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EARTHQUAKE News, Apr 05, 2012

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Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Indio
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 10 miles from Indio, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:12 pm Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from ...
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Aftershock shakes Mexico, no injuries reported
Las Vegas Sun
... described as the strongest aftershock yet from a powerful earthquake that killed at least two people and destroyed thousands of homes late last month. Officials said there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries from the quake, ...
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Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Ocotillo
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon 12 miles from Ocotillo, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:59 pm Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 mile. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 15 miles ...
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Small earthquakes recorded in Alaska Range, Prince William Sound
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Staff Report FAIRBANKS — There were three small earthquakes recorded in the Alaska Range and Prince William Sound on Tuesday and Wednesday but only one of them was felt. A 3.4-magnitude quake at 12:46 pm on Wednesday was felt in Valdez, according ...
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'Smart City' ambitions for quake-struck Italian town
Space Daily
"The idea is to turn the tragedy of the earthquake into an opportunity to rebuild in an intelligent, innovative way while preserving the city's heritage," Alfredo Moroni, the town councillor overseeing the project told AFP. It is an ambitious aim in a ...
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Mexicans get earthquake-alert app for BlackBerrys
Los Angeles Times
... a major earthquake is about to hit this capital city of 20 million people. BlackBerry users with the application will receive a warning up to 50 seconds in advance, depending on where the epicenter is located, before the quakereaches Mexico City, ...
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Two year anniversary of Easter quake
KYMA
The Imperial Valley observed the two-year anniversary of a deadly 7.2earthquake. The quake struck 30 miles southeast of Mexicali. Mexicali and the Imperial Valley suffered the most damage. Two people died and more than 200 were injured.
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Mexican moderniser survived quake chaos
Sydney Morning Herald
... criticised at home for his hesitant handling of the earthquakewhich struck Mexico City in 1985. The huge 8.1 magnitude quakestruck at 7.19am on September 19, 1985 and for the next two minutes shook the city's dilapidated central neighbourhoods.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Yuma remembers Easter earthquake 2010
KSWT-TV
Yuma, AZ - Many Yuma residents still remember the earthquake that hit Yuma on Easter Sunday two years ago. "I was sitting in a friends apartment and we felt the shake and everything and we couldn't believe it was an earthquake. It was a small quake but ...
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Tremors Rattle Morgan Hill, People's Nerves
NBC Bay Area
The most recent earthquake happened just before 3 am today. The magnitude 2.8 earthquake was centered about 9 miles north of Morgan Hill. A few hours earlier two similar-sized tremors also hit the area. A much smaller quake soon followed those two.
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Earthquake Wallpaper – for when Your World is Falling Down around You
Coolest Gadgets
by Julie - on April 5th, 2012 I used to live in California, I have felt my fair share ofearthquakes, a short time after I first arrived in Los Angeles a quake woke me up from a dead sleep at around 7 o'clock in the morning. My chandelier broke, and my ...
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Getting quake literate
Lake County Record-Bee
"Lake County could very well be seriously affected by these faults in a majorearthquake." The last significant activity on the Hayward Fault was in 1868. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), scientists are convinced that the ...
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55 new schools opened in quake-hit zones
Pakistan Observer
These new schools in the earthquake-affected regions are an asset and we believe that quality education for children is necessary for the good future of Pakistan.” He stated, “it is now up to the Provincial Government to make sure that these new ...
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UNICEF constructs seismic-resistent schools in quake-affected areas of KP
The Express Tribune
By News Desk Fifty-five new schools constructed by Unicef in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa were inaugurated at a ceremony in Garhi Habibullah to compensate for the ones destroyed by the 2005 earthquake on Tuesday. “Education is an investment in the future of ...
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Earthquake Prediction Through Sunspots Part II: common Data Mining Mistakes!
Smart Data Collective
In the post I put in relation the quakes in the range time between [~1800,1999] with the respective sunspots distribution. A good data miner must always check his dataset! you should always ask to yourself whether the data have been produced in a ...
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Seismic Wallpaper Stabilizes Walls in an Earthquake
Discovery News
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology's Institute of Solid Construction and Construction Material Technology has been simulating quake conditions to find better ways to shore up walls since the 1990s. Early attempts involved bonding thin carbon fiber slats ...
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EQC assures no payment freeze
The Press
Quake-hit landowners have been told of a payment freeze that does not exist, an Earthquake Commission (EQC) boss says. The Press received several complaints this week from residents in areas classed by the CanterburyEarthquake Recovery Authority ...
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Bid to cut number on quake-prone list
Otago Daily Times
By Lynda van Kempen and Sarah Marquet on Thu, 5 Apr 2012 The Central Otago District Council is looking at refining the list of about 300 potentially earthquake-prone buildings in the district, with a view to reducing the number and saving money for ...
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Otago Daily Times
Calexico residents remember earthquake two years later
KSWT-TV
But local residents remember those moments when the quake hit. "It was horrible, like all of them. I have lived through earthquakes but not like the magnitude of this one," said Norma Sandoval. "I closed my eyes because the floor wouldn't stop moving," ...
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Quake-hit village is boosted
This is Cornwall
AN EARTHQUAKE appeal by a St Ives pottery has raised more than £34000 for its Japanese equivalent that was integral to its foundation. The money raised by Leach Pottery will go to Mashiko pottery village which was devastated by the massive earthquake ...
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Atascadero's accused of milking FEMA funds
New Times SLO
... to facilities following the 6.5-magnitude quake. The Department of Homeland Security found that Atascadero officials made roughly $8 million in unaccounted claims to the Federal Emergency Management Agency following the 2003 San Simeon earthquake.
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Wizard conjures up quake fix
The Nelson Mail
Sir Ian was in Wellington filming The Hobbit on February 22 last year when the most devastating of Christchurch's earthquakes struck. He watched and listened as the events unfolded. "You want to help. You heard dreadful stories and coming here I can ...
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Christchurch stadium to be repaired
Otago Daily Times
By Kurt Bayer on Thu, 5 Apr 2012 A quake-hit Christchurch stadium, for years the home of Canterbury basketball, will be repaired and earthquake-strengthened, the city council has revealed today. Cowles Stadium in the eastern suburb of Aranui will ...
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China Builds Scores of Dams in Earthquake Hazard Zones
Environment News Service
The country's worst natural disaster in three decades, theearthquake claimed more than 69000 lives and left five million people homeless. The force of that quake cracked the dam and shook it so severely that it sank one metre and moved 60 centimetres ...
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Environment News Service
Rates hike means new facilities 'world class'
The Press
The values of the facilities were last updated in 2010 and did not account for the cost of new building codes imposed after the earthquakes. The council had budgeted $175m in its draft annual plan to strengthen all its quake-hit buildings above minimum ...
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McKellen fundraises for quake-hit theatre
ABC Online
Sir Ian McKellen is preparing to do a series of shows to raise money to restore Christchurch's earthquake-damaged Isaac Theatre Royal. The veteran actor is currently in New Zealand to reprise his Oscar-nominated role of Gandalf in The Hobbit films.
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Mexico's earthquakes: gaining a few, valuable seconds
Financial Times (blog)
Residents have talked of little else than seismic activity since an earthquakemeasuring 7.4 on the Richter scale hit Mexico City on March 20. The quakecaused only minor damage and no loss of life in the capital. But there have been almost 300 ...
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Journalist critical of efforts in Haiti
Galesburg Register-Mail
Former AP journalist Jonathan Katz talks about his book, “The Big Truck Went By: Reconstruction and Missed Opportunity in Post-Earthquake Haiti,” in the Ferris Lounge at Knox College on Wednesday. By STEPHEN DI BENEDETTO The numerous aid groups that ...
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Bid to cut number on quake-prone list | Otago Daily Times Online ...
By Lynda van Kempen
[image]The Central Otago District Council is looking at refining the list of about 300 potentially earthquake-prone buildings in the district, with a view to reducing the number and saving money for some building owners.
Otago Daily Times:
On shaky ground « Dhaka Courier
By A Sengupta
Some 400000 buildings in the country's three largest cities – Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet – are extremely vulnerable to earthquakes and would be damaged “beyond repair” in the event of a major quake, according to the CDMP study.
Dhaka Courier
Mexicans get earthquake-alert app for BlackBerrys - latimes.com
By Tracy Wilkinson
... earthquake is about to hit this capital city of 20 million people. BlackBerry users with the application will receive a warning of up to 50 seconds in advance, depending on where the epicenter is located, before the quakereaches Mexico City.
World Now
Earthquake Wallpaper – for when Your World is Falling Down ...
By Julie
I used to live in California, I have felt my fair share of earthquakes, a short time after I first arrived in Los Angeles a quake woke me up from a dead sleep at around 7 o'clock in the morning. My chandelier broke, and my balcony actually fell from ...
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Magnitude 7.1 - MAULE, CHILE
Magnitude, 7.1. Date-Time. Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 22:37:06 UTC; Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 06:37:06 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../Quakes/usc0008pwq.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...
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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 Today: 6.3 Magnitude Mexico Quake Felt Hundreds of ...
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has hit southern Mexico Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
www.christianpost.com/.../earthquake-today-6-3-magnitude-q...
Major quake rattles Chile but no serious damage | Reuters
In the past two years, earthquakes have been a scourge of the insurance industry . In addition to Chile, quakes in Japan and New Zealand in 2011 caused ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-chile-quake-idUSBRE82O0HM20120...
Magnitude-6.3 quake strikes southern Mexico
A magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck Mexico today, Reuters reports. The Associated Press says the quake was felt in Mexico City.
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7.1 earthquake strikes south-central coast of Chile | Earth | EarthSky
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck portions of south-central Chile on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 22:37 UTC (5:37 p.m. CDT), according to the USGS. Thequake ...
earthsky.org/.../7-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-south-centra...
Quake hits Mexico, no major damage reported - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck southwest Mexico on Monday, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and...
news.yahoo.com/mexico-hit-6-3-magnitude-earthquake-u-geo...
Earthquake aftershock rattles Mexico City - World - CBC News
Quake had an initial magnitude of 6.3, U.S. Geological Survey says ... Buildings swayed in some parts of the city, but the earthquake was barely perceptible in...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../mexico-earthquake-aftershock.htm...
6.3 Earthquake Hits Mexico City - Epicenter near that of recent ...
6.3 Earthquake Hits Mexico City. Epicenter near that of recent strong quake. By the Associated Press. Posted Apr 2, 2012 1:14 PM CDT. STORY · COMMENTS ...
www.newser.com/story/.../63-earthquake-hits-mexico-city.htm...
U.S. News - Earthquakes the cause of Wisconsin town's annoying ...
Did a minor earthquake cause the booming sounds plaguing an eastern Wisconsin ... Explore related topics: earthquake, quake, booms, bangswisconsin- town ...
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Mexico quake belatedly claims 2 lives - CBS News
Mexico quake belatedly claims 2 lives. A piece of metal sheeting hangs from the roof of a home damaged by a magnitude-7.4 earthquake in San Juan ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../mexico-quake-belatedly-claims-2-lives/
Earthquake: 3.6 quake strikes near El Centro - Topix
Earthquake: 3.6 quake strikes near El Centro. Full story: Los Angeles Times. A shallow magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported Monday afternoon eight miles ...
www.topix.com/.../earthquake-3-6-quake-strikes-near-el-centr...
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