Crane & Construction.
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The Press
Quake rattles northern Italy
BigPond News
An earthquake on Friday rattled northern Italy - two days after a series ofquakes had hit the same region. The epicentre of the 5.3-magnitudeearthquake was registered in an area between the city of Parma and the central Apennines mountain range, ...
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Families fly in to pray and find answers
The Press
About 100 Japanese mourners will fly to Christchurch to mark the first anniversary of the February earthquake and seek legal action over the failed Canterbury Television building that killed 28 of their country's students. The grieving family members ...
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The Press
Japan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-5.5 Quake Rocks Eastern Japan
By AP
TOKYO — A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami warning was ...
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Haiti and Dominican Republic may be facing big quake period ...
By IEye News
The study says Haiti's 7.0-magnitude earthquake two years ago is likely to be the first of several quakes of a similarly powerful magnitude. The Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake caused widespread damage in the Haitian capital and surrounding cities ...
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Mexico Earthquake Terremoto, Felt in Calexico, California
By lalate
A 3.3 Baja Mexico earthquake struck Friday evening at roughly 4:30 pm local time, USGS reports to news. The Mexico temblor had a nominal depth, local news reports. The quake's epicenter was only eight miles below the earth's surface.
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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...
Japan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-5.5 Quake Rocks Eastern Japan
TOKYO — A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported.
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../japan-earthquake-2012-magnitud...
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 3.7 earthquake occurred in Canterbury at 2.59am on Monday. It was the first for almost ...
www.radionz.co.nz/news/canterbury.../quake-break-over
Earthquake: 3.9 quake strikes near Clearlake Oaks - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning four miles from Clearlake Oaks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-35-quake-strikes-clearl...
Major Tokyo quake more likely than government says: academics
"The chance that a magnitude 7 earthquake will happen (in the area) has increased since the March quake," said Shinichi Sakai, an associate professor at the ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-japan-earthquake-idUSTRE80M0IQ20...
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...
AP IMPACT: Delhi Ignores Own Quake Peril Warnings
AP IMPACT: Delhi ignores own quake peril warnings. ... If a majorearthquake struck India's seismically vulnerable capital, these neighborhoods — India's most ...
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=145824256
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...
Earthquakes Cannot be Predicted / Official Japanese Quake ...
If you've been watching the news the last few days, chances are you've heard about that researchers are now saying that Tokyo is facing a 70% chance of a 7.0 .
www.japanprobe.com/.../earthquakes-cannot-be-predicted-offi...
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...
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
  
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