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EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 09, 2012

Quake anniversary holiday 'counter-productive'
Stuff.co.nz
The Christchurch City Council yesterday announced plans for a civic memorial service from noon to 1.30pm on February 22 at North Hagley Park, with the Christchurch Earthquake Awards to follow. The magnitude-6.3 quake that struck the city killed 182 ...
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Stuff.co.nz
2 years later, South Floridians helping Haiti quake victims
Sun-Sentinel
Two years after an earthquake devastated Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, leaving 230000 dead and most of the country in ruins, hundreds of South Floridians are continuing to volunteer countless hours to help revive the beleaguered nation. ...
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Simulated Disasters Provide Earthquake Data
Voice of America
Quake dynamics The Rock Mechanics Laboratory is one of several specialized labs at Lamont-Doherty's Division of Seismology, Geology and Tectonophysics, now studying the subterranean dynamics of earthquakes. Research professor Heather Savage fires up a ...
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Strong 6.6 quake rattles Solomon Islands
Hindustan Times
A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake on Monday struck the Santa Cruz islands, part of the Pacific's Solomons group, the USGS said, but there was no threat of a widespread tsunami, according to officials. some 350 kilometres (220 miles) east of Kirakira, ...
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A seismic shift in Ohio's concerns over earthquakes
Columbus Dispatch
The part-time state employee keeps watch over 26 earthquake detectors with an annual budget of $20000. After the New Year's Eve quake, his quiet office in a lab building near the city of Delaware has become the epicenter of an investigation into a ...
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Columbus Dispatch
Earthquake drill set for Indiana on Feb. 7
Indianapolis Star
The Midwest recently passed the 200th anniversary of one of the largest earthquakesto hit the region -- the New Madrid quakes of Dec. 15, 1811, which included powerful aftershocks for two months. Though that quake's epicenter was in southeastern ...
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3.1 earthquake rattles Winslow area
AZFamily
by Catherine Holland According to the USGS, the quake hit at 12:11 pm about 21 miles southwest of Winslow and about 113 miles northeast of Phoenix. (Winslow is about a 3-hour drive from Phoenix.) With a depth of just over 3 miles, the temblor was a...
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Aftershock data revised to assess risk
Stuff.co.nz
You can still have a magnitude-6.0 earthquake, but if it goes another 10 kilometres offshore then it's not really an issue." While shakes triggered by the September 2010quake could continue for 30 years, they would fade in strength and frequency. ...
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21000 people affected in Xinjiang quake
China Daily
BEIJING - The 5.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Sunday has affected 21000 people, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday. As of 6 pm Monday, the quake has forced 2600 residents to relocate and...
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No link between Virginia earthquake and fracking, scientists say
Daily Press (blog)
While uncommon, earthquakes occur in Virginia. The most powerful recorded was a 5.9 quake in 1897 in Giles County, which is located within one of the state's two historically active quake zones. The other — an oval-shaped 40-mile swath between ...
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Two years after quake, 'Haiti still has a long way to go'
CTV.ca
A youth stands among debris from tents disassembled by authorities who closed the camp occupied by people displaced by the 2010 earthquakenear the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 4, 2012. (AP / Dieu Nalio Chery) A man displaced by the 2010 ...
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CTV.ca
Deal in works to save Woodbury's quake-damaged GG Green Building
Cherry Hill Courier Post
The building, located on Broad Street, was found to have structural damage following the August earthquake that hit the east coast. The GG Green Building was fenced in when a crack appeared in the building after the earthquake that shook the region in ...
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Three more earthquakes rattle Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay Today
GNS Science said the 3.7 quake struck at 5:28 pm last night at a depth of 30km about 30km south of Havelock North, which was the location of another earthquake earlier on Monday morning. It said a 3.4 quake was then recorded 20km north of Napier at ...
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Quakes jeopardize Youngstown's economic recovery
WKSU News
But then he earthquakes started; eleven over just the last nine months. All near what's called a deep-injection, brine disposal well on Youngstown's east side. Bob Liller's house was near the epicenter of the biggest quake; on New Years Eve; ...
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WKSU News
A return to Haiti two years after earthquake stranded children in adoption limbo
msnbc.com
They had survived the quake and been evacuated to a makeshift shelter, where food and water were running out. They were getting little help, because there was so much tragedy and mayhem everywhere. What's more, many of the children were in the process ...
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Earthquake Rumbles North Of Anchorage
Insurance Journal
The US Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.0 temblor struck shortly before 10 pm Saturday and was centered about 150 northeast of Anchorage. The Alaska EarthquakeInformation Center says the quake was felt in such places as Copper Center and Eagle...
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Newly discovered earthquake fault lines mean Valley is on shakier ground than ...
Yakima Herald-Republic
"Looking at a map you can argue probabilitywise (a major earthquake) is not going to happen," Schelling said. "But that doesn't mean it can't happen tomorrow." The largest earthquake recorded within 100 miles of Yakima was a 5.5 magnitude quake in 1981 ...
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Yakima Herald-Republic
ERRA ensures clean drinking water to 80pc quake affectees
Pakistan Observer
Islamabad—Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority has completed 4325 water and sanitation projects in earthquake hit areas ensuring access of clean drinking water to 80 percent population. The authority has been assigned to execute 4746 ...
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Two years after Haitian quake, UN Ambassador Against Hunger views progress
South Florida Caribbean News
Almost two years after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, a high-profile advocate for the United Nations food relief agency has visited the Caribbean country to survey the agency's efforts in fighting malnutrition among those made homeless by the ...
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South Florida Caribbean News
Area Artists Remember Haiti Quake
Patch.com
On January 12, 2012, Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake that killed and injured hundreds of thousands. Many times that number both in Haiti and in the New Jersey metropolitan area were permanently affected by the devastation. ...
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October quake claim deadline today
Radio New Zealand
Canterbury residents have until the end of Monday to lodge a claim for any damages caused by the earthquake on 9 October. The Earthquake Commission says 5475 claims have been lodged so far. The quake was magnitude 5.5. It occurred at 8.43pm and was ...
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Quake-hit hotel fixed and ready for auction
Timaru Herald
The pub was damaged in the September 4, 2010, earthquake, with the hotel's balcony collapsing and bringing down part of the facade and weakening the front accommodation rooms. For some time, it looked as if the front and rear walls of the building ...
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5.0-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang
People's Daily Online
Urumqi (CNS) - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Hoxud County of the Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to the China EarthquakeNetworks Center. ...
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Informer: Ohio scientist blamed well for earthquake that shook LC in 1983
American Press
“The earthquake was widely picked up in New Mexico, Missouri, Oklahoma and Ontario, Canada.” The quake was the first one in Louisiana to be recorded by locally placed seismographs, which had been set up a couple years earlier expressly to measure ...
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Earthquake registered in Oklahoma County
NewsOK.com
The quake was centered about 3 miles northeast of Choctaw, 3 miles southeast of Jones and 5 miles east of Nicoma Park in Oklahoma County. An earthquake in Central Oklahoma that registered 2.7 magnitude was measured Sunday evening, the US Geological ...
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Small earthquake shakes Winslow
Tucson Citizen
The earthquake was a little over 2 miles deep. There were no reports of damage. Several Winslow residents interviewed were unaware of thequake. This entry was posted on Monday, January 9th, 2012 at 8:38 am and is filed under Arizona Republic News. ...
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Tucson Citizen
REVIEW: Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Death of ...
Macleans.ca
On July 28, a quake flattened the city of Tangshan and its outlying villages, killing half a million people in perhaps the deadliest 23 seconds in human history. The era's corrosive politics had even seeped intoearthquake science. ...
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Macleans.ca
Only half of promised £3bn has reached Haiti victims, says UN report
Metro
The second anniversary of the devastating earthquake must be a call to action. Donors must honour their promises to Haiti and stay the course.' The quake killed 220000 people when it struck near the capital Port au Prince on January 12, 2010 – leaving ...
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Metro
Ash Wednesday Christchurch earthquake anniversary
By Bosco Peters
Preparing for January 9 2012 which is Ash Wednesday and the anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake that killed 181 people and caused widespread devastation.
Liturgy Worship Spirituality
Christchurch February 22 Quake Anniversary Plans... | Stuff.co.nz
The Christchurch City Council has announced its initial plans for an event to mark the February 22 earthquake which killed 182 people.
Stuff.co.nz - National
Magnitude 6.6 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
By U.S. Geological Survey
Monday, January 09, 2012 at 04:07:16 UTC; Monday, January 09, 2012 at 03:07:16 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 10.557°S, 165.160°E. Depth, 38.9 km (24.2 miles). Region, SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS ...
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
W&M Blogs » Whose Fault is It? The 2011 Virginia Earthquake (Part 2)
By Chuck Bailey
The vast majority of the world's earthquakes occur at or very near tectonic plate boundaries. The causal mechanism for the Virginia quake is not clear. As Seth Stein at Northwestern University puts it, parts of eastern North America may be ...
W&M Blogs
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 ... - Daily Mail
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Cholera cripples Haiti, two years after quake
The Haitian government estimates 316000 people died in the quake and the dozens of aftershocks that followed. The earthquake left 1.5 million people ...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-05/haiti.../1
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...
Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan - CNN
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of Japan on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.The earthquake hit 468 kilometers ...
articles.cnn.com/.../world_asia_japan-earthquake_1_quake-hit...
Russia Earthquake: Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Southeast | The 2012 ...
Russia Earthquake: Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Southeast ... southwestern Siberia are being told to leave their shafts after a strong earthquake shook the region. ...
the2012scenario.com/.../russia-earthquake-magnitude-6-9-qua...
  
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