MEXICO Earthquake News, Dec 11, 2011

Strong quake kills at least three in Mexico USA Today Everything is OK." Parts of Mexico City rest on the shaky soil of a former lake bed, which tends to magnify the effect of earthquakes. An 8.1-magnitude quake in 1985 killed as many as 10000 people in the city. In Acapulco, which is in Guerrero, ... See all stories on this topic »

Rest Your Fears: Big Earthquakes Not on the Rise Fox News Such giant earthquakes are expected to occur at least once during the 111-year history of the catalogue of quake data, they said. In a second study, the USGS's Michael used three statistical methods to find out if large earthquakes cluster together or ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

New Madrid quakes' bicentennial puts focus on future calamity Louisville Courier-Journal The agency predicts a 25 percent to 40 percent chance of a weaker magnitude 6 quake, which would still cause damage, during the same time period. Steve Oglesby, the deputy earthquakeprogram manager for the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, ... See all stories on this topic »

Quake assessors' wage bill $144m Stuff.co.nz In the week the Earthquake Commission was forced to start an independent review of its hiring practices after revelations of nepotism, the cost of the contractors' bill has been released. A $144 million spending binge on contractors to assess damaged ... See all stories on this topic »

World football stars remember Japan quake dead AFP TOYOTA, Japan — Players at the Club World Cup in Japan paid tribute Sunday to those who lost their lives and livelihoods in the March earthquake that left 20000 dead or missing, nine months on from the disaster. Santos striker Borges had a prolific ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Japan quake and tsunami propel charity focused on orphan care Los Angeles Times But the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan presented the group with its biggest challenge yet. (Tom Miyagawa Coulton, For The Times / December 10, 2011) By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times Japan's natural disaster in March was only hours old when ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Aftershocks: Centuries later, debates surround New Madrid earthquakes DeSoto Appeal The notorious New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 had begun. Two centuries later, the issues and questions raised by those quakes -- which included hundreds of shocks, the largest of which created Reelfoot Lake and flattened New Madrid, Mo. ... See all stories on this topic »

Major 6.5 quake hits southern Mexico: USGS Hindustan Times A major 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, with the quake strongly felt in the capital Mexico City and southern Guerrero state. City, at a depth of about 65 kilometers, according to USGS. ... See all stories on this topic »

Moderate quake hits southwestern Japan Inquirer.net TOKYO – A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southwestern islands on Sunday, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage, officials said. The quake hit at 10:22 am (0122 GMT) in Kagoshima prefecture, some 1300 kilometers ... See all stories on this topic »

Mexico Earthquake: 6.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes Western State Of ... By The Huffington Post News Editors MEXICO CITY — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico's western Guerrero state Saturday night, shaking buildings and causing panic in the nation's capital and the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Officials said at least three people died, but ... The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

World News - Deadly 6.5 earthquake strikes north of Acapulco By msnbc.com staff and news services Reuters reporters in Mexico City said the earthquake seemed to go on for an unusually long period. "I was dreadfully afraid, I thought it was never going to end," said Laura Gonzalez, who was drinking in a bar in the capital when the quake ... Newsvine - World News - Articles

NewsDaily: USGS says 6.7 magnitude quake hit southwest Mexico Midwest quake could cause $100 billion damage: RMS. NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2011 (Reuters) — A moderate earthquake in the midwestern United States could cause up to $100 billion in economic losses and up to $50 billion in insured losses, ... NewsDaily: Top Headlines

Magnitude 6.1 - ATACAMA, CHILE - Earthquake Hazards Program ... USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researchingearthquakes and earthquake hazards. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../Quakes/usc00073nc.php

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