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EARTHQUAKE News, Apr 01, 2012

Japan's quake defenses not enough, official reports warn
Reuters
Japan, situated on the "Ring of Fire" arc of volcanoes and oceanic trenches that partly encircles the Pacific Basin, accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater. A magnitude 7.3 quake hit central Japan in 1995, ...
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Japan panel of experts warns of future risk of up to 34-meter-high tsunami ...
Washington Post
TOKYO — Revised estimates of the potential impact from an earthquake off Japan's southern coast show much of the country's Pacific shore could be inundated by a tsunami more than 34 meters (112 feet) high. A government-commissioned panel of experts ...
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Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Palomar Observatory
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Sunday morning two miles from Palomar Observatory, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:26 am Pacific time at a depth of 3.1 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 11 ...
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Earthquake: 3.2 quake strikes near Clearlake
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Saturday evening three miles from Clearlake, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:17 pm Pacific time at a depth of 1.9 mile. According to the USGS, the epicenter was four ...
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Massive tsunami projected / Panel forecasts Nankai Trough quakes could affect ...
The Daily Yomiuri
The Nankai Trough quake is forecast to occur off the southern Japan coast if the so-called Tokai, Tonankai and Nankai earthquakes occur simultaneously. This could result in tsunami as high as 34.4 meters in Kuroshio, Kochi Prefecture, and tsunami of at ...
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Japan experts warn of future risk of giant tsunami
The Associated Press
The plant was shut down in 2011 due to estimates it has a 90 percent chance of being hit by a magnitude 8.0 or higher quake within 30 years. In other unsettling news, another government report shows that a strong earthquakehitting the Tokyo Bay region ...
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Earthquake: 3.5 quake strikes near The Geysers
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Saturday evening one mile from The Geysers, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:28 pm at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was four miles from Cobb, ...
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Governors want legal arrangements unified
The Daily Yomiuri
Governors of prefectures expected to suffer major damage in powerfulearthquakes triggered along the Nankai Trough are urging the central government to unify legal arrangements currently in place for each of thequakes.
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Offshore Pacific quake could cause over-20m tsunami in central Japan
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Several parts of Japan's Pacific coast could be hit by tsunami higher than 20 meters if the largest possible earthquake occurs in the "Nankai Trough" located in the seabed off central to western Japan, an expert panel under the Cabinet ...
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Moderate quake shakes eastern Japan
Hindustan Times
PTI An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude shook eastern Japan tonight though there was neither a tsunami warning, nor any immediate reports of damage. Thequake that struck at 11:04 pm (local time) measured a lower 5 on the Japanese intensity scale of 7 in ...
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Another Japanese earthquake could trigger 34-metre tsunami: report
thejournal.ie
New government reports say a similar quake could result in an even larger tidal wave. JAPAN'S PACIFIC COAST could be inundated by a tsunami over 30 metres high if another powerful earthquake was to occur off its shore, according to revised estimates by ...
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'Bread for Japan' raises $1000 for Japanese earthquake, tsunami victims
Maryville Daily Times
The fundraiser, dubbed “Bread for Japan,” came on the heels of the one-year anniversary of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake which struck northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, triggering extremely destructive tsunami waves that struck minutes after the quake.
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Japan panel of experts warns of future risk of even bigger tsunami from quake
Newser
By ELAINE KURTENBACH | AP | 6 hours, 20 minutes ago in Much of Japan's Pacific coast could be inundated by a tsunami more than 34 meters (112 feet) high if a powerful earthquake hits offshore, according to revised estimates by a government panel.
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Local govts review tsunami countermeasures / Not enough evacuation buildings ...
The Daily Yomiuri
Following predictions by a Cabinet Office panel that much higher tsunami than previously projected could hit the Pacific coast after a magnitude-9 earthquakealong the Nankai Trough, local municipalities with insufficient evacuation centers are ...
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Japan may endure 35-metre waves
NEWS.com.au
A 35-METRE tsunami could hit the Japanese coast in the wake of a massive earthquake, an expert panel has warned. If a 9.0-magnitude quake struck in the Nankai Trough off central to western Japan huge swathes of the Pacific coastline could be inundated, ...
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Estimates of Tokyo quake peril increased
UPI.com
TOKYO, April 1 (UPI) -- An earthquake centered under Tokyo Bay has more destructive potential than originally thought, Japanese scientists have concluded. A team from Japan's science ministry said in a new report that a magnitude 7.3 quake centered ...
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3.5 and 3.2 magnitude quakes reported Saturday
Lake County News
Preliminary reports from the US Geological Survey said the earthquakes were measured at 3.5 and 3.2 in magnitude. The quakes' magnitude could be adjusted later after they are reviewed by seismologists. The 3.5-magnitudequake occurred at 6:28 pm ...
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More Earthquakes Strike Near Palomar
Patch.com
By Patch Staff A magnitude-3.0 quake was recorded near the Riverside-San Diego county line, about 2 miles north-northeast of Palomar Observatory today. The temblor, too small to cause damage, struck at 1:26 am, according to the US Geological Survey.
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Japan 'worst case tsunami' could reach 35-metres
AFP
TOKYO — A 35-metre (115-foot) tsunami could hit the Japanese coast in the wake of a massive earthquake, an expert panel has said after revising its worst case scenario projections following last year's disaster. If a 9.0-magnitude quake struck in the ...
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AFP
In projected scenarios, some Tokyo-area quakes turn out stronger than ...
Sacramento Bee
They calculated that if the earthquake's focus is under northern Tokyo Bay, it could cause a level 7 quake in eastern Tokyo and northeastern Kanagawa Prefecture. An upper 6 quake is projected in northeastern Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Tokyo, ...
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Experts Predict Over Seventy-Ft. Tall Tsunami Wave in Central Japan
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20 meters– tall tsunami wave could strike Central Japan after a magnitude 9.0 offshore Pacific quake. Posted below, two NOAA videos related to the March 11, 2011, 9.0 magnitude Japan (Honshu) earthquake and tsunami: The NOAA Center for Tsunami Research ...
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Corning Watch: Japanese earthquake had little effect on Corning Inc.
Elmira Star-Gazette
Most manufacturers got back on their feet quickly following the earthquake. "For facilities that suffered minor impairments from the quake, production resumed by the end of March and April; other facilities that suffered more substantial damage resumed ...
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Quake rebuilding consents slow
Stuff.co.nz
Building activity related to the Canterbury earthquakes rebuild is stirring but real evidence of a ramp up is yet to emerge, economists say. Earthquake-related building consents issued since the September 4, 2010 earthquakenow total 1306, ...
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San Diego Earthquake Today 2012 Strikes in Predawn Hours
LALATE
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A San Diego earthquake today 2012 has struck in the predawn hours. Today's San Diego earthquake, however, is in the same proximity as another quake that struck two days ago near Escondido and Temecula. No reports of injury have ...
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34-meter tsunami may hit Japan after megaquake – report
RT
The last such earthquake at Nankai fault happened in 1946, with a magnitude of 8.1. The tsunami triggered by the quake destroyed over 35 thousand homes. Meanwhile, on Friday, a research team under the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ...
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RT
Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Hits Eastern Honshu, Japan -USGS
Wall Street Journal (India)
TOKYO (Dow Jones)--An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 shook Fukushima Prefecture and its vicinity in eastern Japan on Sunday night, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, according to the Kyodo News Agency. The 11:04 pm temblor measured ...
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Two Small Earthquakes Hit Malibu
Patch.com
According to the US Geological Survey, Friday's earthquake was a magnitude-3.0, which struck three miles west-southwest of Malibu at 7:15 pm According to the Los Angeles Times, the epicenter was eight miles from Westlake Village. Saturday's quake also ...
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Calderon says former Mexican president de la Madrid has died
USA TODAY
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, who led Mexico from 1982 to 1988 during economic crisis and a devastingearthquake, died Sunday at age 77, President Felipe Calderon announced on his Twitter account. By Matias Recart, AFP/Getty Images ...
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USA TODAY
Earthquake: 3.2 quake strikes near Clearlake - latimes.com
By Ben Welsh
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Saturday evening three miles from Clearlake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:17 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.9 mile. According to the USGS, the ...
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2012 April 01 14:04:25 UTC - U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake ...
By U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes
The 4th Media » Mega Earthquake and Tsunami may hit Japan again
By minweiyuan
The last such earthquake at Nankai fault happened in 1946, with a magnitude of 8.1. The tsunami triggered by the quake destroyed over 35 thousand homes. Meanwhile, on Friday, a research team under the Education, Culture, Sports, ...
The 4th Media
M5.9 quake shakes Fukushima Pref., vicinity in eastern Japan ...
M5.9 quake shakes Fukushima Pref., vicinity in eastern Japan. TOKYO, April 2, Kyodo. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 shook Fukushima Prefecture and its vicinity in eastern Japan on Sunday night, the Japan ...
News - Kyodo News
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: 3.1 quake strikes near Calexico - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 14 miles from Calexico, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-31-quake-strikes-near-...
Chile Earthquake 2012: 7.1 Magnitude Quake Strikes Country
SANTIAGO, Chile -- A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../chile-earthquake-2012_n_13786...
Mexico earthquake: How quake-prone is the region? - CSMonitor.com
Mexico earthquake history shows that the same faults that caused Tuesday's Mexico earthquake can produce even bigger events, like one that struck in 1985.
www.csmonitor.com/.../Mexico-earthquake-How-quake-prone...
Hundreds of houses damaged after strong earthquake hits Mexico ...
A strong earthquake damaged hundreds of homes in southern Mexico Tuesday and rattled residents hundreds of miles away in the nation's capital. The quake ...
articles.cnn.com/.../world_americas_mexico-earthquake_1_str...
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...
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...
Quake jangles nerves, knocks over homes in Mexico – USATODAY ...
A woman comforts her children outside a school after an earthquake in Mexico City on Tuesday. The magnitude-7.4 quake struck 12 miles below ground, about ...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-20/.../1
World News - 7.4 magnitude quake rattles Mexican resorts, capital
Tuesday's quake was the strongest shaking felt in the capital since a magnitude- 6.5 earthquake struck also in Guerrero in December. Officials said at least three ...
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10778334-74-magnitude-qua...
Mexico earthquake: 7.4 magnitude reported in Guerrero, Mexico ...
Mexico earthquake: 7.4 magnitude reported in Guerrero, Mexico; phantomquake near Salton Sea (updated). March 20, 2012 | By Lisa Brenner with Shereen ...
www.scpr.org/.../mexico-earthquake-southern-mexico-guerrer...
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-...
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: 7.9 Magnitude Quake Strikes Near Acapulco ...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 struck 108 miles (174 kilometers) east- southeast of Acapulco, Mexico, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami.
www.inquisitr.com/.../acapulco-mexico-earthquake-2012-7-9-...
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