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EARTHQUAKE News, Feb 05, 2012

5.7 quake recorded off British Columbia, no tsunami danger
Washington Post
A National Earthquake Information Center geophysicist in Golden, Colo., says there is no danger of a tsunami from the shallow quake. It hit at 12:05 pm Saturday. Geophysicist Rafael Abreu says he doesn't expect to see damage with this quake based on ...
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Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Pinnacles
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon one mile from Pinnacles, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:36 pm Pacific time at a depth of 5.0 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 14 miles ...
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DeSoto urges quake prep
Memphis Commercial Appeal
By Henry Bailey Robert Latham remembers the scare in 1989 when climatologist Iben Browning predicted a major earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone centered in southern Missouri. He specified Dec. 2 or 3, 1990, as the most likely days in a forecast ...
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Quake felt 70 km from Iranian nuclear plant
NDTV
Moscow: An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale was felt some 70 km from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the US Geological Survey reported on Sunday. There were no reports of any casualties or damage to the nuclear power plant, ...
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6.0-magnitude quake hits off Philippines
NDTV
Manila: An earthquake of 6.0-magnitude struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake hit at 9:09 pm local time (1309 GMT) off the island of Samar, ...
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Earthquake Refugee Cottages
New York Times
After the 1906 earthquake, refugees lived in tents. But as winter rains approached, more than 5000 cottages were built by union carpenters to house 15000 of the 250000 people who had been left homeless. Two green 10-foot-by-14-foot buildings tucked ...
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New York Times
Survival still a struggle months after van quake
Sunday's Zaman
Turkey's eastern province of Van, which was hit by a devastatingearthquake on Oct. 23 of last year, followed by another powerful quake two weeks later, lost more than 600 people, but the survivors still face a struggle, as many people still try to ...
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No quake insurance for Catholic church
The Ashburton Guardian
By Susan Sandys February 6, 2012 Ashburton's only category one historic building would cost $6.5 million to rebuild if it fell down in an earthquake, but there would be no insurance. Parishioners at the Church of the Holy Name and other Mid Canterbury ...
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New grants for Christchurch quake affected
MSN NZ News
Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Commission chair Sir John Hansen says people are still experiencing financial and personal hardship nearly a year after the February quake. "Some homeowners have been paying for storage since the September 2010 earthquake.
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Magnitude 3 earthquake hits Karnes City
KSAT San Antonio
The US Geological Survey says the magnitude 3 quake shook an area near Karnes City about 6:48 am CST Saturday. The epicenter was in Falls City, about seven miles northwest of Karnes City. No damage has been reported. A quake of magnitude 2.5 to 3 is ...
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REVITALIZING JAPAN--Building a disaster-resistant nation / Deep underground ...
The Daily Yomiuri
Hisada, an expert in earthquake engineering, experienced a hands-on teaching moment--experiencing a huge quake in a high-rise building. On the upper floors of the building, ceiling tiles fell and furniture, such as unanchored bookshelves, fell over.
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The Daily Yomiuri
Magnitude-5.5 Quake Shakes Aru Islands
Jakarta Globe
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted Aru Islands district, Maluku province, on Sunday at 9:05 am Western Indonesian Standard time, but it did not trigger a tsunami. Head of Ambon's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency ...
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Utah Earthquake Today Strikes South of Salt Lake City
LALATE
CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – A Utah earthquake today struck south of Salt Lake City. Today's Utah quake is the third to strike the Salt Lake City region since November of last year. The quake struck in the predawn morning hours Saturday.
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Utah Valley rattled by 3.7 quake
Salt Lake Tribune
By bob mims A minor earthquake struck north-central Utah Saturday morning, its epicenter located about 7 miles east of the Utah Valley community of Woodland Hills and under the Wasatch Mountain Range. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations noted ...
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Quake drill set Tuesday
Kankakee Daily Journal
By Nicole Leonhardt The Kankakee and Iroquois counties Emergency Service Disaster Agencies are encouraging residents to participate in a multistate earthquake drill Tuesday. "We contacted schools and business and did quite a bit of publicity with ...
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Moderate quake in Valley
GreaterKashmir.com
"The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.7 on the Richter Scale. It occurred at 5.02 am Saturday morning," in-charge of the provincial disaster management cell said. "The epi-centre of the quake was in the Hindukush mountain range of Afghanistan.
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$3.2M grant to help replace quake-damaged school
The Virginian-Pilot
23 earthquake. Officials say the cost to replace Thomas Jefferson Elementary School after the 5.8-magnitude quake is $13.7 million. Insurance is expected to cover $9.4 million of those costs, and the federal agency will pay for 75 percent of the ...
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6.0 quake rattles Vanuatu: USGS
Calgary Herald
Seismologist David Jepsen said Vanuatu had been rocked by several largequakes in recent years, averaging about three of magnitude 7.0 or above a year, without suffering major damage. “Magnitude 7.0 earthquakes occur there quite frequently... and there ...
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Oregon Earthquakes Today Continue North West Activity
LALATE
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Two Oregon earthquakes today have continued activity in the US northwest Saturday. After residents in Utah, Texas and even Puerto Rico experienced quakes earlier this Saturday, Oregon coastal residents experienced two moderate ...
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Bill clarifies earthquake insurance
The Free Lance-Star (blog)
He filed the bill as a result of last August's magnitude-5.8 earthquake in Louisa County. The temblor caused millions of dollars worth of damage, but many people discovered their insurance policies did not cover quakedamage.
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5.9 quake shakes Samar, aftershocks continue till Sunday early morning
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—A 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolted Samar island Saturday evening with aftershocks felt until early Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. At 3:29 am, the strongest at 5.0 magnitude ...
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San Antonio, Texas Earthquake Today Felt Across Region
LALATE
No reports of damage have yet to be detailed by local news. Shortly before 7 am local time, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Texas today. USGS reports to news that the quake had a nominal depth, striking only three miles below the earth's surface.
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Strong quake jolts Samar
ABS CBN News
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), meanwhile, said the quake was recorded at a magnitude of 5.9. Phivolcs said the earthquake was felt in the southeastern part of San Policarpio, Eastern Samar.
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Town hall meeting to help Albemarle residents with quake damage
The Daily Progress
23 earthquake. The meeting will be held in the Lane Auditorium of the Albemarle County Office Building at 401 McIntire Road. It will last from 7 to 9 pm Officials from The Virginia Department of Emergency Management, the Federal Emergency Management ...
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6.0-magnitude quake hits off Philippines
Emirates 24/7
A 6.0-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake hit at 9:09 pm local time (1309 GMT) off the island of Samar, at a depth of 60 ...
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EMA urges participation in ShakeOut event
News Courier
By Adam Smith adam@athensnews-courier.com — Scientists estimate there is a 25 to 40 percent probability of a damaging earthquake occurring in the central US within the next 50 years. Officials with the state Emergency Management Agency want Alabamians ...
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Minor earthquake shakes Utah County
Daily Herald
Scientists say a minor earthquake has shaken Utah Valley, but apparently causing no injuries or property damage. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations report the magnitude 3.7 quake occurred around 4:27 am Saturday. The epicenter of the shock was ...
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Mission accomplished for protester
Stuff.co.nz
A marketing and publicity man who lives in a badly damaged home in Christchurch's quake-hit eastern suburbs, Lynch has been the key player in the public campaign against Christchurch City Council chief executive Tony Marryatt's controversial $68000 pay ...
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Stuff.co.nz
LAX facing head wind in international travel
Los Angeles Times
Among factors cited are the economy, changing travel patterns and the Japanese quake. Contruction continues on the expansion of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX. The refurbished terminal will feature a new shuttle system to transport ...
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Los Angeles Times
Quakes – Cascadia and Asia Pacific « Musings from the Chiefio
By E.M.Smith
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/. Oddly, just clicking on years and looking how long the list is, I find that 2011 is longer than 2009 is longer than 2005 etc. It looks like, at a gross measure, quakeactivity is higher.
Musings from the Chiefio
5.7 quake recorded off BC, no tsunami - KansasCity.com
p><p>A National Earthquake Information Center geophysicist in Golden, Colo., says there is no danger of a tsunami from the shallow quake. It hit at 12:05 p.m. Saturday.</p><p>Geophysicist Rafael Abreu says he doesn't expect to see ...
KansasCity.com: Front Page
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
Japan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-5.5 Quake Rocks Eastern Japan. 01/27/12 06:16 PM ET Associated Press AP. React. Important Fascinating Typical Scary ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../japan-earthquake-2012-magnitud...
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-...
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...
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-...
Magnitude-7.1 earthquake shakes Vanuatu
The region lies on the "Ring of Fire" — an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim. About 90% of the world'squakes occur ...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-02-02/.../1
Christchurch Earthquake: Magnitude Seven Quake Unlikely... | Stuff ...
Previous earthquake forecasts for Canterbury have been a little "pessimistic", a scientist says.
www.stuff.co.nz/.../Christchurchs-1-per-cent-chance-of-big-qu...
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...
'Very minor' quake hits near McHenry
A minor earthquake hit near northwest suburban McHenry last night, sending tiny tremors across the northern suburbs of Chicago, officials said. It registered a ...
www.chicagotribune.com/.../chi-tiny-earthquake-hits-north-of...
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...
Peru 6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Injures 119 and Damages Homes
30 (Bloomberg) -- An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck... The quake shook buildings in Lima and was felt in cities in the southern ...
www.businessweek.com/.../peru-6-2-magnitude-earthquake-in...
Vancouver Island Earthquake: Saturday Quake Off Vancouver Island ...
TOFINO, B.C. - There was an earthquake off British Columbia's west coast on Saturday, but it wasn't strong enough to be noticed by the mayor of one Vancouver ...
www.huffingtonpost.ca/.../vancouver-island-earthquake_n_12...
2.4 magnitude quake shakes Wisconsin-Illinois border | FOX6Now ...
MCHENRY, IL -- A small earthquake was reported near the Wisconsin-Illinois border around 9 ...
fox6now.com/.../2-4-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-wisconsin-...
  
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