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EARTHQUAKE News, May 09, 2012

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Chile Earthquake And Tsunami Dramatically Altered Ecosystems
Huffington Post
The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile struck off an area of the coast where 80 percent of the population lives. The massive quake triggered a tsunami reaching about 30 feet (10 meters) high that wreaked havoc on coastal communities: It killed ...
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3.8 earthquake strikes Baja, Mexico
Sacramento Bee
The National Earthquake Center in Golden, Colo., says a preliminary magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck Baja, Mexico, early Wednesday morning about 36 miles southwest of San Luis, Ariz. There were no immediate reports of any damage from either quake.
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Quake cost to Canty tourism $230m
Stuff.co.nz
Canterbury's tourism businesses lost $230 million last year because ofearthquake destruction and overseas visitors shunning the city. The head of Canterbury's marketing body, Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism, Tim Hunter, revealed the massive blow ...
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A look back at the Whittier quake
Whittier Daily News
(Whittier Daily News staff photo by Alan Greth) The Whittier Museum has an exhibit titled Quake City that will honor the 20th anniversary of the 1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquake that caused so much destruction in the old Uptown area.
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Fracked! Are you covered for man-made earthquakes?
Fox Business
However, scientists with the US Geological Survey (USGS) say the number ofearthquakes has been increasing since 2000 in the middle section of the country, in an area stretching from Alabama to Colorado to Ohio. The number of quakes in this part of the ...
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Quake claims top $30 billion
Stuff.co.nz
Canterbury earthquake claims have climbed to more than $30 billion, the Reserve Bank says in its latest financial stability report. The central bank said that figure was based on estimates from insurers and it was higher than six months ago.
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Quake claims climb to $30b
The Press
Canterbury earthquake claims have climbed to more than $30 billion, the Reserve Bank says in its latest financial stability report. The central bank said that figure was based on estimates from insurers and it was higher than six months ago.
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Tourists avoid quake city
The Age
AUSTRALIANS are the most reluctant tourists to return to Christchurch after its devastating earthquake, the city's tourism head says. Australia is New Zealand's biggest source of tourists, and Christchurch is still struggling to debunk the perception ...
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New quake-proof Raj Bhavan for Tripura, old one to be Tagore museum
Zee News
"The fear over quakes has increased in Tripura after the massiveearthquake followed by tsunami that hit Japan March last year, claiming thousands of lives and causing all-round destruction. Tripura Governor DY Patil had himself expressed his keenness ...
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Zee News
Quake risk sites listed
Stuff.co.nz
The addresses of 109 Palmerston North buildings most likely to collapse in a moderate earthquake causing death or injury have been published by the city council today. The list includes landmarks such as All Saints Church, the Abbey Theatre, ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Deficient AMI assessments revisited
Stuff.co.nz
Others have to be revisited because of subsequent quakes. The total of 2000 affected assessments were done between March and June last year by external loss adjusters hired to help ease the workload after the February 22earthquake.
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Baja California Earthquake Today 2012 Strikes Mexico South of Tijuana
LALATE
Baja California suffered a 3.5 magnitude earthquake shortly after midnight today. USGS reports to news that the first quake erupted just after 1 am local time. The quake, however, had no depth. As a result, it could be felt across a wide section of the ...
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolts southern Philippines
Philippine Star
COTABATO, Philippines (Xinhua) -- A magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted southern Philippines Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday. According to Phivolcs, the quake, tectonic in origin with a depth ...
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Australians wary of Christchurch after earthquake
The Australian
The February 2011 quake claimed 185 lives and devastated the CBD but the city is recovering. Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism chief executive Tim Hunter told the Trenz tourism conference in Queenstown on Wednesday that Chinese, South-East Asian and ...
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Payouts for disasters fall compared to quarter a year ago when Japan quake hit ...
Washington Post
Earnings a year ago were €915 million, when the company reported €737 million in payouts for the insured damage from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a cyclone in Australia and the earthquake that devastated Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Baltimore Basilica quake damage repairs delayed
Bizjournals.com (blog)
Work to repair earthquake damage at the Basilica of the Assumption has been delayed a few weeks, basilica officials announced. Monsignor Arthur F. Valenzano, the basilica's rector, said in a statement the consultation process has lasted longer than ...
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Ships Could Provide Better Tsunami Warnings
LiveScience.com
As the research vessel Kilo Moana made its way from Hawaii to Guam in February 2010, Maule, Chile, was being struck by a magnitude-8.8earthquake. Minutes later, a tsunami generated by that quake came ashore, devastating Chilean coastal towns and ...
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YUCCA VALLEY: 3.2 quake rumbles through desert
Press-Enterprise
BY STEVEN BARRIE A minor earthquake rumbled beneath the High Desert community of Yucca Valley this afternoon, but appears to have caused no injuries or damage. The magnitude-3.2 quakestruck at 4:55 pm and was centered 2 miles north-northwest of Yucca ...
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Press-Enterprise
Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Jolts S. Philippines
CRIENGLISH.com
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted the southern Philippine Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said later on Wednesday. According to Phivolcs, the quake, tectonic in origin with a depth of 34 km, ...
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Cranmer Courts demolition confirmed
Stuff.co.nz
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) today confirmed the body corporate, comprising unit owners within the complex, had decided the quake-damaged, heritage-listed building could not be saved. ''We are waiting for a [Christchurch City ...
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Stuff.co.nz
How on Earth? The Science Behind Earthquake Warnings
Our Amazing Planet
Earthquakes are different. Disaster strikes seemingly out of the blue. So how should authorities sound the alarm? Even though humans can't sense when anearthquake is imminent, they have built machines that can: Sensors can use the initial spurt of ...
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3.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Yucca Valley
KESQ
An earthquake measuring 3.2 in magnitude hit just outside Yucca Valley Tuesday evening, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake hit at 4:55 pm about 2 miles north of Yucca Valley and 13 miles north northeast of Desert Hot Springs.
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Azerbaijan Quake Destroys 1360 Buildings: Minister
Bernama
BAKU, May 9 (Bernama) -- The 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Azerbaijan on Monday destroyed 1360 houses and damaged 20 social facilities, Minister for Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov said yesterday.
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Nitish backs quake-resistant houses
Jagran Post
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday called for carrying out an awareness campaign among the people to buildquake-resistant houses for them to mitigate the impact ofearthquake. Addressing the sixth meeting of Bihar Disaster Management ...
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Jagran Post
Aussies still wary of visiting Chch
MSN NZ News
By AAP Australians are the most reluctant tourists to return to earthquake-recovering Christchurch, says the city's tourism head. Australia is New Zealand's biggest source of tourists, and Christchurch is still struggling to debunk the perception ...
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3.8 earthquake strikes Baja, Mexico
KRNV My News 4
(AP) — The National Earthquake Center in Golden, Colo., says a preliminary magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck Baja, Mexico, early Wednesday morning about 36 miles southwest of San Luis, Ariz. There were no immediate reports of any damage from either ...
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'We Welcome You with Smiles'
The Rafu Shimpo
Miyagi Prefecture officials meet with Southern California kenjinkai to discussquake/tsunami recovery and tourism. Akira Chiba, director of the International Affairs Division, explains the damage from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster.
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Aussie tourists avoiding Christchurch
3News NZ
Australians are the most reluctant tourists to return to earthquake-recovering Christchurch, says the city's tourism head. Australia is New Zealand's biggest source of tourists, and Christchurch is still struggling to debunk the perception across the ...
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3News NZ
Chile Earthquake And Tsunami Dramatically Altered Ecosystems
By The Huffington Post News Editors
The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile struck off an area of the coast where 80 percent of the population lives. The massive quake triggered a tsunami reaching about 30 feet (10 meters) high that wreaked havoc on coastal communities: It ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Small Earthquake Rattles Baja, Mexico « CBS Sacramento
By Lisa
Geophysicist Randy Baldwin says the quake registered shortly after 2:30 a.m. He says a smaller magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred in the same vicinity after 1 a.m.. There were no immediate reports of any damage from either quake. Baldwin ...
CBS Sacramento
M4.3 - 22km SSW of Kolossi, United Kingdom 2012-05-09 10:48:10 ...
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. ... Summary. Location and Magnitude contributed by: USGS National Earthquake Information Center ...
World Quake Warning
New quake-proof Raj Bhavan for Tripura, old one to be Tagore ...
By admin
“The fear over quakes has increased in Tripura after the massive earthquakefollowed by tsunami that hit Japan March last year, claiming thousands of lives and causing all-round destruction. Tripura Governor D.Y. Patil had himself expressed ...
sarkaritel.com
5.2 magnitude tectonic earthquake strikes off the coast of the ...
By The Extinction Protocol
May 9, 2012 – COTABATO, Philippines – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted southern Philippines Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday. According to Phivolcs, the quake, tectonic in ...
The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond
Big quake, little destruction | Science News for Kids
Two large earthquakes, with magnitudes of 8.6 and 8.2, struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on April 11. Unlike the magnitude 9.1quake ...
www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/.../big-quake-little-destructi...
Chile earthquake, tsunami altered ecosystems - Technology ...
The earthquake and tsunami that rocked Chile in 2010 unleashed substantial and surprising changes on ecosystems there, yielding insights on how these ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../chile-quake-tsunami-altered-ecosyste...
4.7-magnitude quake strikes off Vancouver Island - British Columbia ...
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck about 200 kilometres west of Vancouver Island on Friday morning.
www.cbc.ca/news/.../bc-earthquake-vancouver-island.html
Swarm of IE Quakes "Purely Random" | NBC Los Angeles
An ongoing swarm of small earthquakes is rattling homes and nerves in the ...on- air/as-seen-on/Quake-Won't-Shake-California-Into-the-Ocean/149597385...
www.nbclosangeles.com/.../Small-Quakes-Keep-Rattling-Inlan...
Devore Quake: 3.8-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Inland Empire ...
DEVORE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California Saturday morning and experts tracked the quake's epicenter to the Inland ...
www.ktla.com/news/.../ktla-devore-earthquake,0,2121603.stor...
Magnitude 4.5 quake strikes rural Northern Calif. | www.ktvu.com
There are no reports of damage or injuries after a magnitude 4.5 earthquakerattled a rural area of Northern California.
www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/41-magnitude.../nNfjm/
Earthquake Recap: Three Small Quakes Shake Up Santa Clara ...
A few tectonic tremors rattled the region from April 27 to May 2.
gilroy.patch.com/.../earthquake-recap-three-small-quakes-shak...
BBC News - Engineers launch artificial earthquakes at 'hospital'
Engineers in California unleash high-intensity artificial earthquakes on a ... to determine if hospitals built on rubber bearings could function after a quake.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17954352
Rude Awakening: 3.8-Magnitude Quake Rattles Devore, Felt 60 ...
She clarified that the quake did not occur along the San Andreas fault. The USGS originally reported the earthquake at a magnitude 4.1 but later downsized that ...
losangeles.cbslocal.com/.../magnitude-4-1-quake-rumbles-thro...
Small but Widely Felt Quake Shakes Southern Calif - ABC News
Some Southern Californians were shaken out of bed Saturday morning by a small earthquake that rattled homes across the Inland Empire region and caused ...
abcnews.go.com/.../moderate-earthquake-shakes-southern-cali...
Japan Meteorological Agency | Earthquake Information
Occurred at (JST), Latitude (degree), Longitude (degree), Depth, Magnitude, Region Name. 03:07 JST 03 May 2012, 39.6N, 142.1E, 50 km, 2.9, Iwate-ken Oki ...
www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20120503031140391-030307.html
EARTHQUAKES: Buildings need to be quake-proof - Letters to the ...
The interview enlightened us on critical information with regards to earthquakepatterns, the severity of its magnitude that can trigger a tsunami and why ...
www.nst.com.my/.../earthquakes-buildings-need-to-be-quake-..
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