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EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 13, 2012


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Haiti, South Florida remember quake victims on anniversary
MiamiHerald.com
In Haiti and South Florida, victims of Haiti's 7.0-earthquakewere remembered Thursday with reflections and prays. A woman kneels at the cross that remained intact after theearthquake. Haitians visited the heavy damaged Notre Dame "National" Cathedral ...
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MiamiHerald.com
Company Cautions Against Linking Well, Ohio Quakes
Insurance Journal
30 after the 10th earthquake Christmas Eve. After a New Year's quake of magnitude 4.0, Gov. John Kasich ordered a moratorium on all wastewater injection wells within a roughly five-mile radius of the Youngstown well. The moratorium applied to four ...
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Haiti quiet as quake marked with national holiday
Seattle Post Intelligencer
9, 2012, the worker's shirt hangs at the construction site of homes for people who were displaced by the 2010 earthquake on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. As the hemisphere's poorest country marks the second anniversary of the earthquake that ...
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To save buildings from quakes, architects try self-destruction by design
Christian Science Monitor
Dr. Hajjar and his team think earthquake engineers can do better. They developed a new method for defending buildings not just from collapse, but also from the tiny fractures and warps that make structures unsafe after a quake and very expensive to ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Japan Builders Tout Quake-Resistant Features
Bloomberg
Changing Sales Pitch “The sales pitch has changed: We demonstrate more as to what we have done in preparation for theearthquake,” said Funo. An 8-magnitude quake is estimated to strike every 118.8 years on average near Tokyo, the last one being in ...
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Bloomberg
Small quake detected near Franklin, NH
Boston.com
By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff A small earthquake was detected Thursday afternoon near Franklin, NH, the US Geological Survey reported this morning. The 1.4-magnitude quake was detected at 5:02 pm 3 miles southwest of Franklin, or about 82 miles ...
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DEP says W.Va. quakes could be linked to underground injection of wastewater ...
The Republic
State environmental regulators say a small earthquake in Braxton County last week suggests there could be a connection to a gas drilling company's underground disposal of wastewater. Ten small quakes shook central West Virginia in 2010, ...
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Group Gathers To Remember Haiti Quake Two Years Later (VIDEO)
Patch.com
The group gathered for a candlelight vigil and moment of silence to honor the two-year anniversary of the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti and killed more than 300000 people. The group also met last year on the 1-year anniversary, ...
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Taiwan quake seen crippling chip supply chain
Power Management Design Line
But as bad as the Japan quake was for the global chip industry, a major earthquake in Taiwan—home to the vast majority of the semiconductor industry's foundry capacity—could cause far greater supply disruptions. "If there is a major disaster in ...
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Power Management Design Line
Cannot ignore Jaitapur quake risk: Geologists
Times of India
"Since Jaitapur lies in the same compressional stress regime that has been responsible for generating both the Mw=6.3 Latur and the Mw=6.4 Koynaearthquakes in the past five decades, one can say that a similar quake could possibly occur directly ...
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Walton Discusses Aftermath Of Haiti Quake
NPR
Melissa Block talks to David Walton of the nonprofit group Partners in Health about the two-year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. Now a snapshot of public health in Haiti two years after the earthquake. I'm joined by Dr. David Walton of the ...
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Quake burial error angers widow
Star Canterbury
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has stepped in to save the city council from an embarrassing blunder over the payment of earthquake victims' burials. Before Christmas, the city council sent a letter to families of quake victims saying it would pay the ...
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Taylor Devices' profits soared in last quarter; Japan quake cited
Buffalo News
The 8.9-magnitude quake last March in Japan hasn't yet resulted in orders for Taylor Devices from the island nation, but Taiwan, South Korea and China have all bought the company's seismic protection equipment. "The Japanese earthquake made other Asian ...
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Buffalo News
Christchurch legacy at risk as city crumbles
New Zealand Herald
With so many heritage buildings already gone - in December, before the latestquakes, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's (CERA) demolition list designates 124 "demolish", 22 "make safe", and 31 "partial demolish" - those still there are an ...
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Memories haunt quake survivors
Montreal Gazette
It has already been two years, but for Marie-Merline Sansan, the memories of the earthquake that swept away her parents and grandparents are still raw. “Ever since New Year's Day, I really don't feel well enough to talk about the catastrophe,” said ...
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Toshiba Among Companies Picked for Clean Energy in Quake Areas
Bloomberg
(2768) as part of Japan's efforts to promote renewable energy in areas hit by last March's record earthquake and tsunami. The Japanese companies won an order from the Environment Ministry to conduct research on whether Minamisoma city in Fukushima is ...
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Richmonders reflect on progress, need for help on Haiti quake anniversary
WTVR
Talley was volunteering at an elementary school just outside the nation's capital, Port Au Prince, when the quake struck. The devastating 7.0 magnitudeearthquake killed 316000 people, left millions homeless and shattered the country's infrastructure. ...
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Quake report reveals possible north Qld 'fault'
ABC Online
By Josh Bavas Geoscience Australia has released a report into severalearthquakes that struck north Queensland last year, with scientists saying there may be a fault in the region. Three main quakes shook near Bowen, south of Townsville - two in April ...
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Make 'quake insurance compulsory
Delta-Optimist
The postal code of one's home can decide the cost of earthquake insurance and the limitations of coverage. The disasters in Japan, New Zealand and elsewhere during the past year have caused the insurance industry to introduce stricter terms for this ...
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Quake talk at 'Hands-on-Science'
Otago Daily Times
One of the school's early highlights is a free public talk on "New Zealandearthquakes and earthquake hazard in Dunedin". It will be delivered by Otago geology lecturer Dr Virginia Toy and Prof Richard Norris and will start, inthe university's St David ...
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On anniversary of deadly quake, UN urges continued support for Haiti's recovery
UN News Centre
As Haiti marks the second anniversary of the massive earthquakethat claimed the lives of more than 200000 people and devastated an already poverty-stricken country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged continued international support for recovery and ...
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UN News Centre
Preacher sees progress after Haiti earthquake
WTSP 10 News
For more information on the ministry go to www.haitigospelministeries.org. Two years after a 7.0 earthquakehit Haiti, 500000 are still living in tents. The quake led to more than 220000 deaths and thousands more died from a cholera outbreak....
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WTSP 10 News
Metro Woman Remembers Fiancé Killed in Haiti Quake
fox4kc.com
Over 300000 people were killed in the January 12, 2010earthquake – including Vaughters – and nearly as many were left injured. In addition, an estimated 1 million Haitians were left homeless by the quake that turned thousands of buildings across the ...
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fox4kc.com
Quakes blamed for increase in homicides
Star Canterbury
The homicide rate in Christchurch has more than doubled, with experts blaming the killings on post-earthquake stress. The quake-rattled city has been rocked by five killings in as many months - including two already in 2012....
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Local man continues efforts to help Haiti rebuild after quake
WFMZ Allentown
On the second anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, Rhett Gurian continued to help rebuild the island nation. The 1995 graduate of Allen High School in Allentown spent a year-and-a-half in Haiti following the devastation in 2010 and recently returned ...
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Offshore Quake Panics Sumatra Residents
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
More than a dozen strong aftershocks jolted the region during the 24 hours following Wednesday morning's initial quake. Residents of northwest Sumatra are still deeply traumatized by the massive 2004 earthquake and tsunami disaster that struck on ...
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Taylor Devices' profits soared in last quarter; Japan quake cited
Buffalo News
The 8.9-magnitude quake last March in Japan hasn't yet resulted in orders for Taylor Devices from the island nation, but Taiwan, South Korea and China have all bought the company's seismic protection equipment. “The Japaneseearthquake made other Asian ...
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Lynn University's day of service honors victims of Haiti quake on second ...
Lynn University
12, 2010 Haiti earthquake. The six traveled with eight other students on a “Journey of Hope Haiti.” “Today, Lynn's spirit of service carries on through all of you,” said President Kevin Ross to the 750 who assembled to participate in service projects ...
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Quake victims to lose unemployment aid
The Daily Yomiuri
The period of unemployment benefit eligibility for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake has been extended twice, giving recipients an extra 210 days of support. But some of these recipients had their benefits expire Thursday because the ...
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Examining Haiti's infrastructure post-quake « Know
By Samantha Youngblood
Examining Haiti's infrastructure post-quake ... Ghannoum, whose research focuses on earthquake engineering and the collapse of reinforced concrete structures, judged the school's buildings safe enough to use, pending further inspection. ...
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Small Quake Rattles Southern Santa Clara County « CBS San ...
By carloscbs5
MORGAN HILL (CBS SF) – A 2.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Morgan Hill early Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakethat struck at 12:49 a.m. was centered about 9 miles north of Morgan Hill and 15 miles ...
CBS San Francisco
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...
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-quakedownturn. ...
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
Company cautions against linking well, Ohio quakes
30 after the 10th earthquake Christmas Eve. After a New Year's quake of magnitude 4.0, Gov. John Kasich ordered a moratorium on all wastewater injection ...
www.boston.com/.../company_cautions_against_linking_well_...
Haiti recovery continues, two years after quake
Haitian vendors sell their goods in Port-au-Prince amid earthquake damage that remains almost two years after the quake. A man displaced by the 2010 ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAs9CMrP_gallery.html
Youngstown Injection Well Stays Shut After Earthquake - NYTimes ...
Youngstown officials want a chance to study data from a fresh earthquake in the ... The latest quake, the 11th since mid-March, occurred Saturday afternoon and ...
www.nytimes.com/.../youngstown-injection-well-stays-shut-aft...
7.3 quake hits Indonesia again, but this time residents are better ...
A 7.3 quake earthquake hit waters off western Indonesia early Wednesday, prompting officials to briefly issue a tsunami warning. Panicked residents ran from ...
www.csmonitor.com/.../7.3-quake-hits-Indonesia-again-but-thi...
Small earthquake rattles Braxton near quake cluster recorded in ...
A small earthquake was detected Tuesday in Braxton County, in the same general vicinity of a cluster of 10 similar-sized quakes that occurred in 2010. ...
wvgazette.com/topStories4/201201110170
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 thequake didn't do any damage… Figure 1. Dallas earthquake location and details ...
wattsupwiththat.com/.../dallas-earthquake-not-caused-by-frack...
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE JANUARY 1, 2012: MAGNITUDE 7.0 ...
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...
GeoNet – New Zealand Earthquake Report - Jan 6 2012 at 8:04 pm ...
The GeoNet Project - Monitoring geological hazards in New Zealand.
www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/3638346g.html
Dallas earthquake not caused by fracking… And ... - Debunk House
This 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 details ...
debunkhouse.wordpress.com/.../dallas-earthquake-not-caused-...
Haiti Earthquake Anniversary: Country Marks Second Anniversary ...
Haiti Earthquake Anniversary: Country Marks Second Anniversary Of DeadlyQuake. Haiti Earthquake Anniversary. In this picture taken on Jan. 6, 2012, a...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../haiti-earthquake-anniversary_n_1...
  
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