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EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 30, 2012


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More than 100 reported injured as magnitude-6.3 quake strikes central Peru
Washington Post
Chonate says 16 homes suffered some damage in the quake, which struck at 11 minutes after midnight (0511 GMT), nine miles (15 kilometers) southeast of Ica. The city was badly damaged by a magnitude-8 earthquakein August 2007 and also suffered damage ...
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Quake home no-notice claims a 'beat-up'
Stuff.co.nz
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is defending not telling former Bexley residents about the demolition of their old homes, accusing Labour of a "beat-up". Demolition of 11 homes in the Bexley residential red zone on Seabreeze Cl, ...
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Stuff.co.nz
robust post-quake checks urged
Manawatu Standard
Staff at the newspaper were just weeks from moving into a new building on Gloucester St. Structural engineer Peter Smith, who reviewed The Press building's performance for the earthquakes royal commission, said at yesterday's hearing that a "level one" ...
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'QUAKE: Haiti in Jamaica' Documentary Spurs Response In Jamaica and Caribbean
South Florida Caribbean News
Released to coincide with the anniversary of the earthquakewhich struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, the documentary which was funded by NEM Insurance Company (Ja.) Ltd, has been aired across the Caribbean; and, was subsequently mounted on YouTube, ...
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South Florida Caribbean News
Strong Quake Jolts Eastern Japan
Insurance Journal
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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Giant Earthquakes Rocked St. Louis—What Would Happen Now?
Patch.com
But he admits a 7.7 is something completely different. “We spend a lot more time on double-decker structures after what happened in 1989 in San Francisco (a 6.9 quake),” Croarkin said. “Keep in mind there is no such thing as 'earthquake proof.
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Students in quake-hit Louisa County resume a normal schedule Wednesday
Richmond Times Dispatch
Five months after an earthquake damaged their schools, Louisa County students resume a normal, five-day-a-week schedule Wednesday, but many will attend class in steel-and-wood trailers — perhaps for four years. High school and middle school students ...
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Galesburg-area schools to participate in quake drill
Galesburg Register-Mail
Almost 250000 Illinois residents have registered to participate in a multi-stateearthquake drill on Feb. 7. “The Great Central US ShakeOut” falls on the 200th anniversary of a massive quake on the New Madrid Fault Line, which runs through five states ...
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Two Earthquakes Hit The Geysers California
Only Kent
We often bring readers news on earthquakes, both stronger such as in Crete last week and more minor quakes such as in Clearlake Oaks, California, also last week. Last night twoearthquakes struck The Geysers, Northern California one minute apart.
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Only Kent
Mild quake hits Eastern Samar
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – A mild earthquake hit the province of Eastern Samar Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the quake had a magnitude of 3.4 and occurred 90 kilometers (kms) southeast ...
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PAKISTAN: Disabled by the 2005 quake and still out of school
IRINnews.org
But the 165 schools UNICEF has agreed to build cannot cater for the needs of all the quake-affected children. According to the Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Authority, set up by the government immediately after thequake, 5751 educational ...
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Region could hit 10000 quakes tonight
Manawatu Standard
TAKE YOUR PICK: The Christchurch Quake Map site said tonight the region was on the cusp of clicking over to 10000 shakes. Take your pick - one Canterbury earthquake website suggests we are about to hit 10000 quakes since 4.35am on September 4, 2010, ...
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Manawatu Standard
Quake demolitions anger ex-owners
New Zealand Herald
More than 2000 red-zone homeowners have settled with the CanterburyEarthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) since the Government sent out offers to purchase properties damaged in last year's February 22earthquake. Labour earthquake recovery spokeswoman ...
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After Haiti quake, Ukiah doctor brings heart patient to Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Ukiah cardiologist Dale Morrison, who arranged the life-saving operation, was in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake when Donald's father brought his son to Morrison's clinic for help. By JEREMY HAY On a day both hot and full of rain, four months after a ...
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Fairbanks hospital makes structural upgrades to withstand a major earthquake
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The old standard of “life safety” — that a building could withstand collapse in a major quake — has gradually been reconsidered throughout the US since the Northridge Earthquake struck Los Angeles in 1994. It caused massive damage to some buildings ...
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2 Quakes Above 3.0 Magnitude Near the Geysers Sunday Night
Patch.com
A 3.1 earthquake occurred at 7:56 pm tonight, at a depth of 3.8 kilometers. It was located north-northeast of The Geysers, according to the US Geological Survey. A second 3.2 magnitude quake followed on its heels at 7:57 pm, at a depth of 3.4 ...
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Lonely Planet's free post-quake guide to Christchurch
USA TODAY (blog)
The February earthquake had made sure of that, as well as destroying many of the hotels listed in that guide. Instead, Atkinson found a city that was reinventing itself. Bars and cafes were popping up in unexpected places. A whole new social hub, ...
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6.2 quake strikes remote Pacific islands: geologists
英文中國郵報
WELLINGTON -- A strong 6.2-magnitdue earthquake struck beneath the Pacific off New Zealand's Kermadec Islands on Sunday, US geologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The remote offshore quake hit at 01:42 am (1742 GMT) at a depth of 28 ...
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Sherrod Brown's voting record, foreign oil imports and earthquakes in...
Plain Dealer
At a protest he told the crowd that the earthquake raised a number of questions. And he seemed to lay the blame for thequake at the feet of Gov. John Kasich. "We never had anearthquake in Youngstown until John Kasich was elected governor," Hagan said ...
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Plain Dealer
30 seismometers not linked to national network
DAWN.com
He said more than 150000 quakes strong enough to be felt were recorded each year with the circum Pacific belt, being the most active area where almost 80 per cent of all theearthquakes occurred. Most of these occurred as a result of convergent margin ...
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DAWN.com
Low-risk homes to get repairs first
Stuff.co.nz
Barring another big earthquake, insurers say rebuilding and repairingquake-damaged homes will pick up from almost nothing to a multimillion-dollar push in the first quarter of this year. But the rebuilding will be uneven, with the areas of "low risk" ...
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The post-earthquake devastation remains but President Martelly says “things ...
Irish Times
After the horrific earthquake that killed 230000 people and made 1.2 million homeless, the Irish public donated almost €30 million and the Government pledged €13 million. Irish involvement in the Caribbean nation has deepened rather than fallen off ...
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Builders opt for quake city action
Marlborough Express
Since the earthquakes, he has secured work through Fletchers, who are overseeing the repairs and re-builds for the Earthquake Commission, and is launching Lawson Homes in Christchurch aimed at building new housing developments.
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6.3M quake shakes Peru, no tsunami advisory issued Sunday (Jan 29)
Hawaii 24/7 (press release)
Earthquakes of this size do not usually produce destructive tsunamis. However, small sea level changes may be observed in the vicinity of the epicenter. Tsunamis capable of producing damage or casualties are rare in this magnitude range but have ...
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LA Businessman Organizes Tour Of Areas Undamaged By Quake And Tsunami In Japan
CBS Local
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A Los Angeles businessman was so touched by a plea for American tourists to visit undamaged sections of Japan near the earthquake and tsunami zone that he is organizing a low-cost tour for fellow Angelenos .
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CBS Local
Group helps poor, uninsured families
The Press
A community group set up after the February earthquake is working as the "ambulance at the bottom of the cliff" to help quake-hit families where other agencies have failed. Addington Action, covering southern Christchurch from Phillipstown to Hoon Hay, ...
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Google Launches New Zealand Earthquake Website
TechWeekEurope UK
With reports that up to 150 people are feared dead in theearthquake that hit Christchurch in New Zealand, search engine giant Google has set up a website to help people locate survivors. As of Tuesday afternoon, 65 people are confirmed dead, ...
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TechWeekEurope UK
More than 100 hurt in Peru quake | The Associated Press | News ...
By The Associated Press
Peruvian authorities say 112 people have been treated for injuries after a magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck the country's central coast. They say none of the injuries are life-threatening.
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Christchurch Earthquake | Bexley Home Owners In... | Stuff.co.nz
By Danya Levy
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is defending not telling former Bexley residents about the demolition of their old homes, accusing Labour of a "beat-up".
Stuff.co.nz - Politics
Magnitude 6.3 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
By U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
6.3M quake shakes Peru, no tsunami advisory issued Sunday (Jan ...
By Baron
No tsunami advisory issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center forearthquake in Peru Sunday (Jan 29). No tsunami threat to Hawaii. ... 6.3Mquake shakes Peru, no tsunami advisory issued Sunday (Jan 29). Posted on 7:32 pm, Sunday, ...
Hawaii 24/7 | Hawaii247.com
6.3 magnitude earthquake rattles coast of Peru | The Extinction ...
By The Extinction Protocol
January 30, 2012 – PERU – A earthquake of 6.3 magnitude rattled the coast of Peru early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake occurred shortly after midnight local ...
The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond
SA Weather and Disaster Observation Service: State TV: 96 injured ...
By SAWDOS
Lima, Peru (CNN) -- Civil defense officials reported nearly 100 injuries after a strong earthquake shook coastal Peru early Monday. The magnitude 6.3quake hit about 15 kilometers (9 miles) southeast of Ica, at a depth of 39.2 kilometers (24.4 ...
SA Weather and Disaster Observation...
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...
Tokyo sees high quake probability, scientists warn
Tokyo faces the possibility of being hit by a massive earthquake within the next four ... Nearly one year ago, a magnitude 9.0 quake struck off Japan's central ...
edition.cnn.com/2012/01/24/world/.../tokyo-quake-forecast/?...
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: 3.4 quake strikes near the Geysers - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Thursday evening one mile from the Geysers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-34-quake-strikes-near-...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hawaii Earthquake Swarm Precursor to Larger Quake in Japan ...
Hawaii Earthquake Swarm Precursor to Larger Quake in Japan, Baja Mexico? LBG1 Death by 1000 Papercuts Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:46 CST. Print. Comment: ...
www.sott.net/.../240673-Hawaii-Earthquake-Swarm-Precursor...
  
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