 Gov't: Building Toppled by NZ Quake Substandard ABC News The Canterbury Television (CTV) building fell into a smoldering heap when the magnitude-6.1 earthquake shook Christchurch last Feb. 22, and its collapse accounted for nearly two-thirds of the quake's 184 victims. New Zealand's Department of Building ... See all stories on this topic » |  ABC News |
After earthquake, Negros hit by rains, landslides
Philippine Star
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Relief and retrieval operations in quake-hit areas of Negros Oriental were disrupted yesterday by heavy rains, giving exhausted rescuers temporary respite and saving them from risks of being buried in landslides.
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Washington's first academic earthquake drill?
Washington Post (blog)
Probably no one in the DMV had thought of gauging their institutionalearthquake preparedness prior to the August quake, which sent Washington into violent convulsions and reverberated all the way to New York. Why, as I write this, I am glancing at a ...
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Illinois isn't ready if (or when) the big quake hits
Chicago Daily Herald
“We are as ill-prepared as ever,” says Amr Elnashai, the University of Illinois professor who led quake research during his years as director of the Mid-America Earthquake Center. Working with an elite consortium ofearthquake experts and university ...
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Report: Building toppled by NZ quake substandard
Albany Times Union
The Canterbury Television (CTV) building in Christchurch fell into a smoldering heap during the magnitude-6.1 earthquake on Feb. 22. It accounted for nearly two-thirds of the quake's 184 victims. New Zealand's Department of Building and Housing found ...
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10000 aftershocks and still no end in sight
Stuff.co.nz
Cantabrians writing in the GeoNet website reported a total of about 3218quakes. Earthquakes measuring magnitude 2.8 were considered to be the smallest magnitude people could feel. Ristau said Canterbury's aftershock sequence had been typical in some ...
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| Quake stadium may host women's U-20 games AFP TOKYO — A stadium hit by a massive earthquake last March is one of candidate venues for the under-20 women's football World Cup to be hosted by Japan this summer, the country's football chief said Thursday. "We will need at least four venues. See all stories on this topic » |  AFP |
M5.7 quake hits Sado Island in Sea of Japan, vicinity
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 rocked Sado Island in the Sea of Japan and its vicinity on Wednesday night, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami was observed after the 9:01 pm quake, which was the first ...
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Aftershocks expected after earthquake in Torrevieja
Euro Weekly News
On this occasions there were no reports of damage or injuries caused by the quake, although Local Police and Guardia Civil received so many calls that their system collapsed. None of them were for physical help, rather information about the earthquake.
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Bayanihan Zones For Quake Established
Manila Bulletin
By ANNA LIZA T. VILLAS MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will establish earthquake control bayanihan zone alliances as part of the agency's contingency plan in the event of a major earthquake in the metropolis.
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Indiana Homeland Security chief: Hundreds of thousands in state participated ...
The Republic
Homeland Security Executive Director Joe Wainscott says the agency's goals were to raise awareness about the threat of earthquakes and promote preparedness. The nine-state earthquake drill was held Wednesday on the 200th anniversary of the 1812 New ...
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| Looking back at the Sylmar quake after 41 years LA Observed Vanessa Whang, the director of programs at the California Council for the Humanities in the Bay Area, contributes a reminiscence of the 1971 Sylmar earthquake on the Zocalo Public Square website. Her family lived in Sylmar, slept in the car for a few ... See all stories on this topic » |  LA Observed |
Farm damage from quake up
BusinessWorld Online Edition
FARM DAMAGE from Monday's earthquake in the Visayas has risen to P120.67 million, data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed yesterday. As of 8 am, the DA reported P56.3 million worth of damage to crops in Negros Oriental, broken down into ...
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Quake death toll now 185
Radio New Zealand
The office of the Chief Coroner says the number of people who died in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake has risen to 185. A spokesperson for the Coroner says the toll has risen again, with the death of Iris Botting.
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Telco responds in Visayas quake aftermath
Sun.Star
FOLLOWING the recent earthquake in the Visayas, wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) set up libreng tawag centers in the hardest-hit areas in Negros Oriental. Company personnel were immediately deployed to the Guihulngan ...
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Philippine rescuers search for quake survivors
AFP
Rescuers in the Philippines dig through rubble with their bare hands in a frantic search for survivors, days after a powerful earthquake killed dozens of people. Duration: 00:43.
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Quake leaves 20 city buildings with cracks
Sun.Star
THE City Engineer's Office (CEO) reported a total of six government buildings and 14 private commercial buildings downtown Iloilo City to have gotten cracks caused by the 6.9-magnitude quake that hit Tayasan town in Negros Oriental on Monday.
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Orion to borrow to pay for quake repairs
Radio New Zealand
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownless has said he will not pass a special order allowing the company to come off its monopoly price path and increase charges. Orion says it is still looking for a way to put up prices, but over a longer period.
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Parker accepts 'clown' apology
New Zealand Herald
Mr Parker, who is in China promoting the quake-hit city, said theEarthquake Recovery Minister had phoned him to apologise. "Naturally, I have accepted his apology. We are all working under considerable pressure at this time," Mr Parker said.
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'Bacolod Cares' sends help to quake victims
Sun.Star
BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia sent relief assistance to the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the Visayas region last Feb. 6. The assistance was conveyed through the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) headed by Police Chief ...
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KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgSmall earthquake reported northeast of Okla. City
KOAM-TV
The US Geological Survey says a 2.8-magnitude quake struck about 1:04 pm Wednesday about a mile north-northeast of Jones in Oklahoma County. An Oklahoma County Sheriff's dispatcher says there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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| All Japan's Earthquakes in 2011, Visualized in One Startling Video Penn Olson But what's most remarkable here is that the designer(s) went one step further in conveying earthquake magnitude [1], and added sound as well – so bigger quakes are represented by louder blips. So if you play the visualization starting from January ... See all stories on this topic » |  Penn Olson |
RDRRMC-Caraga chair warns public to be alert during earthquake
Philippine Information Agency
... chairman and concurrent Regional Director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Dr. Blanche Gobenciong recently warned public to be alert in times of disasters, especially during earthquake. This developed after the 6.9-magnitue quake jolted Negros ...
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| Quake death toll rose Independent Online By Sapa-AFP AP A file photo of the damage caused by the February 2011 earthquake and aftershocks in Lyttelton, Christchurch, New Zealand. Picture: AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell Wellington- The death toll from theearthquake in the New ... See all stories on this topic » |  Independent Online |
Free PAL cargo airlift to quake-struck areas
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–The free shipment of donations by Philippine Airlines (PAL) will now cover Iloilo, Bacolod, Dumaguete and Cebu for those affected by the recent deadly earthquake that struck the Visayas. PAL President Jaime J. Bautista has ...
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Capitol allots P.5M for quake victims
Sun.Star
THE Provincial Government of Negros Occidental allocated P5 million as assistance to the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that devastated several localities in Negros Oriental. Incurring the most damage in terms of life and property due to the ...
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Quake orphan's foster father tried for theft
China Daily
A 43-year-old Chinese man who once adopted a quake orphan stood trial in Beijing for stealing jade articles due to "poverty", the Beijing Times reported Thursday. Liu Guizhou was accused of stealing 28 jade articles from an antique store at Beijing's ...
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Grant helps re-establish popular burger bar
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Simon Baker When the first big earthquake struck and wrecked the home of his gourmet burger bar, Andrew Brown found the will to start again. The second time it happened, it was nearly too much to take. "It was almost getting into the too hard ...
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| Meet Lucy Jones, “the Earthquake Lady”: To prepare Americans for ... By SC&A You might have caught her on TV trying to help people understandearthquake risks after the Eastern Seaboard felt the 5.8 quake epicentered in Virginia this past August or after Tohoku, Japan, kept rocking and rolling after the 9.0 quake there ... Sigmund, Carl and Alfred |
| Homeland Security lauds quake drill A seismograph at the Saint Louis University Earthquake Center continues to record seismographic activity after recording an earthquake. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ... Homeland Security lauds quake drill. Updated: Thursday, 09 Feb ... Mobile | WISH TV |
| Church steps up quake relief - ucanews.com By johnb San Carlos diocese on Negros Island is organizing relief groups to deliver food and water to thousands of people isolated after the 6.9 magnitudeearthquake hit. The quake destroyed or damaged bridges and buildings and triggered ... ucanews.com |
| Gov't: Building toppled by NZ quake substandard The report is the first to find construction flaws in a building that collapsed during the earthquake. Investigations into other buildings that at least partially failed found all were built to code requirements but failed due to the intensity of the quake. International | WISH TV |
| Christchurch Filmmaker Reminds Us What We Need to do to ... By Elizabeth Rood TU: Where were you in your home when the February earthquake struck? Logan: I was on my couch working on my laptop. The shake was so powerful I couldn't stand up. The noise that comes with the quake is extremely alarming – lots of ... Totally Unprepared |
| 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-... |
| Japan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-5.5 Quake Rocks Eastern Japan Japan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-5.5 Quake Rocks Eastern Japan. 01/27/12 06:16 PM ET Associated Press AP. React. Important Fascinating Typical Scary ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../japan-earthquake-2012-magnitud... |
| Philippines Earthquake: 5.6 Magnitude Quake Hits, Christian News The Philippines has been hit by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake Saturday as a tremor struck just off the island of Samar. www.christianpost.com/.../philippines-earthquake-5-6-magnitu... |
| Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ... A Christchurch woman who was on a bus crushed by rubble in last February's earthquake says her anger over the deaths caused by an unsafe building is just ... www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-survivor-angry-over-unsafe-buil... |
| 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Philippines kills 13, triggers landslides The quake, which hit at 11:49 am (0349 GMT), triggered another landslide in the ... The Philippines is in the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where earthquakesand ... www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAXDdxsQ_story.html |
| Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Brawley - latimes.com A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning four miles from Brawley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred ... latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-34-quake-strikes-near-... |
| Report finds New Zealand building that collapsed and killed 115 in ... It accounted for nearly two-thirds of the quake's 184 victims. ... the first to find construction flaws in a building that collapsed during the earthquake. www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAjmNC0Q_story.html |
| Christchurch Earthquake: Magnitude Seven Quake Unlikely... | Stuff ... Previous earthquake forecasts for Canterbury have been a little "pessimistic", a scientist says. www.stuff.co.nz/.../Christchurchs-1-per-cent-chance-of-big-qu... |
| Teams search for Philippine earthquake survivors The quake hit 70km (45 miles) north of Dumaguete city on Negros island. The 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck at 11:49 (03:49 GMT) at a depth of 20km, ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16920797 |
| Earthquake Hits Near Site of Earlier Quake | Corpus Christi, TX ... CORPUS CHRSITI - A weekend earthquake felt by some near Beeville struck within 2 miles of a larger quake that hit the area back in October. www.kztv10.com/.../earthquake-hits-near-site-of-earlier-quake... |
| 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-... |
| Mega Quake Earthquake Warning Issued by GLP 14 days Projection ... any other earthquake watchers seeing wats going on? US fault line seems to be missing this one again! www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1769489/pg1   info@als-alexander.org orinteralex1@yahoo.com      |
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