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EARTHQUAKE News, May 24, 2012

Over 5000 aftershocks have rattled Japanese quake zone
msnbc.com
The magnitude-9.0 earthquake was the fifth-largest earthquakeever recorded. The Sunday quake was listed as both magnitude-6.0 and -6.4. The United States Geological Survey has now confirmed that it was a magnitude-6.4 earthquake, making it the largest ...
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msnbc.com
Earthquake Magnitude: Just How Big Was the Biggest Earthquake?
Our Amazing Planet
This week marks the anniversary of the largest earthquake ever recorded — a magnitude-9.5 earthquake that ripped along the coast of southern Chile on May 22, 1960. The colossal quake and the powerful tsunami that followed killed more than 1400 people ...
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Earthquake shakes northeastern Japan
USA TODAY
The US Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit early Thursday and was centered about 66 miles northeast of Hachinohe at a depth of 25 miles. Japan's Kyodo News agency says the quake shook Aomori prefecture (state) and other areas of ...
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Risk of 7.5-magnitude quake in Bulgaria at the moment more than hypothetical ...
Focus News
“The cleaning of the debris after the May 22 earthquake will continue today. The citizens received last night's jolt, registered at 1 am, calmly. Small number of people went on the streets after the latest quake, bearing in mind that many people have ...
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Fear returns in quake-hit Italy
Independent Online
Destroyed cars are seen in the rubble after an earthquake in Finale Emilia. A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, killing at least three people and causing serious damage to the area's cultural heritage.
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Independent Online
Magnitude-6.1 earthquake shakes northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning
Washington Post
The US Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit early Thursday and was centered about 107 kilometers (66 miles) northeast of Hachinohe at a depth of 40 kilometers (25 miles). Japan's Kyodo News agency says the quake shook Aomori ...
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Bulgaria Quake Topples Chimneys and Walls
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
The Bulgarian capital's most powerful earthquake since 1858 had little structural impact on Sofia but did cause damage nearby. The 5.6 magnitudequake struck at 4:31 am local time, causing walls to collapse and chimneys to topple in the city of Pernik.
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Quake hits northern Italy's Parmesan cheese industry
CTV.ca
(AP / Luca Bruno) The deadly earthquake that struck northern Italy is expected to impact food prices around the globe after an estimated 400000 wheels of Parmesan cheese were destroyed during Sunday's 6.0-magnitude quake. Workers in cheese factories ...
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CTV.ca
Quake, Italian Style
About - News & Issues
While earthquakes aren't unheard of in the area, it was the worst to hit north-east Italy since the 1300s, according to the Daily Mail in a post that contains some amazing pictures of the tragedy. Data indicate the magnitude 6.0quake, which struck ...
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'Creeping quakes' rumble New Zealand
Mother Nature Network
By Agence France PresseWed, May 23 2012 at 2:34 AM ESTQUAKES: The quakes, which caused no surface damage, occurred 12-28 miles beneath the Earth's crust and continued for as long as half an hour, much longer than ordinary earthquakes.
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Mother Nature Network
Strong aftershocks hit Italy's quake zone
The Australian
TWO new strong aftershocks have rattled northeast Italy, sending people outdoors and further damaging buildings hit by a weekend earthquake. The aftershocks struck around midnight yesterday, with the first one measuring 4.3 and the second 3.2.
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'Creeping quakes' rumble across NZ
Herald Sun
Scientists measured the so-called "creeping earthquakes" when they investigated a puzzling lack of major seismic jolts along a section of the Alpine Fault, which runs the length of the South Island. The quakes, which caused no surface damage, ...
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Bulgaria's Pernik Still Collects Rubble afer Earthquake
Novinite.com
The handles of the city clock in Bulgaria's Pernik are frozen at the time when the first and strongest quake shook the city Tuesday morning. Photo by BGNES Regular life in western Bulgarian city of Pernik has still not resumed, after it was shaken by a ...
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Strong quake shakes Japan
Bangkok Post
A strong 6.1-magnitude undersea earthquake rattled northeast Japan at around midnight on Wednesday, but there were neither immediate reports of damage nor tsunami alert. The quake hit at 1502 GMT at a depth of 40 kilometres (25 miles), ...
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No Injuries, Damages in Bulgaria Quake Aftershock
Novinite.com
The quake is a follow up to an initial significant 5.8-degreeearthquake that hit Bulgaria's west in the small hour Tuesday. The epicenter of the tremors is some 8 km off western city of Pernik and 26 km off capital Sofia. The aftershock was felt in ...
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Novinite.com
Northern Italy Quake Kills 7 In Widespread Destruction
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
Italy's strongest quake in three years killed at least seven people and wrecked buildings before dawn on Sunday across the Emilia-Romagna region of the Po Valley. One of the victims was a 106-year-old woman who was killed in her bed when a roof beam ...
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Italy's cheesemakers in spin after quake topples wheels of parmesan
Sydney Morning Herald
ROME: The earthquake that hit northern Italy at the weekend, killing seven people and toppling historic churches, castles and clock towers, has also taken a huge toll on the country's culinary culture. Parmesan cheese producers near the quake's ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Northeastern Japan rattled by quake
CBC.ca
Northeastern Japan felt the effects of a magnitude 6 undersea earthquakethat occurred around midnight on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth ...
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6.1 quake shakes northeastern Japan
UPI.com
TOKYO, May 23 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale deep under the sea shook northeastern Japan Wednesday, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the quake was centered 68 miles north-northeast of Hachinoche on the ...
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Quake damages Italy's Parmesan production
Business Recorder (blog)
The earthquake that struck northern Italy at the weekend killed seven people and crumbled dozens of medieval churches, towers and castles. It also caused severe damage to one of the region's most precious products. Hundreds of thousands of wheels of ...
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Quake hits Italy's big cheese wheels
Sydney Morning Herald
... Italy quake RAW VISION: Italian cheese producer says some 400000 wheels of aging parmesan cheeses were damaged during the deadly quake. Autoplay OnOff Video feedback Video settings THE 6-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy at the weekend, ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Quake Rocks Greece, Neighboring Bulgaria Still Rattling
Novinite.com
A 5.8-5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Bulgaria's capital Sofia early on Tuesday, shaking apartment buildings, rattling windows and causing residents to rush into the streets. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency A 4.5-magnitude quakestruck Greece on Wednesday, ...
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Pernik Quake Caused Hundreds of Millions Worth of Damage - Mayor
Novinite.com
The 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the Bulgarian city of Pernik on Tuesday has caused hundreds of millions of BGN worth of damage, according to the city's Mayor, Rositsa Yanakieva. Almost all buildings in Pernik have suffered material damages, ...
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Novinite.com
Magnitude-6.1 earthquake shakes north-eastern Japan
Straits Times
The United States (US) Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.1earthquake hit early on Thursday and was centred about 107km north-east of Hachinohe at a depth of 40km. Japan's Kyodo News agency says the quakeshook Aomori prefecture and other areas of ...
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Earthquake Rattles Bulgaria's Capital City
NTDTV
Minor damage in the wake of a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Bulgaria's capital Sofia early on Tuesday. The quake, which occurred at 3 am local time, shook apartment buildings and rattled windows, but caused no casualties and only minor destruction.
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Wanted: Asian cash to rebuild Christchurch
New Zealand Herald
Photo / David Alexander The Government is courting Asian sovereign wealth funds for cash to fund the rebuilding of Christchurch's quake-battered CBD and infrastructure, saysEarthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee. Today's Budget is unlikely to ...
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New Zealand Herald
Weibo to be used to disseminate quake information
China Daily
BEIJING - Chinese authorities on Thursday suggested using websites and other forms of social media to enhance the public's awareness ofearthquake prevention and disaster reduction. The popularity of social networking sites, especially microblogging ...
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6.1 earthquake strikes northeastern Japan
The Japan Daily Press
By Adam Westlake / May 24, 2012 / No Comments An earthquake with a 6.1 magnitude rating on the Richter scale occurred in northeastern Japan on late Wednesday. Officials have said that the quake took place deep under the surrounding seas, but thankfully ...
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Shifting planet: Indonesia's 8.6 left scientists scratching their heads ...
By The Extinction Protocol
Data indicate the magnitude 6.0 quake, which struck just after 4 a.m. local time on Sunday (May 20), just north of Bologna, was a thrust quake — the type of earthquake caused when two tectonic plates smash together — yet it occurred at a ...
The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond
Magnitude 5.3 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE - Earthquake ...
By U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
Magnitude 6 quake hits Japan | sarkaritel.com
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An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Hokkaido island of Japan Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. ... Magnitude 6 quake hits China. Tags: earthquakequake hits Japan, U.S. Geological Survey, usgs ...
sarkaritel.com
Disaster Cafe - Where Every Meal Comes with an Earthquake ...
By Spooky
If a 7.8 earthquake happened during lunch time, most of us would forget about food and run for our lives, but at the Disaster Café, in Lloret de Mar, Spain,quakes happen all the time, and all you can do is try to keep your balance and hope ...
Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities
Shaking Behind the Scenes | City | Portland Mercury
By Nathan Gilles
The Northwest can expect a magnitude 8.0 or larger earthquake in the coming decades, or maybe tomorrow. And one very likely victim of that quake could be Portland's harbor wall—bad news because a busted wall might further cripple two ...
Portland Mercury
Web12 new results for EARTHQUAKE, QUAKE
Italy quake kills 7; survivors huddle in tents, cars - CNN.com
Thousands of survivors huddled in tents or in their cars under rainy skies early Monday following a deadly weekend earthquake in Italy.
www.cnn.com/2012/05/20/world/europe/.../index.html?hpt...
Italy Earthquake: At Least 3 Dead After Quake ... - The Huffington Post
Quake, strongest in Italy in three years, hit when most slept * Castle, churches, other cultural sites damaged * Up to 3000 people may have been left homeless ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../italy-earthquake-bologna_n_153...
Powerful quake kills at least 4 in ...
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook northern Italy early Sunday, killing at least four people and toppling some buildings.
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-05-20/.../1
Why Italy's Earthquake Was Weird : Discovery News
The powerful shaking was a first for the region in centuries — and fairly surprising to seismologists.
news.discovery.com/.../italy-quake-ferrara-shallow-far-from-p...
BBC News - Deadly northern Italy earthquake hits heritage sites
Sunday's quake was the worst to hit the country since the L'Aquila tremor killed nearly 300 people in central Italy in 2009. 'Big bang'. The earthquakestruck at a ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18135898
4 killed after magnitude-6.0 earthquake shakes northern Italy | Fox ...
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy ...The quake struck at 4:04 a.m., with its epicenter about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north ...
www.foxnews.com/.../5-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-norther...
Alaska earthquake 2012: 4.8 quake strikes near Anchorage | WJLA ...
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska early Wednesday morning.
www.wjla.com/.../alaska-earthquake-2012-4-8-quake-strikes-n...
Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings | Reuters
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, ... Italy PM Monti shortens U.S. trip after bomb andquake ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-quake-italy-idUSBRE84J01K2012052...
Italy Earthquake: Magnitude 6.0 ...
A powerful earthquake in northern Italy killed seven people Monday, injured dozens and left thousands of survivors homeless, huddling in tents or cars for.
www.inquisitr.com/.../italy-earthquake-2012-emilia-romagna/
6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes near Bologna, Italy; at least 5 dead
Updated 11:17 a.m. ET: A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, ... The 6.0-magnitude quake was centered 22 miles n …
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../11774810-60-magnitude-eart...
Italy Quake Destroys £200m Worth Of Cheese - Sky News
An earthquake in northern Italy has destroyed more than 300000 wheels of ...The epicentre of the quake, Italy's strongest in three years, was near Modena in the ...
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16232250
Italy Earthquake: New Quake Rattles Italy After Earlier Tremor Kills 7 ...
Finale Emilia, Italy -- Northern Italy was shaken by an aftershock Monday morning, a day after a magnitude-6.0 quake killed at least seven people and left ...
www.ktla.com/news/.../ktla-italy-earthquake,0,5812282.story
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