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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea
Fox News
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Papua New Guinea on Wednesday morning, the US Geological survey reported. The quake struck 29 miles west of Kimbe town on the island of New Britain. The impact on the surrounding area was not clear, although were no ...
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Israel plans for quake aid to Palestinians
Reuters
(Adds Palestinian official's comment) By Dan Williams TEL AVIV May 15 (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it had set up a mechanism to get aid to the Palestinians in the event of a major earthquake. A 5.5-magnitude quakerattled Israel and the occupied ...
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Cop investigated over quake theft
New Zealand Herald
By Jarrod Booker and APNZ Cashel Mall in Christchurch after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake which struck the city on February 22 last year. File photo / Simon Baker A police officer resigned late last year after being investigated for theft in the ...
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Haiti quake victim's Mom 'aches' over BU tragedy
Boston Herald
A devastating earthquake struck — and an agonizing 33 days would drag on before Britney's lifeless body would be found in her hotel's rubble in February 2010. Three other students and two professors were also killed in the worstearthquake to hit ...
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Israel set to funnel quake aid to Palestinians
Reuters
By Dan Williams | TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel has set up a mechanism to funnel aid to the Palestinians in the event of an earthquake, though its emergency relief services would not deploy throughout their territory, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.
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Earthquake Recap: Six Quakes Jostle Santa Clara County
Patch.com
The next day, a 1.5 quake hit three miles south of Los Altos again. A 1.6 rounded out Los Altos' earthquake hat trick on May 11 when it struck, once again, three miles south of the city and just three mils west of Cupertino. Fourquakes also shook up ...
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Magnitude-4.0 quake in ocean off Northern Calif.
San Francisco Chronicle
(AP) -- An offshore earthquake has been reported along California's north coast. A US Geological Survey computer-generated report says the magnitude-4.0 quake struck at 3:19 am Tuesday and was centered 54 miles west of Petrolia, which is about 260 ...
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6.0-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS
Indian Express
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake hit the remote New Britain region at a depth of 154 kilometres, 512 kilometres northeast of capital ...
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Quake readiness: Police, firefighters practice for Big One
OCRegister
By MICHAEL MELLO / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER FULLERTON – Unbeknownst to most area residents, the San Andreas fault unleashed a magnitude 7.8 earthquake just after 9 am Tuesday, causing Metrolink and Amtrak trains to derail in downtown Fullerton.
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6.0 magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea
Straits Times
SYDNEY (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the United States (US) Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake hit the remote New Britain region at a depth of 154km, ...
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Contractor jailed for quake zone theft
Otago Daily Times
A contractor has been jailed for two years for stealing goods worth almost $40000 while working in Christchurch's earthquake-torn red zone, the Christchurch Court News website reported. Early last month Victor Tupotahi Jackson, 38, pleaded guilty to ...
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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hits Southern Peru, Northern Chile
Andean Airmail & PERUVIAN TIMES
The quake had a depth of 61 miles, and didn't cause any major damage, according to local media reports. Peru and Chile both experience earthquakesregularly. The last major earthquake in Chile came in 2010 when a magnitude 8.8 earthquake shook the ...
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Botanic Gardens tea kiosk closed
Stuff.co.nz
CONCERNS: The building that houses the Botanic Gardens Cafe has been closed today because it needs to be earthquake strengthened. The Christchurch Botanic Gardens tea kiosk has been closed after an engineering evaluation showed the building was in need ...
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Concern over quake-hit Lyttelton pool
The Press
The pool has been out of operation since the February 2011 earthquake. Councillors will discuss the repair process for the pool tomorrow. Council recreation and sports unit manager John Filsell said the main concern was the retaining wall at the ...
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Post-Quake Haiti Severely Dependent on Private Sector
Inter Press Service
By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 (IPS) - More than two years after the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, NGOs and private contractors are continuing to provide 80 percent of the country's social services. The dominance of primarily ...
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Tauranga man gets 2 year's prison for quake theft
Radio New Zealand
Victor Tupotahi Jackson, 38, who pleaded guilty to four counts of theft, worked as a plasterer on earthquake repairs in the CBD between October 2011 and January 2012. Jackson stole clothing, accessories, cosmetics and footwear from Ballantynes, ...
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4.1 quake breaks off Northern California coast
U-T San Diego
AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants Tuesday's quake in Northern California caused a blip on a seismometer located in Borrego Springs. USGS A magnitude 4.1 earthquake broke about 15 miles beneath the seafloor Tuesday at 3:19 am, ...
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4.0 quake recorded off Nor Cal coast
Mercury-Register
PETROLIA — At about 3:20 am today, the sea floor trembled under the influence of a 4.0 magnitude earthquake. According to the US Geological Survey automated earthquake website, the quake's epicenter was 54 miles west of Petrolia.
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Israel Ready to Provide Quake Aid to 'Palestinians'
Arutz Sheva
In the event of a regional earthquake, Israel would be prepared to aid Jews and Arabs, alike. By Rachel Hirshfeld Israel has set up a mechanism to funnel aid to the 'Palestinians' in the event of anearthquake, Israeli officials said Tuesday.
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Arutz Sheva
6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
Herald Sun
PNG earthquake A 6.0-MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake hit the remote New Britain region at a depth of 154 kilometres, 512km northeast of Port Moresby, the US Geological Survey ...
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Quake Downs Walls, Cuts Power in Northern Chile
ClaimsJournal.com
An earthquake has shaken down walls and knocked out electricity in parts of far-northern Chile. No injuries have been reported, though. The US Geological Survey calculates the magnitude as 6.2 and says it was centered about 41 miles (66 kilometers) ...
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Northern California Earthquake Today 2012 Strikes Eureka, Redding
LALATE
Shortly after 3 am local time today, a 4.0 magnitude Northern Californiaearthquake struck just off the coast, in the Pacific Ocean. USGS reports to news that the quake had virtually no depth. Striking only three miles below sea level, the quake could ...
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Important to have an emergency plan
Maple Ridge News
She survived a 7.1-magnitude earthquake 15 years ago while holidaying in Costa Rica. When the quake hit, Vera and her husband Paul evacuated their cabin and waited in the middle of the lawn, away from power poles. But one of her neighbours became ...
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Stadium, theatre face quake probe
Timaru Herald
External repairs have already been done to the old Post Office following the February earthquake. The chimney was removed. However, internal damage was reported following a 4.9 magnitude quake on September 1, 2011. Property manager Sue Kelly said there ...
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Mild quake hits Ilocos Sur
Philippine Information Agency
By Freddie G. Lazaro SINAIT, Ilocos Sur, May 16 (PIA) -- A mild tectonicearthquake with 3.0 magnitude rocked some areas in Ilocos Sur early morning Monday but did not cause any damage to properties, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology ...
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Fault in Alaska a Tsunami-Maker Candidate
Discovery News
... have turned up a worrisome similarity between the source of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that generated the Japan tsunami and a particular segment of a major quake-prone fault running along the seafloor just south of Alaska's Aleutian islands.
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Cathedral rescue bid rejected
The Press
A last-gasp plea to save Christ Church Cathedral has been rejected by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee. Campaigners called for government intervention after Anglican leaders rejected a proposal to restore the quake-damaged ...
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The Press
Quake downs walls in Chile
Tempo
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook down walls and knocked out electricity in parts of far-northern Chile but no injuries or major damage were reported. Tarapaca region Gov. Jose Durana said walls fell in some sectors and some roads ...
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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hits Southern Peru, Northern Chile ...
By Andean Air Mail & PERUVIAN TIMES
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocked southern Peru and northern Chile early Monday, the United States Geological Survey, or USGS. The epicenter of thequake was.
Peruvian Times
Northern California Earthquake Today 2012 Strikes Eureka, Redding
By lalate
Shortly after 3 am local time today, a 4.0 magnitude Northern Californiaearthquake struck just off the coast, in the Pacific Ocean. USGS reports to news that the quake had virtually no depth. Striking only three miles below sea level, the quake ...
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NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 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
Earthquake Recap: Six Quakes Jostle Santa Clara County - Los ...
By Corinne Speckert
Los Altos, Saratoga and San Martin, all saw some tremors between May 8 and May 13.
Los Altos Patch
Spent fuel at Fukushima Daiichi safer than asserted | ANS Nuclear ...
By pbowersox
We, TEPCO, evaluate earthquake-proof safety by developing Design BasisEarthquake Ground Motion Ss as large-scale quake which would possibly occur in future. For example, the degree of shake of Unit 6′s reactor building's foundation ...
ANS Nuclear Cafe
Chile earthquake, tsunami altered ecosystems - Technology ...
The earthquake and tsunami that rocked Chile in 2010 unleashed substantial and surprising changes on ecosystems there, yielding insights on how these ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../chile-quake-tsunami-altered-ecosyste...
Magnitude-5.3 quake rocks Israel - Israel News, Ynetnews
An earthquake was felt across Israel on Friday evening. ... The US Geological Survey initially reported the quake had a magnitude of 5.5, but according to the...
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4227887,00.html
Why the Recent Sumatra Quake Was So Strange ...
The large earthquake that struck recently off Sumatra was unexpectedly large, but understanding it could inform our knowledge of mid-continent earthquakes.
www.ouramazingplanet.com/2876-sumatra-earthquake-explai...
Earthquake California Quake Test, Boring is Good | Blackwell ...
Engineers from University of California San Diego constructed a building placed atop a “shake table” on the outskirts of San Diego for an earthquake test.
www.blackwellins.com/.../earthquake-california-quake-test-bo...
Japan Meteorological Agency | Earthquake Information
The map and text below show a) the observed Seismic Intensity (1 and above) and its location, b) the date and time of the earthquake, and c) its epicenter and ...
www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20120514124034491-141236.html
BBC News - Engineers launch artificial earthquakes at 'hospital'
Engineers in California unleash high-intensity artificial earthquakes on a ... to determine if hospitals built on rubber bearings could function after a quake.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17954352
Chile Earthquake Cuts Power
SANTIAGO, Chile — A magnitude-6.2 magnitude earthquake damaged walls,... The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 6 a.m. local time ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../chile-earthquake-2012_n_15141...
Magnitude 4.5 quake strikes rural Northern Calif. | www.ktvu.com
There are no reports of damage or injuries after a magnitude 4.5 earthquakerattled a rural area of Northern California.
www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/41-magnitude.../nNfjm/
4.5-Magnitude Earthquake shakes Christchurch | Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch has been shaken by a magnitude-4.5 earthquake.
www.stuff.co.nz/national/6925351/Quake-shakes-Christchurch
Earthquake scientists trying to pinpoint the 'big one' | The Salt Lake ...
Fourteen scientists are quietly working on a Utah earthquake forecasting project ... chance of a 6.7 magnitude or greater quake within 30 years, said Ivan Wong, ...
www.sltrib.com/.../utah-earthquake-wasatch-quake.html.csp
After The Quake, Japanese Shop For Survival : NPR
Memories of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan have ..."We're not getting as many quakes now, but whenever one hits, I get nervous, and think, ...
www.npr.org/.../after-the-quake-japanese-shop-for-survival
Scientist finds possible cause of 5.6 Oklahoma earthquake in ...
For months we've been looking into a large earthquake that shook the state this past ... Okla. earthquakes are top story of 2011 · 5.6 magnitude quakerattles ...
www.kjrh.com/.../Scientist-finds-possible-cause-of-large-56-O..
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