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EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 09, 2012

7 Strange Ways the Japan Quake Shook the World
LiveScience.com
The many large earthquakes that have shaken our planet lately are the result of random events, not a pattern suggesting an uptick in such quakes. Shown here, one of the fissures that opened up on the seafloor after the March 2011earthquake struck off ...
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ODNR: Injection Well Caused Youngstown Quakes
WYTV
A state investigation has concluded that a series of a dozen earthquakes in the Youngstown area was induced by a deep injection well disposing of waste water that's a byproduct of hydraulic fracturing. A preliminary report released by the Ohio ...
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Yokosuka makes changes after learning lesson from last year's quake
Stars and Stripes
By Erik Slavin Emergency personnel respond to a simulated casualty during an earthquake drill at Yokosuka Naval Base in September. Base officials say they have upgraded their communications and bolstered other disaster policies since the March 11, ...
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Japanese quake victims facing further years of uncertainty
Sydney Morning Herald
When the earthquake struck, their house was split in two and they lost all their possessions to the tsunami. ''When the quakehappened, we knew a tsunami would come, so we grabbed as much food as we could and drove to the hills,'' she said.
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Sydney Morning Herald
South Pacific Nation of Vanuatu Hit by Large Quake
ABC News
The monitoring agency says the earthquake hit just after 6 pm local time and was centered 129 miles (208 kilometers) southeast of Port Vila, the capital. It hit at a depth of about 19 miles (31 kilometers). The agency originally said thequake was 7.1, ...
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One year later: Japan quake, tsunami a cautionary tale for Pacific Northwest
Chinook Observer
It turned out to be very big, a magnitude 9, one of the five most powerfulearthquakes ever recorded. Scientists believe a giant quake of the same magnitude struck the Cascadia subduction zone off the coast of Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and ...
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Japan cabinet stunned, confused after quake, minutes show
Reuters
Then-premier Naoto Kan and his staff began referring to a worst-case scenario that could threaten Japan's existence as a nation around three days after theearthquake and tsunami, according to the report by a panel set up by a private think-tank.
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Listen to Japan's quake: Seismic waves as audio
Futurity: Research News
The results allow experts and general audiences to “hear” what the quakesounded like as it moved through the earth and around the globe. “We're able to bring earthquake data to life by combining seismic auditory and visual information,” says Peng, ...
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UPDATED: State blames quakes on well; Hagan wants D&L closed
Youngstown Vindicator
COLUMBUS (AP) — A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, Ohio oil and gas regulators said Friday as they announced a series of new regulations for drillers.
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Moderate earthquake hits northeastern Japan; no tsunami warning
Washington Post
DENVER — A moderate quake with a magnitude of 5.4 has struck northeastern Japan near the zone devastated last year by the massiveearthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in the ...
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Moderate earthquake hits northeastern Japan
Kansas City Star
AP DENVER -- A moderate quake with a magnitude of 5.4 has struck northeastern Japan near the zone devastated last year by the massiveearthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in the ...
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Ohio earthquakes linked to deep injection of Marcellus Shale drilling waste
Patriot-News
For one, investigators said, the well began operations just three months ahead of the first quake. They also noted that the seismic activity was clustered around the well bore, and reported that a fault has since been identified in the Precambrian ...
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Portland Parents Worried About Quake Safety In Schools
OPB News
This weekend marks one year since an earthquake and tsunami swept across Japan. Research over the last year reinforces fears that a similar undersea earthquake, along Oregon's Cascadia Subduction Zone, could be devastating here. And in a big quake, ...
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Tokyo on edge one year after massive earthquake
CBS News
Residents there remain fearful of another powerful earthquake and the nation's inability to respond to the next "big one." Last year's quake rattled Tokyo's nerves and paralyzed its operations. The city's rails were shut down, its mobile phones ...
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Quake hits west China; no injuries reported
The Seattle Times
An earthquake has struck the far west of China but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The US Geological Survey said Friday that the 5.8 quake struck about 7 am (2300 GMT) in the southern part of Xinjiang region.
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Preparations necessary for level 7 quake in Tokyo Bay area
The Daily Yomiuri
If a big quake occurs in northern Tokyo Bay, tremors in Tokyo will be strong," said team representative Prof. Naoshi Hirata of the university's EarthquakeResearch Center. A seismic intensity map of the predicted quake in northern Tokyo Bay, ...
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Beyond Quake, Japan's Political Aftershocks
Council on Foreign Relations
Japan's unprecedented "triple disaster" on March 11, 2011--a 9.0 magnitudeearthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor meltdowns--presented the government with its largest crisis since the end of World War II. The quakeresulted in more than 19000 dead or ...
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After Japan, Experts Rethink Costs, Safety of Nuclear Power
Voice of America
The Japan earthquake was one of a series of large quakes around the world in recent years. From them, scientists have learned that one quake can closely follow another, that they can occur in shallow parts of faults and not just in deep waters, ...
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Tech titans say sayonara to Japan in quake wake
Register
By Phil Muncaster • Get more from this author Almost a year to the day after a huge earthquake and devastating tsunami rattled the north-east corner of Japan, crippling the supply chain of key technologies, the production at some components plants is ...
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US bases sit atop some of Japan's biggest earthquake fault lines
Stars and Stripes
Hirata said earthquakes as large as 8.0 regularly strike the region. The chance of another 9.0 quake there is low because there have been only four suchquakes recorded in the last century, , according to the US Geological Survey.
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Facilities' quake resistance not up to snuff
The Daily Yomiuri
The Tokyo Metropolitan Disaster Prevention Council in 2006 predicted a magnitude-7.3 earthquake could hit the metropolitan area. It estimated that thequake would mainly jolt the eastern part of Tokyo and would register an upper 6 on the Japanese ...
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6.0-Magnitude Quake Hits China's Xinjiang Region
RTT News
(RTTNews) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Lop county in Hotan of China's Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday, but no reports of casualties or damage to property were received so far from the remote area. Epicenter of the tremor that struck ...
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Vanuatu Earthquake Today Passes without Tsunami Alert
LALATE
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A strong Vanuatu earthquake today passed without a tsunami alert. A Vanuatu earthquake today registered a strong 6.7 magnitude. It was the latest in a series of quakes to strike the region. But no tsunami alert was issued, ...
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Report: Vanuatu quake won't affect Hawaii
UPI.com
HONOLULU, March 9 (UPI) -- An earthquake in the Vanuatu Islands didn't pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Friday. The magnitude-6.7 quake occurred at 9:10 pm Hawaii time Thursday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser ...
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Powerful 7.1 magnitude quake hits Vanuatu
Indian Express
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit in the South Pacific near Vanuatu and New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands on Friday, the US Geological Survey said. Thequake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres at 1239 IST, 60 kilometres northeast of Isangel in Vanuatu and ...
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Philippines rocked by 5.3 magnitude earthquake; no damage reported
Washington Post
Hours earlier, a 5.1 earthquake struck the same area, causing no damage. A 5.2 earthquake Tuesday cracked buildings in the central Philippines, injuring 10 people. Last month, 58 people died in a quake on another Philippine island.
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Magnitude 2.6 earthquake, Southern California | Quake Tracker
By ReganVanhaitsma
Magnitude 2.6 earthquake, Southern California. By ReganVanhaitsma.Earthquake Date and Time: March 08, 2012 23:44:16 GMT. The geographic location of this earthquake was at 34.0417 latitude, -116.4363 longitude. View a larger image.
Quake Tracker
Futurity.org – Listen to Japan's quake: Seismic waves as audio
By Jason Maderer-Georgia Tech
Listen to Japan's quake: Seismic waves as audio. Listen to a recording taken about 90 miles from the Japanese earthquake's epicenter. There are two distinct sound waves. Both are caused by the mainshock. A “pop” is heard 90 seconds (in ...
Futurity.org
Portland Parents Worried About Quake Safety In Schools · OPB News
By OPB News Staff
Research over the last year reinforces fears that a similar underseaearthquake, along Oregon's Cascadia Subduction Zone, could be devastating here. And in a big quake, some of the hardest-hit buildings could be schools. Rob Manning / ...
OPB News
Scientists warn Tokyo could soon be hit by major earthquake | The ...
By The Extinction Protocol
March 9, 2012 – JAPAN - A year on from one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history, Japanese scientists are warning anew that Tokyo could soon be hit by a quake that will kill thousands and cause untold damage. Greater Tokyo ...
The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond
Free Apps Aggregator for Android and iOS Devices - Quake Spotter ...
By Aggie
Track and follow earthquakes of magnitude 1.0 and larger from around the world. Get complete information about the reported earthquakes over the past week from 7 agencies around the world, it shows more than 1500 earthquakes.
AppAggie
5.3-magnitude quake jolts PH | Tempo - News in a Flash
By Online
Hours earlier, a 5.1 earthquake struck the same area, causing no damage. Theearthquake on Tuesday injured 10 people and cracked buildings in the central Philippines. Last month, 58 people died in a quake on Negros island.
Tempo - News in a Flash
Full text of Obama's statement on 1st anniv. of Japan quake disaster ...
The following is the full text of a statement that U.S. President Barack Obama issued Friday on the first anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Obama said: ... Obama praises Japan's fortitude on quakeanniv.
Quake - News - Kyodo News
5.3 quake jolts Occidental Mindoro » Nation » News | Philippine ...
A 5.3 magnitude quake hits Occidental Mindoro, March 9, 2012, following a strong tremor that struck Masbate City early this week. Image from PHIVOLCS. Zoom. MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - A 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted the province ...
philstar.com - Breaking News
4.0 earthquake felt in Berkeley at 5.33 am Monday | Berkeleyside
Update, 9:35 am: This morning's 4.0 magnitude earthquake, which was 5.7 miles deep, was immediately preceded by a 2.9 magnitude quake — which is why ...
www.berkeleyside.com/.../4-3-earthquake-felt-in-berkeley-at-...
Stanford's Earthquake Network Detected Quake Ahead Of Shaking ...
Stanford's quake-catcher network detected Monday's quake near Berkeley 10 seconds before the shaking reached campus, and it has already proven effective ...
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/.../stanfords-earthquake-detector-pr...
Earthquake: 4.0 quake strikes near El Cerrito - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported Monday morning a mile from El Cerrito, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-43-quake-strikes-near-...
Humans v. Earthquakes: Quake-proof megatower tops out in Tokyo ...
Thursday, March 01, 2012 18:41 TIMES READ: 73. Humans v. Earthquakes:Quake-proof megatower tops out in Tokyo NIKI2. Quote: ...
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Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
Quake victim's husband wants rescue effort probe. Updated at 10:43 pm on 6 March 2012. Five victims of the February earthquake died as a result of inaction ...
www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-victim's-husband-wants-rescue-ef...
San Francisco earthquakes caught on tape shaking news studio
"I believe we are feeling an earthquake right now," KGO-TV's Kristen Sze said at 5:33 a.m. when the 3.5 and 4.0 quakes struck. "It's a pretty big earthquake.
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../san-francisco-earthquakes-caught-...
4.0 quake hitsSan Francisco
Two small, back-to-back earthquakes shook San Francisco Bay area residents awake Monday morning but appeared to leave no serious damage.
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-03-05/san.../1
Quake experts upgrade their alerts
The California network, known as Earthquake Early Warning or ShakeAlert, has been in development since long before the magnitude-9.0 quake and tsunami that ...
cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10602802-quake-experts-upgr...
Japan earthquake and tsunami anniversary: scientists warn of future ...
A year on from one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history, Japanese scientists are warning anew that Tokyo could soon be hit by a quake that will kill ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-annive...
Berkeley feels magnitude-4.0 and -3.5 earthquakes in same minute ...
Berkeley felt two earthquakes early Monday morning that hit within seconds of each other. The first was a magnitude-3.5 quake that hit at 5:33 a.m. in El Cerrito ...
www.dailycal.org/.../berkeley-feels-two-quakes-in-one-minute...
North India earthquake: It was the 19th quake in India this year ...
As per the Indian Meteorological Department this was the third this month.
www.dailybhaskar.com/.../DEL-todays-earthquake-was-19th-t...
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