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EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 27, 2012

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Strong quake hits northern Japan, no tsunami risk
USA TODAY
TOKYO (AP) – A strong earthquake shook northern Japan on Tuesday, but no damage was reported and there was no risk of a tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded a 6.4 preliminary magnitude. The agency said there may be a small change in sea ...
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northeast Japan, no damage
Reuters
TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no reports of damages or casualties and a tsunami warning was not issued. Thequake, which shook buildings in ...
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Strong quake hits Japan; No tsunami danger
CBS News
The United States Geological Survey measured the quake at a 6.0 magnitude. The epicenter was off the coast of Iwate and was about 10 kilometers below the sea surface. Iwate is in the region heavily damaged by last year'searthquake and tsunami.
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Quake hits central Chile; no reports of deaths
BusinessWeek
By EVA VERGARA A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago. Some people were injured by falling ceiling material, ...
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Quake rocks eastern Japan
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Tokyo (CNN) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Japan Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami threat is expected. The quake struck off the east coast of Honshu, the main island, at 8 pm local time (6 am ET) ...
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6.4-Magnitude Quake Rattles Northeast Japan
Voice of America
March 27, 2012 6.4-Magnitude Quake Rattles Northeast Japan VOA News A moderately strong earthquake rattled northeast Japan late Tuesday, but there were no reports of injury or damage. Preliminary data from the Japanese Meteorological Agency says the ...
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AIR Analyzes Chile Quake: No Tsunami; Minimal Damages Reported
Insurance Journal
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide's report on the earthquake that struck central Chile on Sunday night concludes that, although the quake was a strong tremor – magnitude 7.1 – minimal damages are expected, and no significant loss of life has so ...
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Chile defends response to quake, threat of tsunami
Boston.com
Firefighters inspect a building in downtown Santiago after anearthquake in central Chile, Sunday, March 25, 2012. A magnitude-7.2 earthquake has struck just off the coast of central Chile, prompting an emergency evacuation order for people living near ...
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Boston.com
Quake Hits Central Chile; No Deaths or Serious Damage Reported
Insurance Journal
By Eva Vergara | March 27, 2012 A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago. Some people were injured by falling ...
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Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near The Geysers
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning two miles from The Geysers, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:22 am PDT at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was five miles from ...
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Moderate earthquake shakes eastern Turkey
BusinessWeek
A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook eastern Turkey on Monday, demolishing barns and causing some damage to mud-brick homes at a village in its epicenter, officials said. The quake struck the village of Sultani, ...
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Quakes shake eastern Japan
UPI.com
TOKYO, March 27 (UPI) -- A 6-magnitude earthquake rattled the eastern coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island, Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake's epicenter, about 6 miles deep, was about 53 miles east of Morioka on Honshu Island, ...
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6.0-magnitude quake hits Japan
Bangkok Post
A 6.0-magnitude quake struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities noted that no tsunami warning was issued. A scientist points to a seismograph showing a earthquake in Japan. A 6.0-magnitudequake has ...
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Quake hits central Chile; no reports of casualties
Central Florida News 13
(AP Photo/Fabian Suazo) By EVA VERGARA, (AP) — A magnitude-7.2earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since the huge quake that devastated the area two years ago.
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Death toll is 2 in Mexico quake; volcano rumor quelled
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY -- Two people have died after last week's large earthquake in Mexico, the first casualties reported since the magnitude 7.4 quake shook densely populated Mexico City and damaged thousands of homes across several southern ...
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Quake Hits Central Chile
ClaimsJournal.com
By EVA VERGARA | March 27, 2012 A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since the huge quake that devastated the area two years ago. There were no immediate reports of ...
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Strong Earthquake Strikes Central Chile; No Tsunami or Significant Damage Reported
Live Insurance News
The quake caused massive power outages and disruptions to mobile communications. According to AIR, reported building damage has typically been nonstructural in nature, mostly to roofs and ceilings. Chile's long history of damaging earthquakes has ...
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Magnitude 7.1 Earthquakestrikes Chile
Technorati
Rodrigo continued, "This quake did not produce, nor will it produce, a tsunami on our country's coast." According to the local residents the earthquake lasted for about a minute. This is the first major earthquake since the 8.8 magnitude shaker which ...
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Technorati
6.3 offshore earthquake shakes Tokyo
RT
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake was reported in Japan on Tuesday. The tremors were strong enough to shake some of the buildings in Tokyo. The quake hit at a depth of 33 kilometers off the coast of Honshu Island. The tremor came some 40 minutes after a ...
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RT
Expert: Earthquake aftershocks pose threat to property
Inside NoVA
Damage from earthquakes could also get worse even without an aftershock to help propel it. “It is always possible that cracks caused by the initial quake have opened up over time,” Caruso said. Experts urged residents in October to check their chimneys ...
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Japan Earthquake: 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan
Long Island Press
By Jessica Sinclair on March 27th, 2012 The region that sits atop fault lines, has suffered major earthquakes in recent years, one in 2011, that was considered the worst in Japan's history. Tuesday, Japan was rocked by a 6.3 magnitude quake.
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Long Island Press
Strong quake rattles northern Japan
The Hindu
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck northern Japan on Tuesday, the meteorological agency said. No tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The agency said the quake struck at 8 pm (1100 GMT) and was centred ...
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Chile's Early Warning System Under Fire After Major Quake
Bernama
SANTIAGO, March 27 (BERNAMA-NNN- XINHUA) -- Sunday's 7.1-magnitudeearthquake has sparked a new round of criticism of Chile's tsunami early warning system, local media reported Monday. Chile's National Emergency Bureau (Onemi) initially activated, ...
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6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan's Tsunami-Ravaged Coast
KGO-AM
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TOKYO) -- Another powerful earthquake struck Japan's tsunami-ravaged coast Tuesday -- the shaking so strong, it nearly caused one US athlete to faint. The magnitude 6.0 quake hit Tuesday just around dinner time in the same area ...
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Chile Escapes Serious Damage from Major Quake
NTDTV
Locals here are still shellshocked from a devastating 2010 quake and tsunami and weren't rushing back to their homes, despite the fact that not one tsunami warning was issued. "It's scary to go back. We already lived through the February 27 earthquake, ...
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Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near The Geysers - latimes.com
By Ben Welsh
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning two miles from The Geysers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:22 a.m. PDT at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter ...
L.A. NOW
Post-quake homes start to crack
The earthquake quake caused seven deaths, more than 300 injuries and left more than 100000 houses damaged. The local government's response to the quake was to build new homes for the victims in six months so that they move in on the ...
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Earthquakes Are Marching Northward And More Activity Occurs ...
By William Cormier
Today there were two earthquakes off of the coast of Mexico which cannot be termed as aftershocks from the Magnitude 7.4 - OAXACA, MEXICO Quakewhich struck on March 20th, just a few days ago. The two quakes that occurred today ...
ThePoliticalBandit.com
6.3 offshore earthquake shakes Tokyo — RT
By RT
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, destroying hundreds of homes and causing people to flee their offices in panic. Despite the quake's destructive power, no deaths have been reported. Strong quakerocks ...
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Japan Earthquake Today 2012 Strikes Honshu
By lalate
ST LOUIS (LALATE) – A strong Japan earthquake today 2012 has struck Honshu. Today's Japan earthquake March 27, 2012 did not prompt any tsunami alerts, officials tell news. Today's quake is one of the strongest to strike Japan this year.
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Did you know there were 9323 earthquakes in 2011? | Matador ...
By Eileen Smith
I knew intuitively that it was a “biggish” earthquake, but I stood still beside the sink, waiting for it to end, and willing the water not to splash out on me (it didn't). The quake was a 7.1, according to the USGS, but my building had recently lived ...
Matador Network
The World, and Everything in it: 6.2 magnitude quake shakes Tokyo ...
By Shill
6.2 magnitude quake shakes Tokyo FLASH: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes buildings in Japanese capital of Tokyo. 6.2 magnitude quake shakes Tokyo FLASH: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes buildings in Japanese capital of Tokyo ...
The World, and Everything in it
M6.4 quake shakes Iwate, Miyagi in Japan's northeast | Kyodo News
M6.4 quake shakes Iwate, Miyagi in Japan's northeast. TOKYO, March 27, Kyodo. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 shook northeastern Japan, centering on Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, on Tuesday night, the Japan...
News - Kyodo News
Warning! Large earthquake about to strike West Coast USA!!!
By EAT (UID 13138089)
Larger polar earthquakes usually show up right before very strong earthquakes. If you didn't notice... there were 2 large earthquakes near the antarctic circle right before the 7.1 in Chile yesterday. However, I still think this quake is a foreshock ...
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A couple of thoughts after the earthquake | The Mija Chronicles
By Lesley
One of the cleaning ladies, who was also in the parking garage, fainted. She later told me her brother-in-law's family died in the earthquake in '85 because they were unable to get out of their building. After the quake was over, the power was ...
The Mija Chronicles
2012 March 20 18:02:48 UTC - U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake ...
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../Quakes/usc0008m6h.php
Chile Earthquake 2012: 7.1 Magnitude Quake Strikes Country
SANTIAGO, Chile -- A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../chile-earthquake-2012_n_13786...
Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Cobb - latimes.com
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 ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-30-quake-strikes-near-...
Mexico earthquake: 7.4 magnitude quake hits Oaxaca and Mexico ...
The 'strong, long' tremors caused buildings to sway in Mexico City, pictured, 195 miles from the epicentre, as terrified workers fled into the streets.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Mexico-earthquake-7-4-magnitude-q...
Hundreds of houses damaged after strong earthquake hits Mexico ...
A strong earthquake damaged hundreds of homes in southern Mexico Tuesday and rattled residents hundreds of miles away in the nation's capital. The quake ...
articles.cnn.com/.../world_americas_mexico-earthquake_1_str...
7.4 quake rocks southern Mexico, shakes capital
And though big at magnitude 7.4, today's quake does not crack the list of the largest. The March 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan registered at magnitude 9.
content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/.../1
7.4 earthquake quake shakes south Mexico; 60 homes collapse ...
A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico on Tuesday, damaging some 800 homes near the epicenter.
abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/national_world...
Mexico earthquake 2012: Acapulco, Mexico City feel 'strong, long ...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 damaged more than 800 homes near the epicenter and spread fear and panic hundreds of miles away in the ...
www.wjla.com/.../mexico-earthquake-2012-acapulco-mexico-...
World News - 7.4 magnitude quake rattles Mexican resorts, capital
Tuesday's quake was the strongest shaking felt in the capital since a magnitude- 6.5 earthquake struck also in Guerrero in December. Officials said at least three ...
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10778334-74-magnitude-qua...
Mexico earthquake: 7.4 magnitude reported in Guerrero, Mexico ...
Mexico earthquake: 7.4 magnitude reported in Guerrero, Mexico; phantomquake near Salton Sea (updated). March 20, 2012 | By Lisa Brenner with Shereen ...
www.scpr.org/.../mexico-earthquake-southern-mexico-guerrer...
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