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EARTHQUAKE News, Dec 27, 2011

Quake strikes southeastern Russia
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Moscow (CNN) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck a sparsely populated region of southeastern Russia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake rumbled a part of Russia near its border with ...
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Strong Earthquakes Rattle New Zealand's Christchurch
ClaimsJournal.com
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-magnitudequake ...
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ClaimsJournal.com
Latest Christchurch earthquakes costly
Stuff.co.nz
The magnitude-5.8 and 6.0 quakes caused significant new liquefaction in eastern Christchurch on a scale similar to those on June 13, which would cost theEarthquake Commission (EQC) an extra $1.1 billion, the Treasury said. ...
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Quake prediction myth debunked
The Japan Times
This theory attracted followers in Japan, gaining momentum in 1977 when then Tokyo University professor Katsuhiko Ishibashi announced that a major quake — the Tokai Earthquake (often referred to as "the Big One") — was imminent at one of those ...
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The Japan Times
Linking earthquakes to tropical cyclones
DigitalJournal.com
For this study, a team of scientists from the University of Miami and Florida International University analyzed magnitude-6 and abovequake data from Haiti and Taiwan and Haiti and found that largeearthquakes happened within four years of very wet ...
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DigitalJournal.com
Korea had more earthquakes in 2011
The Korea Herald
The nation experienced more earthquakes than the yearly average this year, said the state's weather agency Tuesday, causing concerns after Koreans witnessed a massive quake ravage its neighbor Japan earlier this year. ...
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From Casey Anthony to Iraq: Top 11 Stories of 2011
FOX 4 News
Japan earthquake: On March 11, an 8.9 magnitude quake rocked Japan and caused a super-sized tsunami to pound into the island nation's northern coast and prompted world-wide panic about radiation from damaged nuclear reactors. ...
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FOX 4 News
school suspensions, expulsions halve
Stuff.co.nz
Suspensions and expulsions at Christchurch schools have halved this year, despite schools being full of earthquake-stressed pupils. Principals say the dramatic fall could be attributed to several quake-related factors, including more support for pupils ...
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Swift recovery of outbound market after Japan earthquake
Travel Daily News International
In addition, holiday demand has not exhibited poor performance excluding the period immediately after the earthquake. “People have been encouraged to go traveling after the quake. Many people have recognized again that travel is something very ...
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Travel Daily News International
National monuments, shaken by August quake, tended to by alumni
Penn State Live
23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the eastern coast of the United States causing wide-spread damage, especially in the areas surrounding the epicenter of the quake near Mineral, Va. Damage in the Washington, DC area ranged from cosmetic ...
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Earthquakes triggered by tropical cyclones
TG Daily
The 1996 Typhoon Herb was followed by a magnitude 6.2 quake in 1998 and a magnitude 7.6 in 1999. The 1969 Typhoon Flossie was followed by a magnitude 6.2 quake in 1972. The 2010 magnitude 7earthquake in Haiti occurred in the mountainous region ...
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TG Daily
3.1-magnitude quake hits near county line
The Desert Sun
A small earthquake struck early Monday in northern Riverside County — between Joshua Tree and Desert Hot Springs — the US Geological Survey reported. The 3.1-magnitude temblor hit at 4:32 am at a depth of 5.6 miles near the San Bernardino County line ...
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Vanessa Tappenden with a sink hole in Monterey Place - Source: Supplied
TVNZ
The same streets had been hit repeatedly by quakes, showing the weak land could not support houses, she said. "We've been told the land has building capacity between earthquakes. It's like saying a house isn't burning down between fires. ...
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Two minor earthquakes shake KuÅŸadası
Today's Zaman
The Kandilli Observatory at BoÄŸaziçi University and the Earthquake Research Institute said that the magnitude 4.3 tremor occurred at 7:59 on Tuesday morning. The second quake occurred at 9:51 am The tremors were felt in KuÅŸadası, Selçuk, central Aydın ...
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6.9 magnitude quake rocks southeast Russia near Mongolia
GMA News
An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was 28 miles or 45 kilometers (km) deep and was about 57 miles (92 km) northeast of ...
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Puerto Rico Earthquake Today, Terremoto, Shakes San Juan: Red Sismica
LALATE
As many as three different earthquakes have been felt in Puerto Rico this morning registering at least a 3.0 magnitude. No reports of injuries have yet been indicated by local news. Red Sismica reports three quakes were felt across San Juan this ...
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6.6 magnitude quake rocks southeast Russia near Mongolia
GMA News
An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hit southwestern Siberia in Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was 6.9 kilometers deep and was about 94 kilometers east of Kyzyl, Russia, ...
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NZ dollar falls as quake costs weighed, US confidence rises
Yahoo!Xtra New Zealand News
The costs from the swarm of earthquakes last Friday may take two weeks to assess. They caused renewed liquefaction in eastern suburbs and prompted media speculation the damage could cost the Earthquake Commission as much as $1.1 billion. ...
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5.0-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Sur
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit Tandag, Surigao del Sur Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Phivolcs said the quake, which struck at 4:34 am, was tectonic in origin. ...
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East Christchurch residents lose faith in zoning
TVNZ
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) chief executive Roger Sutton said on Monday land decisions were made with the best available information at the time. However, the status of some green-zone land hit hard by Friday's quakeswould be ...
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Magnitude 4.2 quake hits Egypt's Aswan
Ahram Online
Hatem Oda, head of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics ‎‎(NRIAG), said a magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit the south of Aswan Monday. ‎ The temblor struck at 19:01 CTM and was centred in Nasr Lake. There has not yet been any reports ...
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2060 quake-hit families compensated
The News International
MANSEHRA: Sardar Mohammad Yousaf, deputy general secretary of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), has said the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) has released compensation amount to 2060 families of Balakot who suffered ...
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2011 TOP 10 DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL NEWS STORIES / Disasters loom large in ...
The Daily Yomiuri
The magnitude-9 Great East Japan Earthquake struck off the Sanriku coast on March 11, the largest quake ever recorded in Japan. The coastal areas of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures suffered particularly severe damage, due to devastating tsunami ...
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Earthquake shakes Pljevlja
EMportal
A minor earthquake was registered on Tuesday morning 11 kilometers southwest from the city of Pljevlja, north Montenegro, the Seismological Bureau of Montenegro stated. The quake measured 2.3 on the Richter Scale, which responds to the intensity of ...
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Earthquake shakes parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan Daily Times
Earlier, a moderate 5.0 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Balochistan and Sindh, with no reports of damage or casualties. The epicentre of the quake was 70 kilometres southeast of Sibbi, in southern Balochistan, and 72 kilometres north of Jacobabad ...
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Cosmo Oil to resume refining ops at quake-hit plant
Reuters Africa
Cosmo's Chiba refinery and JX Nippon Oil & Energy's Sendai refinery in northeast Japan are the last two refineries that remain offline following the quake, which devastated large areas of the northeast coast. Four other refineries that shut down after ...
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Small morning earthquake in the Jura
World Radio Switzerland
ETHZ researchers said a quake of this magnitude normally doesn't cause damage, and the Bern and Jura cantonal police have not reported disruptions or damages. Swiss earthquakes are not entirely unusual, with most hitting in the cantons of Basel and ...
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Cosmo Oil to resume refining ops at quake-hit plant
Reuters UK
Cosmo's Chiba refinery and JX Nippon Oil & Energy's Sendai refinery in northeast Japan are the last two refineries that remain offline following the quake, which devastated large areas of the northeast coast. Four other refineries that shut down after ...
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Russia Earthquake: Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Southeast
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Dec 27 (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was 28 miles (45 km) deep and was about 57 miles (92 km)...
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Magnitude 2.5 earthquake, Southern California | Quake Tracker
By dennis25
Earthquake Date and Time: December 26, 2011 19:27:33 GMT. The geographic location of this earthquake was at 34.3203 latitude, -116.4650 longitude. View a larger image. Magnitude 2.5 earthquake, Southern California. Categories : ...
Quake Tracker
Korean peninsula sees notable rise in the number of earthquakes ...
By The Extinction Protocol
December 27, 2011 – SEOUL – The nation experienced more earthquakes than the yearly average this year, said the state's weather agency Tuesday, causing concerns after Koreans witnessed a massive quake ravage its neighbor Japan ...
The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond
Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
By U.S. Geological Survey
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 15:21:56 UTC; Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 10:21:56 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 51.858°N, 95.825°E. Depth, 6.9 km (4.3 miles). Region, SOUTHWESTERN ...
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
Earthquakes triggered by tropical cyclones | TG Daily
By Kate Taylor
The 1969 Typhoon Flossie was followed by a magnitude 6.2 quake in 1972. The 2010 magnitude 7 earthquake in Haiti occurred in the mountainous region one-and-a-half years after two hurricanes and two tropical storms drenched the ...
TG Daily
Earthquake: 3.2 quake hits near Pinnacles - latimes.com
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
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
Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
Quake building to take over year to demolish. Updated at 6:23 pm on 20 December 2011. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says it will take more ...
www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-building-to-take-over-year-to-de...
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
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
Strong earthquakes rattle NZ's Christchurch
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. ...
www.boston.com/.../strong_earthquakes_rattle_nzs_christchur...
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...
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
Canterbury Earthquake | New quakes 'vindicate land... | Stuff.co.nz
Prime Minister John Key says yesterday's earthquakes are "frightening and disheartening" for the people of Christchurch and Canterbury, particularly so close to ...
www.stuff.co.nz/.../New-quakes-vindicate-land-decisions-Bro...
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