Report: Building toppled by NZ quake substandard CBS News 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Europe's cold spell hits Turkey's quake survivors Sacramento Bee By SELCAN HACAOGLU AP ANKARA, Turkey -- Freezing temperatures and heavy snow in Turkey are making life miserable for the more than 140000 residents who were left homeless by the nation's devastating earthquake four months ago and who are still living ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quake death toll: 34 Journal Online THE death toll in last Monday's earthquake in Central Visayas rose to 34 yesterday with 71 others still missing and feared dead, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The NDRRMC said that of the 34 fatalities in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Outlying districts get tough on quake rules The Press Two councils outside Canterbury's earthquake region are taking a harder line on strengthening quake- prone buildings. The Hurunui District Council adopted a stricter approach in the middle of last year and Ashburton is set to approve a more rigorous ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hula girls revive quake-hit Japanese theme park The News Journal The Hawaiian theme park that propped up the town's rural economy had been forced to close after the March 11 earthquake. / Bloomberg News photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi. Indoor pools at the newly reopened Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Japan. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NASA: First 3D map of big Mexico quake OCRegister A team that included scientists from the United States, Mexico and China relied on overflights of the quake zone near Mexicali using lidar, or light detection and ranging. "This is the first time that we've had lidar data acquired before an earthquake ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Making Waves: Japanese quake gave scientists an unprecedented look at a big ... Science News NOAA By many measures, the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that shook Japan a year ago was a record-breaker. It was the largest quake in the country's written history, the trigger for the worst nuclear accident in 25 years and the costliest natural disaster ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Aid Boat Capsizes Manila Bulletin By ELENA L. ABEN MANILA, Philippines — A boat with 100 sacks of rice intended for earthquake victims in Negros Oriental capsized in the waters of Tanion Strait Saturday, authorities reported. All 35 people on board the MB Agape, including 10 workers ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Resident determined to appeal quake zoning Radio New Zealand On Friday, owners of 213 properties found out they will have to abandon their now red-zoned homes due to earthquake damage. Another 42 home owners were told their homes are now in the green zone and they can begin rebuilding and making repairs. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quakes blow Wellington's benchmark Stuff.co.nz A massive earthquake in Wellington has long been the EarthquakeCommission's worst nightmare, setting the benchmark for how much money it would need in reserves and how many claims it would face. But the multiple shakes in Christchurch have blown both ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TESDA: P5M For Quake Victims Manila Bulletin By SAMUEL MEDENILLA MANILA, Philippines — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has allotted P5 million worth of scholarship packages for victims of the recent magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Negros Oriental, TESDA's top ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Christchurch shaken but not broken one year on from earthquake Courier Mail It runs, poker-straight, through Christchurch's eastern suburbs of Avonside and Dallington, areas devastated in the September 2010 quake and then dealt a killer blow by the February 2011 event. Large chunks of the suburbs lie in the so-called Red Zone, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Europe's cold spell hits Turkey's quake survivors Albany Times Union 23, 2011 file photo, earthquake survivors seen next to their destroyed houses in Van, eastern Turkey. The harshest winter in decades has added to the woes of more than 140000 quake survivors who are braving record low temperatures and heavy snow fall ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Repairs underway for quake-damaged bridges in Negros ABS CBN News MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working to complete repairs on some 20 bridges damaged by the powerful earthquake that jolted Negros Oriental last Monday. DPWH Undersecretary Romeo Momo told ANC Dateline ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Evacuations after mall deemed quake risk TVNZ A number of shops in a Christchurch mall had to be evacuated this morning after being deemed earthquake prone. Staff and customers were forced to leave a section of Merivale Mall containing 18 shops, two kiosks and the Fresh Choice supermarket. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quake damage 'major issue' for health service The Press The extent of earthquake damage to Canterbury health services is causing serious disruption and major challenges, the region's health boss says. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) chief executive David Meates said yesterday the board faced "major ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PM asks local gov'ts across Japan to help dispose of quake, tsunami rubble Mainichi Daily News Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda asked local governments across Japan to help dispose of the massive amount of rubble from the Great East JapanEarthquake and tsunami as the Reconstruction Agency was launched on Feb. 10. "Disaster-hit areas' capacity to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quake causes cracks, landslide at Kanlaon Visayan Daily Star BY CARLA GOMEZ Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology experts have been asked to assess the damage caused by the magnitude 6.9earthquake on Kanlaon Volcano following large cracks discovered at its crater, and a landslide at Margaha Valley, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 5.5M quake jolts eastern Indonesia The Borneo Post JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported here. The quake jolted at 14:06 pm Jakarta time with the epicentre at 132 km southwest Halmahera Selatan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Moderate quake shakes Chile Hindustan Times A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 shook central Chile late Friday, US researchers reported. The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 11:58pm local time (0258 GMT on Saturday), was located 52 kilometers (32 miles) south southwest of the city of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quake city assets set to be popular Stuff.co.nz Domestic and international investors expect to be potential buyers of Christchurch City Council's airport and electricity companies, should it be forced to sell assets to pay earthquake bills. Listed Wellington infrastructure investor Infratil, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Europe's cold snap leaves many of Turkey's quake survivors shivering in tents Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — Freezing temperatures and heavy snow in Turkey are making life miserable for the more than 140000 residents who were left homeless by the nation's devastating earthquake four months ago and who are still living in tents or temporary ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Human cognitive performance suffers following natural disasters, researchers find PhysOrg.com The authors were unexpectedly presented with a unique opportunity to investigate the impact of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, with participants in a study on human performance they were conducting at the time of the quake ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quake jolts eastern Tehran province Payvand There were no reports of any casualty or damage to the property caused by the quake. Kilan village in Damavand is located 86 kilometers to the east of Tehran. Iran sits on several major faults in the earth's crust, and is prone to frequent earthquakes, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| BC and Washington ink new earthquake partnership News1130 Jay Lewis, with Terra Firm, which prepares buildings for earthquakes in BC, hopes the joint emergency partnership leads to some lessons passed onto Canadians. For example, he says Washington state is miles ahead of BC preparing schools for a big quake. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Brewing storm may dump more rain in quake-hit areas Manila Standard Today THE tail of a cold front threatens to bring more rain to the Negros provinces struck by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Monday, the weather bureau said Friday. The cold front would bring rain to those areas in the next two days, forecaster Glaiza ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Earthquakes Shake North Island and South Island... | Stuff.co.nz By Michelle Cooke Both islands were shaken last night as a 3.7 magnitude earthquake which rocked the North Island was followed shortly after by a 4.0 quake in the south. The 3.7 quake struck at 10.11pm, 40 kilometres east of Napier. It was 20km deep, ... Stuff.co.nz - Stuff |
| 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-... |
| Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ... Quake business grants. Updated at 1:48 pm on 8 February 2012. The Canterbury Business Recovery Trust says it has given $584519 to 32 businesses in the ... www.radionz.co.nz/news/canterbury.../quake-business-grants |
| 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... |
| Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Pinnacles - latimes.com A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon one mile from Pinnacles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred ... latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-30-quake-strikes-near-... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Philippines kills 13, triggers landslides The Philippines is in the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. A 7.7-magnitude quake killed nearly 2000 people in Luzon ... www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAXDdxsQ_story.html |
| Negros earthquake: Urgent rescue efforts as death toll rises (+video) Negros earthquake: Philippines President Aquino ordered armed forces to join rescue efforts on Negros Island as the death toll from Monday's 6.9 quakerose ... www.csmonitor.com/.../Negros-earthquake-Urgent-rescue-effo... |
| 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 |
| Quake Hits Minutes After Earthquake Drill - Video - WTAE Pittsburgh A small earthquake shook parts of a state, just minutes after 2 million people participated in what else? An earthquake drill. www.wtae.com/video/30406211/detail.html |
| Earthquake in Central Philippines Leaves Dozens Dead or Missing Mr. Degamo said eight bridges were damaged by the quake, ... ran out into the streets or hid under tables when the first earthquake struck just before noon. online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424052970204369404577206403... |
| Quake Hits Minutes After Earthquake Drill - Video - KCRA Sacramento A small earthquake shook parts of a state, just minutes after 2 million people participated in what else? An earthquake drill. www.kcra.com/video/30406211/detail.html |
| Quake Hits Minutes After Earthquake Drill - Video - KOCO Oklahoma ... A small earthquake shook parts of a state, just minutes after 2 million people participated in what else? An earthquake drill. www.koco.com/video/30406211/detail.html |
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