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EARTHQUAKE News, Feb 01, 2012

Earthquake: 4.3 quake strikes near Wells, Nev.
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning 14 miles from Wells, Nev., according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:40 am Pacific time at a depth of zero miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 15 miles ...
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Post-quake offices keep Apollo Projects busy
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch construction firm Apollo Projects has completed 8000 square metres of new buildings in Christchurch since the February 22 earthquakeand there is continued demand for new post-quake business premises in the city.
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Low intensity earthquake Quake hits Jaipur
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Jaipur | Agency: PTI A low-intensity earthquake, measuring 2.1 on the Richter Scale, was recorded today in Jaipur this morning. The epicentre of the quake which occurred at 10:11 am was west Jaipur, according to the MeT department here.
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Quakes affect school roll
Stuff.co.nz
An earthquake-hit Christchurch school is doing its best to stay positive despite job losses and a declining roll. Avondale School in Breezes Rd had 424 pupils before last February's quake and now has about 310. Principal Mark Scown said the loss of ...
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Quakes and US Reactors: An Analytic Tool
New York Times (blog)
The map has been in preparation since 2008, well before theearthquake and tsunami that caused three meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan last March or the quake near Mineral, Va., last summer that shook a twin-reactor plant beyond the degree ...
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New York Times (blog)
Quake epicenter was in McHenry
Northwest Herald
CRYSTAL LAKE – The US Geological Survey amended the epicenter of a minor earthquake that rattled the area Monday night to 2 miles outside of McHenry. The epicenter of a magnitude 2.4 earthquake first was reported to be 11 miles southwest of Kenosha, ...
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Building owners' plans stalled
Stuff.co.nz
Eight bus passengers and four pedestrians died when the facade of a heritage-listed block, known as the Austral buildings, collapsed into Colombo and Mollett streets during last February's quake. The CanterburyEarthquakes Royal Commission yesterday ...
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Wisconsin Update: Minor earthquake hits near Kenosha
Herald Times Reporter
Seismologists with the US Geological Survey say the 2.4-magnitude quakehappened just before 10 pm Monday and was centered about 30 miles from Kenosha, just east of McHenry, Ill. WTMJ (620 AM) reported several police departments in the area got calls ...
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Do not ignore quake lessons
The Ashburton Guardian
Closer inspections to the theatre block have revealed enough earthquakedamage to that part of the hospital for the Canterbury District Health Board to deem it unsafe for staff and patients. The CDHB facilities around Canterbury have suffered enormous ...
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Israeli Nukes Triggered Fukushima Quake, Crackpot Claims
Wired News
A massive, 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit just off the country's coast on Friday, March 11, the scientists say. The quaketriggered huge tsunami waves, and those, in turn, catalyzed a series of nuclear accidents whose consequences will affect Japanese ...
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Wired News
Back from Europe, Humala Visits Quake-Hit Ica
Andean Airmail & PERUVIAN TIMES
President Ollanta Humala, back from a trip to Europe, visited the city of Ica on Tuesday to inspect damage from a recentearthquake. Early Monday morning, Ica was hit by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. The quake didn't cause any major damage, but more than ...
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Andean Airmail & PERUVIAN TIMES
Quake claims may be 2 years
Timaru Herald
Of 10526 claims lodged since the September 4, 2010, quake, 6623 remain outstanding, with the Earthquake Commission saying it cannot give a definite deadline for settlement. EQC will only say that all outstanding claims in the region will be settled by ...
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Third small quake hits Valley
SnoValley Star
By Michele Mihalovich A magnitude .9 earthquake hit four miles south of North Bend at 4 pm on Jan. 30, making it the third small quake to register in North Bend in January. According to Pacific Northwest Seismic Network's website, the earthquake ...
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New report pushes for earthquake safety
The Daily News of Newburyport
When designing the plant, engineers researched the historical scientific data concerning earthquakes in the area. That information was used to build a plant that could withstand the largest quake that ever hit the area, and then some, Griffith said.
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Quake aid still needed a year on
Hawke's Bay Today
GRIEF: The suffering of Christchurch residents is continuing since the first of the series of earthquakes hit the area in 2010. PHOTO/FILE February 22 marks the first anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake which left 181 people dead, ...
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Activities Return To Normal In Ica Following 6.3 Quake
Andean Airmail & PERUVIAN TIMES
The earthquake occurred at 12:10 am on Monday and its epicenter was 47 kilometers southwest of the city of Ica. Many of the residents spent the night in the street following the quake. The quake was felt in Lima, Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Junin ...
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Moderate quake rattles remote northeastern Nevada
Salt Lake Tribune
By bob mims A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled a remote region of northeastern Nevada's desert and western Utah Wednesday morning, but no damage was reported. The US Geological Survey described the temblor, registered at 7:40 am Mountain time, ...
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2.4 magnitude quake registered in northeastern Illinois
Examiner.com
When it comes to earthquake locations, the "usual suspects" may not be Illinois. Nevertheless, northern Illinois is exactly one unusual spot where the Earth moved on Monday. According to the United States Geological Survey, a 2.4 magnitude earthquake ...
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EQC, insurers to join forces on assessments
The Press
Insurance companies will work with the Earthquake Commission (EQC) to jointly assess some quake-damaged properties and overcome differences that have seen the two sides "not completely aligned". The commission said yesterday it would co-operate with ...
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Disaster aftermath: Children disabled in the 2005 earthquake still out of school
The Express Tribune
Apart from the school design, the terrain where the earthquakestruck is mostly mountainous. Ali Khan, now 12, lives in the Allai administrative unit of Battagram District. After his legs damaged during the quake, he can only hobble about on crutches.
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The Express Tribune
Strong quake would topple many buildings, expert warns
Dominican Today
Santo Domingo State University (UASD) Seismology Institute director Eugenio Polanco yesterday warned of the “fragility” in Dominican Republic's constructions, for which many would collapse in a strong earthquake. “The constructions in this country are ...
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Quake appeal to benefit
Marlborough Express
The Havelock Theatre Company Committee will donate proceeds from the performance of The Weatherman tomorrow night to the ChristchurchEarthquake appeal. There will also be a box for donations at the door. The show starts at 8pm at the Havelock Town ...
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26 years ago: Moderate earthquake shakes northeastern Ohio
NewsNet5.com
Only Shelby County and vicinity in western Ohio have experienced more earthquakes in historic times. The 1986 northeastern Ohio earthquake has the distinction of being the most intensively studied Ohio earthquake, the first earthquake in the state for ...
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NewsNet5.com
Photo exhibition draws lessons from Great Kanto Earthquake
Mainichi Daily News
The exhibition features a total of 102 photos taken at 37 locations including Ginza, Nihombashi, Asakusa, Hibiya and Tsukiji after the magnitude 7.9 quake on Sept. 1, 1923, depicting rebuilding campaigns and modern-day Tokyo. Theearthquake left more ...
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Mainichi Daily News
100000 people in container homes, 55000 in tents in Van
Today's Zaman
Quake survivors in Van province are struggling with harsh winter weather conditions in tents and prefabricated homes after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastated the area in October. The issue of housing has emerged as the primary hardship for...
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Today's Zaman
Flags to fly at half-mast for quake anniversary
TVNZ
Flags will fly at half-mast on Government buildings on February 22 to commemorate victims of the Christchurch earthquake. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said today Prime Minister John Key, Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and their wives would ...
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36 jobs go at Weet-Bix maker
Stuff.co.nz
Sanitarium New Zealand has made 36 positions at its quake-hit Christchurch manufacturing centre redundant and indefinitely suspended Weet-Bix manufacturing operations. General manager Pierre van Heerden said Sanitarium was not yet in a position to make ...
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Quake-related benefit deadline nears
The Free Lance-Star (blog)
23 earthquake have until Thursday to file for disaster unemployment assistance. Self-employed and unemployed workers who live or work in the counties of Spotsylvania, Orange, Culpeper, Fluvanna, Goochland or the city of Fredericksburg and are not ...
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The Free Lance-Star (blog)
M6.3 Earthquake in Indonesia - 450 damaged structures, around $1.3 million USD ...
Earthquake Report
The quake's hypocenter had a depth of 124 km with coordinates of the epicenter 8.84, 119.60 (48 miles WSW of the Manggarai NTT). The intensity of the quake was around III-V MMI or moderate. The earthquake was not felt strong enough tsunami.
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Quakes and U.S. Reactors: An Analytic Tool - NYTimes.com
By By MATTHEW L. WALD
The map has been in preparation since 2008, well before the earthquake and tsunami that caused three meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan last March or the quake near Mineral, Va., last summer that shook a twin-reactor plant beyond ...
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Back from Europe, Humala Visits Quake-Hit Ica : Peruvian Times
By Andean Air Mail & PERUVIAN TIMES
Early Monday morning, Ica was hit by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. Thequake didn't cause any major damage, but more than 100 people were injured, according to the government. In August 2007,, the department of Ica was the site of a ...
Peruvian Times
Low intensity earthquake Quake hits Jaipur - India - DNA
The epicentre of the quake which occurred at 10:11 am was west Jaipur, according to the MeT department.
www.dnaindia.com/.../report_low-intensity-earthquake-quake-...
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...
Peru Earthquake: Massive 6.3 Quake Hits Near Ica, Christian News
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit the coast of Peru early on Monday, causing minor injuries, according to local authorities.
www.christianpost.com/.../peru-earthquake-massive-6-3-quake...
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: 3.4 quake strikes near the Geysers - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Thursday evening one mile from the Geysers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-34-quake-strikes-near-...
Earthquake reported in Illinois: 2.4 magnitude quake felt in Chicago ...
A 2.4 magnitude earthquake has rattled homes and businesses throughout Chicago¿s north and northwest suburbs.
www.wgntv.com/.../wgntv-earthquake-reported-in-illinois-24-...
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...
Earthquake: 4.3 quake strikes near Wells, Nev.
A shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning 14 miles from Wells, Nev., according to the US Geological Survey.
feeds.latimes.com/.../earthquake-43-quake-strikes-near-wells-n...
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...
'Very minor' quake hits near McHenry
A minor earthquake hit near northwest suburban McHenry last night, ... at 9:54:43 pm Seismologists originally located the quake in the area of Lake ...
www.chicagotribune.com/.../chi-tiny-earthquake-hits-north-of...
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...
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...
  
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