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EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 31, 2012

Earthquake: Second 3.0 quake strikes near Malibu
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 32 miles from Malibu, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:53 am PDT at a depth of 1.9 miles. It struck less than eight hours after another 3.0 quake in the ...
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Major quake impact on Tokyo could be worse than thought: study
Reuters
Japan, situated on the "Ring of Fire" arc of volcanoes and oceanic trenches that partly encircles the Pacific Basin, accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater. A magnitude 7.3 quake hit central Japan in 1995, ...
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Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Malibu
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Friday evening three miles from Malibu, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 7:15 pm According to the USGS, the epicenter was eight miles from Westlake Village, 10 miles from ...
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Washington Monument Surveyed for Quake Effects
LiveScience.com
Teams of surveyors have descended on the area around the Washington Monument in recent weeks to search for any minute changes in ground level wrought by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled huge swaths of the East Coast last Aug. 23.
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Malibu Earthquake Today 2012 Felt Across Los Angeles, Oxnard
LALATE
The Malibu earthquake earthquake Saturday March 31, 2012 rocked the Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Oxnard, and sections of Brentwood. USGS reports to news that the quake was followed up by yet a second in the same epicenter later today.
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Moderate intensity quake rocks Kashmir
TwoCircles.net
"An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale with coordinates 36.0 degrees north (Latitude) and 71.3 degrees east (longitude) with epicenter in the Hindukush mountain range of Afghanistan rocked Kashmir at 9.47 am today", an official of the local ...
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Projected Tokyo quake to hit top intensity over wider area; science ministry
Mainichi Daily News
"Not only areas where strong vibrations are expected but also all areas in southern Kanto should be prepared for a powerful quake." The team, comprised mainly of University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute researchers, surveyed the subsurface ...
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Moderate quake hits Kashmir
The Hindu
A moderate intensity earthquake on Saturday shook the Kashmir Valley but there were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage. “An earthquakeof 5.2 magnitude was experienced at 9.46 am in Kashmir Valley,” Aamir Ali, coordinator of Natural ...
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Another 3.0 quake north of Los Angeles
UPI.com
MALIBU, Calif., March 31 (UPI) -- Seismologists say another small earthquakewas detected Saturday in the Malibu area of Southern California. The magnitude 3.0 shaker came less than eight hours after a quake of the same size jiggled the area.
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5.2 magnitude quake rocks Kashmir
Hindustan Times
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Kashmir valley on Saturday, including its summer capital Srinagar, forcing people to rush out of their homes in panic. Kashmir disaster management head Aamir Ali said tremors were felt at 9.46am and ...
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Nankai quake scenario menaces Pacific coast
The Japan Times
The new warning comes after the panel revised its 2003 estimate to reflect new findings from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region's coastline last year. The 2003 report said no areas would see tsunami higher than 20 ...
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Moderate intensity quake rocks Kashmir
Daily Pioneer
"An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale with coordinates 36.0 degrees north (Latitude) and 71.3 degrees east (longitude) with epicenter in the Hindukush mountain range of Afghanistan rocked Kashmir at 9.47 am today", an official of the local ...
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5.2 intensity quake rocks Kashmir Valley
Hindustan Times
PTI A moderate intensity earthquake on Saturday shook the Kashmir Valley but there were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage. He said the epicentre of the tremor was in Hindukush region of Afghanistan. This is the second tremor to shake the ...
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5.4 quake jolts northern Pakistan
The Nation, Pakistan
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit northern areas of Pakistan on Saturday morning, according to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The earthquake took place at 09:16:55 am local time.
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The Nation, Pakistan
5.2 quake hits Afghanistan, Kashmir feels tremors
IBNLive.com
New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan on Saturday morning, sending tremors as far as Kashmir. The epicentre of the quake was said to be the Hindu Kush region. There have been no reports of casualties so far.
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IBNLive.com
5.4-magnitude earthquake hits northwest Pakistan
Times of India
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the richter scale hit northwest Pakistan Saturday morning, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. The quake took place at 9.16 am local time. The epicentre is in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border ...
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Decision time for Christchurch on shape of city
Nelson Mail
Crucial decisions on the rebuild of Christchurch will be made this month as the city council decides on the fate of several key facilities badly damaged by thequakes. The council is due to make decisions over the next four weeks on whether AMI Stadium ...
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Christchurch mall reopens after quake damage
TVNZ
Shoppers in their hundreds returned to Merivale Mall to show support after it was deemed structurally unsound following the devastating earthquakes in the region. Craig Grant of Fresh Choice said it is good to have customers back through the doors, ...
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Moderate quake hits northern Sumatra
New Straits Times
The epicentre of the moderate earthquake was 102km southeast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, and 555km northwest of Kampar, Perak, it said in a statement. The quake did not pose any threat of a tsunami, it added. -- BERNAMA.
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New Straits Times
Earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hits Jammu and Kashmir
NDTV
PTI, Updated: March 31, 2012 12:29 IST Srinagar: A moderate intensityearthquake today shook the Kashmir Valley but there were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage. "An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was experienced at 9.46 AM in Kashmir Valley ...
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Cafe, clients stump up for quake needy
Nelson Mail
Tahunanui's Beach Cafe patrons have made a generous $1000 donation to a Christchurch trust that helps low-income people struggling with the impact of the February earthquake. Beach Cafe owner Neal Bardsley posted a cheque to the Addington Action Trust ...
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5.4 magnitude earthquake hits KP, northern areas
The Express Tribune
The earthquake occurred around 9:30am and the epicenter was around 100 kilometres north-west of Chitral. Areas hit by theearthquake included Chitral, Dir, Mardan, Peshawar, Gilgit and Baltistan. “The depth of the quake was 210 kilometres and its ...
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The Express Tribune
4.2 Earthquake Rattles Southern Bulgaria
Novinite.com
A 4.2 magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake was registered at 9:50 pm Friday in southern Bulgaria. The information was reported by the European Seismology Center and the Geophysics Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The quake had an...
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Novinite.com
Earthquake hits Tashkent
Trend.az
The epicenter was in the mountains of the Hindu Kush (Afghanistan), where the quake was 4.9 magnitude. The lastearthquake in the capital was recorded on February 20 at 07:24 local time. The tremors measured 2 on the Richter scale.
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Trend.az
Much to be done in city - Peters
The Press
The Government needs to do more to deal with insurance problems inearthquake-hit Christchurch, NZ First leader Winston Peters says. The party's eight MPs visited the city yesterday, touring the central-city red zone and the eastern suburbs.
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Fraud found in major projects
China Daily
By Xin Dingding (China Daily) In two separate reports, the National Audit Office announced it found evidence of improper activity in one of the country's major natural gas pipeline projects as well as earthquake reconstruction efforts in Yushu, ...
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Offshore Pacific quake could cause over-20m tsunami in central ...
Offshore Pacific quake could cause over-20m tsunami in central Japan. TOKYO, March 31, Kyodo. Several parts of Japan's Pacific coast could be hit by tsunami higher than 20 meters if the largest possible earthquake occurs in the ''Nankai ...
News - Kyodo News
Earthquake Rattles Lower North Island - national | Stuff.co.nz
The lower North Island has been jolted by 4.5 magnitude quake, GNS Science says.
Stuff.co.nz - National
Japan: Quake/Tsunami Risks Greater Than Previously Thought
By Michael Coston
Japan: Quake/Tsunami Risks Greater Than Previously Thought. image. Credit Wikipedia. # 6255. We've two seismic studies announced today in Japan - one regarding Tokyo's vulnerability to a major earthquake and the other on the tsunami ...
Avian Flu Diary
Mexico City Earthquake Early Warning–it works! « The Trembling ...
By Austin Elliott
On March 20, 2012 a very large earthquake rocked southern Mexico. With a magnitude of 7.4 and a moderate depth of 20km this quake was widely felt, and resulted in damage and casualties near its epicenter in Oaxaca. But Oaxaca wasn't ...
The Trembling Earth
Second small earthquake shakes ocean floor off SoCal coast
By City News Service
Second small earthquake shakes ocean floor off SoCal coast. By City News Service, on March 31, 2012, at 9:15 am. A magnitude-3.0 earthquake shook the ocean floor just off the Southern California coast today. The quake, centered 32 miles ...
SWRNN
Nankai quake scenario menaces Pacific coast
By Japan Times
The new warning comes after the panel revised its 2003 estimate to reflect new findings from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the coastline of the Tohoku region last year. The 2003 report said no areas would see tsunami ...
News On Japan
1866 Odd Coincidence | Musings from the Chiefio
By E.M.Smith
The Charleston Earthquake of 1886 was a powerful intraplate earthquake that hit the area of Charleston, South Carolina. After the 1811 and 1812 quakes in New Madrid, Missouri, it is one of the most powerful and damaging quakes to hit the ...
Musings from the Chiefio
Pakistan News Watch - Quake impact on Tokyo could be worse than ...
Japan, situated on the “Ring of Fire” arc of volcanoes and oceanic trenches that partly encircles the Pacific Basin, accounts for about 20 per cent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude six or greater. A magnitude 7.3 quake hit central Japan in ...
Pakistan News Watch
5.4-magnitude quake hits northwest Pakistan | sarkaritel.com
By admin
Islamabad, March 31 An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit northwest Pakistan Saturday morning, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. The quake took place at 9.16 a.m. local time. The epicentre is in the ...
sarkaritel.com
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: Second 3.0 quake strikes near Malibu - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 32 miles from Malibu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-30-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...
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-...
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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