EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 20, 2012

Quake heritage claims 'outrageous' - Brownlee Stuff.co.nz Speaking to Fairfax journalists at Parliament this morning, Brownlee said Christchurch's buildings had to meet a high seismiccode because of ongoing aftershocks. He said it was a matter of "safety first" when it came to historic buildings as ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

Tripura's increases readiness for disasters TwoCircles.net The state falls in seismic Zone V, the sixth worst quake-prone belt in the world. "The Tripura government has made 40 helipads in eight districts to cope with the situation following a natural disaster, including an earthquake," Revenue and Relief ... See all stories on this topic »

Preservation League discusses seismic changes Mail Tribune Those buildings, and Jacksonville's economic future, are threatened both byearthquakes and by the very rules that are intended to protect them fromquakes, preservation league members said. "Stop using standards for new buildings on historic buildings ... See all stories on this topic »

claims 'outrageous' Stuff.co.nz Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee today hit back at claims that too many heritage buildings were being destroyed. His comments have been supported by Canterbury EarthquakeRecovery Authority (Cera) operations general manager Warwick Isaacs, ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

When the ground moves beneath your feet IBNLive.com (blog) With most residences built without incorporating earthquake protection measures, a strong quake would be an unimaginable disaster. But experts think there is no need to panic. Yet. JL Gautam, Director of the Seismology Division at the Indian ... See all stories on this topic »

Heritage Building at the Risk of Being Affected by Frequent EarthquakeShocks TopNews New Zealand The General Manger of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera), Warwick Isaacs also noted that the earthquakeshave put the buildings in bad shape. It has been reported that the Christchurch's buildings had to meet a high seismic code because... See all stories on this topic » TopNews New Zealand

Quake heritage claims 'outrageous' - Brownlee Manawatu Standard Speaking to Fairfax journalists at Parliament this morning, Brownlee said Christchurch's buildings had to meet a high seismiccode because of ongoing aftershocks. He said it was a matter of "safety first" when it came to historic buildings as ... See all stories on this topic » Manawatu Standard

Lengthy, strong thunderclap mistaken for earthquake during storm in ... The Republic Research seismologist Austin Holland with the Oklahoma Geological Survey says thunder was recorded at seismic stations across the state during the night. Holland says there were no earthquakes recorded in the state either Monday night or Tuesday ... See all stories on this topic »

Buildings wired to understand quakes NZ City Buildings around the country are being wired up in an effort to better understandearthquakes. The Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences is part way through a project funded by the Earthquake Commission that will see seismicsensors installed in ... See all stories on this topic »

Brownlee says rebuild accommodation not up to Govt Radio New Zealand The has been severely damaged by earthquakes since September 2010, including the fatal quake in February last year that destroyed much of the central business district. Gerry Brownlee says contractors should take more responsibility for providing ... See all stories on this topic »

Clintonville explosions remain a mystery Appleton Post Crescent Clintonville officials said the vibrations are not typical of earthquake activity, but the seismic station in Shiocton, an Outagamie County village located midway between Clintonville and Appleton, recorded unusual ground shaking activity in a specific ... See all stories on this topic »

Volcanologists Watch Increase of Activity at Mount Iliamna KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska ... is showing more seismic activity than normal, so scientists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) are keeping an eye on it. AVO upgraded Iliamna to a code yellow at the beginning of March after an increase in earthquakes and gas emissions. See all stories on this topic »

4.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Gulf of Nicoya Tico Times An earthquake measuring 4.5 magnitude and 39 kilometers deep shook a wide portion of the country this afternoon, without producing damage or injuries, a source told AFP. The quake occurred at 1:59 pm, with an epicenter 3.6 kilometer to the east of the ... See all stories on this topic »

5.5-Magnitude Quake Rattles Regions of Samoan Islands Prensa Latina 20 de marzo de 2012, 09:29Wellington, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) A 5.5-magnitude earthquake on Richter''s scale shook the region of the Samoan Islands on Tuesday, according to reports from New Zealand. The epicenter was registered 12.40 kilometers deep. See all stories on this topic »

Officials stymied by loud booms in Clintonville La Crosse Tribune About 150 calls were received between 1:45 am and 11 am The city contacted geologists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but says the noises and vibrations felt in Clintonville were not typical of earthquake activity. A seismicstation in ... See all stories on this topic »

Clintonville bangs, booms remain a mystery Newsradio 620 TODAY'S TMJ4 reports that experts at UW-Madison say descriptions of the ground shaking in Clintonville are not usually related to earthquake activity, butseismic monitors in Shiocton, Wis. recorded seismic activity and ground shaking. See all stories on this topic »

Rising above it World Architecture News A new invention from Japanese company Air Danshin Systems Inc could revolutionise the way buildings respond to earthquakes and flooding. The system hopes to fit homes with airbags which can be pumped with air, allowing the structure to 'float' during ... See all stories on this topic »

GLP To Develop Large-scale Multi-tenant Logistics Facility In Greater Tokyo LogisticsWeek The Project will be constructed using GLP's patented “GLP Pile Cap anti-seismic construction method”, a construction method for buildingearthquake resistant logistic facilities. In addition, the Project boasts other advanced features designed to ... See all stories on this topic »

Continuity planning is strengthened Financial Times The question of whether that has been achieved will be answered only if serious social unrest breaks out in China, a largeearthquake hits another key manufacturing zone or some other disaster unfolds in a critical location. There are, nevertheless ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

Owner fears old Capitol Hill building will be damaged by tunnel machine Q13 FOX That`s thanks to seismic retrofitting Tseng did on the brick apartment building to prevent any damage. Still, Tseng said he was more worried about the the tunneling than about an earthquake. “You can`t find this kind of brick anymore,” said Tseng. See all stories on this topic »

Calls of booms continue in Clintonville Fox11online.com “The activity does not look like what normally happens when you haveearthquakes occurring,” said Clifford Thurber, a geophysics professor at UW-Madison. Thurber looked at a reading from a seismic station in Shiocton, which is about 20 miles away from ... See all stories on this topic »

Authorities stymied by loud booms emanating from northeast Wisconsin city Pioneer Press The city contacted geologists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but the city said in a news release Monday evening that the noises and vibrations felt in Clintonville were not typical of earthquake activity. A seismic station in nearby Shiocton ... See all stories on this topic »

Upper House members concerned, seek details about preparedness GreaterKashmir.com Jammu, Mar 19: The members in the Upper House today expressed grave concern over earthquake warning by leading scientists for Jammu and Kashmir and sought details about the preparedness of the government to deal with the situation in case of any such ... See all stories on this topic »

Metro Officials Support Constellation Avenue Stop for Century City Patch.com Citing earthquake risks and ridership data, Metro officials supported the station at Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars over an alternative stop at Santa Monica Boulevard and Century Park East. The decision routes the subway under Beverly ... See all stories on this topic »

Overhauling the Farm Bill: Political Wedge Issues Slowing Reform The Atlantic But the Farm Bill has undergone true seismic changes three times in the last 80 years, and it could do so again. In 1961, the food stamp program was reinstated in the early days of the Kennedy Administration. Commodity growers and an emerging ... See all stories on this topic »

1.5 tons of water leak from storage tank at Tokai reactor Enformable Seismic research in 2011 showed that the March 11th quake was caused by the simultaneous movement by multiple active faults at the coast of the Pacific Ocean in northern Japan, and on this way a much bigger earthquakes could be triggered, ... See all stories on this topic » Enformable

Be Part Of Christchurch's 'Most Dynamic Neighbourhood' Scoop.co.nz (press release) A new office development in Christchurch's burgeoning commercial and industrial precinct is available for lease – urgently needed in the city after so many office buildings have been destroyed or demolished after the earthquakes. See all stories on this topic » Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Westside subway EIS/EIR goes with 7 new stations LA Observed But last year, a panel of high-profile scientific experts convened by Metro said that active earthquake faults make the Santa Monica Boulevard location too dangerous for a subway station. These experts, including Lucy Jones of the US Geological Survey ... See all stories on this topic »

Listen to the Japan Earthquake - Yahoo! News "We're able to bring earthquake data to life by combining seismic auditory and... at (or listening to) the data helps scientists understand how the quakeunfolded. news.yahoo.com/listen-japan-earthquake-203401666.html

Seismic hazards: Japan earthquake and other tectonic surprises ... What happened last March 11 wasn't supposed to be possible. The seismichazard maps didn't entertain the idea of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the Tohoku ... www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAoV291R_story.html

Quake enigma: The more it shakes, the less it shows — RT 0 magnitude earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that devastated ...Seismic hazard maps usually show where quakes are most likely to strike over a certain ... rt.com/news/earthquake-maps-tsunami-japan-279/

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