EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 07, 2012

Minor earthquake rumbles near Canadian River bridge Amarillo.com “There are no reports of this quake being felt, which is very surprising,” Caruso said. “We had a magnitude 2.0 (earthquake) near Dallas (on Friday), and people felt that one.” USGS reported the state's second earthquake this year six miles ... See all stories on this topic »

Cholera cripples Haiti, two years after quake USA TODAY 12, 2010, a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital. The Haitian government estimates 316000 people died in the quake and the dozens of aftershocks that followed. Theearthquake left 1.5 million people ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Was That Another Fracking Earthquake? DailyFinance But far more disconcerting is when major tremors in places unaccustomed toearthquakes can be traced to human causes. On New Year's Eve, a 4.0 magnitudequake shook northeastern Ohio. There was no major damage, but the temblor was enough to scare ... See all stories on this topic »

More earthquakes shake Christchurch Herald Sun Two more quakes, measuring 3.4 and 3.2, occurred just after 5am. The city was shaken by a 5.0 quake yesterday, minutes after experts predicted one of that size in coming weeks. Earthquake scientists told a meeting of Christchurch elected ... See all stories on this topic »

Slow recovery in Haiti two years after earthquake MiamiHerald.com The United Nations' presence was evident in Haiti before the earthquake, but the UN, along with Haiti's government, was unable to react effectively at the time due to how the institution was affected by the quake. The large amount of newly homeless and ... See all stories on this topic »

Small earthquakes felt within region The Desert Sun A 3.5-magnitude earthquake centered 7 miles east-northeast of Coachella was recorded at 8:58 am Friday, according to USGS. Within about 15 minutes of the quake, people in Palm Springs, La Quinta and Indian Wells had reported weak shaking to the agency. ... See all stories on this topic »

Huntsville man tracks world's earthquakes from his basement al.com (blog) That's what we call an earthquake, and seismic graphs of quakes near and far are on the website. When a quake will happen can't be predicted, but where it will happen is better understood. Earthquakes are relatively rare in our region, except for the ... See all stories on this topic » al.com (blog)

Haitian quake survivors leaving camps for a place they can call home Catholic News Service By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) -- It took almost two years, but Haitianearthquake survivor Sonya Mallebranche has a place she can call home again. It's only three rooms, making it less than perfect, Mallebranche admits, especially for four adults... See all stories on this topic »

Shaken, not stirred Sunday Star Times The quake created 38 new lakes, and great damage was reported over a wide area. The sparse population meant there were just 17 casualties, most due to landslides. The Richter 7.3 Hawke's Bay Earthquake in 1931, however, saw great loss of life, ... See all stories on this topic » Sunday Star Times

Quake in Dominican Republic Spurs Fatal Heart Attack Latin American Herald Tribune SANTO DOMINGO – A 47-year-old Dominican died of a heart attack brought on by his reaction to a magnitude-5.3 earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation, the press said. Maximo Ramirez Rodriguez suffered the fatal cardiac arrest while in front of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Quake tremors jolts city Pakistan Observer According to details, the areas where earthquake of small magnitude was felt are the southern areas of the city including Defence, Clifton, Gizri and Mehmoodabad; however, no reports regarding any loss of life or property were received. ... See all stories on this topic »

Warren Man Selling Fracking T-Shirts After Quake WKBN/WYFX-TV The recent earthquakes in the area helped shake an idea into the head of a Warren T-shirt shop owner. Tim Drummond said he got the idea to create a shirt, which boldly says "Another Fracking Earthquake" after learning of Saturday's 4.0 magnitude quake.... See all stories on this topic »

5.9 quake hits Ternate New Straits Times JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Ternate, North Mollucas at 2.31 pm, West Indonesian time Saturday. According to Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysical Agency, the epicentre of the quake was in the sea ... See all stories on this topic » New Straits Times

No predictions but quake project still worthwhile Wairarapa Times-Age A leading Kiwi geoscientist has defended a $500000 earthquake project in Wairarapa that does not aim to predict or prevent the next big shake. GNS principal scientist Stuart Henrys said the project began in 2010 as part of a collaborative gas hydrate ... See all stories on this topic »

A Billionaire Lends Haiti a Hand New York Times On a recent sunny morning, he presided over the opening of the 50th school that his vast telecommunications company, Digicel, has rebuilt since the quake struck in 2010 — and then he promptly pledged to build another 80 schools by 2014. ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Haiti: Two years after the quake, some change but the pace is slow Oxfam America Two years ago, I was one of the first of Oxfam's emergency team to fly to the island, arriving three days after it was hit by a devastating earthquake, which killed more than 220000 people and left more than a million others homeless. ... See all stories on this topic » Oxfam America

Haiti 2 years later: Half a million still in camps The Hour A few kilometers (miles) away, Jean Rony Alexis has left the camp where he spent the months after the quake and moved into a shed-like shelter built on a concrete slab by the Red Cross. But he's not much better off. The annual rent charged by a ... See all stories on this topic » The Hour

Watch: Timelapse of 30-storey hotel built in just 360 hours! Shanghaiist They claim the hotel can withstand a 9 magnitude earthquake, is five times morequake-resistant than conventional buildings and five times more energy efficient, with indoor air 20 times purer than the air outside. Make of that what you will, ... See all stories on this topic »

Herald journalists dig for progress in Haiti, find it MiamiHerald.com By AMINDA MARQUES GONZALEZ Fourteen months since his last trip to Haiti, Jose Iglesias landed in Port-au-Prince last month with his video camera in hand, looking for the images that captured this chapter in the country's post-quake recovery. ... See all stories on this topic »

Portland-based Haiti Humanitarian Project Continues MPBN News ... tried to work with the public system to that they could be a big part of the response to the earthquake in the north." TP: "It's been two years since the quake but Konbit Sante has been operating for more than 10 years. It's based here in Portland. ... See all stories on this topic » MPBN News

The 10 Biggest Events of 2011 College Times Survivors of the Japanese quake and the ensuing fallout huddle in a shelter. Casey Anthony reacts to being found not guilty on murder charges at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. At left is her attorney Jose Baez.... See all stories on this topic »

City's water supply is subject of study Santa Rosa Press Democrat The severe damage in the Marina District of San Francisco in the 1989 Loma Prietaquake was due to liquefaction. Soils near water can be loose and sandy and especially prone to liquefaction. How important is this issue locally? ... See all stories on this topic »

Around the area and state: Firefighters rescue 1 from collapsed trench Houston Chronicle Experts say a minor earthquake has shaken the Dallas metropolitan area. The US Geological Survey says the 2.0 magnitude quake happened at 12:11 am Friday, centered 6 miles north-northwest of Dallas. USGS says it's the second recordedearthquake this ... See all stories on this topic »

Conveying the true feelings of disaster victims Mainichi Daily News I remember feeling shocked, thinking, "Three months have passed since the quake, and conditions are still like this?" At the time I thought that if people moved to temporary housing, living conditions would probably improve, and so I wrote an article ... See all stories on this topic » Mainichi Daily News

Fracking may send water trucks to Pa. town Arkansas Times (blog) Rather the quake was linked to a brine injection well nowhere near any hydraulic fracturing. The blog to which you link states that the Oklahoma earthquake has been linked to fracking, but there is no link to the research on which the blog statement is ... See all stories on this topic »

STEPHEN FORBES/Fairfax NZ Stuff.co.nz Also, very optimistic that the upcoming generation of terrific young people that we are so good at exporting, will return to drive the rebuild of the new city in spite of the stupid regulations we tolerate in the quake zone and the waste being rorted ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

Groundwater loss puts city at risk Daily Star Online The geologist, who is also an earthquake expert, said that since the city is located in aquake-prone area, the land subsidence puts it in even greater danger. Other geologists, too, have warned that the declining water table poses extreme hazards ... See all stories on this topic »

Local churches make long-term commitment to helping in Haiti Anderson Independent Mail That was in May 2011, more than a year after the country was rocked by a 7.0earthquake and more than 300000 people were killed. On Jan. 12, Haiti will mark its second anniversary since the quake, and Latimer's church is planning its fifth mission trip ... See all stories on this topic »

British 'rakugo' artist helps Tohoku smile The Japan Times But she was immediately presented with a chance to help survivors in the devastated northeast, as organizers canceled all her bookings the day after the Great East Japan Earthquake, deeming rakugo performances to be inappropriate at a time when the ... See all stories on this topic » The Japan Times

Magnitude 5.3 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA By U.S. Geological Survey USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes

Three earthquakes strike nuclear plant region of Fukushima district ... By The Extinction Protocol It's shallower than 10km. No information about the plant is announced yet. JNN Fukushima live camera was down immediately after the quake. The earthquake was only one of three that hit the region in cascading fashion. -Fukushima Diary ... The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond

Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake-hit ... Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism says despite a bleak year, many local operators have developed new tours and offers to survive the post-quake downturn. ... www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-hit-tourism-operators-bouncing-...

Quake Rocks Christchurch Earthquake Briefing | Stuff.co.nz A magnitude-4.7 earthquake hit Christchurch at 8.04pm tonight, hours after a magnitude-5 quake interrupted a special briefing on aftershocks. www.stuff.co.nz/.../Magnitude-4-7-quake-strikes-Christchurch

Japan earthquake: Force 7 quake shakes Tokyo hours into new year ... The quake, which measured 4 in central Tokyo, Fukushima and their surrounding areas, struck 217 miles below the sea surface at 2.28pm (5.27am GMT). www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Japan-earthquake-Force-7-quake-sha...

Ohio quakes could incite fracking policy shift Yet earthquakes have a special ability to grab public attention. That's especially true after Saturday's quake near Youngstown, at magnitude 4.0 strong ... online.wsj.com/.../AP525996cd5cb44f7bbba827e24fd1ee6f.ht...

Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Joshua Tree - latimes.com A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Monday morning eight miles from Joshua Tree, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/.../earthquake-joshua-tree.html

4.0 quake hits Youngstown, Ohio. Yes, Ohio Hadn't felt previous ten earthquakes ... but this one was big!" The USGS says that the region is no stranger to quakes, though they are indeed rare. ... latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../40-magnitude-quake-hits-youngst...

Quakes Jeopardize Ohio City's Economic Recovery There is a natural gas drilling boom going on in Youngstown, Ohio. But a series ofearthquakes there has renewed focus on activities like drilling and mining that ... www.npr.org/.../earthquake-fears-jeopardizes-youngstowns-ec...

Japan earthquake: 6.8 quake rattles Tokyo, but no damage A 6.8 earthquake rattled Tokyo and other cities on Sunday, but not enough to cause major damage. The quake's epicenter was some 200 miles under the sea, ... slatest.slate.com/.../japan_earthquake_6_8_quake_rattles_toky...

Guam Earthquake Today Marks Strongest Quake Recently in Region LOS ANGELES (LALATE) - A Guam earthquake today marks one of the strongest to shake the region in recent weeks. The Guam earthquake today Wednesday, news.lalate.com/.../guam-earthquake-today-marks-strongest-re...

McDonald, Ohio Earthquake: 4.0 Quake Felt Near Youngstown ... But the Ohio Department of Natural Resources director said fracking is not causing thequakes. He said four injection wells within a five-mile radius of the by now ... jibambe.com/.../mcdonald-ohio-earthquake-4-0-quake-felt-ne...

JAPAN EARTHQUAKE JANUARY 1, 2012: MAGNITUDE 7.0 QUAKE Another powerful earthquake hits Japan and it happened exactly on New Year's Day. The quake which has a magnitude 7.0 rocked the eastern part of Japan. www.pinoyhalo.com/.../japan-earthquake-january-1-2012-ma...

Mar, Japan earthquake: Quake and tsunami May, U.S. housing ... GRAPHIC NEWS. Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images. Mar, Japan earthquake:Quake and tsunami leave 22000 dead or missing and trigger world's ... www.khaleejtimes.com/year2011/reviews/GN28738C.pdf

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan - CNN.com A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of Japan on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. www.cnn.com/2012/01/01/world/asia/japan.../index.html

4.2 magnitude earthquake reported north of Christchurch, NZ – 5.3 ... GNS Science received reports the quake was felt in Havelock, Maraetai Bay, Picton, Te Aro, Newton, and Churton Park. The earthquake was centered 30km ... theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/.../4-2-magnitude-earthq...

  

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