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February quake 'third most expensive'
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's February earthquake was the third most expensive in history, said one of the world's biggest reinsurers which has calculated last year as the costliest in history from natural disasters. Swiss Re said economic losses due to the ...
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Christchurch quake third most expensive disaster ever - insurer
New Zealand Herald
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake triggered economic losses of US$15 billion and insurance claims of US$12 billion, said Lucia Bevere, global insurer's senior catastrophe data analyst. While the Christchurch quake was dwarfed by Japan's earthquake and ...
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Christchurch quake world's third most costly disaster
TVNZ
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake triggered economic losses of $NZ18.3 billion and insurance claims of $NZ14 billion, the global insurer's senior catastrophe data analyst said. While the Christchurch quake was dwarfed by Japan'searthquake and tsunami in ...
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Milkshakes: unusual earthquakes in Wisconsin
Ars Technica
These events made for an auspicious time to be reading a paper onearthquakes that occur far from tectonic plate boundaries, published recently in Geophysical Research Letters. The paper reviews the little we know about these rare quakes and lays out ...
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How Super Mario Survived the Quake
Wired News
At 2:45 pm, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck a few miles off the coast, the biggest tremor to ever hit Japan. “I heard this horrible sound inside the walls, like something breaking.” “We were used to getting tremors in our Tokyo office, ...
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Booms are back in small Wisconsin town
WTSP 10 News
The US Geological Survey confirmed a 1.5 magnitude earthquakejust west of Green Bay in Clintonville, Wis., last week. Late Tuesday night, another loud "boom" has people fearing round two. "It's not unheard of that you would get some minor quakes in ...
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Christchurch earthquake among the world's most costly
Herald Sun
CHRISTCHURCH'S deadly 2011 earthquake was the third most expensive insured natural catastrophe in history, according to an insurer. The 6.3 magnitude quake on February 22 triggered economic losses of $US15 billion ($A14.5 billion) and insurance claims ...
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Christchurch Retailers Bounce back from Quake Impact
CRIENGLISH.com
However, the earthquakes, which began in September 2010 and peaked with a 6.3-magnitude quake that killed 185 people on Feb. 22 last year, had "a substantial impact" on the city's retail sector, Statistics New Zealand said.
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What are the chances of a strong quake, tsunami hitting San Onofre?
OCRegister
Residents from across the county packed the council chambers this week to voice safety concerns about San Onofre including nuclear waste storage, radiation, violations within the plant, and earthquake safety during a discussion initiated by Agran.
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Residents say recent shaking is the worst yet
Appleton Post Crescent
She has doubts on the earthquake theory since the rumblings before the March 20 quake were worse than that day, she said. "I don't know what to believe anymore," she said. Bellini said the geological survey is in the middle of a project where they move ...
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Everything you need to know about quakes
Stuff.co.nz
''Ensuring that we are prepared will help us to get through any futureearthquakes. I encourage all households to make an emergency plan, assemble a survival kit and identify safe places within the home,'' Tremain said. "The campaign includes a website ...
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Minor earthquake shakes off Oregon coast on Tuesday
Examiner.com
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was registered off the Oregon coast Tuesday evening, 159 miles west of Coos Bay, according to the USGS. While thisquake was barely noticed due to its location out in the Pacific Ocean, it is a reminder of a very important ...
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Youngsters show quake readiness
The Dominion Post
A classroom of Wellington five-year-olds carried out the first "ShakeOut" drill to launch a nationwide earthquake education campaign yesterday. The Owhiro Bay School students showed Civil Defence Minister Chris Tremain how the "Drop, Cover and Hold" ...
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Chch quake the third-most costly disaster
MSN NZ News
Christchurch's February 22, 2011 earthquake was the third most expensive insured natural catastrophe in history, according to Swiss Re. The 6.3 magnitude quake triggered economic losses of $US15 billion ($NZ18.35bn) and insurance claims of $US12bn ...
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5.6 magnitude quake jolts Kalat
Pakistan Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale hit Kalat and adjoining areas in Balochistan on Wednesday morning. Earthquake tremors were felt at about 8:15am. A private news channel reported that the epicentre of the quake was located at ...
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Feilding quake safety debated
Stuff.co.nz
More than 100 people came together last night in the search for solutions to theearthquake-strengthening problem hanging over Feilding building owner's heads. The meeting was organised by Feilding Promotion and included members of the Historic Places ...
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Small Quake Rattles Seattle-Tacoma Area
Our Amazing Planet
An earthquake struck sear the Seattle area on Thursday (March 29) morning just as people many people were rising. The preliminary magnitude was 2.4, according according to the US Geological Survey. Details from the USGS: This page will be updated if ...
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Quake fears spur more Japanese to move to Busan
동아일보
This comes as the number of Japanese staying overseas for a long time has shot up in the wake of last year`s massive earthquake and ensuing nuclear meltdown in eastern Japan. After the earthquake, the Japanese people have sporadically moved out of ...
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EQC to double investigators as fraud figures rise
TVNZ
"We've had a claim for an entire CD set, $8000 worth of CDs which all somehow got snapped in half by quakes," Emson said. "And the computer that failed as a result of the earthquake, somehow the earthquake drove a butterknife into the back of it... so ...
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Gov't to seek tougher assessment of nuclear plants' quake resistance
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told an expert panel Wednesday it will call on power suppliers to review seismic wave standards for assessing the earthquake resistance of their nuclear power plants on the assumption that a ...
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Mild quake rocks Baguio
Inquirer.net
A Philvolcs bulletin posted online said the intensity 3 quake (only people indoors could feel the movement) was of tectonic origin. The summer capital was heavily damaged by the July 1990 Luzon earthquake.
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City seeks more from USGS
The Shawano Leader
The US Geological Survey (USGS) attributed last week's incidents to a swarm of small earthquakes, with the largest quake coming at 12:16 am March 20 and registering at 1.5 on the Richter scale. There were no further reports as of 4 pm Wednesday.
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Chile Earthquake Cannot Stop Soccer Game Between Colo Colo and Palestino (Video)
NESN.com
... 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile. Unlike some fans and members of the media, the players did not run for cover. Instead, they played throughout the minute-long tremor. It's possible that they were not impressed by the 7.1-level quake.
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Hearts raise $68k for quake appeal
Marlborough Express
Heart-shaped sterling silver charms designed by Blenheim couple Louise and Tim Laing have raised $68000 for the Red Cross Christchurch EarthquakeAppeal. Mr and Mrs Laing started up their jewellery business Evolve five years ago, and were working on ...
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Quake hits parts of Purnia, Kosi divisions
Times of India
PURNIA/SAHARSA: Earthquake shook several parts of Purnia and Kosi divisions in Bihar at 5.10 am on Wednesday. Measured 5 on the Richter scale, the quake had its epicenter about 65 km away from the Bihar-Nepal border in Nepal.
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Booms Return To Clintonville
WGBA-TV
The reports of shaking and booming come about a week after the city was rocked by a 1.5 magnitude earthquake. After a quiet weekend in Clintonville, last week's booms that baffled everyone for days before learning it was anearthquake came back.
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Woman remanded on quake fraud charges
The Press
A 41-year-old woman who has been charged with Earthquake Commission fraud received a further court remand and continued name suppression today. She faces five counts of using forged documents, two of altering documents with intent to deceive and two ...
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Christchurch earthquake 'third most expensive' | Stuff.co.nz
By Alan Wood
Christchurch's February earthquake was the third most expensive in history, said one of the world's biggest reinsurers which has calculated last year as the costliest in history from natural disasters.
Stuff.co.nz - Business
Something to add to April quake program | Graham Kislingbury
By Graham Kislingbury
I've been interested in this topic since the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989 that caused major damage in the Bay Area. A friend of mine, Cliff Bernie, and his family lived over the epicenter of that quake in the Soquel Hills east of Santa Cruz.
Graham KislingburyGraham Kislingbury...
Christchurch's Feb. 22 quake was third-most expensive disaster in ...
While the Christchurch quake was dwarfed by Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March last year, claims arising from the New Zealand disaster generated a disproportionate ratio of claims because of the nation's high penetration of ...
sharechat.co.nz - Latest News
Travel quake backpacker groundwater | Stuff.co.nz
By ben groundwater
Shocked by Mother Nature. BEN GROUNDWATER. Last updated 09:38 29/03/2012. Share. Print. Text Size. 8 comments. Chile quake. AP. SHAKEN: Firefighters inspect a building in downtown Santiago after the earthquake on Sunday.
Stuff.co.nz - International
Loud 'Booms' Are Back In Small Wisconsin Town « CBS Minnesota
By Jeff Wald
The Midwest certainly is not an earthquake epicenter like California, but we every 10 or 20 years there's an earthquake strong enough to notice. In 1993, a 4.1 magnitude quake hit the small west-central Minnesota town of Graceville. “They had ...
CBS Minnesota
NZ quake the third-most costly disaster | World | BigPond News
By Sky News
While the Christchurch quake was dwarfed by Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March last year, claims arising from it generated a disproportionate ratio of claims because of the nation's high penetration of earthquakeinsurance, especially ...
Latest News
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
Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Calexico - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 14 miles from Calexico, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-31-quake-strikes-near-...
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...
Mexico earthquake: How quake-prone is the region? - CSMonitor.com
Mexico earthquake history shows that the same faults that caused Tuesday's Mexico earthquake can produce even bigger events, like one that struck in 1985.
www.csmonitor.com/.../Mexico-earthquake-How-quake-prone...
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...
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 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-...
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...
Mexico Earthquake: 7.9 Magnitude Quake Strikes Near Acapulco ...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 struck 108 miles (174 kilometers) east- southeast of Acapulco, Mexico, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami.
www.inquisitr.com/.../acapulco-mexico-earthquake-2012-7-9-...
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