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EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 11, 2012

7.3 quake hits Indonesia again, but this time residents are better prepared
Christian Science Monitor
7.3 quake struck Indonesia early Wednesday morning, six years and one month after a devastating earthquake rocked Banda Aceh and South East Asia, causing tsunami warnings, but residents had escape routes planned. By Sara Schonhardt, Correspondent ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Slow road to recovery in quake-ravaged Haiti
Reuters
The 18-year-old eight-grader is flourishing in a new school built after Haiti's devastatingearthquake, dreaming of one day becoming a doctor in the violent Haitian slum he calls home. "Who knows where I'd be if it wasn't for this place," he said. ...
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Rockets' Dalembert remembers horror of Haiti quake
The Associated Press
Two frantic days after a magnitude-7.0 earthquake rumbled across his native Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, the veteran NBA center returned to the Caribbean nation and could hardly absorb the chaos and horror. Victims missing limbs lying helplessly in the ...
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Council reneges on quake victims burial offer
Stuff.co.nz
The Christchurch City Council has reneged on an offer to pay for the burial costs of earthquake victims in a memorial cemetery. Instead, grieving families will have to pay a $350 plot fee. A few weeks before Christmas,earthquake victims' families ...
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Stuff.co.nz
$200 million donated
Stuff.co.nz
The biggest funds have been the Red Cross appeals for the September 2010 and February 2011 quakes, which collectively raised $111m, and the Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, which raised $66m, with another $30m pledged. ...
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Quake aid office opens for Oklahomans in Prague
NewsOK.com
5. The 5.6-magnitude earthquake was the largest recorded in the history of Oklahoma. State emergency officials say six structures were destroyed by the quakes. Another 21 structures sustained damage that will require repair times exceeding 30 days. ...
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Church without quake insurance
The Ashburton Guardian
By Susan Sandys January 12, 2012 St Andrew's Presbyterian Church is withoutearthquake insurance despite paying $27000 up front for a year's cover in September. The Ashburton parish, like all the church's parishes around New Zealand, was covered by...
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Earthquake Documentary Launched
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
A documentary, 'Quake: Haiti in Jamaica', which deals with the implications for Jamaica if an earthquake struck, similar to the one which impacted Haiti on January 12, 2010, was officially launched yesterday. The documentary, which was launched at the ...
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Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
From the quake, a gift of life to a sister
New Zealand Herald
By Jarrod Booker A Christchurch man who travelled to Scotland to donate a kidney to his ill sister never gave it a second thought - even after the February earthquake forced his family from their home. Anaesthetist Duncan Williams, 51, is humble about ...
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Quakes not a sign of more
Charleston Post Courier
That residents even know about the quake could be attributed to closer monitoring and better reporting of seismic activity, said Erin Beutel, the SC Earthquake Education and Preparedness Program director at the College of Charleston. ...
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2.2 quake shakes Sonoma
San Jose Mercury News
A 2.2-magnitude earthquake centered just miles from Rohnert Park was recorded Tuesday night, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake struck 4 miles east-northeast of Rohnert Park at 10 pm It had about a .2-mile depth, according to the USGS....
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Christ Church Cathedral work 'in disarray'
Stuff.co.nz
Anglican Church and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) engineers were last month working on how to make the quake-battered cathedral safe, which could have involved pulling down several parts of the building. Options being considered have ...
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Water managers, feds keep close eye on dam after Orangeville quake
Deseret News
By Geoff Liesik, Deseret News ORANGEVILLE, Emery County — When an earthquake hit Emery County in November, one of the first structures officials checked for damage was Joe's Valley Dam near Orangeville. "It felt like something hit the house," said Jay ...
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Deseret News
7.1-magnitude quake hits Aceh
New Straits Times
JAKARTA: An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude shook Aceh early this morning but no reports on damaged property or fatalities in the incident were received. The Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) recorded theearthquake's ...
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Dominican Republic Takes Lessons From Haiti Quake
Huffington Post UK (blog)
The two nations have a long history of earthquakes in addition to their vulnerability to hurricanes and cyclones. As Haiti continues to make a slow recovery from the catastrophic earthquake that devastated the nation two years ago, its neighbour ...
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Minor earthquake strikes north of Payson Sunday
Payson Roundup
According to the United States Geologic Survey (USGS), the quake occurred just after noon Sunday in a remote area 20 miles southwest of Winslow. The depth of theearthquake was 5 kilometers or 3 miles. Julie Dutton, geophysicist at the USGSearthquake ...
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St. Gregory's Students, Faculty Return To Quake-Damaged Building
News On 6
By Darren Brown, News 9 - bio | email Two months after a 5.6 magnitude earthquakeshook one of its oldest buildings, St. Gregory's University is finally getting back to a "new" normal. Last November's strong earthquake toppled one of Benedictine Hall's ...
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Vero boss sobered by size of quake disaster
The Press
The major differences between the Christchurch earthquake and otherquakes and natural disasters is the duration of the event and its severity, Dransfield says. Typically natural catastrophes in Australia are measured in minutes or hours, or, ...
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The Press
Quake-damaged particle accelerator fixed
UPI.com
10 (UPI) -- Scientists in Japan say a particle accelerator damaged in the March 2011earthquake is repaired and ready to resume research operations. Located in Tokai, about 60 miles south of the hard-hit city of Sendai, the accelerator was being used ...
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Quake Royal Commission names buildings to be analysed
TVNZ
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has named the buildings it is analysing as part of its inquiry into earthquake-related building failure in Christchurch. The Commission said other buildings may be added to the sample. ...
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A Survivor of Haiti's Quake, and Now of Leukemia, Too
New York Times
The Morpeaus are coping with haunting memories of the earthquake as they try to build a new life in a one-bedroom apartment that sits atop a church. Ms. Morpeau had been a teacher when her school crumbled in the quake. Mr. Morpeau had worked as a ...
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The earthquake-sensing street lamp
Humans Invent
By James Holland In an earthquake, things get pretty dark, pretty quickly. Dust clouds, power cuts and even tumbling buildings block light. But what if the street lamps on every corner could sense the quake coming and flood the area with light in an ...
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7.3 quake hits off Indonesia; panic, no injuries
Hindustan Times
AP A powerful earthquake hit off the coast of western Indonesia early today, prompting officials to briefly issue a tsunami warning. Panicked residents ran from their homes, some fleeing to high ground by car or motorcycle, but there were no reports of ...
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UK Shale Drilling Won't Start Dangerous Earthquakes
BusinessWeek
A weaker quake of 1.5 was recorded in May. Earthquakes of magnitude 3.9 or less on the scale are considered minor or micro, while anything under 4.9 is described as light and is unlikely to cause major damage.
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7.3 earthquake won't send tsunamis to Indonesia
CBS News
The US Geological Survey said the 7.3-magnitude quake struck 260 miles (420 kilometers) off the coast of Aceh province just after midnight. It was centered 18 miles (30 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor. People in the provincial capital, ...
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Strife over quake-damaged rentals
The Press
It certainly does not adequately cover the needs of getting a full-blownearthquake rebuild done. The tenant may be concerned that such a move may mean financial disadvantage as well as inconvenience. However, underlying this is the tenant's legal ...
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The Press
Post-quake scam: 13 held in Kutch for fudging bills for debris removal
Indian Express
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested 13 persons, including two taluka development officers, accused of fudging bills for removal of debris in the wake of the 2001 earthquake in Kutch that left more than 450 villages in the district flattened. ...
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Superintendent sets quake hazards workshop
Seaside Signal
"We want to get information to the board and community members regarding the science involved in a Cascadian Subduction Zone earthquake," Dougherty said. The workshop follows discussions by the Cannon Beach City Council considering a resolution asking...
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Dallas earthquake not caused by fracking… And neither was the ...
By David Middleton
Thirty years as an exploration geophysicist, and I sleep right through my firstearthquake! That morning, I arrived at work and found my office in total disarray – So thequake didn't do any damage… Figure 1. Dallas earthquake location and ...
Watts Up With That?
7.3 Quake Hits Indonesia, No Injuries Reported
By Chris Greenhough
7.3 Quake Hits Indonesia, No Injuries Reported. A powerful 7.3 earthquake struck 260 miles from the western coast of Indonesia on Wednesday morning, yet caused no injuries or significant damage on land. A tsunami warning was briefly ...
The Inquisitr
ontd_political: Quake Rattles Western Indonesia
By Rakish Ragabash
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but witnesses reported only minor shaking on land. The quake was centered in the ...
ONTD_Political
Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
By U.S. Geological Survey
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 18:37:01 UTC; Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:37:01 AM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 2.396°N, 93.175°E. Depth, 29.1 km (18.1 miles). Region, OFF THE WEST COAST OF ...
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
Small Earthquake Shakes Sonoma County « CBS San Francisco
By carloscbs5
ROHNERT PARK (CBS SF) – A 2.2-magnitude earthquake centered just miles from Rohnert Park was recorded Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Thequake struck 4 miles east-northeast of Rohnert Park at 10 p.m. ...
CBS San Francisco
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...
7.3 quake hits Indonesia again, but this time residents are better ...
7.3 quake struck Indonesia early Wednesday morning, six years and one month after a devastating earthquake rocked Banda Aceh and South East Asia, ...
www.csmonitor.com/.../7.3-quake-hits-Indonesia-again-but-thi...
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...
Dallas earthquake not caused by fracking… And neither was the ...
That morning, I arrived at work and found my office in total disarray – So the quake didn't do any damage… Figure 1. Dallas earthquake location and details ...
wattsupwiththat.com/.../dallas-earthquake-not-caused-by-frack...
Small Earthquake Rattles Winslow
Have you ever experienced an earthquake either here or someplace else? The 3.1-magnitude quake was reportedat 7:11 p.m. Sunday about 20 miles outside of ...
kmle108.radio.com/2012/01/.../small-earthquake-rattles-winsl...
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...
Magnitude 6.8 - IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../Quakes/usc0007fbh.php
  
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