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EARTHQUAKE News, Apr 22, 2012

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New seismic research reveals more quake hazards in Whatcom County
TheNewsTribune.com
It reinforces the idea that we live in an area that has earthquakes." While the highest magnitude of these quakes likely would be in the 6 to 6.5 range - much less than the 2010 Japan quake - they would be shallow enough to cause a lot of mayhem.
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Better Earthquake Warnings, Courtesy of GPS
Sci-Tech Today
Citing Japan's March 2011 earthquake, researchers say combined seismic and GPS data would have revealed far more quickly that the quake was a magnitude 9. Scientists have begun testing an earthquake-warning system based on satellite data from the ...
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Sci-Tech Today
Two small quakes felt in Phuket
Bangkok Post
The first tremor measured 2.2 on the Richter scale and occurred at 4.07am in Thalang district, the epicentre of recent quakes. The second quake, of 2.4-magnitude, was reported at 8.42am in the same area, the bureau said. The most recent earthquake that ...
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Two quakes hit Indonesia, experts warn of added pressure to key fault
TODAYonline
Last week's 8.6-magnitude earthquake also showed that tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, close to the epicentre, remains unprepared for the next Big One. Though the quake caused little damage, the country's disaster-management chief acknowledged that ...
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Magnitude-3.2 quake strikes Central Calif.
Sacramento Bee
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 has struck San Benito County in Central California. The United States Geological Survey says theearthquake about five miles southeast of San Juan Bautista and 44 miles southeast of San Jose struck at ...
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Actor Sean Penn plays major role in helping quake-ravaged Haiti
Denver Post
Defying skeptics, he has put down roots in Haiti, a country he hadn't even visited before the January 2010 earthquake, and has become a major figure in the effort to rebuild. "At the beginning, we thought he was going to be like one of the celebrities ...
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Pebble Partnership's quake data lacking
Anchorage Daily News
But I dove in nonetheless, focusing on their analysis of earthquake risk. The location of the southwest end of the Lake Clark Fault is unknown but the Pebble environmental report concludes it veers abruptly away from the Pebble site.
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6.6 quake rocks Indonesia's Papua
Gulf Times
A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Papua region yesterday, sending panicking residents running from their homes and schools, officials said. Authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami, and that the worst-hit area was the town ...
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Quake-hit Christchurch to build temporary 'cardboard cathedral'
CNN
(CNN) -- Fourteen months to the day after an earthquake devastated Christchurch's 19th century cathedral, work is starting on a new center of worship reflecting the spirit of 21st century design. The "cardboard" cathedral designed by Japanese architect ...
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Papua rattled by 6.6 quake
Courier Mail
Rattled: A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Papua region yesterday, the latest in a series of quakes to hit the country this month. Source: AFP A 6.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked Indonesia's Papua, sending panicked residents running ...
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Minor earthquake shakes Carnation area Saturday morning
The Seattle Times (blog)
State seismologist John Vidale said the 2.6 magnitude quake hit near Carnation and Falls City at 7:25 am It was about 1 1/2 miles deep — shallow enough for people to notice. “Towns around there must have felt a little jolt,” he said.
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Stress still elevated in quake aftermath
The Nelson Mail
Fifteen months on from Christchurch's killer earthquake, the demand for counselling for stress-related issues shows no signs of easing. Pegasus Health, which supports 95 medical practices within the Canterbury region, says it is receiving an average of ...
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Earthquake Recap: Eight Small Tremors Shake Santa Clara County
Patch.com
By Corinne Speckert Eight tiny quakes shoot Santa Clara County over the last week, with the largest one hitting six miles from Morgan Hill and San Martin and 10 miles from Gilroy at 1:46 pm, Tuesday. The South County area saw three additional quakes, ...
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Powerful earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia
abc7.com
(KABC Photo) MANOKWARI, Indonesia (KABC) -- A powerfulearthquake hit waters off eastern Indonesia Saturday, sending residents into the streets in panic. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6. and hit about 50 miles off Papua province.
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Yongyuth seeks to calm earthquake concerns
Bangkok Post
Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit yesterday expressed his confidence in Thailand's earthquake warning system and the government's preparedness for tremors. Mr Yongyuth, also interior minister, said in the Yingluck Government Meets the People ...
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Panel predicts worst-case, 114-foot tsunami could hit Japan's Hokkaido island ...
The Republic
TOKYO — Hokkaido's Pacific coast may be hit by tsunami as high as 35 meters (114 feet, 10 inches) if a massive earthquake strikes near the Japanese island of Hokkaido, according to an interim report by an expert panel at the Hokkaido Disaster ...
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Around China: New lives and hope in post-quake Yushu
People's Daily Online
XINING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- It has been two years since the earthquake in Yushu, a Tibetan autonomous prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai province, took away Sonam Tsomo's son and daughter, but she can still hear them asking for mom in her dreams.
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Sean Penn says he's in Haiti for the long haul
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Penn was been named ambassador at large for Haiti in recognition of his humanitarian work since the 2010 earthquake. The actor who stormed onto the scene of one of the worst natural disasters in history two years ago has certainly not lost interest.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Engineering Institute: Earthquake could strike in North, West
Pattaya Mail
BANGKOK, 20 April 2012 – The Engineering Institute of Thailand under His Majesty the King's Patronage (EIT) said although Phuket is faced with several aftershocks, the province is safe from big quakes; but another earthquakecould strike in the North ...
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Earthquake jolts Lahore, surroundings
PakTribune.com
LAHORE: A moderate earthquake of 3.3 magnitude jolted the city and its surrounding areas on Friday. The earthquake struck Lahore, Kasur and other areas at around 4:43pm. According to the Meteorological Department, the epicentre of the quake was India, ...
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PakTribune.com
Two Earthquakes In Less Than Six Hours On The Central Coast
KIONrightnow.com
A small earthquake rattled near San Juan Bautista Saturday morning. The United States Geological Survey says it was a magnitude 3.2 quake. It happened about five miles southeast of San Juan Bautista and 44 miles southeast of San Jose.
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Phuket Quake Review; Indonesia Rocked Anew; F1 Furore; Phuket Events
Phuketwan
It was followed 10 minutes later by a 5.6-magnitude quake in the same location. todayonline.com Seismologists said last week's powerful earthquakeoff western Indonesia has increased pressure on the source of the devastating 2004 tsunami: A fault that ...
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Weekend earthquakes jolt Aceh, Papua
Jakarta Post
In West Papua, earthquakes were reported to have rocked Manokwari, the provincial capital, and Ransiki. The 5.1 earthquake in Manokwari struck at 9:16 am local time and its epicenter was located 85 kilometers to the southeast of the city. The quake in ...
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Minor earthquake felt in Carnation, Duvall
Northwest Cable News
It was about 1.5 miles deep, shallow enough for people to notice. Of the 74 people who reported to the USGS "Did You Feel It" web page, 41 were in Carnation and 23 were in Duvall. Two people as far south as Olympia reported that they felt the quake, ...
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Small Earthquake Hits Central Oklahoma
KTUL (blog)
US Airways worked out deals with three labor unions at American, who have agreed toMore >> A 2.9 magnitude earthquake shook central Oklahoma Saturday morning. The quake occurred at 7:45 am, eighteen miles northwest of Shawnee, according to the US ...
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Powerful quake strikes off Indonesia coast
NWAOnline (subscription)
By AP MANOKWARI, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake hit waters off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, sending residents and school children running into the streets in panic. There were no reports of injuries or serious damage and no tsunami warning was ...
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Mega tremblors will have minimum tsunami impact here
Sunday Times.lk
While commending the preparedness in Sri Lanka following the powerful earthquake off western Indonesia recently, Dr. Janaka Wijetunga suggests a colour coding system to avert unnecessary panic and mass scale evacuation By Smriti Daniel Could we have...
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Sunday Times.lk
Home crisis threatens health 'tsunami'
The Press
Board member Andy Dickerson said residents in earthquake-hit eastern suburbs were "struggling like never before". "We have people in our communities living in cold, damaged homes, we have overcrowding and now we have a rental shortage," he said.
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Small Earthquake Hits Central Oklahoma - Oklahoma City News ...
A small earthquake has been recorded in central Oklahoma. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.9-magnitude quake occurred about 7:45 a.m. Saturday 8 miles south of Wellston in Lincoln County. The sheriff's office received no ...
KOCO.com - Local News
Phuket quake victims to be compensated this week - The Nation
Phuket quake victims to be compensated this week. Authorities in Phuket are speeding up their assessments of property damage caused by the 4.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the southern resort...
NationMultimedia.com - National
wildsingapore news: Expect another large quake in next 10 years
By noreply@blogger.com (ria tan)
When a massive, 8.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra on April 11, people there headed for the hills. They feared a repeat of 2004's horrors, when a 9.1-magnitude quake off Aceh caused a tsunami that left more than 230000 people ...
wildsingapore news
Fukushima plant device with inadequate quake resistance left for 30 ...
... device whose quake resistance was deemed insufficient in 1978 remained in place at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for more than 30 years, contributing to the loss of external power at the facility hit by the devastatingearthquake and ...
News - Kyodo News
Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Indio - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Thursday morning nine miles from Indio, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-31-quake-strikes-near-...
Strong earthquake strikes Chile; no serious damage reported - CNN ...
A strong earthquake struck coastal Chile near the port city of Valparaiso late Monday, causing mudslides and some minor damage, the U.S. Geological Survey ...
www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/world/americas/chile.../index.html
Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami warnings lifted after 8.6 magnitude ...
From the blog The Envoy: A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering immediate tsunami warnings for the region—and ...
news.yahoo.com/.../indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-warnings-is...
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-...
Mexico Earthquake 2012: 5.4-Magnitude Quake Rattles Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook southern Mexico early Friday morning, causing no reported damage but swaying tall buildings in the capital ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../mexico-earthquake-2012_n_142...
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/
Chile Earthquake: Magnitude 6.7 Quake Shakes Central Chile
Valparaiso, Chile -- A strong, magnitude-6.7 earthquake rocked central Chile late Monday, causing mudslides and hundreds of people to flee buildings in panic,
www.inquisitr.com/221273/chile-earthquake-2012-valparaiso/
Indonesia Earthquake: 8.7 Magnitude Quake Reported, Tsunami ...
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...
Cluster Of Large Quakes Serve As Reminder For Preparedness ...
Four large earthquakes struck around the Pacific Rim Wednesday with one setting a record, as the most powerful strike-slip quake ever recorded.
losangeles.cbslocal.com/.../cluster-of-large-quakes-serve-as-re...
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
QuakeBox | Christchurch People Can Tell Earthquake... | Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch people are being given an opportunity to tell their earthquakestories through QuakeBox.
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/.../Chance-to-tell-quake-stories
Are 4 Big Earthquakes in 2 Days Connected? | Sumatra Earthquake ...
earthquake today, tsunami warning today, earthquake Indonesia today,earthquake tsunamis, why earthquake. The red star marks where the quakehit. CREDIT: ...
www.livescience.com/19657-sumatra-west-coast-earthquakes-...
BBC News - Indian Ocean tsunami alert lifted after Aceh quake
Geophysics Prof John McCloskey explains why the earthquake impact was minimal ... Two hours after the quakes - one with a magnitude of 8.6, the other...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17675399
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