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EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 23, 2012

USGS: Micro-quake near Wis. city bothered by booms
CBS News
Geophysicist Paul Caruso told The Associated Press that loud booming noises have been known to accompany earthquakes. It's possible the mysterious sounds that town officials have been investigating are linked to the quake, he said.
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7.4 quake apparently spares lives in Mexico
Houston Chronicle
A strong earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, shaking central and southern parts of the country and swaying buildings in Mexico City. The quake was felt strongly in southern Guerrero state, where the epicenter was located about 15 miles (25 kilometers) ...
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Wisconsin town haunted by booms traces noise to small quakes
Chicago Tribune
Then the US Geological Survey offered a possible explanation: a smallearthquake registering magnitude 1.5 on the Richter scale was recorded at about 12:15 am local time Tuesday morning. "The quake we reported is very small," said Paul Caruso, ...
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Data: Quakes caused mysterious booms in Wis.
Tucson Citizen
Other residents of this town of 4500 about 40 miles west of Green Bay, Wis., asked why they heard such loud booming — a sound not characteristic ofquakes. The soil and granite under the city is different than that of mostearthquake-prone towns and ...
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Mexico quake belatedly claims 2 lives
CBS News
Video: 7.4 magnitude quake shakes Mexico Malia Obama safe after Mexicoearthquake 7.4 quake hits near Acapulco, Mexico Tuesday's earthquakewas centered near the border between the southern states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. It caused about 60 houses to ...
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2 injured in Mexico quake have died, mayor says
The Associated Press
Tuesday's earthquake was centered near the border between the southern states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. It caused about 60 houses to collapse and damaged about 800 more homes. The quake was one of the strongest in Mexico since an 8.1-magnitude temblor ...
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Town Hit by 'Booms' Suffered Quake
Wall Street Journal
"The mystery is solved. We experienced an earthquake here in Clintonville." Federal officials told Ms. Kuss the quake was centered about 3.1 miles underground. Normally, such a weak quake might not be heard or felt on the surface, she said.
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Early quake warning system not as easy as it looks
San Francisco Chronicle
When Japan was rocked by a 9.0 earthquake last year, the warning system sent an alert to Tokyo before the seismic waves of the quake reached the city. The same thing happened in Mexico City on Tuesday after a 7.4 quakeoccurred near Acapulco.
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Quake fixes at Baltimore Basilica could cost $5M
The Seattle Times
Baltimore Catholic archdiocese officials say earthquake damage to a dome at the 200-year-old Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore could cost $5 million to repair. The Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article.
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Japan tsunami holds lessons for Pacific Northwest
msnbc.com
The magnitude-9.0 earthquake that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, was the largest known quake to strike the seismically active country and the world's fourth-largest earthquake in recorded history. While the quake itself was responsible for relatively ...
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Quake-Hit NE Japan Records Land-Price Gains
BusinessWeek
By Kathleen Chu and Katsuyo Kuwako on March 22, 2012 Land prices in Japan's northeastern region that were hurt by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami last year gained the most in 2011 as residents sought to relocate, the land ministry's annual land ...
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Clintonville a reminder that quakes are felt in Wisconsin
Walworth County Today
Initially pegged as a 5.4 earthquake, the US Geological Survey revised its estimate to give it a value of 5.2 The quake was centered six miles from West Salem, Ill. Geophysicist Paul Caruso says loud booming noises have been known to accompany ...
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USGS confirms micro-quake in Wisconsin city plagued by mysterious booming sounds
Fox News
Geophysicist Paul Caruso says loud booming noises have been known to accompany earthquakes. He says it's possible the mysterious sounds are linked to the quake. City officials have been seeking answers related to the late-night booms, which started ...
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Officials: Quakes causing Clintonville booming
The Oshkosh Northwestern
Other locals asked why they heard such loud booms — a sound not characteristic of quakes. The soil and rock under the city is different than that of most earthquake-prone towns and that may account for the sharp noises, Kuss said.
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Basilica needs millions in fixes after quake damage found
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore's 200-year-old Basilica of the Assumption, the first cathedral in America, will be closed to many visitors over eight months as crews repair domes damaged in August's earthquake, church officials said Thursday. Repairs could cost up to $5 ...
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Baltimore Sun
Clintonville booms tied to quakes
Wisconsin Radio Network
Clintonville officials say an earthquake detected by the US Geological Survey is the source of mysterious rumblings this week. The biggest quake measured a relatively small 1.5 on the Richter scale, at 12:15 Tuesday morning, leaving some residents ...
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Clintonville mystery solved: Mini-quake
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The epicenter of the quake was at Clintonville, according to a preliminary review of seismic data by the US Geological Survey. "Representatives from the USGS have described our series of events as a swarm of several smallearthquakes in a very short ...
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More booms reported overnight in Clintonville in wake of quake confirmation
WTAQ
The US Geological Survey recorded a light earthquake early Tuesday morning with a magnitude of 1.5 – and officials said it was apparently part of series of smaller quakes that have been shaking homes and getting folks worked up since Sunday night.
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Free Markets Shield Mexico From Earthquake Disaster
Investor's Business Daily
Free Markets: Huge 7.4 quake. Third World country. And incredibly, nobody dies. While that makes it "not news" to the TV cameras, in reality, it is news — a very big story about what embracing markets does for places like Mexico. The major earthquake ...
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Strong earthquake hits South Australia's Far North
NEWS.com.au
The earthquake's epicentre was recorded at shallow depth near Ernabella, 415km north west of Coober Pedy and about 320km south west of Alice Springs, just before 8pm. Geoscience Australia reported the quake could have been felt by people up to 500km ...
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Quake jolts Summerville area, barely
Charleston Post Courier
The 2.3 magnitude earthquake struck in about the same spot in the Oakbrook community as a smaller one did in February. Both temblors were centered in the vicinity of Midland Parkway and Ladson Road, near Summerville Medical Center. The Thursday quake ...
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Earthquakes said to have caused the booms and shaking ground in Clintonville
Hudson Star Observer
The biggest quake measured a relatively small 1.5 on the Richter scale around 12:15 am Tuesday. Kuss said an earthquake of that magnitude would not be felt in many other places, but the type of rock that Wisconsin has transmits seismic activity very ...
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USGS Records 1.5 Magnitude Quake In Clintonville
WISN Milwaukee
The United States Geological Survey reported Thursday that a smallearthquake had struck near the city of Clintonville. The 1.5 magnitude quakewas recorded Tuesday morning at 12:15. The USGS said quakes with a magnitude of 2.0 or less are typically ...
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Wis. official: Mystery booms caused by minor quake
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By DINESH RAMDE AP MILWAUKEE — An official for an eastern Wisconsin city plagued this week by a series of unexplained booming sounds says the mystery can be attributed to a small early-morning earthquake. Liza Braaten of Clintonville talks with a...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Cramlington teacher is shaken by quake in Mexico
Journal Live
Jack Little, 25, who is originally from Cramlington, Northumberland, was in the middle of a lesson at a nursery when the 7.8 magnitude quake struck. Buildings shook and workers fled into the streets as the earthquake caused chaos across the Central ...
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Clintonville, Wisconsin Earthquake: Booms May Be Linked To Minor ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Geophysicist Paul Caruso told The Associated Press that loud booming noises have been known to accompany earthquakes. It's possible the mysterious sounds that town officials have been investigating are linked to the quake, he said.
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Prison Planet.com » Residents Skeptical of 'Mini-Quakes ...
By admin
In addition, the fact that the booms were also experienced 80 miles away by residents of Montello is inconsistent with the mini-quake explanation. Even people relatively close to the epicenter of such a minor earthquake would not feel it in most ...
Prison Planet.com
Prison Planet.com » Residents Skeptical of 'Mini-Quakes ...
By Gunny G
In addition, the fact that the booms were also experienced 80 miles away by residents of Montello is inconsistent with the mini-quake explanation. Even people relatively close to the epicenter of such a minor earthquake would not feel it in most ...
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Adelaide Australia rattled by largest earthquake in 15 years | The ...
By The Extinction Protocol
The earthquake's epicenter was recorded at shallow depth near Ernabella, 415km North West of Coober Pedy and about 320km south west of Alice Springs, just before 8pm. Geoscience Australia reported the quake could have been felt by ...
The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond
Clintonville booms tied to quakes
By WRN Contributor
Clintonville officials say an earthquake detected by the US Geological Survey is the source of mysterious rumblings this week. The biggest quake measured a relatively small 1.5 on the Richter scale, at 12:15 Tuesday morning, leaving some ...
Wisconsin Radio Network
1.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Clintonville
By kevinbinversie
Officials say it was an earthquake. The United States Geologicial Survey reported Thursday that they recorded a small earthquake in Clintonville. The USGS says they believe a 1.5 magnitude quake struck Clintonville in the early morning ...
Lakeshore Laments
2 injured in Mexico quake have died, mayor says « Mexico Institute
By mexicoinstitute
2 injured in Mexico quake have died, mayor says. Associated Press, 3/22/12. Two people caught in this week's big earthquake died Thursday, the first deaths reported from the 7.4-magnitude temblor that damaged hundreds of homes in ...
Mexico Institute
MEXICO EARTHQUAKES: LESSONS LEARNED SAVED LIVES ...
By miriamg
March 22, 2012 (San Diego) Updated 11 p.m.--On March 20, Mexico City was rattled by the strongest earthquake since 1985. The 1985 quake had an intensity of 8.1 on the Richter scale and lasted 90 to 120 seconds. It rattled a country that ...
East County Magazine
Mysterious Earthquakes Rock Wisconsin Town | WebProNews
By Amanda Crum
Scientists are looking into a series of low-magnitude earthquakes that have hit a small Wisconsin town recently. The mysterious part is, geologists say thatquakes of such low magnitude aren't generally felt by anyone and are only recorded on ...
WebProNews
Booming Artillary sounds reported before New Madrid quake of 1811
By newgranny
Re: Booming Artillary sounds reported before New Madrid quake of 1811. this from the USGS site on earthquake booms, seneca guns etc [link toearthquake.usgs.gov] one more site which has a map of the how far the New Madrid quake was ...
Godlike Productions - New Threads
2012 March 20 18:02:48 UTC - U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake ...
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../Quakes/usc0008m6h.php
Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Cobb - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon two miles from Cobb, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-30-quake-strikes-near-...
Mexico Earthquake 2012: 7.4-Magnitude Quake Rocks Mexico
The Associated Press reports that a "strong" earthquake has hit central southern Mexico, rocking Mexico City. The US Geological Survey recorded a ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../mexico-earthquake-2012_n_136...
Mexico earthquake: 7.4 magnitude quake hits Oaxaca and Mexico ...
The 'strong, long' tremors caused buildings to sway in Mexico City, pictured, 195 miles from the epicentre, as terrified workers fled into the streets.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Mexico-earthquake-7-4-magnitude-q...
Officials survey damage after strong quake jolts Mexico - CNN.com
Mexican officials surveyed damage Wednesday, a day after a strongearthquake left homes in ruins and rattled residents hundreds of miles from the epicenter.
www.cnn.com/2012/03/21/world/americas/.../index.html
7.4 quake rocks southern Mexico, shakes capital
7.4 quake rocks southern Mexico, shakes capital. Comments. E-mail; Print; Share . By Michael Winter, USA TODAY. Updated. An earthquake measuring 7.4 ...
content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/.../1
7.4 earthquake quake shakes south Mexico; 60 homes collapse ...
A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico on Tuesday, damaging some 800 homes near the epicenter.
abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/national_world...
World News - 7.4 magnitude quake rattles Mexican resorts, capital
A strong, long 7.4 earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shook central southern Mexico on Tuesday, swaying buildings in Mexico City and sending ...
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10778334-79-magnitude-eart...
Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Shakes Mexico City | Fox News
There have been 15 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or stronger since 1973 within 310 miles of Tuesday's quake. Weaker buildings collapse with each quake, ...
www.foxnews.com/.../magnitude-76-earthquake-strikes-near-a...
Mexico earthquake 2012: Acapulco, Mexico City feel 'strong, long ...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 damaged more than 800 homes near the epicenter and spread fear and panic hundreds of miles away in the ...
www.wjla.com/.../mexico-earthquake-2012-acapulco-mexico-...
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