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EARTHQUAKE News, Dec 23, 2011

Quake woes return on eve of Christmas
New Zealand Herald
By Nicholas Jones Reports suggest the mud and silt have hit worst in red-zoned areas and were as damaging as in the September 2010 earthquake. Photo / Geoff Sloan Quake-weary residents in Christchurch's eastern suburbs were again flooded with silt from ...
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Report details quake damage to Washington Monument
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The earthquake-damaged Washington Monument has extensive cracking and chipped stones near its peak that left it highly vulnerable to rainfall, and inspectors found cracks and loose stones along the entire length of the 555-foot ...
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Earthquake: 3.2 quake strikes near Truckee, Calif.
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Thursday evening six miles from Truckee, Calif., according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:30 pm at a depth of 1.2 mile. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 12 miles from ...
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Strong earthquakes rattle NZ's Christchurch
USA TODAY
But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or widespread damage in the city, which is still recovering from a devastating February earthquake that killed 182 people and destroyed much of the downtown area. The first 5.8-magnitude quake ...
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USA TODAY
Quake rocks funeral of slain teenager
Stuff.co.nz
Only minutes before yesterday's 2pm service was due to begin, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the city, causing the mourners to evacuate the Westpark Chapel in Burnside for about five minutes. Another quake hit about the time the service ended. ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Japan's emperor praises the nation for coming together following quake and ...
Washington Post
TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Akihito praised the compassion of a nation striving to overcome the earthquake and tsunami disasters, as he waved from his palace balcony to throngs of well-wishers for his 78th birthday Friday. Akihito expressed gratitude to ...
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Scientists come closer to predicting earthquakes
Deutsche Welle
The researchers' findings may also help to explain other phenomena associated with seismic events, like the appearance of so-called earthquake lights in the sky before a major quake. Those electrical fields could be a sign that sparks, ...
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Philippines Earthquake Today Strikes West of Manila
LALATE
The quake was northwest of Santa Cruz, west of Gloria and Victoria, and south of Puerto Galera. No reports of damage have yet to be detailed. In July last year, Mindanao was struck by a 7.3 earthquake. That quake was located roughly 65 miles south west ...
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Belinda McCammon hung up on Dotun Adebayo
Daily Mail
Belinda McCammon had been talking to presenter Dotun Adebayo live from Christchurch about this morning's first quake when she was drowned out by a loud rattling noise. Audibly panicked, she said: 'Oh I'm sorry, we're just having a major earthquake, ...
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Daily Mail
Culpeper included on FEMA application for quake aid, finally
Culpeper Star Exponent
Culpeper finally made the list for potential FEMA aid for earthquake damage. But that's no guarantee of federal assistance here. Culpeper County and town officials don't have a specific figure for how much damage was done during the August 28quake, ...
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3.9 earthquake felt in Anchorage; no damage reported
TheNewsTribune.com
A minor earthquake shook Anchorage this morning. The Alaska EarthquakeInformation Center says the magnitude 3.9 quake was centered about 12 miles southwest of Anchorage. Associated Press The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the magnitude 3.9 ...
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$1.5 million to aid Haiti's post-quake business recovery
UPI.com
23 (UPI) -- International efforts to aid economic recovery after Haiti's devastatingearthquake two years ago received a boost with a $1.5 million grant from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Of all economic restoration measures in the Caribbean republic, ...
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Christchurch quake causes injuries
UPI.com
23 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake struck New Zealand's already quake-devastated Christchurch Friday, causing injuries and sending holiday shoppers fleeing from malls. The US Geological Survey said the 5.8-magnitude quake at a depth of 2.9 miles, ...
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Japan quake, asteroid flyby, Neanderthal sex top science news in 2011
CBC.ca
Japan's devastating earthquake, Earth's close encounter with an asteroid, and our ancestors' inter-species sexual escapades were the top three science stories of 2011, judging by viewer preferences on CBCNews.ca. There were also plenty of other ...
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Racing called off after earthquake
The Southland Times
Within 30 minutes of the quake, greyhound and harness officials, stewards and Judicial Control Authority members agreed to abandon the dual code meeting. McNamara and Wilkes were on the fourth floor of the lone grandstand. ''It was pretty scary, ...
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The Southland Times
Residents left scared and emotional
The Press
June Goodman, a Papanui retiree was at Christchurch International Airport waiting for a flight when the first earthquake hit. She said while she had learned to cope with the quakes, today's shake was clearly large. "It was quite a ripple - I couldn't...
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Months of hard work undone
Stuff.co.nz
Residents in Christchurch's earthquake-hit eastern suburbs have been plunged back into despair as rivers of silt covered properties, in some cases for the sixth time. At the Pacific Park subdivision in Bexley yesterday, Corey Trist was moving ...
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Stuff.co.nz
400 houses still without power
Radio New Zealand
Fewer than 400 houses are still without power in Christchurch, after Friday'searthquakes damaged supply equipment. A magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred at 3.18pm on Friday blacked out power to up to 26000 homes. But Orion says that by 10pm that number ...
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Christchurch shakes in swarm of aftershocks
Radio New Zealand
Christchurch has continued to be shaken by aftershocks - some as large as six on the Richter scale - hours after the initial earthquake at 1.58pm on Friday afternoon. The quakes have injured dozens of people although none seriously. ...
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Australian Dollar Rises on Signs of US Recovery, Stock Gains
BusinessWeek
New Zealand's dollar dropped as much as 0.3 percent from yesterday following thequake, before trading at 77.47 US cents from 77.44 cents in New York. The so-called kiwi has appreciated 1.7 percent versus the dollar since Dec. 16. ...
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5.5-magnitude quake hits off Tonga
Inquirer.net
WELLINGTON – A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga Friday, seismologists said, but the shallow tremor did not trigger any immediate tsunami alert or damage reports. The undersea quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometres ...
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Powerful earthquakes rattle New Zealand's Christchurch
英文中國郵報
But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or widespread damage in the city, which is still recovering from a devastating February earthquake that killed 182 people. The first 5.8-magnitude quake struck Friday afternoon, 26 kilometers ...
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Moderate earthquake hits southern Pakistan
Hindustan Times
A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Pakistan today but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, officials said. The epicentre of the quake was 70 kilometres (43 miles) southeast of Sibi, a major city in southern...
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5.4 magnitude quake jolts Philippines
Economic Times
MANILA: A 5.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the Philippines Friday, slightly shaking buildings in the capital Manila, but there were no immediate reports of damage, according to the government. The earthquake struck at about 12:27 pm (0427 GMT) at a ...
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Quake support: Open Door Baptist lives up to its name
Culpeper Star Exponent
23 earthquake that shook Culpeper and the surrounding areas. In the process of building their new site, Culpeper Christian Assembly had five offers from other churches to use their space following the earthquake devastation. Open Door Baptist was most ...
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Earthquake: 3.2 quake strikes near Truckee, Calif. - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Thursday evening six miles from Truckee, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:30 p.m. at a depth of 1.2 mile. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 12 ...
L.A. NOW
World News - Series of strong quakes hits New Zealand city still ...
By msnbc.com staff and news services
Updated 12:28 a.m. ET CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- A series of strongearthquakes struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, rattling buildings, sending goods tumbling from shelves and prompting terrified holiday shoppers to flee ...
Newsvine - World News - Articles
Dec 23, 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand Dual quakes earthquake ...
By KJ
The quake comes 10 months after a magnitude 6.3 quake flattened parts of the city and killed about 180 people.[. Much of the destruction from February's quakewas compounded after many of its buildings were weakened by an earthquake in ...
The Great Day of Annihilation
Christmas Quake: Strong Earthquakes Rock Christchurch, New ...
By Vicki McClure Davidson
Less than a year after devastating earthquakes decimated areas of New Zealand, including the community of Christchurch, another series of quakes, just days before Christmas, have struck. Fortunately, the devastation so far is less than it was ...
Frugal Café Blog Zone
Earthquakes hit New Zealand | The Sun |News
CHRISTCHURCH has been rocked by a fresh series of powerful earthquakes — just ten months after a devastating quake claimed 181 lives in the New Zealand city.
HomePage - The Sun
Strong Earthquake Rocks Christchurch, New Zealand Again - BCNN1
The area has recorded more than 7000 earthquakes since a magnitude-7.0 quakerocked the city on Sept. 4, 2010. That quake did not cause any deaths. Rock falls had occurred in one area and there was liquefaction -- when an earthquake ...
BCNN1 - Black Christian News
Quakes likely to lessen | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago ...
By John Gibb
Although the Christchurch earthquakes seem to be going on forever, they are likely to reduce in size and frequency over the next two years, University of Otago seismologist Dr Andrew Gorman says.
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Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
By U.S. Geological Survey
Friday, December 23, 2011 at 01:06:25 UTC; Friday, December 23, 2011 at 02:06:25 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 43.456°S, 172.899°E. Depth, 3.7 km (2.3 miles) (poorly constrained). Region, SOUTH ...
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
Powerful quakes rock New Zealand's Christchurch | The Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
WELLINGTON — The earthquake-devastated New Zealand city of Christchurch was rocked by two powerful 5.8 magnitude tremors Friday, sending terrified residents onto the streets and forcing the airport to close. The first quake struck at 1:58 ...
The Raw Story
Small Quake Strikes Berkeley Area « CBS San Francisco
By tjfang
BERKELEY (CBS SF) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.7 shook Berkeley Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakestruck at 9:18 p.m. and had a preliminary depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said. ...
CBS San Francisco
Strong quake kills at least three in Mexico – USATODAY.com
Mexico's Interior Department said the 6.5 quake was felt in parts of nine states.
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-12-10/.../1
New Zealand Earthquake: Christchurch Quake Is 5.8 Magnitude And ...
A series of strong earthquakes have hit the city of Christchurch in New Zealand, causing structural damage and some minor injuries.
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16135934
Christchurch Earthquake Quake inquiry told ... - Radio New Zealand
Current Location in Site. RNZ Home » News » Christchurch Earthquake » Quakeinquiry told urgent changes needed to building rules ...
www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-inquiry-told-urgent-changes-nee...
Earthquake: 3.2 quake strikes near Soledad, Calif. - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude-3.2 earthquake was reported Sunday morning about 15 miles from Soledad, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-32-quake-strikes-near-...
Christchurch earthquake: 5.9 quake hits New Zealand
An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck near the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, the U.S..
www.vancouversun.com/news/Christchurch.../story.html
Report details quake damage to Washington Monument
WASHINGTON (AP) — The earthquake-damaged Washington Monument has extensive cracking and chipped stones near its peak that left it highly vulnerable to...
www.google.com/.../ALeqM5itomx-TjINrTOu1BpJzKtOEhbV...
Mexico City earthquake: 6.5 magnitude quake kills 2 | Mail Online
The 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday killing at least two people and knocking out power in the capital.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Mexico-City-earthquake-6-5-magnitu...
Buildings damaged, power lost as earthquakes rock Christchurch
The eastern suburbs, which were hard-hit by February's devastating quake, were again hit by significant liquefaction and flooding. Canterbury Earthquake ...
www.heraldsun.com.au/.../story-fn7x8me2-1226229851664
Does Fracking Cause Earthquakes? Formula Calcs Quake Size ...
Every time the volume of water doubles, the maximum magnitude of any quakerises by roughly 0.4. “The earthquakes may end up being much smaller, but you...
marcellusdrilling.com/.../does-fracking-cause-earthquakes-for...
Daily Kos: Breaking: 2nd Big Quake Just Hit - Earthquake in ...
There has been a large earthquake in Christchurch this afternoon. The quake was described as "violent" by Herald reporter Jarrod Booker who was in his ...
www.dailykos.com/.../-Breaking:-2nd-Big-Quake-Just-Hit-Eart...
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