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EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 15, 2012

Earthquakes shake of coast of Japan following anniversary of 9.0 Tohoku quake
Examiner.com
Following the one-year anniversary of that earthquake and tsunami, largeearthquakes continue to shake off the east coast of Japan, including a 6.9 magnitude temblor that struck off the coast of Honshu on March 14. That 6.9 magnitude quake had a depth ...
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Strong quakes shake Japan, but no apparent damage
Detroit Free Press
Local residents flee to a public hall for shelter, after a tsunami warning was issued following an earthquake in Ofunatp, Japan, on Wednesday. / AP TOKYO (AP) — A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeastern Japan on Wednesday evening but ...
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Japan Earthquake 2012: Tokyo At Risk For Major Disaster In Near Future
International Business Times
Shaking from the Chiba quake was felt as far away as the Japanese capital. While Wednesday's earthquakes were significantly less severe than the 9.0 magnitude behemoth from last year -- which led to the Fukushima nuclear emergency -- they were ...
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International Business Times
Japanese Students Share Stories, Remember Earthquake
KCRG
By Jill Kasparie, Reporter By Lisa Kunkel CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Everyone is safe this morning after two strong earthquakes and a small tsunami hit Japan Wednesday. The quakes were nothing close to the scale of last year's twin disasters.
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Earthquake Hits Japan: Photos From Day Of 6.8-Magnitude Earthquake In Northern ...
International Business Times
The earthquake was later followed by a 6.1-magnitude tremor in the Chiba Prefecture at around 9 pm This region is close to Tokyo, but 600 miles from the location of the first quake. There were no immediate reports of damage, police said.
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Strong quakes rattle Japan, but cause no damage
Salt Lake Tribune
By MARI YAMAGUCHI | AP Tokyo • A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeastern Japan on Wednesday evening but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year's devastating tsunami. The strongest was a magnitude 6.8 that ...
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Earthquake hits near Papua New Guinea
USA TODAY
(AP) – A strong earthquake has struck about 110 miles east of Kandrian in the Asian island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.4 quakestruck Thursday morning ...
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Little damage reported as 2 quakes shake Japan
Stars and Stripes
By Takehiko Kambayashi TOKYO _ Little damage was reported across Japan on Wednesday after a pair of earthquakes -- both registering above magnitude 6 -- struck separately in the northern and eastern parts of the country. The stronger quake struck first ...
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Earthquake: 3.3 quake reported west of Salton Sea
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening six miles from Ocotillo Wells, west of the Salton Sea, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:31 pm Pacific time at a depth of 8.7 miles.
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Earthquake in Japan: Strong tremor felt but no apparent damage
Times of India
Within about three hours, a magnitude-6.1 quake shook buildings in the capital. It was centered just off the coast of Chiba, east of Tokyo, at a rather shallow 15 kilometers (9 miles) below the sea surface. Narita International Airport briefly closed ...
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Stong quake rocks Japan; tsunami warning issued
Delaware County Daily Times
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook northern Japan on Wednesday evening, causing a small tsunami but no damage or injury was reported. Several towns issued evacuation advisories to residents nearest the coast. A swelling of 10 centimeters (2.5 ...
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Japanese earthquake causes small tsunami
Montreal Gazette
A small tsunami hit Japan's northeastern coastline on Wednesday, officials said, after a strong earthquake rocked the region almost exactly a year after the country's worst postwar natural disaster. A 6.9-magnitude quake struck 26.6 kilometres below ...
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6.4 earthquake hits near Papua New Guinea
Washington Post
The quake struck at a depth of 29 miles (47 kilometers). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not immediately issue a tsunami alert. The region lies on the “Ring of Fire” — an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific ...
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Washington Monument may be sinking, official says
CNN
The monument, the tallest structure in the nation's capital, has been closed since the magnitude 5.8 quake struck the mid-Atlantic region near Richmond, Virginia. The earthquake may be responsible for the monument to have sunk 1 millimeter, ...
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Rebuilding Japan: The Asian nation continues to recover one year after a ...
Bellingham Herald
The 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011. The center of the quake was located about 17 miles beneath the ocean floor, in a spot 80 miles off the eastern coast of the island nation. But the tremors were felt even 230 miles away in ...
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Earthquakes in Japan: A Look At Some Of The Strongest In The Country's History
International Business Times
No damage or injuries were reported, according to the Washington Post, and the earthquakes are considered aftershocks from the 2011 earthquake. The strongest quake Wednesday measured a magnitude of 6.8 and struck off the coast of Hokkaido, ...
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International Business Times
Strong quakes rattle Japan, no damage
The Canberra Times
AP A series of earthquakes have rattled Tokyo and northeastern Japan but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year's devastating tsunami. The strongest was a magnitude 6.8 that struck off Hokkaido island and generated a ...
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Japanese Exchange Students Share Stories, Remember Earthquake
Eastern Iowa Schools
CEDAR RAPIDS – Everyone is safe this morning after two strongearthquakes and a small tsunami hit Japan Wednesday. The quakes were nothing close to the scale of last year's twin disasters. Sunday, March 11 marked the one year anniversary of the ...
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Did Washington Monument sink or tilt from quake?
Albany Times Union
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. (Charles Dharapak / AP) Ned Wallace of the National Park Service ...
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6.4 quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS
Hindustan Times
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and seismologists said "no major human impact is expected". kilometres (30 miles), 204 kilometres southwest of the ...
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6.4 quake strikes Papua New Guinea: US seismologists
AFP
SYDNEY — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and seismologists said "no major human impact is expected". The quake hit the New Britain region at 7:13 am ...
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AFP
Northern Japan struck by another earthquake: Nuclear plants being inspected
Examiner.com
Another quake, measuring 6.1 magnitude, occurred just east of Tokyo. Officials say there were no abnormalities reported at nuclear power plants after this week's earthquakes. Nearly all of Japan's nuclear plants are offline, however, ...
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Following small tsunami, 2nd strong earthquake rocks Japan
Central Florida News 13
No damage or injury was reported from the quake so far, he said. Iwate was heavily damaged by last year's earthquake and tsunami. Thousands of aftershocks have shaken the region since then, nearly all of them of minor or moderate strength.
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Central Florida News 13
Insured losses from 2 earthquakes in Japan less than $100M: EQECAT
Business Insurance
Two earthquakes that struck portions of Japan on Wednesday probably will result in less than $100 million in insured losses, according to catastrophe modeler EQECAT Inc. Oakland, Calif.-based EQECAT said the quakes—one offshore and the other east of ...
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Northern Japan Quake Followed by Tokyo Tremor
WDIO-TV
TOKYO (AP) - A pair of strong earthquakes have hit Japan and triggered a tsunami, but they've not been close to the scale of last year's disasters. The US Geological Survey gives the first quake a magnitude of 6.9. It struck the southern coast of the ...
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No damage reported after quake in north Japan
Orlando Sentinel
TOKYO (Reuters) - There were no immediate reports of damage after northern Japan was hit by an earthquake which the Japan Meteorological Agency said had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8. The epicenter of the quake was in thePacific Ocean off the coast of ...
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Small tsunami hits Japan after quakes
Stuff.co.nz
A small tsunami hit the northeastern coast of Japan after a strongearthquakes overnight, but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year's devastating tsunami. The first tremor off Hokkaido island was 6.8 magnitude and ...
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Two Powerful Aftershocks Highlight Ongoing Reassessment of Japan Quake Risks
Insurance News Net (press release)
Japan's main island, Honshu, was hit by two earthquakes of 6.9 and 5.7 magnitude on March 14 , both of which are described by catastrophe modeler Eqecat as aftershocks from the March 11, 2011 Tohoku quake. Insurance losses related to the 5.7 magnitude ...
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Small tsunami hits Japan after 6.9 quake
The West Australian
TOKYO (AFP) - A small tsunami hit Japan's northeastern coastline on Wednesday, officials said, after a strong earthquake rocked the region almost exactly a year on from the country's worst post-war natural disaster. A 6.9-magnitude quake struck 26.6 ...
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The West Australian
Strong quakes rattle Japan
TODAYonline
TOKYO - Two strong earthquakes rattled Tokyo and north-eastern Japan yesterday night but caused no apparent damage or injury in the region hit by last year's devastating tsunami. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake first struck the southern coast of the island ...
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Sales of quake insurance policies rise 17.5% since March 11 ...
Sales of quake insurance policies rise 17.5% since March 11 disaster. TOKYO, March 15, Kyodo. Sales of earthquake insurance policies by five major Japanese property and casualty insurance companies increased some 18 percent since ...
News - Kyodo News
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...
6.1 magnitude quake comes shortly after island nation rattled by ...
There was no immediate report of damage or injury from the second quake. A strong, 6.8 earthquake shook northern Japan earlier in the evening on Wednesday, ...
www.nydailynews.com/.../japan-rocked-6-8-earthquake-small-...
Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
Quake damage causes Christchurch mall to shut. Updated at 7:15 pm on 15 March 2012. Sections of another shopping mall in Christchurch have to be shut...
www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-damage-causes-christchurch-mall...
Japan marks earthquake and tsunami anniversary with prayers and ...
In the many small towns devastated by the quake and the resulting tsunami wave — 45 feet ... Workers have repaired earthquake-caused chasms in the roads.
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAbZSq4R_story.html
Japan Earthquake 2012: 6.8 Quake Results in Small Tsunami on ...
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan Wednesday east of Tokyo, causing a small ...
tv.ibtimes.com/japan-earthquake-2012-6-8.../4128.html
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...
Did Washington Monument sink or tilt from quake?
WASHINGTON — The Washington Monument cracked and crumbled when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the nation's capital last year. But did it sink or tilt?
www.cbsnews.com/.../did-washington-monument-sink-or-tilt-f...
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...
LIVE "ELF/ULF" MONITORING OF EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR SIGNALS ON GLP ...
Discussion about LIVE "ELF/ULF" MONITORING OF EARTHQUAKEPRECURSOR SIGNALS ON GLP. QUAKE FORECAST UP TO 5HRS IN ADVANCE.
www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1494588/pg483
New Zealand Quake - New Zealand Earthquake - Zimbio
Read More:- New Zealand Quake New Zealand Quake , The Anglican cathedral in the earthquake-hit New Zealand city of Christchurch is to be demolished.
www.zimbio.com/New+Zealand.../New+Zealand+Quake
Earthquake: 3.3 quake reported west of Salton Sea - Topix
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 ...
www.topix.com/.../earthquake-3-3-quake-reported-west-of-sal...
Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit east of Tokyo on Wednesday but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no...
www.reuters.com/.../us-japan-earthquake-idUSBRE82D0QA2...
Japan 6.9 Earthquake, Foreshock to Larger, Massive Quake ...
On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, Japan was rocked by a series of powerfulearthquakes between 7 and 9 PM, Japan time, off the east coast of Honshu.
deathby1000papercuts.com/.../japan-6-9-earthquake-foreshoc...
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