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EARTHQUAKE News, Dec 25, 2011

No Pinoys hurt in New Zealand quake
GMA News
In a separate report, Reuters said the earthquake prompted “the evacuation of public buildings” but did not cause “[any] immediate damage.” According to Reuters, Christchurch is recovering from a 6.3-magnitude quake that rattled it on February 22, ...
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Japan quake debris a jurisdictional mess for BC
CBC.ca
The BC government says it will begin working with national and municipal officials this January to prepare for the massive wave of debris heading to Pacific Northwest shores because of the March 11earthquake and tsunami in Japan. ...
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CBC.ca
Youngstown records another earthquake
WFMJ
By Glenn Stevens, Reporter - email The US Geological Survey says Christmas Eve began with a rumble for part of northeast Ohio as Youngstown experienced yet another earthquake. The quake was again centered not far from a brine injection well. ...
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Nissan overcomes Japanese quake to make gains in US
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Photo: Shuji Kajiyama, Associated Press Nissan Motor Co. gained market share in the United States this year despite a massive earthquake in March that shook its headquarters in Japan and temporarily closed its plants. The devastating quakeand ...
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Rebuilding still underway in the 2005 quake-hit AJK
PakistanToday.com.pk
At least 334 health facilities were destroyed in the quake. Aided by the timely response of the Pakistanis and international community, now Kashmiris have far better infrastructure than what they had before the earthquake. ...
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PakistanToday.com.pk
Kneecap break a real 'nuisance'
Stuff.co.nz
Ambulance staff treated about 60 patients with quake-related injuries, including falls, anxiety attacks and cardiac symptoms. "She got up and was putting up vases [after the magnitude 5.8] and the next quake came though and knocked her over and smashed ...
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FACES of 20011: Louisa County still recovering from earthquake
Richmond Times Dispatch
North Anna, the first nuclear power plant in the US to shut down because of anearthquake, underwent various inspections and was restarted in late November. The quake wasn't the only act of nature to bedevil Louisa this year. ...
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Saudis in quake-hit New Zealand fine: Envoy
Saudi Gazette
CANBERRA — All Saudi students and their families are safe and fine in the New Zealand city of Christchurch following an earthquake that struck the city Thursday, Hassan Bin Talat Nazer, Saudi Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, has said. ...
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A seismic shift for food & wine school
New Zealand Herald
By Joelle Thomson Canterbury's February earthquake has resulted in a move north for Celia Hay and her School of Food & Wine. Celia Hay moved her School of Food and Wine to Auckland following the Christchurch quake. Photo / Natalie Slade The lingering ...
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Couple building orphanage in Haiti in honor of daughter killed in earthquake
14 News WFIE Evansville
Britney Gengel, along with a number of Americans and Haitian residetns, died when the Montana hotel in Port-Au-Prince collapsed during the earthquake. It's estimated that 316000 thousand people died from the seven magnitude quake that day. ...
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Army razed 200 schools undamaged in quake: Minister
Oman Tribune
An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale had struck the northern areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in October 2005, killing over 70000 people and hundreds of thousands of buildings, were flattened. Babak said military authorities had awarded ...
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Latest earthquake may have produced mini-tsunami
Stuff.co.nz
The Lyttelton Port Company's gauge shows a small blip in the rising tide within about 20 minutes of the 3.18pm quake but it is not clear if it was related to that event. A National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research marine survey in April and ...
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Chabad NZ's new South Island HQ
J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service
According to Rabbi Goldstein, the latest earthquake, which registered 5.8 on the Richter scale, had not inflicted any injuries on the local community and that all reports he received indicated that the quake had created alarm but no injury or damage. ...
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J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service
Festive spirit triumphs
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch residents shook off aftershocks and counted their blessings on a Christmas Day unlike any other in the quake-hit city's history. Families sat down to reflect on a year that changed central Christchurch and some suburbs forever, ...
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Stuff.co.nz
2011: Year that changed the world
Nigerian Tribune
Earthquake in Japan. Though long anticipated, an 8.9 magnitude tremor quake struck north-east Japan off the coast of Honshu in March destroying thousands of lives and many infrastructural facilities. The quake triggered a massive tsunami thus sweeping ...
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Nigerian Tribune
Caritas India: The best networked NGO you haven't heard of
Economic Times
"I had seen people curled up inside them when I visited quake-hit areas back then. These tents helped them stay alive," she recalls. Sure, these winter-proof tents were delivered to the needy by government agencies. But they were procured at short ...
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Lady Gaga to appear on Japan New Year's music show
AFP
... will including her singing and delivering encouraging messages over Japan's devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the broadcaster said on Saturday. The quake-tsunami catastrophe killed about 20000 people on Japan's northeast coast and ...
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AFP
'2011 will carry highest economic losses in history'
Jordan Times
The Japan quake cost the insurance industry about $35 billion though total losses were nearer $210 billion. Total losses from the New Zealand quake which hit in February stood at $15 billion but most of this was covered by insurers, Swiss Re indicated. ...
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In pictures: 2011 as seen from space
BBC News
Shipping containers lie strewn like Lego bricks across a dockyard in Sendai port, eastern Japan, following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. The quake is thought to have moved Japan's main island about 20m westward. This image shows the Fukushima ...
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BBC News
Cadott couple gets an adoption surprise
Chippewa Herald
12, 2010 earthquake. But the quake also sped up the time where the Polzins could finish their adoption of Mazie and finally take her home to Cadott. “She came home unexpectedly because of the earthquake last year, but we had waited three years for her ...
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"So Long As Haitians Need Us, We'll Be There": The European Commission ...
VAdvert Press Center (press release)
For 2012, the Commission has set aside €15.25 million in humanitarian aid for Haiti. On January 12th 2010, Haiti was struck by the worst earthquake in its history. The quake's epicentre was less than 50 kilometres from Port-au-Prince. ...
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Adoption: Will they let us keep our baby?
OCRegister
At some point, in those first few days after the quake, Alison suggested to Nancy (Dad wasn't involved at this point) that she knew how we could help. Nancy said, I was told later, she would love to adopt, but we couldn't. The reason: Dad would never ...
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Moderate earthquake hits southern Pakistan
Gulf Times
A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Pakistan on Friday 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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Times editors select top 10 stories of 2011
Tampabay.com
Japan — and its economy — are still struggling to overcome the magnitude 9 earthquake that struck off its coast on March 11. It was the most powerful quake to ever hit the island nation, and it unleashed a tsunami that devastated much of the country. ...
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Tampabay.com
A Quake-Scarred Nation Tries a Rural Road to Recovery
Ocala
PAPAYE, Haiti — For months after the earthquake that struck the capital, Manel Laurore pulled shattered bodies from his neighbors' homes, hunkered in fetid refugee camps and scrounged for food and water. Lufo Joslyn walked to church in October in ...
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Aceh Commemorates 7-Year Anniversary of Tsunami With Education
Jakarta Globe
A magnitude 9.3 quake to the west of Sumatra triggered the massive wall of water that wiped out entire towns along the coast of Aceh, killing 164000 people in the province alone. Worldwide, the tsunami killed an estimated 230000 people in 12 Indian ...
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Jakarta Globe
2011: A look back
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake based in Virginia rocks the East Coast and its tremors are felt as far south as Georgia and as far north as Massachusetts. Much of Luzerne County was shaken briefly by thequake and many downtown Wilkes-Barre businesses were ...
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Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
2011 Sportsman of the Year: Barrett Jones
Memphis Commercial Appeal
With Memphis-based Eikon Ministries, Barrett made his first mission trip to Haiti in March 2010, two months after a 7.0-magnitude quake left more than 230000 dead and 1.3 million homeless. He went back this past spring to construct basketball courts, ...
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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...
Christchurch earthquake: 'Oh, here we go again'
Associate Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Amy Adams, was among those shaken by this afternoon's quake. "I'm not in the central city, ...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1...
Daily Kos: Breaking: 4th 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:-4th-Big-Quake-Just-Hit-Eart...
Earthquake Rattles NZ, 10 Months After Deadly Quake | digtriad.com
Earthquake Rattles NZ, 10 Months After Deadly Quake. 9:56 PM, Dec 22, 2011 | comments. Courtesy: Getty Images Christchurch Quake, March 5, 2011 ...
www.digtriad.com/.../58-Earthquake-Rattles-Christchurch-NZ
Christchurch, New Zealand Struck by another Devastating Earthquake.
December 23, 2011 – Christchurch, New Zealand Struck by another DevastatingEarthquake: Quake-weary Christchurch got an unwelcome pre-Christmas ...
wfoster2011.wordpress.com/.../christchurch-new-zealand-struc...
Earthquake: 3.2 quake hits near Pinnacles
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Monday evening two miles from Pinnacles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/.../quake-near-pinnacles.html
Christchurch Earthquake | Quake Work Aids Some Firms... | Stuff.co.nz
About one-fifth of Canterbury workplaces increased their revenue because of theearthquakes, a survey shows.
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/.../Quake-work-aids-some-firms
Christmas Quake: Strong Earthquakes Rock Christchurch, New ...
Less than a year after devastating earthquakes decimated areas of New Zealand, including the community of Christchurch, another series of quakes, just days ...
www.frugal-cafe.com/.../christmas-quake-strong-earthquakes-r...
String of quakes rattles New Zealand city of Christchurch - CNN.com
A series of earthquakes struck New Zealand near the city of Christchurch on Friday, causing damage and disruption.
www.cnn.com/2011/12/22/world/asia/new.../index.html
6.2-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands: China Earthquake ...
BEIJING,Dec.15(Xinhua)--Anearthquakemeasuring6. 2ontheRichterscalejoltedtheKermadecIs.
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/7678365.html
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...
New Study Calculated How Serious Fracking-Induced Earthquakes ...
We already know that hydraulic fracturing—the process of injecting millions of gallons of water and chemicals deep into the earth to exploit the natural gas ...
ecocentric.blogs.time.com/.../fracking-sizing-up-the-quakes-th...
The Watchers - Multiple earthquakes hit Christchurch, New Zealand ...
Just two days before Christmas Christchurch is experiencing another swarm ofearthquakes, reaching up to magnitude 6.0. The first one was shallow 5.8 mag.
thewatchers.adorraeli.com/.../multiple-earthquakes-hit-christch...
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