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EARTHQUAKE News, Apr 06, 2012

Earthquake: 3.9 quake strikes 15 miles from Soledad, Calif.
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported Thursday evening 15 miles from Soledad, Calif., according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:16 pm Pacific time at a depth of 3.1 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 24 ...
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No damage after 3.7 quake in Monterey County
Sacramento Bee
AP SAN FRANCISCO -- No damage or injuries have been reported after anearthquake rattled a remote area of Monterey County. The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.7 quake hit at 8:16 pm Thursday about 15 miles northeast of Soledad, ...
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Quake fears strike Catholic churches
Stuff.co.nz
More than half of all Catholic Church buildings in Wellington are immediate earthquake concerns, with 25 churches revealed asearthquake-prone just days before Easter. The Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington is facing a pricetag of more than $3million ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Quake Parent Detained Over Tweets
Radio Free Asia
Chinese authorities detain a mother for 'revealing state secrets' after she made microblog posts about the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. A memorial wreath among the rubble of Juyuan Middle School's collapsed classrooms in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, ...
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South Elementary to host 'The Quake Cottage'
Daily Dunklin Democrat
"Inside the Quake Cottage, the simulated major earthquakesdemonstrate the efficacy and advantages of using the bestearthquake fasteners for cabinets, furniture, flat screen televisions, lab and office equipment, refrigerators, cabinet doors and much ...
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Daily Dunklin Democrat
WSU fair to help families prep for quake
StandardNet
In the next 50 years, there's a 25 percent chance of a majorearthquake in one section or more. A quake centered in any section would create ground shaking, or worse, in all sections, Yonkee said. “The likely effects would be landslides and rocks ...
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StandardNet
Mother stranded by EQC rethink
Stuff.co.nz
LIFE ON HOLD: A distraught Deborah Harris has been told herquake-damaged home is now 'under cap' after she was paid out more than a year ago. She fears the EQC will want her to pay back the $113000 it awarded her, preventing her from moving north.
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Stuff.co.nz
Burning Questions: Clintonville administrator Lisa Kuss explains earthquakes ...
Appleton Post Crescent
Clintonville, about 45 miles northwest of Appleton, experienced what now has been identified as a "swarm of mini-earthquakes," including a 1.5 magnitudequake measured March 20. Lisa Kuss, the city's administrator, fielded questions from frightened ...
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Earthquake: 3.0 temblor strikes near Indio
Los Angeles Times
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Thursday afternoon 10 miles from Indio, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:01 pm Pacific time at a depth of 2.5 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 12 miles from ...
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6.2-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS
Times of India
SYDNEY: A 6.2-magnitude quake struck off Papua New Guinea early Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at 02:15 am (16:15 GMT) 150 kilometres (93 miles) ...
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Effects of March earthquake in Mexico register in Nevada, officials say
Las Vegas Sun
By Conor Shine (contact) Ripples from a powerful earthquake last month that struck Oaxaca, Mexico, were felt all the way into Nevada, officials said Thursday. Effects from the 7.4-magnitude quake, which struck Oaxaca on March 20, were recorded at ...
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Quake activity reported in central Calif.
UPI.com
SOLEDAD, Calif., April 6 (UPI) -- A magnitude-3.7 earthquake was reported near Soledad, Calif., the US Geological Service said. There were no reports of damage. The quake occurred at 8:16 pm Thursday at a depth of 3.5 miles. The epicenter was 2 miles ...
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USGS Confirms 3.3-Mag. Earthquake In Central Okla.
KOCO Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The United States Geological Survey confirmed anearthquake in central Oklahoma on Friday morning. The 3.3-magnitude quakeshook northeast of Oklahoma City at about 11:20 am, according to the USGS. The precise location was 20 miles ...
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Capitol increases free tickets for Alan Jackson concert in quake-damaged Va. town
The Republic
Capitol Records Nashville is increasing the number of free tickets for an Alan Jackson fundraising concert in a Virginia town hit hard by last year'searthquake. Capitol says in a news release that 3000 free tickets will be available on April 18 on a ...
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Future Tokyo quake could shake high-rise buildings at twice speed of March ...
Mainichi Daily News
Seismologists predict that these quakes, which are expected to be triggered by the Nankai Trough that lies south of Japan's main island of Honshu, will likely register magnitude 9 -- equal to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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Two Tiny Seattle Earthquakes Friday Morning
The SunBreak (blog)
(View the details at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network's recentearthquakes map.) Both were at a depth of 14 to 15 miles, and would look to be on the Seattle Fault, which some 1100 year ago delivered a magnitude 7.3quake whose traces are still ...
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Aon Benfield March Cat Recap: Severe US Weather, Quakes & Floods
Insurance Journal
A magnitude-7.1 quake struck central Chile, apparently an aftershock from February 2010's magnitude-8.8 event. Total economic losses were expected to be below $100 million. In China's Xinjiang region, a magnitude-5.8 earthquakeleft 36641 people ...
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Mexico City Releases A Free Mobile App That Warns Citizens Of Earthquakes
Huffington Post
The geography of the Mexican capital city allows seismological centers on the coast to detect tremors seconds before the quake hits inland, making Mexico among only a handful of countries to implement an early earthquake warning system.
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Japanese ghost ship sinks 1 year after quake
abc7.com
The ghost ship was destined for scrapping when that magnitude-9earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan. The powerful waves dislodged the vessel and set it adrift, without any crew or cargo, 3200 miles across the Pacific Ocean into the busy ...
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State funding for quake safety oversight at risk
News10.net
The Seismic Safety Commission, created in 1975, provides advice and coordinates state policy on earthquake safety with a budget of $1.3 million. It is currently participating in a review of seismic risks involving San Francisco's water delivery system ...
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Proposals made to counter massive quake
The Daily Yomiuri
Prefectural governors submitted an emergency set of proposals to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday to prepare for a massive earthquake that could strike the western part of the country. The proposals from the governors of Kochi, Tokushima and ...
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Engineers: Metro Quake Fault Studies Incomplete
Patch.com
Metro Engineering consultants told the Beverly Hills City Council Tuesday that a study of earthquake faults commissioned recently by Metro was incomplete and therefore inadequate to enable an informed decision on the Beverly Hills portion of the ...
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Volunteering In The Wake Of A Disaster: The Pros, The Cons And How To Do So ...
Huffington Post (blog)
It's been nearly two and a half years since a devastating earthquake shook Haiti, rocking the country to its core and leaving those living there to pick up the pieces and rebuild shattered lives. Shortly after the quake struck, volunteer groups from ...
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First horse race to be held in Fukushima since disaster
The Daily Yomiuri
The Tohoku region's only racecourse, operated by the Japan Racing Association, was used as an evacuation center after the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Quake-resistance and decontamination work for the facility have been completed.
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Girl, 7, helps storm, quake victims by collecting toys
ABS CBN News
And when an earthquake hit Negros Oriental in February, the little girl again distributed toys to children in Guihulnan, where a sitio had been destroyed and very little aid had been getting through. Companies here in the Philippines gave their support ...
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West Seattle earthquake risk? New report for citywide briefing
West Seattle Blog (blog)
The rate of that kind of earthquake anywhere around Puget Sound in the next 50 years is about 15 percent. As for a mega-quake on the coast somewhere, around 9.0 magnitude (akin to the one last year in Japan)? 10 to 14 percent chance of happening in the ...
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West Seattle Blog (blog)
Earthquake-resistant table could save lives
SciDev.Net
"Such tables are a very good idea as most school buildings, at least in developing countries, will perform poorly in a large quake," said Andrew Charleson, director of the Earthquake Hazard Centre at Victoria University in New Zealand.
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Indio Earthquake Today 2012 Felt in Coachella and Palm Springs
LALATE
But none of these Indio 2012 earthquakes have been greater than a 4.0 magnitude. Such was the case today. USGS reports to news that forty minutes ago at 12:01 PM a 3.0 magnitude quake struck the region. The quake could be felt across the neighboring ...
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Two Tiny Seattle Earthquakes Friday Morning | The SunBreak
By Michael van Baker
A 2005 research article on that earthquake, notes our friends at NisquallyQuake, said the event “caused 7 m of vertical uplift on the southern side [of Seattle Fault], sent massive block landslides tumbling into Lake Washington, and created a ...
The SunBreak
WSU fair to help families prep for quake
By tmartinez
The Wasatch Fault has five sections: Brigham City, Weber, Salt Lake City, Provo and Nephi. In the next 50 years, there's a 25 percent chance of a majorearthquake in one section or more. A quake centered in any section would create ground ...
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New system to estimate quake scale in minutes, not hours | Kyodo ...
New system to estimate quake scale in minutes, not hours. TSUKUBA, Japan, April 6, Kyodo. A new system has been developed that can estimate the scale of crustal movement within minutes after a big earthquake, much faster than the ...
News - Kyodo News
Indio Earthquake Today 2012 Felt in Coachella and Palm Springs
By lalate
But none of these Indio 2012 earthquakes have been greater than a 4.0 magnitude. Such was the case today. USGS reports to news that forty minutes ago at 12:01 PM a 3.0 magnitude quake struck the region. The quake could be felt across ...
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Magnitude 7.1 - MAULE, CHILE
Magnitude, 7.1. Date-Time. Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 22:37:06 UTC; Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 06:37:06 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../Quakes/usc0008pwq.php
Earthquake: Second 3.0 quake strikes near Malibu - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 32 miles from Malibu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-30-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...
Earthquake Today: 6.3 Magnitude Mexico Quake Felt Hundreds of ...
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has hit southern Mexico Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
www.christianpost.com/.../earthquake-today-6-3-magnitude-q...
Major quake rattles Chile but no serious damage | Reuters
In the past two years, earthquakes have been a scourge of the insurance industry . In addition to Chile, quakes in Japan and New Zealand in 2011 caused ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-chile-quake-idUSBRE82O0HM20120...
Magnitude-6.3 quake strikes southern Mexico
A magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck Mexico today, Reuters reports. The Associated Press says the quake was felt in Mexico City.
content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/.../1
7.1 earthquake strikes south-central coast of Chile | Earth | EarthSky
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck portions of south-central Chile on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 22:37 UTC (5:37 p.m. CDT), according to the USGS. Thequake ...
earthsky.org/.../7-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-south-centra...
Quake hits Mexico, no major damage reported - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck southwest Mexico on Monday, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and...
news.yahoo.com/mexico-hit-6-3-magnitude-earthquake-u-geo...
6.3 Earthquake Hits Mexico City - Epicenter near that of recent ...
6.3 Earthquake Hits Mexico City. Epicenter near that of recent strong quake. By the Associated Press. Posted Apr 2, 2012 1:14 PM CDT. STORY · COMMENTS ...
www.newser.com/story/.../63-earthquake-hits-mexico-city.htm...
Christchurch Quake Victim's Graveside Plants Stolen... | Stuff.co.nz
A Rolleston man whose wife died in the February 2011 earthquake is upset that items left on her grave by their young daughters have been stolen.
www.stuff.co.nz/the.../Earthquake-victims-graveside-robbed
Moderate Quake Shakes Parts Of Nepal And India, Several Houses ...
The houses which already developed cracks/damage during Nepal/Sikkimearthquake are reported to damaged by this quake. Preliminary data reports dozens ...
disaster-report.blogspot.com/.../moderate-earthquake-rocks-ne...
Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Palomar Observatory - Topix
Sagittarius. You feel closer to other people, as idealism and compassion are being given a boost. You need to think through where you're going and how you' re ...
www.topix.com/.../earthquake-3-4-quake-strikes-near-palomar...
Magnitude-3.5 Earthquake Shakes Fontana Area | NBC Los Angeles
Quake Preps: Bolting Down Your Home. Many people don't realize they're unprepared for an earthquake until the big one hits and by then it's too late. However ...
www.nbclosangeles.com/.../Magnitude-35-Hits-Near-Fontana-...
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