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EARTHQUAKE News, Feb 02, 2012

Earthquake rattles region
Winnipeg Free Press
The quake doesn't point to any looming doomsday scenario here in the most geologically stable spot on the continent. "In Manitoba, we need flood insurance, not earthquake insurance," he quipped. In fact, there is some history of mild quakes near the ...
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Briton died in crushed bus in New Zealand's Christchurchearthquake
Telegraph.co.uk
The quake killed a total of 181 people across the city. The sole survivor from the bus was Ann Brower, who told a royal commission inquiring into the fatal collapse of buildings in theearthquake that the vehicle stopped suddenly and began shaking ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Strong quake strikes Vanuatu - no damage reported
Reuters
SYDNEY Feb 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.9 struck in the Pacific Ocean off Vanuatu on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but residents said there were no reports of damage. The quake, which hit at 1334 GMT, was at a shallow 6.3 miles ...
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Earthquake: 3.0 quake rattles near Cartago
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening 17 miles from Cartago, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:33 pm Pacific Standard Time at a depth of 2.5 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 18 ...
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Scientists: Haiti, Dominican Republic May Facing Big Quake Period
ClaimsJournal.com
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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Quake arts grants lifted to $3.7m
Marlborough Express
The Kilmore St theatre was demolished after last February's earthquake. The theatre trust has gathered money towards the rebuild but has a funding shortfall of $3.25 million. A staff report presented to councillors recommended the application be ...
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Quake rattles sterhazy area
Regina Leader-Post
According to the US Geological Survey, it was a magnitude 3.3 quake. Catherine Woodgold, seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, could not confirm if Wednesday's event was in fact an earthquake. The organization is aware that it occurred, ...
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Quake passes nearly unnoticed in northeast Nevada
Fox News
A shallow earthquake rattled nearly unnoticed near a rural northeastern Nevada town that was badly damaged in a larger quake almost four years ago. Elko County Sheriff's Detective Lenwood Van Natter says emergency officials received no calls about the ...
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Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Brawley
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning four miles from Brawley, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:05 am Pacific time at a depth of 13.7 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was six miles ...
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Nuclear plants must assess quake threats
Lancaster Newspapers
By AD CRABLE The owners of the Three Mile Island and Peach Bottom nuclear plants will be required to take a new look at their plant designs after a study that finds earthquakes are more likely than earlier thought. Using updated historical data and ...
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Nigh-imperceptible quake visits Valley
GazetteNET
It followed less than two months after a similar-sized quake very near the same spot. According to observatory research assistant Justin Starr, theearthquake was centered about 2 miles south of Mount Sugarloaf. "You really have to be almost right on ...
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Cities mark 1931 earthquake with service
Hawke's Bay Today
A period of reflection will be led by Reverend Graeme Pilgrim of St Matthew's and the bells in the clock tower will toll at 10.47am, the time the quakestruck Hawke's Bay. In Napier, the 1931 Earthquake Survivors Afternoon Tea will be held from 2pm-4pm ...
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Council quake policy queried
The Ashburton Guardian
By Sue Newman February 3, 2012 Earthquakes may have destroyed lives and property across Canterbury, but it seems the region is far from united when it comes to formulating policies to make safe its buildings. Ashburton's reviewed earthquake prone ...
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Haiti, Dominican Republic May Be Entering Big Earthquake Period
Insurance Journal
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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Recovery centers set up after August quake to close Feb. 11, but assistance ...
The Republic
State and federal officials are preparing to close two disaster recovery centers set up after an August earthquake, but officials say assistance will continue to be available. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Virginia Department of ...
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Wellington quake-prone school stand-off easing
The Dominion Post
A "change of view" from the Education Ministry means it is closer to resolving the stand-off with Wellington East Girls College over the school's earthquake-prone main block. Principal Sally Haughton said yesterday the Education Ministry had a ...
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The Dominion Post
Quake Rescues Reserve, Shakes Baja Fishing Town
Miller-McCune.com
An earthquake has helped seal off a traditional fishing spot in Mexico, pleasing conservationists but hurting locals who depend on an annual fishing frenzy to sustain their economy. By Rex Dalton The fishery for corvina in the upper Gulf of California ...
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Miller-McCune.com
Quake inquiry brings both answers and pain
TVNZ
For families of people killed in the Christchurch earthquake the inquiry is a double edged sword, bringing answers but also excruciating detail about the circumstances of their deaths. The Gilbert family lost their son Jaime when the Iconic Bar ...
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New Madrid anniversary is a good time for quake disaster preparation
Waynesville Daily Guide
7 will the the 200 year anniversary of the New Madrid fault earthquake. This map shows the way in which the damage radiated out from the fault line. Pulaski County falls in the light to very light damage zone which corresponds with Emergency Management ...
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Earthquake drill to be conducted in 8 states on anniversary of New Madrid quake
Greenfield Daily Reporter
AP INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Homeland Security wants Hoosiers to take part in an earthquake drill that will be conducted throughout the central United States on the 200th anniversary of the 1812 New Madridearthquakes.
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Cosmo Oil hopes to restart quake-hit CDU soon
Reuters
12 for the first time since fire engulfed 17 of its 25 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks following a massive earthquake last March. The main facilities, the two crude distillation units (CDUs), remain shut, however. The company had previously aimed ...
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Quake Across The Pond, No Tsunami Expected
Newstalk 1450 KBKW
Olympia, WA - A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas. Based on the earthquake ...
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Marryatt unsuitable for city recovery, says MP
Stuff.co.nz
Dalziel, Labour's earthquake recovery spokeswoman, has called for the appointment of a recovery manager to handle the council's quake response, allowing Marryatt to focus on "business as usual". Dalziel, who attended Wednesday's protest against the ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Earthquake in Hawaii, no tsunami threat
Ke Alakai (blog)
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake and multiple aftershocks smaller in size hit 25 miles south of Hilo on Sunday, Jan. 22. No reports of injury or damage were filed. The quake hit at a depth of about five miles beneath the South flank of Kilauea, ...
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Realtor Mitsui Fudosan faces damages suit over quake-damaged homes
Mainichi Daily News
According to the suit filed with the Tokyo District Court,earthquake liquefaction, when the soil turns from a solid to a liquefied state, caused buildings to tilt, gardens and parking lots to cave in or lift up and water and gas piping to rupture at ...
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Mainichi Daily News
red-zoners cut off
Marlborough Express
Mail delivery has stopped to a handful of earthquake-hit Bexley houses, and some businesses are refusing to deliver there. Some of the hardest-hit areas – Avonside, Dallington, Avondale and Aranui – are now serviced by infrequent 10-seater minibuses.
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Over 100 days later, earthquake victims still haunted by fear, hopelessness
Mission Network NEws (press release)
People relive terrifying memories about family and friends who died in theearthquake. Others hear stories about people who ended up trapped--like one man who was rescued from rubble in the first quake, only to be moved into a hotel which collapsed in ...
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Refugees lend helping hand to quake-hit city
Stuff.co.nz
The coal would be sold to raise funds for the trust, which offers many youth programmes for young people in the eastern suburbs. After last February's earthquake, the trust helped operate a quake hub that at its peak fed 10000 people a day. Abdi Abdi.
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Stuff.co.nz
Dumont Girl Scouts donate holiday packages to Haiti
NorthJersey.com (press release)
"Junior" was found living in an overcrowded displaced persons camp after his home was destroyed in theearthquake. He was one of many children in Port-au-Prince who lost their parents, home and all belongings after the devastating quake.
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NorthJersey.com (press release)
Quake Across The Pond, No Tsunami Expected - Local News ...
By news@kbkw.com (Jodesha Broadcasting)
Join Doug McDowell for Coffee Talk every weekday morning from 6 to 10. Click for more. Quake Across The Pond, No Tsunami Expected Olympia, WA - A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, ...
KBKW News
Voices of Haiti: A Post-Quake Odyssey in Verse | Geoffrey Philp,
By noreply@blogger.com (http://geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com/)
Voices of Haiti: A Post-Quake Odyssey in Verse. The initial shock of theearthquake has passed but Haiti continues its struggle to overcome both man-made and natural disasters. Poet Kwame Dawes presents his multimedia exploration of ...
Geoffrey Philp,
Strong 6.9M quake in Vanuatu, no tsunami threat to Hawaii | Hawaii ...
By Baron
No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historicalearthquake and tsunami data. However - earthquakes of this size ... Strong 6.9M quake in Vanuatu, no tsunami threat to Hawaii. Posted on 4:06 am, Thursday, February 2, ...
Hawaii 24/7 | Hawaii247.com
Low intensity earthquake Quake hits Jaipur - India - DNA
The epicentre of the quake which occurred at 10:11 am was west Jaipur, according to the MeT department.
www.dnaindia.com/.../report_low-intensity-earthquake-quake-...
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...
Peru Earthquake: Massive 6.3 Quake Hits Near Ica, Christian News
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit the coast of Peru early on Monday, causing minor injuries, according to local authorities.
www.christianpost.com/.../peru-earthquake-massive-6-3-quake...
Second quake in 2 days rattles Greek islands
Officials said no damage to buildings was reported, but at least two people were slightly injured.
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-27/.../1
Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
A Christchurch woman who was on a bus crushed by rubble in last February's earthquake says her anger over the deaths caused by an unsafe building is just ...
www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-survivor-angry-over-unsafe-buil...
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-...
Earthquake reported in Illinois: 2.4 magnitude quake felt in Chicago ...
A 2.4 magnitude earthquake has rattled homes and businesses throughout Chicago¿s north and northwest suburbs.
www.wgntv.com/.../wgntv-earthquake-reported-in-illinois-24-...
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...
'Very minor' quake hits near McHenry
A minor earthquake hit near northwest suburban McHenry last night, ... at 9:54:43 pm Seismologists originally located the quake in the area of Lake ...
www.chicagotribune.com/.../chi-tiny-earthquake-hits-north-of...
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...
6.3 earthquake shakes Peru but no injuries or damage reported
| LIMA (Reuters) - A earthquake of 6.3 magnitude rattled the coast of Peru early ... The quake occurred shortly after midnight local time (1 am ET) and was ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-peru-quake-idUSTRE80T09A201201...
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...
More large quakes could hit Haiti, Dominican Republic - World ...
Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday.
www.cbc.ca/news/.../report-earthquakes-haiti-dominican.html
  
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