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EARTHQUAKE News, Jan 29, 2012


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Mild quake hits Haryana
The Hindu
A low-intensity earthquake on Sunday hit Rohtak and Sonepat districts of Haryana but no loss of life or damage to property was reported. The quake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, occurred at 0455 hrs, the MeT department said in Delhi.
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5.7 quake strikes remote Pacific area: geologists
Times of India
WELLINGTON: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks struck beneath the Pacific off New Zealand's Kermadec Islands today, US geologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The remote offshorequake hit at 05:42am local time at a depth of ...
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Threat to New Delhi in major quake is largely ignored
Boston Globe
There are nearly no quake-awareness drills in schools and offices, and tens of thousands of housing units are built every year without any earthquake safety checks. 'At the end of the day, people at the helm of affairs are not doing anything.
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Boston Globe
Scientists: Haiti, DR may facing big quake period
3News NZ
The study says Haiti's 7.0-magnitude earthquake two years ago is likely to be the first of several quakes of a similarly powerful magnitude. The Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake caused widespread damage in the Haitian capital and surrounding cities.
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3News NZ
Rebuild momentum hit by recent quakes
Stuff.co.nz
The bank now estimates the total cost of claims stemming from theearthquakes, including claims for business interruption and temporary accommodation, could be much higher, at $30b. "In the meantime, it is the insurance sector that's the prime thing ...
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Haitians take comfort and find hope in soccer
Los Angeles Times
But the Haitian earthquake in 2010 couldn't destroy a people's love for soccer. Boys play soccer near the St. Rose de Lima church in Leogane earlier this month, two years after Haiti's devastating earthquake left 300000 dead and some 1.5 million...
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Los Angeles Times
'Quake anthology' to be published
Arizona Daily Sun
TOKYO (MCT) -- An anthology on the Great East Japan Earthquakecomprising the works of 17 authors in Japan and abroad will be published in February, followed by the publication of an English version in the United States and Britain in March.
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ODPEM moves to bolster Jamaica's readiness for quakes
Jamaica Observer
BY DENISE DENNIS Career & Education staff reporter dennisd@jamaicaobserver.com TO help limit the fallout from a majorearthquake, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been working with critical sectors to have them...
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Quake efforts blamed for rise in snow mishaps in Japan
Sacramento Bee
The delays have been caused by a shortage of dump trucks - many of which are being used in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake for reconstruction work - to transport snow. According to data compiled by the Akita, Aomori, Ishikawa, Nagano, ...
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Low risk homes to get repairs first
Stuff.co.nz
Barring another big earthquake, insurers say rebuilding and repairingquake-damaged homes will pick up from almost nothing to a multimillion-dollar push in the first quarter of this year. But the rebuilding will be uneven, with the areas of "low risk" ...
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Magnitude 5.5 quake rocks Bicol
Tempo
By ELLALYN B. DE VERA A moderately strong earthquake measuring 5.5-magnitude on the Richter scale jolted parts of Bicol Region yesterday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the 5.5-magnitude earthquake at ...
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Magnitude 5.2 quake hits near Gen. Santos City
The Online Zamboanga Times
COTABATO CITY — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake in the Richter scale hit Mindanao, particularly near General Santos City, on Sunday morning, the United States Geological Service (USGS) reported. The epicenter of thequake, which struck at about 8:07 am, ...
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Active 200-km fault found off Honshu's Kii Peninsula
The Japan Times
Such movements may have caused the 8.6-magnitude Hoeiearthquake in 1707, Park said. The eastern part of the fault is meanwhile believed to have caused a magnitude 7.9 quake and tsunami that struck in 1944. In addition, an extended area of the newly ...
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The Japan Times
Commission to focus on Press building
3News NZ
The royal commission into the Canterbury earthquakes will focus on The Press building where one person was killed and another lost both legs. Double amputee Stacey Herbert is one of 10 people expected to testify at the hearing today.
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3News NZ
Quake efforts blamed for rise in snow mishaps
The Daily Yomiuri
The delays have been caused by a shortage of dump trucks--many of which are being used in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake for reconstruction work--to transport snow. According to data compiled by the Akita, Aomori, Ishikawa, Nagano, ...
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Let the children play
The Press
The children of Canterbury and their parents are coping with the uncertainty of ongoing earthquakes. In the coming weeks, they face more change and upheaval with new schools, new teachers and new classmates. Parents spoke to Your Weekend on condition ...
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The Press
Stark County home to 16 injection wells
Canton Repository
While the string of low magnitude earthquakes — ranging from 2.1 to 2.7 until the 4.0 quake — have raised questions about the D&L injection well, none of the state's other wells have seen problems, Tugend said. Injection wells are an environmentally ...
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Low intensity quake hits Haryana
Daily News & Analysis
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI A low intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Rohtak-Sonipat district in Haryana early today. Theearthquake with a latitude of 28.8 degree north and a longitude of 76.7 degree east occurred at 4:55 am ...
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M4.7 quake jolts Yamanashi Pref., vicinity
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 jolted Yamanashi Prefecture and its vicinity Sunday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 4:46 pm quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Otsuki, ...
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Sikkim quake-affected kids meet Dikshit
Nagaland Post
A group of 20 school kids from the September 2011 earthquake-affected areas of Sikkim Saturday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here as part of an educational trip organised by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). The seven boys and 13 girls ...
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West Coast shaken by 4.5 earthquake
TVNZ
The top of the South Island has been shaken by a 4.5 earthquake, which struck shortly before midday. The quake has been felt along the West Coast, including Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika, according to felt reports on the GeoNet website, ...
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3.5 magnitude quake hits Haryana
The Statesman
CHANDIGARH, 29 JAN: A mild earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the richter scale, was felt in parts of Haryana at 4.55 am today, Met officials said here. The mild tremors were felt in the border areas of Rohtak and Sonipat districts, 210 km from here, ...
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Developer battles heritage rules
The Dominion Post
Quake hazard: Developer Mark Dunajtschik stands in front of the Harcourts building he owns on Lambton Quay. He wants to replace the building with a modern one, but is being hindered by heritage rules. Heritage rules are holding up the demolition of an...
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The Dominion Post
Vindy and 'the best shale coverage'
Youngstown Vindicator
31 earthquake that got everyone's attention — from the Valley to the Statehouse to the nation's capital. By then, the issue already had topped our attention. For us, it was earthquake No. 7 in late October that redirected us. From that moment on, ...
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House full of love -1/29/2012, 2:05 PM
Hays Daily News
Two years ago, Jake and Amy Glover's family doubled when their adoption of three Haitian children was expedited during the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, Jan. 10, 2010. Less than two weeks after the quake, twins Joshua and Joseph, ...
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Hays Daily News
Heartbreak in the rubble
Stuff.co.nz
This is the wreckage - smashed concrete, twisted steel - of the CTV building after the February 22 earthquake hit Christchurch. The dramatic photo appears on the cover of Trapped, a collection of 23 short narratives by Press journalist Martin van ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Haiti quake opens new era of seismic activity
Calgary Herald
The 2010 earthquake that devastated southern Haiti may have opened a new era of seismic activity and residents should brace for more massive temblors, a US study concludes. The 7.0 quake that killed 250000 people and levelled much of the capital city ...
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Atomic-Free Japan by April Roils Debate on Economic Risks
Bloomberg
Kashiwazaki, the world's largest nuclear station, has yet to restart three of its seven units since a 2007 quake that led to a radioactive water spill. The work to upgrade Kashiwazaki'searthquake defenses since 2007 would make it one of the better ...
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Bloomberg
Penn and the Haitian Dictators: Actor Has Blind-Eyed Praise for Clinton ...
Pacific Free Press
12, 2010 earthquake. Subtitled by the program as an 'Actor/Humanitarian,' Penn strongly defended the new neo-colonial order established in Haiti through the foreign-sponsored exclusion election of 2010/11 and the foreign-led, post-quake ...
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Minor quake recorded in Rohtak-Sonipat region of Haryana
NetIndian
An earthquake of slight intensity, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, was recorded in the border region between Rohtak and Sonipat districts of Haryana in the early hours of today. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the quake, ...
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Latest News, Breaking News, IRAN Earthquake quake hurt more ...
IRAN Earthquake quake hurt more then 100 People TEHRAN: About 100 people were injured when an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit ...
www.epakistannews.com/iran-earthquake-quake-hurt-more-th...
Japan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-5.5 Quake Rocks Eastern Japan
TOKYO — A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported.
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../japan-earthquake-2012-magnitud...
Second quake in 2 days rattles Greek islands
Out of the hundreds of quakes that occur every year, very few cause injuries or damage, although a strong earthquake on the outskirts of Athens in 1999...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-27/.../1
Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
Quake break over. Updated at 9:03 am on 23 January 2012. A magnitude 3.7 earthquake occurred in Canterbury at 2.59am on Monday. It was the first for almost ...
www.radionz.co.nz/news/canterbury.../quake-break-over
Earthquake: 3.9 quake strikes near Clearlake Oaks - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning four miles from Clearlake Oaks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-35-quake-strikes-clearl...
Mexico Earthquake Today: 6.2 Quake Forces Residents to Flee ...
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, forcing scared residents to flee buildings.
www.christianpost.com/.../mexico-earthquake-today-6-2-quak...
Major Tokyo quake more likely than government says: academics
"The chance that a magnitude 7 earthquake will happen (in the area) has increased since the March quake," said Shinichi Sakai, an associate professor at the ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-japan-earthquake-idUSTRE80M0IQ20...
Big Tokyo Quake Forecast by 2016
Researchers at Tokyo University's Earthquake Research Institute said there's a 70% ... The last big quake to hit Tokyo was the Great Kantoearthquake, ...
blogs.wsj.com/.../2012/01/.../big-tokyo-quake-forecast-by-201...
Mexico Earthquake: 6.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Off Country's ...
The US Geological Survey is reporting that a 6.2-magnitude earthquakestruck off the coast of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas Saturday, shattering ...
www.inquisitr.com/.../mexico-earthquake-chiapas-tuxtla-gutier...
Earthquakes Cannot be Predicted / Official Japanese Quake ...
If you've been watching the news the last few days, chances are you've heard about that researchers are now saying that Tokyo is facing a 70% chance of a 7.0 .
www.japanprobe.com/.../earthquakes-cannot-be-predicted-offi...
Small, Migrating Quakes Preceded Japan Megaquake | Japan 2011 ...
Small, slow earthquakes repeatedly ruptured and migrated along the faults where the major magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake struck Japan in March 2011.
www.ouramazingplanet.com/2304-slow-earthquakes-preceded...
Hawaii earthquake: Terror as magnitude 5 quake rocks Big Island ...
The quake struck near Kaena Point in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island at 4.36pm at a depth of five miles on Sunday.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Hawaii-earthquake-Terror-magnitude...
GeoNet – New Zealand Earthquake Report - Jan 26 2012 at 3:23 ...
The GeoNet Project - Monitoring geological hazards in New Zealand.
geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/3648609g.html
Hawaii Earthquake Swarm Precursor to Larger Quake in Japan ...
Hawaii Earthquake Swarm Precursor to Larger Quake in Japan, Baja Mexico? LBG1 Death by 1000 Papercuts Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:46 CST. Print. Comment: ...
www.sott.net/.../240673-Hawaii-Earthquake-Swarm-Precursor...
More large quakes could hit Haiti, Dominican Republic - World ...
Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday.
www.cbc.ca/news/.../report-earthquakes-haiti-dominican.html
  
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