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Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Cobb
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon two miles from Cobb, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:21 pm According to the USGS, the epicenter was three miles from The Geysers, six miles from ...
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Small earthquake measured in Grays Harbor County
The Seattle Times (blog)
An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the magnitude scale struck just before noon Sunday about 80 miles southwest of Seattle. The closest town to the epicenter is Oakville, in Grays Harbor County. The quake measured III on the intensity scale, ...
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Panic leaves 45 injured in Philippine quake
Ninemsn
The government volcanology institute originally classified the quake as 5.7 in magnitude but later raised it to 5.9. Last month, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines triggered landslides that left over a hundred people dead or missing.
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Quake stories from the heart
Star Canterbury
Lyttelton people's earthquake stories have been collected by port resident Bettina Evans in a new book. Mrs Evans, whose own home was redstickered for three months after the February quake, has recorded the stories of more than 30 Lyttelton people in ...
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Quake jolts country
Financial Express Bangladesh
A mild earthquake measuring 4.6 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted the capital and elsewhere of the country Sunday morning, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said. However, no casualty or damage of property was reported in the light tremor that ...
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News Navigator: If a big quake strikes the metropolitan area, where will its ...
Mainichi Daily News
Q: Shouldn't we be afraid of a potential magnitude 8-scale earthquake? A: Indeed, the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 was a magnitude 8-scale quake. However, massive earthquakes of this type that occur in shallow ocean trenches along Sagami Bay are ...
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Quake research at Canterbury University
Timaru Herald
Canterbury University has become an epicentre for earthquake research, with more than 170 projects under way. The research findings are expected to help people in New Zealand and around the world understand the impact quakeshave not only on buildings ...
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Quake insurance is but a token offering
The Japan Times
We live in a resolutely capitalist country that stresses personal responsibility, and in the last few months the media have finally gotten around to studyingearthquake insurance. So far, ¥1.2 trillion has been paid out for quakeinsurance claims ...
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25 houses in Dinagat damaged by Friday's quake
Minda News
By Roel Catoto | Sunday| March 18, 2012 | Filed under: Top Stories SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/17 March) — Twenty-five houses in Basilisa, Dinagat Islands province were destroyed, four of them totally, during a magnitude 5.9earthquake at around 3:58 pm ...
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Did Washington Monument sink or tilt from quake? Government surveyors trying ...
Art Daily
Government surveyors are collecting data around the Washington Monument and other sites on the National Mall that will reveal whether it has sunk or tilted since last yearís earthquake. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak. By: Ben Nuckols, Associated Press ...
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Singapore Red Cross delivers quake relief worth S$28 million to Japan
TODAYonline
The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) said it has so far delivered S$28 million worth of relief and rebuilding projects in Japan, from donations raised through its public appeal following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. This is 80 per cent of the total ...
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Quake hits south Philippines, 45 injured
Press TV
Residents receive medical treatment outside a shopping mall after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao City, Surigao del Norte province on the southern island of Mindanao on March 16, 2012. Anearthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale has hit the ...
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Press TV
Monti praises reconstruction effort in quake-hit L'Aquila
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
He also attended the OECD-University of Groningen forum on development strategies in earthquake-hit areas, as part of the project entitled 'Abruzzo 2030: on the wings of L'Aquila', at the Gran Sasso national laboratory of nuclear physics in Assergi.
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Minor quake jolts Bangladesh, no casualty reported
BusinessGhana
A minor earthquake measuring 4.6 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Bangladesh capital Dhaka and some adjoining districts Sunday morning. Thequake was registered by the Dhaka Seismic Center at 8:56 am local time on Sunday.
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Students cautious, but keen
Western Advocate
MACKILLOP College is again monitoring the earthquake situation in Japan as a group of students and teachers prepares to fly out for a visit. Just days after the first anniversary of Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster, a 6.8-magnitude quake again ...
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Japan adventure awaits MacKillop students
Western Advocate
Just days after the first anniversary of Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster, a 6.8-magnitude quake again jolted Japan last week. It was one of a series of earthquakes to rattle northeastern Japan last Wednesday, but caused no significant damage or ...
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Panic leaves 45 injured after quake
Gulf Times
An earthquake that struck the southern Philippines left at least 45 people injured, most of them shoppers who panicked and rushed in a stampede for the exits, the civil defence office said yesterday. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake, located off the ...
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Aichi Pref. eyes thermal plant premises to accept quake debris
Mainichi Daily News
Hideaki Omura said Sunday he is making final arrangements with Chubu Electric Power Co. to build an incinerator and waste disposal site for debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a local thermal power plant. Omura told Kyodo News that he ...
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Fresh quake hits central Georgia
Trend.az
The earthquake occurred at 11:00 am, Ilia State University's Center for Seismic Monitoring reported. The quake's epicentre was near the village of Tejimi, Tsalka District. The earthquake that was second in same district in less than 24 hours caused no ...
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Trend.az
Cera requires checks on medical centres
Stuff.co.nz
Nearly 250 general practices and pharmacies in Canterbury must carry out detailed engineering evaluations (DEEs) of their buildings as required by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera). The chairman of the Canterbury primary response ...
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Light tremor jolts parts of Bangladesh
Bangladesh News 24 hours
Dhaka, Mar 18 (bdnews24.com) – A Meteorological Department official said a light earthquake jolted parts of Bangladesh on Sunday morning. Assistant director of Bangladesh Meteorological Department Shamsuddin Ahmed told bdnews24.com that the ...
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Bangladesh News 24 hours
Marmite is running out
Stuff.co.nz
END OF AN ERA: Sanitarium's Harewood building is to be demolished because of earthquake damage. It was rebuilt in the 1960s after a fire. NO MORE: Marmite being packed by Jacqui Lewis before the plant's temporary closure.
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Stuff.co.nz
Trip hassle aside, Mariners have much to gain in Japan
TheNewsTribune.com
Vincent offered that reference after postponing the 1989 World Series in San Francisco, ravaged by an earthquake that measured 6.9 on the Richter scale. The Loma Prieta quake killed 62 and left thousands of Bay Area residents homeless.
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Business resilience and the cloud
Reseller News
“One example of the services we provided our clients to restore business in the immediate aftermath of the quake is our support for the Noel Leeming Group,” says Buer. “The earthquake damaged the building hosting their Christchurch data centre and took ...
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Demolition order 'pouring money down the drain'
The Press
Isaacs also said the building could fall on to the railway line beside it if it collapsed in another earthquake. "The building was damaged by the quake. We had an issue raised by the rail network operator, saying they were concerned.
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The Press
Three suffocate in crowded church as Egyptians mourn Pope Shenouda III
Globe and Mail
Most memorial ceremonies timed to mark moment quake struck at 2:46 pm (12:46 am EST, 0546 GMT). Takaaki Watanabe, a seaweed farmer, is one of thousands of Japanese trying to rebuild their lives in the wake of theearthquake and tsunami that ravaged ...
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Quake Jolts Japan
Bahrain News Agency
Tokyo, March 18 (BNA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 jolted parts of Iwate and Miyagi prefectures Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued, according to Japan's News Agency (Kyodo).
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Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Cobb - latimes.com
By Ben Welsh
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon two miles from Cobb, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:21 p.m. According to the USGS, the epicenter was three miles from The Geysers, ...
L.A. NOW
The Coming Crisis: Japan News Navigator: If a big quake strikes the ...
By Lynsey
Japan News Navigator: If a big quake strikes the metropolitan area, where will its epicenter be? The Mainichi answers common questions readers may have about a potential magnitude 7-class earthquake that could strike directly beneath the ...
The Coming Crisis
55 injured in Dinagat quake | Tempo - News in a Flash
By Online
SURIGAO CITY, Philippines - At least 55 persons were injured while some government buildings were damaged when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake rattled Friday afternoon the provinces of Dinagat, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao City.
Tempo - News in a Flash
The Giant, Underestimated Earthquake Threat to North America ...
By Jean
The Japanese—the most earthquake-prepared, seismically savvy people on the planet—were caught off-guard by the Tohoku quake's savage power. Over 15000 people died. Now scientists are calling attention to a dangerous area on the ...
2012: What's the 'real' truth?
Aichi Pref. eyes thermal plant premises to accept quake debris ...
Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura said Sunday he is making final arrangements with Chubu Electric Power Co. to build an incinerator and waste disposal site for debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a local thermal power plant.
News - Kyodo News
For Japanese quake victims, Davis songwriter is their 'rising sun ...
By Anna Sturla
For Japanese quake victims, Davis songwriter is their 'rising sun'. One year ago, Tracy Kaplan was watching her television, overwhelmed by the flood of images streaming into her living room from the aftermath of the Japaneseearthquake and ...
Davis Enterprise
2011 - The Year Of The Earthquake: A Visual And Auditory Guide ...
By Tyler Durden
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ZeroHedge
Japan Earthquake 2012: Strong Quake Shakes North, No Damages
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO -- A series of earthquakesrattled Tokyo and northeastern Japan on Wednesday evening but caused no ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../japan-earthquake-2012_n_13440...
Earthquake: 3.3 quake reported west of Salton Sea - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening six miles from Ocotillo Wells, west of the Salton Sea, according to the U.S. Geological ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-3-3-salton-sea-ocotillo...
Stanford's Earthquake Network Detected Quake Ahead Of Shaking ...
Stanford's quake-catcher network detected Monday's quake near Berkeley 10 seconds before the shaking reached campus, and it has already proven effective ...
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/.../stanfords-earthquake-detector-pr...
2012 March 14 09:08:37 UTC - U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake ...
Magnitude, 6.8. Date-Time. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 09:08:37 UTC; Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 07:08:37 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquakein other ...
earthquake.usgs.gov/.../Quakes/usb0008gs0.html?...
Prayers, tears as Japan marks 1 year since massive earthquake ...
Japan gathered Sunday amid tears, prayers and a moment of silence to mark one year since a massive earthquake and tsunami killed thousands.
www.cnn.com/2012/03/11/world/asia/japan.../index.html
Cosmic Log - Quake experts upgrade their alerts
The California network, known as Earthquake Early Warning or ShakeAlert, has been in development since long before the magnitude-9.0 quake and tsunami ...
cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10602802-quake-experts-upgr...
Earthquake shakes buildings in Philippines - Asia-Pacific - Al ...
Earthquake shakes buildings in Philippines. Residents rush into the streets, fearing aftershocks, after 5.2-magnitude quake rattles central island province.
www.aljazeera.com/news/asia.../03/2012362453900856.html
Japan earthquake and tsunami anniversary ... - The Telegraph
A year on from one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history, Japanese scientists are warning anew that Tokyo could soon be hit by a quake that will kill ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-annive...
Dynamic Earthquake Analysis with QUAKE/W - GEO-SLOPE ...
QUAKE/W - Finite element earthquake analysis software.
www.geo-slope.com/products/quakew.aspx
Earthquake Today: Large Quakes Hit Japan, Causing Small ...
A series of powerful earthquakes have hit Tokyo and northeast Japan Wednesday evening, sparking fear throughout the region that still has last year's horrific ...
www.christianpost.com/.../earthquake-today-large-quakes-hit-j...
Second strong earthquake rattles Tokyo after 6.9 quake strikes ...
TOKYO — A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeast Japan late Wednesday evening but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit ...
www.nypost.com/.../quake_shakes_japan_causes_small_mGR...
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