 Washington Examiner AP TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A moderate earthquake jolted a small town in western Iran near the Iraqi border on Thursday, injuring eight people and damaging buildings, Iranian media reported. The magnitude 5.5 quake hit the sparsely populated area near the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chile's Missing Beaches Return After Quake Discovery News After one of strongest earthquakes in history shook southern Chile and scourged the coastline with a tsunami on Feb. 27, 2010, many of the human-made structures were demolished. After years of being kept in check by seawalls, beach sand made a comeback ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Powerful Earthquakes Simulated in Australia Voice of America Three other significant quakes have also been replicated, including the El Centro earthquake that struck California in 1940 and another in Hachinohe, Japan in 1968. The aim of the experiment is to test the response toearthquakes of office and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earthquake Recap: Three Small Quakes Shake Up Santa Clara County Patch.com The quake may have simply been a very shallow event with poor depth resolution or it might not be have been an earthquake at all but rather a quarry blast. These explosions are picked up by the agency's seismic network and are reviewed by a seismic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Haiti lawmakers end 2-month stalemate over prime minister, approve Martelly's ... Washington Post ... hampered the country's efforts to rebuild from the devastating 2010earthquake. The Chamber of Deputies voted 62-3 Thursday night with two abstentions for Laurent Lamothe to serve as Haiti's head of government and lead quake reconstruction efforts. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Moderate earthquake jolts Iran UPI.com TEHRAN, May 3 (UPI) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake that jolted southwestern Iran Thursday destroyed 30 houses and left eight people injured, an official said. The Geophysics Institute of Tehran reported the quake struck at 2:39 pm local time and the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| KCTV 5Frack or Fiction: The Quake Controversy KCTV Kansas City "And there are some good classic examples, and some more recent examples of injection wells triggering earthquakes." Among those recent examples is a 4.0 magnitude quake in Youngstown, OH, as well as a 5.3 tremor in southern Colorado and a 5.6 event ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 3518 Injured in Iran's 5.5-magnitude Earthquake CRIENGLISH.com Iran, including its capital Tehran, sits astride several major fault lines in the earth crust, and is prone to frequent earthquakes. Moderate quakessometimes caused huge damages in some regions due to poor construction. The deadliest earthquake to hit ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Report: 5.5 quake hits Mourmouri, northern Iranian village, 8 reported hurt GlobalPost Iranian women and a child stand outside their damaged house in the village of Chah Ghanbar after an earthquake struck southeastern Iran in December 2010. (HAMID SADEGHI/AFP/Getty Images) A 5.5. magnitude earthquaketoday injured eight and reportedly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Swarm of earthquake activity off Vancouver Island this week Canada.com The latest was a 4.7 'quake centred on a point about 200 kms west of Port Hardy on Tuesday afternoon. Earthquakes registering above 5 on the scale are regarded as more significant and potentially more likely to be felt, especially if they are near the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quake risk closes parts of Oxford centre The Press The off-limits section is the oldest part of the building, which an engineering assessment found to be earthquake-prone - less than 34 per cent of New Building Standard (NBS). The centre will close at 5pm today so a partition can be built between the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Magnitude-5.4 quake hits Gansu, Inner Mongolia border People's Daily Online BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale jolted the border region between China's northwestern Gansu province and northern Inner Mongolia autonomous region at 6:19 pm Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Honduras Neighboring Earthquake Today 2012 Felt in Belize, Nicaragua LALATE The temblor did not prompt a tsunami alert, officials confirm to news. USGS reports to news that a strong 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras today May 4, 2012 shortly after midnight. The quake, however, had a marginal depth. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Researchers Publish First Study on the Ecological Effects of 2010 Earthquake I Love Chile News It is the first study about the effects of the 2010 quake on the sandy beach ecosystems in Chile. According to the group, studies like this are uncommon, as it is very rare to have comparative data from before and after anearthquake. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Haiti's foreign minister approved as new premier Reuters The quake killed as many as 300000 people and wrecked much of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Under Haiti's constitution, it is difficult for the president to effectively run the country without a prime minister, who acts as the day-to-day head of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UAE gives homes to Pakistani quake victims The National DUBAI // More than 200 families will today move into Sheikh Khalifa City, a new township in an earthquake-ravaged area of Pakistan, as part of a UAE humanitarian drive. The UAE Red Crescent will hand over the houses to families in Balakot, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earthquake hits western Turkey Independent Online By SAPA An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hit western Turkey on Thursday, Anatolia news agency reported, with no immediate reports of casualties or injuries. The quake struck the town of Hisarcik in Kutahya province, it said. A powerful quake shook ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 5.1-magnitude quake hits western Turkey APA A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Kutahya province in western Turkey on Thursday, the Istanbul-based Kandilli seismology center reported, APA reports. The quake occurred at 18:20 local time (GMT 1520), with its epicenter in Tokat village of Hiharcik ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Thalang fault line not dangerous' The Phuket News “As a result, the quakes do not happen often. The biggest earthquake along this fault is unlikely to exceed 6.0 on the Richter scale.” The earth's crust along the fault is moving about a tenth of a millimetre a year, he explained, compared with three ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pair who fled quake set up café in St Agnes This is Cornwall A COUPLE who fled the aftermath of Japan's worst earthquake to set up a Zen café in St Agnes, are seeking permission to extend its licensing hours. Owen and Natalie Lewis opened Genki Bar on Quay Road in March and want to serve alcohol from noon until ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A Jarring Wake-up Call Mountain News It also explains how quake magnitudes are determined and what they mean, demystifies earthquakes by defining terms commonly associated with them and explains faults, how they work and why they're key. But all the publications ever written—even those ... See all stories on this topic » |
| California Earthquake Warning System Stymied By Budget Shortfall ... By carloscbs5 A system giving Californians warning of an impending earthquake may not be operational any time soon despite the success of similar programs in other countries. ... Meanwhile, researchers at Stanford University are working on a means for gathering seismic data which will require the help of members of the public, part of a program called the “Quake Catching Network.” “The goal is to use a bunch of those recordings and figure out where the earthquake started from and how big the ... CBS San Francisco |
| Moderate 5.5 magnitude earthquake destroys 30 homes and injures ... By The Extinction Protocol May 4, 2012 – TEHRAN, Iran — A moderate earthquake jolted a small town in western Iran near the Iraqi border on Thursday, injuring eight people and damaging buildings, Iranian media reported. The magnitude 5.5 quake hit the sparsely ... The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond |
| After The Earth Quake by Maraw By Maraw I will write about ' After the earth quake, how did Japanese people change? ' If I focus on the ... This horrible earthquake made us to get up our bad custom temporarily, but as longer term, we restarted good customs. Of course the people lost ... My Blog for learning English... |
| Big quake, little destruction | Science News for Kids Two large earthquakes, with magnitudes of 8.6 and 8.2, struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on April 11. Unlike the magnitude 9.1quake ... www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/.../big-quake-little-destructi... |
| O.C. quake was small, but it could make history - Los Angeles Times Scientists weren't aware of the blind thrust faults that triggered the 6.7 Northridge earthquake in 1994, or the 6.0 Whittier Narrows quake in 1987, until after the ... articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/24/.../la-me-oc-quake-20120424 |
| Magnitude 6.6 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../Quakes/usc00098nl.php |
| NASA's new earthquake monitoring network uses GPS for improved ... NASA first tested the effectiveness of GPS tracking for measuringearthquakes in 2004 during a quake that hit Sumatra. [Image credit: Martin Luff]. (Source) ... news.yahoo.com/.../nasa-earthquake-monitoring-network-uses... |
| Tokyo Earthquake 2012: 5.5-Magnitude Quake Rattles Japan Capital According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred at 5:22 JST. The USGS notes that a 5.4-magnitude quake occurred near the east coast ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../tokyo-earthquake-2012_n_1450... |
| Earthquake simulator raising awareness of quake dangers in ... What's it like to experience an earthquake that registers 8.0 on the Richter Scale? Hoosiers can find out first-hand from the Quake Cottage, anearthquake ... newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/22088.html |
| Earthquake registering 3.8 strikes southern California - CNN.com A magnitude 3.8 earthquake in southern California struck San Bernardino County near the San Andreas fault Saturday morning, but no major damage was ... www.cnn.com/2012/04/28/us/california-quake/index.html |
| 4.7-magnitude quake strikes off Vancouver Island - British Columbia ... A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck about 200 kilometres west of Vancouver Island on Friday morning. www.cbc.ca/news/.../bc-earthquake-vancouver-island.html |
| Devore Quake: 3.8-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Inland Empire ... DEVORE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California Saturday morning and experts tracked the quake's epicenter to the Inland ... www.ktla.com/news/.../ktla-devore-earthquake,0,2121603.stor... |
| U.S. News - Moderate earthquake shakes Southern California Updated at 3:07 p.m. ET: A moderate earthquake rattled Southern California on Saturday morning, shaking homes ... The quake, initially reported at magni … usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../11446330-moderate-earthquake-s... |
| Los Angeles Earthquake: Buildings Sway In 3.8 Magnitude Quake Los Angeles was hit by a magnitude 3.8 earthquake which struck at 8:08 a.m. PDT on Saturday. The small quake caused buildings in downtown L.A. to sway. www.inquisitr.com/.../los-angeles-earthquake-buildings-sway-... |
| Small but Widely Felt Quake Shakes Southern Calif - ABC News Some Southern Californians were shaken out of bed Saturday morning by a small earthquake that rattled homes across the Inland Empire region and caused ... abcnews.go.com/.../moderate-earthquake-shakes-southern-cali... |
| Devore Earthquake Downgraded to Magnitude 3.8 | NBC Los Angeles The earthquake was reported at 8:07 a.m. at a depth of more than 6 miles. Initially reported at magnitude 4.1, the quake had been downgraded to magnitude 3.8 ... www.nbclosangeles.com/.../Magnitude-41-Earthquake-Shakes... |
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