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EARTHQUAKE News, Apr 02, 2012

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BTW, Get Ready for a 34 Meter Tsunami
Forbes
... a tsunami of 10 meters or higher could strike 11 prefectures, including Tokyo, and an earthquake with an intensity of 7—the highest level on the Japanese seismic scale—in the event of a “simultaneous triple quake” along the Nankai Trough.
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Japan experts warn of future risk of giant tsunami
R & D Magazine
The plant was shut down in 2011 due to estimates it has a 90% 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 earthquake hitting the Tokyo Bay region could ...
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Threat of quake in alps wanes
Stuff.co.nz
Earthquake-weary South Islanders finally have some good news – the Alpine Fault could still be 200 years away from generating its next quake of about magnitude 8.0. Scientists have found that the most active central and southern sections of the ...
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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 Nankaiearthquakes 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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The Daily Yomiuri
$12m paid out after quakes
Stuff.co.nz
The Earthquake Commission has paid out nearly $12 million to South Canterbury home-owners in the past two years. The figures, made public yesterday, reveal that more than 8800 claims have been lodged with the EQC for damage in the Timaru, Mackenzie and ...
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Earthquake payouts hit $3 billion
Stuff.co.nz
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has paid out more than $3 billion for damage from the Canterbury quakes, making the tremors New Zealand's most expensive natural disaster. EQC chief executive Ian Simpson said this placed the quakes as one of the ...
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Impact of Japan's earthquake on LCD market called minor
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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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Japanese experts warn of earthquakes that could produce 34-metre tsunamis
The Guardian
Much of Japan's Pacific coast would be inundated by a tsunami more than 34 metres (112 feet) high if an offshore earthquake as powerful as last year's occurred, according to a government panel of experts. They report that a wave of such height could ...
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The Guardian
Lidar uncovers hidden earthquake damage
Photonics.com
A team of geologists from the US, Mexico and China has reported the most comprehensive before-and-after picture yet taken of anearthquake zone, using data from the 7.2-magnitude quake that struck near Mexicali in April 2010.
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Photonics.com
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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NJ statue damaged in quake to return
NorthJersey.com
AP AP CAMDEN - Workers are set to return to its place on Tuesday an iconic landmark that was damaged during a rare East Coast earthquake. Craftsmen repaired cracks and other damage to the 30-foot Blessed Mother statue that has rested above Our Lady of ...
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M5.9 quake shakes Fukushima Pref., vicinity in eastern Japan
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- 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. No tsunami warning was issued. The 11:04 pm temblor measured lower 5 ...
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Japan may endure 35m waves
Courier Mail
Picture: AP Source: AP A 35m 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 ...
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Japan warns of future risk of 112ft-high tsunami
Times of India
TOKYO: A 34-metre (112 feet) 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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Earthquake payouts hit $3 billion
Stuff.co.nz
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has paid out more than $3 billion for damage from the Canterbury quakes, making the tremors New Zealand's most expensive natural disaster. EQC chief executive Ian Simpson said this placed the quakes as one of the ...
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Moderate quake hits Japan
Times of India
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit sea off Japan's Fukushima prefecture on the Honshu island on Sunday, said Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA). TOKYO: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit sea off Japan's ...
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NJ statue damaged in quake to return
abc27
CAMDEN, NJ (AP) - Workers are set to return an iconic landmark that was damaged during a rare East Coast earthquake atop a New Jersey hospital on Tuesday. Craftsmen repaired cracks and other damage to the 30-foot Blessed Mother statue that has rested ...
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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 earthquake along the Nankai Trough, local municipalities with insufficient evacuation centers are ...
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The Daily Yomiuri
Kiwi Income Property Trust hints at pumping quake cash into retail
National Business Review
A government geotechnical report has endorsed the quake-hit central city as an appropriate place for development. But Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is yet to sign off the draft central city plan, the future city's blueprint ...
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Japan 'worst case tsunami' could reach 35-metres
The Sun Daily
TOKYO (April 1, 2012): 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 ...
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The Sun Daily
Quake fund overwhelmed, applications suspended
Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch earthquake relief fund has stopped accepting any new applications for money due to an overwhelming number of requests. The Mayor's Welfare Earthquake Relief Fund provides assistance to Christchurch residents experiencing financial ...
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Quake hits Japan
IANS
Tokyo, April 2: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit sea off Japan's Fukushima prefecture on the Honshu island Sunday, said Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA). The epicentre of the temblor, which struck at 11.04 pm (local time),...
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IANS
Small quake reported north of Cambria
San Luis Obispo Tribune
The US Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 3.1 earthquake took place about 10 miles north-northwest of Cambria at 4:03 pm Sunday. The epicenter was estimated to be about 4 miles northeast of San Simeon. Reader comments on SanLuisObispo.com are ...
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Miguel de la Madrid dies at 77; former president of Mexico
Los Angeles Times
His tenure was besmirched by Mexico's lingering financial troubles and a weak response to the catastrophic 1985 quake. Miguel de la Madrid, center, shown in 1997, remained a relatively popular figure in Mexico, despite the persistent air of crisis ...
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Los Angeles Times
Quake welfare fund suspends applications
3News NZ
The Mayor's Welfare Earthquake Relief Fund was set up to aid Christchurch residents suffering extreme financial hardship from the 2010 and 2011 quakes. But the demand on it had put a drain on resources funded by donations. Councillor Helen Broughton ...
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3News NZ
City bureau says don't worry
EastDay.com
SHANGHAI experts say there's no cause for concern if, as Japanese experts seemed to be predicting, there is a huge earthquake off the coast of Japan and a subsequent tsunami. The city's seismological bureau said the area in question suffered from ...
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4.8-quake jolts Batanes
Inquirer.net
A shallow, tectonic magnitude-4.8 earthquake rocked the northern province of Batanes Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor, which occurred at 1:34 pm and originated 8 kilometers below the ...
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Energy Week Ahead: NRC Talks Temblors With Power-Plant Owners
Bloomberg
... disaster last year, caused by an earthquake and tsunami, and an August temblor that temporarily shut down Dominion Resources Inc (D).'s North Anna nuclear plant in Virginia, have brought heightened attention to reactors' susceptibility to quakes.
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Bloomberg
5/30/2011 — Global Earthquake and Volcano Overview – Volcano
By cheyingtan
... folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu quake.crowe.co.nz aslwww.cr.usgs.gov www.oe-files.de www.fs.fed.us pasadena.wr.usgs.gov earthquake.usgs.gov aslwww.cr.usgs.gov www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk earthquake.usgs.gov aslwww.cr.usgs.gov ...
Volcano
Children who created newspaper in quake-hit city honored by ...
UNESCO on Monday honored children who created a newspaper to encourage evacuees at a shelter in a northeastern Japan city after it was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami last year. Four of the 12 children from Kesennuma,...
News - Kyodo News
Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire: Japan's quake defenses not ...
By noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney)
A 35-METRE tsunami could hit the Japanese coast in the wake of a massiveearthquake, 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 ...
Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire
Expert Panel Says 112 Foot Tsunami Possible if Powerful Quake ...
By Trish
Expert Panel Says 112 Foot Tsunami Possible if Powerful Quake Hits in Nankai Trough by Trish – GEV.com. According to a Japanese government panel of experts, if a powerful earthquake struck the Nankai trough, there could possibly be a ...
Gev.com - Latest Technology,...
Ministry of Education: Strong Earthquake to hit Tokyo Bay Area ...
By Shepard
The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was originally designed to withstand a 20 foot tsunami and smaller scale earthquakes, but this just was not enough for the massive quake that took place March 11, 2011. According to a recent AP excerpt ...
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: 3.5 quake strikes near The Geysers - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Saturday evening one mile from The Geysers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-35-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...
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