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EARTHQUAKE News, Apr 13, 2012

Earthquake shakes southern Mexico
USA TODAY
By Omar Torres, AFP/Getty Images A strong earthquake hit southern Mexico on Friday. The US Geological Survey says thequake's epicenter was located about 6 miles off Mexico's Pacific Coast near the town of Pinotepa Nacional in southern Oaxaca state at ...
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USA TODAY
Mexico Earthquake 2012: 5.4-Magnitude Quake Rattles Mexico
Huffington Post
MEXICO CITY -- A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook southern Mexico early Friday morning, causing no reported damage but swaying tall buildings in the capital of Mexico City about 230 miles away. The US Geological Survey says the quake's epicenter was ...
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Indonesia quake a record, risks for Aceh grow
Reuters
By David Fogarty | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The powerful underseaearthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra this week was a once in 2000 years event, and although it resulted in only a few deaths, it increases the risks of a killer quake in the ...
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Are 4 big earthquakes connected?
Mother Nature Network
Earthquakes occurred in Mexico, Oregon, and in the Gulf of California after the Indonesian quake. (Photo: Adek Berry/AFP) The 8.6-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on April 11 was followed by several decent-size shakes...
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Mother Nature Network
Strong earthquake strikes off the coast of Mexico
The Associated Press
Hours earlier, a 6.4-magnitude quake struck a sparsely populated area in the mountains of western Michoacan state and caused multi-story buildings to sway more than 200 miles (322 kilometers) away in Mexico City. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake on March 20 ...
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Are four big quakes in two days connected?
msnbc.com
It's possible, geophysicists say, that quakes off the coast of Oregon, Michoacan, Mexico, and in the Gulf of California ranging from magnitudes 5.9 to 6.9 on the Richter Scale had something to do with the large earthquake that struck near Indonesia.
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msnbc.com
Mexico: quake app shaky at best
Financial Times (blog)
At just over four in magnitude, these were very moderate earthquakes, part of a succession of seemingly interminable aftershocks following a bigger quakeon March 20. So how did the new earthquake-warning app do? By some calculations, the March 20 ...
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Report cites fracking-related activities as potential suspect in minorquakes
Christian Science Monitor
The rate of minor earthquakes from Colorado to Ohio has quickened in the past decade. But the report doesn't make a direct link between fracking and quakes, notes an Interior official. By Mark Clayton, Staff writer / April 12, 2012 In this January 2011 ...
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Christian Science Monitor
'Odd duck' Indonesia quake surprises scientists
Ynetnews
The biggest earthquakes tend to occur in subduction zones where one plate of the Earth's crust dives under another. This grind produced the 2004 magnitude-9.1 Indian Ocean disaster and the magnitude-9 Japan quake last year.
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Indonesia revises quake toll to 10 dead
Ottawa Citizen
JAKARTA - Ten people died from the massive earthquake that struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island earlier this week, official sources said Friday, revising an earlier toll of five dead. Wednesday's 8.6-magnitude quaketriggered an Indian Ocean-wide ...
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Quakes send prisoners on the run
Herald Sun
INDONESIAN prison authorities have warned dozens of paedophiles and drug offenders escaped during massive earthquakes. Authorities said yesterday that offenders would be shot if they resisted arrest. Some prisons in Aceh province, where 170000 people ...
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Researchers Prepare for West Coast Quake
PBS NewsHour (blog)
An magnitude 5.9 earthquake recently struck off the coast of Oregon, with no major impact on the state. However, the region is statistically due for a bigquake, and scientists are gathering as much information as they can before it strikes about how ...
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Strong earthquake strikes off Mexican coast
Herald Sun
A STRONG earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico today, waking up people living near the Gulf of California only hours after a separate quake swayed tall buildings in Mexico City, causing evacuations. Authorities said neither quakecaused major ...
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Indonesia's disaster-ready schools pass quake test
DAWN.com
When an earthquake hits, never panic and move to an open area or higher ground. So when the earth shook under their feet on April 11, teachers and students in Jeumpa Puteh senior high school coolly continued with their lessons, thinking it was the ...
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DAWN.com
Indonesia warns runaway prisoners after quake chaos
Bangkok Post
A collapsed wall of the Banda Aceh prison a day after a powerful earthquakehit the west coast of Indonesia in Banda Aceh on April 12. Indonesian prison authorities Friday warned dozens of inmates who escaped during a massivequake, ...
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The Paw Print: More Earthquakes for Sumatra
my.hsj.org
On Wednesday afternoon an earthquake struck near the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing a tsunami watch, though luckily no tsunamis occurred. Thequake had a magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale and after the initial quakethere was an aftershock ...
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Asia at risk of killer quake - reports
TVNZ
Source: Reuters The powerful earthquake off Indonesian this week was a once in 2000 years event, and although it resulted in only a few deaths, it increases the risks of a killer quake in the region, a leading seismologist said.
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KFC Thailand Apologizes for Facebook Gaffe During Earthquake
TIME
For many, Wednesday's earthquakes served as a painful reminder of the devastating outcome of the Asian tsunami in 2004 that claimed 230000 lives in the same region. KFC Thailand apologizes for improper quake posting AP.
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Why earthquake did not cause a tsunami
Wyndham Weekly
Seismologists said it was all about the horizontal and vertical movements of the sea floors and where the quake took place. Earthquakes usually encompass three types of motions - normal faulting, reverse faulting and strike strip faulting, Wayne Peck, ...
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Quakes Caused By Waste From Gas Wells, Study Finds
WAMU
The US Geological Survey will soon confirm that the oil and gas industry is creating earthquakes, and new data from the Midwest finds that these man-made quakes are happening more often than originally thought. Earthquakeshappen when faults in the ...
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KFC Thailand apologizes for improper quake posting
BusinessWeek
As people were being urged to evacuate from beaches, the company posted this message: "Let's hurry home and follow the earthquake news. And don't forget to order your favorite KFC menu." Hundreds of angry commenters on Thai web boards denounced the ...
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Mexico shaken by two earthquakes in 24 hours
AngolaPress
Mexico - An earlier quake caused buildings to shake as far away as Mexico City A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Mexico's Pacific coast, the second to hit the area in the last 24 hours. The quake struck in the Gulf of California, ...
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Sumatra quake highlights regional tsunami preparedness: UN
VietNamNet Bridge
A massive earthquake that hit Indonesian waters in the Indian Ocean Wednesday afternoon tested and highlighted the responsiveness of tsunami preparedness of countries in the region, UN officials said Thursday. At least eight countries issued tsunami ...
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Indonesia's schools pass quake test
News24
They knew the drill by heart: That when an earthquake strikes they should never panic, and concentrate on moving to an open area or higher ground. From the compound, the school headmaster bellowed into a bullhorn, ordering students to follow the ...
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Strong Indonesia Mentawai Earthquake Expected
VIVAnews.com
Sieh, who has conducted researches in Aceh after the 2004's earthquake and also set out direct observation in Mentawai in 2008 said that the current quakeof 8.5 on the Richter scale was one of the strongest strike-slip faul quake ever recorded.
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Mexico Earthquake 2012: 5.4-Magnitude Quake Rattles Mexico
By The Huffington Post News Editors
MEXICO CITY -- A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook southern Mexico early Friday morning, causing no reported damage but swaying tall buildings in the capital of Mexico City about 230 miles away. The U.S. Geological Survey says the ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Magnitude 5.4 - OAXACA, MEXICO
By U.S. Geological Survey
This webpage has been replaced by a new version and will be phased out in the future. Please use our new Real-time Earthquake Map to access the latestearthquake information and event details. The links to the World, US, and CA/NV ...
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
GIS and Agent-Based Modelling: #Earthquake: Twitter as a ...
By Andrew Crooks
... response to such events. The movie below show geolocated tweets with references to the earthquake through keyword (earthquake or earth and quake) and hashtag search (#earthquake or #quake) for the first hour after theearthquake.
GIS and Agent-Based Modelling
Mexico quakes makes waves at Devil's Hole | Pahrump Valley Times
By Pahrump Valley Times
Mexico quakes makes waves at Devil's Hole. Posted on13 April 2012. Special to the Pahrump Valley Times. An earthquake beginning over 1700 miles from the site known as Devil's Hole, a part of Death Valley National Park but located in Ash ...
Pahrump Valley Times
Sciency Thoughts: Earthquake in Yorkshire.
By Joe Bauwens
At 5.51 British Summertime (4.51 GMT) on Friday 13 April 2012 the British Geological Survey recorded an Earthquake 3 km beneath the Yorkshire village of Eggborough, measuring 1.5 on the Richter Scale. Such a small quake is unlikely to ...
Sciency Thoughts
Twitter Trackbacks for Magnitude 6.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF ...
By usgs.gov
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
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KFC Thailand Tells Quake-Rattled Customers To Stock Up On Fried ...
By Neetzan Zimmerman
After a powerful earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck off the coast of northern Indonesia yesterday, KFC Thailand quickly alerted its Facebook followers to the possibility of an impending tsunami.
Gawker
Past Quake Raises New Zealand Rents
By Property Wire
The earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand, in February 2011 is still sending shockwaves through the country's property market, particularly with regard to rental properties in the stricken town. Supply there had been contracting ...
NuWire Investor: RealEstateInvestment
Mexico: quake app shaky at best | beyondbrics | News and views on ...
By Ron Buchanan
By some calculations, the March 20 quake was, at least in recent years, second only in strength to the great Mexico City earthquake of 8.1 magnitude in 1995. So the Mexico City mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, was roundly cheered when he ...
beyondbrics
Cool Science News: Are Four Big Quakes In Two Days Connected?
By War News Updates Editor
It's possible, geophysicists say, that quakes off the coast of Oregon, Michoacan, Mexico, and in the Gulf of California ranging from magnitudes 5.9 to 6.9 on the Richter Scale had something to do with the large earthquake that struck near ...
Cool Science News
Magnitude 8.6 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
This webpage has been replaced by a new version and will be phased out in the future. Please use our new Real-time Earthquake Map to access the latest...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../Quakes/usc000905e.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-...
Tsunami watch lifted after two big earthquakes - CNN.com
A massive quake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, triggering a ... "A significant tsunami was generated by thisearthquake.
www.cnn.com/2012/04/11/world/asia/indonesia.../index.html
Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami warnings lifted after 8.6 magnitude ...
From the blog Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami warnings lifted after 8.6 magnitude quake strikes off coast: The Envoy.
news.yahoo.com/.../indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-warnings-is...
Mexico Earthquake 2012: Strong Quake Felt In Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — Mexico was shaken Monday by what officials described as the strongest aftershock yet from a powerful earthquake that killed at least two...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../mexico-earthquake-2012_n_139...
Strong Indonesian Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Warning ...
Wednesday's earthquakes were farther away from Sumatra than the 2004quake, and seismologists said the horizontal motion of the strongest quakemade it ...
www.nytimes.com/.../indonesia-sets-new-tsunami-warning-as-...
Indonesia Earthquake Tsunami Warnings Lifted: Powerful Quake Off ...
Fears have receded that a powerful earthquake and aftershock off the coast of Indonesia could cause a tsunami, to the relief of its citizens and those of ...
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16206405
Panic in Indonesia as 8.6 quake hits off Sumatra (PHOTOS, VIDEO ...
A massive quake off the west coast of Indonesia sent fears across the country, prompting residents in coastal cities to rush to higher ground. A tsunami that ...
rt.com/news/sumatra-indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-765/
Indonesia Earthquake: 8.7 Magnitude Quake ... - Huffington Post UK
An underwater magnitude 8.7 earthquake has struck in the Indian ocean off the coast of Indonesia prompting a tsunami warning. Aftershocks reported after the ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/.../indonesia--tsunami-sumatra-eart...
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...
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