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Earthquake Magnitude: Just How Big Was the Biggest Earthquake? Our Amazing Planet This week marks the anniversary of the largest earthquake ever recorded — a magnitude-9.5 earthquake that ripped along the coast of southern Chile on May 22, 1960. The colossal quake and the powerful tsunami that followed killed more than 1400 people ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Earthquake shakes northeastern Japan USA TODAY The US Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit early Thursday and was centered about 66 miles northeast of Hachinohe at a depth of 25 miles. Japan's Kyodo News agency says the quake shook Aomori prefecture (state) and other areas of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Risk of 7.5-magnitude quake in Bulgaria at the moment more than hypothetical ... Focus News “The cleaning of the debris after the May 22 earthquake will continue today. The citizens received last night's jolt, registered at 1 am, calmly. Small number of people went on the streets after the latest quake, bearing in mind that many people have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Magnitude-6.1 earthquake shakes northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning Washington Post The US Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit early Thursday and was centered about 107 kilometers (66 miles) northeast of Hachinohe at a depth of 40 kilometers (25 miles). Japan's Kyodo News agency says the quake shook Aomori ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Bulgaria Quake Topples Chimneys and Walls Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet The Bulgarian capital's most powerful earthquake since 1858 had little structural impact on Sofia but did cause damage nearby. The 5.6 magnitudequake struck at 4:31 am local time, causing walls to collapse and chimneys to topple in the city of Pernik. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Quake, Italian Style About - News & Issues While earthquakes aren't unheard of in the area, it was the worst to hit north-east Italy since the 1300s, according to the Daily Mail in a post that contains some amazing pictures of the tragedy. Data indicate the magnitude 6.0quake, which struck ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Strong aftershocks hit Italy's quake zone The Australian TWO new strong aftershocks have rattled northeast Italy, sending people outdoors and further damaging buildings hit by a weekend earthquake. The aftershocks struck around midnight yesterday, with the first one measuring 4.3 and the second 3.2. See all stories on this topic » | ||
'Creeping quakes' rumble across NZ Herald Sun Scientists measured the so-called "creeping earthquakes" when they investigated a puzzling lack of major seismic jolts along a section of the Alpine Fault, which runs the length of the South Island. The quakes, which caused no surface damage, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Bulgaria's Pernik Still Collects Rubble afer Earthquake Novinite.com The handles of the city clock in Bulgaria's Pernik are frozen at the time when the first and strongest quake shook the city Tuesday morning. Photo by BGNES Regular life in western Bulgarian city of Pernik has still not resumed, after it was shaken by a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Strong quake shakes Japan Bangkok Post A strong 6.1-magnitude undersea earthquake rattled northeast Japan at around midnight on Wednesday, but there were neither immediate reports of damage nor tsunami alert. The quake hit at 1502 GMT at a depth of 40 kilometres (25 miles), ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Northern Italy Quake Kills 7 In Widespread Destruction Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet Italy's strongest quake in three years killed at least seven people and wrecked buildings before dawn on Sunday across the Emilia-Romagna region of the Po Valley. One of the victims was a 106-year-old woman who was killed in her bed when a roof beam ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Northeastern Japan rattled by quake CBC.ca Northeastern Japan felt the effects of a magnitude 6 undersea earthquakethat occurred around midnight on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
6.1 quake shakes northeastern Japan UPI.com TOKYO, May 23 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale deep under the sea shook northeastern Japan Wednesday, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the quake was centered 68 miles north-northeast of Hachinoche on the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Quake damages Italy's Parmesan production Business Recorder (blog) The earthquake that struck northern Italy at the weekend killed seven people and crumbled dozens of medieval churches, towers and castles. It also caused severe damage to one of the region's most precious products. Hundreds of thousands of wheels of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Quake Rocks Greece, Neighboring Bulgaria Still Rattling Novinite.com A 5.8-5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Bulgaria's capital Sofia early on Tuesday, shaking apartment buildings, rattling windows and causing residents to rush into the streets. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency A 4.5-magnitude quakestruck Greece on Wednesday, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Magnitude-6.1 earthquake shakes north-eastern Japan Straits Times The United States (US) Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.1earthquake hit early on Thursday and was centred about 107km north-east of Hachinohe at a depth of 40km. Japan's Kyodo News agency says the quakeshook Aomori prefecture and other areas of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Earthquake Rattles Bulgaria's Capital City NTDTV Minor damage in the wake of a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Bulgaria's capital Sofia early on Tuesday. The quake, which occurred at 3 am local time, shook apartment buildings and rattled windows, but caused no casualties and only minor destruction. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Weibo to be used to disseminate quake information China Daily BEIJING - Chinese authorities on Thursday suggested using websites and other forms of social media to enhance the public's awareness ofearthquake prevention and disaster reduction. The popularity of social networking sites, especially microblogging ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
6.1 earthquake strikes northeastern Japan The Japan Daily Press By Adam Westlake / May 24, 2012 / No Comments An earthquake with a 6.1 magnitude rating on the Richter scale occurred in northeastern Japan on late Wednesday. Officials have said that the quake took place deep under the surrounding seas, but thankfully ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Shifting planet: Indonesia's 8.6 left scientists scratching their heads ... By The Extinction Protocol Data indicate the magnitude 6.0 quake, which struck just after 4 a.m. local time on Sunday (May 20), just north of Bologna, was a thrust quake — the type of earthquake caused when two tectonic plates smash together — yet it occurred at a ... The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond | ||
Magnitude 5.3 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE - 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 | ||
Magnitude 6 quake hits Japan | sarkaritel.com By admin An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Hokkaido island of Japan Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. ... Magnitude 6 quake hits China. Tags: earthquake, quake hits Japan, U.S. Geological Survey, usgs ... sarkaritel.com | ||
Disaster Cafe - Where Every Meal Comes with an Earthquake ... By Spooky If a 7.8 earthquake happened during lunch time, most of us would forget about food and run for our lives, but at the Disaster Café, in Lloret de Mar, Spain,quakes happen all the time, and all you can do is try to keep your balance and hope ... Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities | ||
Shaking Behind the Scenes | City | Portland Mercury By Nathan Gilles The Northwest can expect a magnitude 8.0 or larger earthquake in the coming decades, or maybe tomorrow. And one very likely victim of that quake could be Portland's harbor wall—bad news because a busted wall might further cripple two ... Portland Mercury |
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Italy quake kills 7; survivors huddle in tents, cars - CNN.com Thousands of survivors huddled in tents or in their cars under rainy skies early Monday following a deadly weekend earthquake in Italy. www.cnn.com/2012/05/20/world/europe/.../index.html?hpt... | ||
Italy Earthquake: At Least 3 Dead After Quake ... - The Huffington Post Quake, strongest in Italy in three years, hit when most slept * Castle, churches, other cultural sites damaged * Up to 3000 people may have been left homeless ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../italy-earthquake-bologna_n_153... | ||
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Why Italy's Earthquake Was Weird : Discovery News The powerful shaking was a first for the region in centuries — and fairly surprising to seismologists. news.discovery.com/.../italy-quake-ferrara-shallow-far-from-p... | ||
BBC News - Deadly northern Italy earthquake hits heritage sites Sunday's quake was the worst to hit the country since the L'Aquila tremor killed nearly 300 people in central Italy in 2009. 'Big bang'. The earthquakestruck at a ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18135898 | ||
4 killed after magnitude-6.0 earthquake shakes northern Italy | Fox ... A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy ...The quake struck at 4:04 a.m., with its epicenter about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north ... www.foxnews.com/.../5-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-norther... | ||
Alaska earthquake 2012: 4.8 quake strikes near Anchorage | WJLA ... A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska early Wednesday morning. www.wjla.com/.../alaska-earthquake-2012-4-8-quake-strikes-n... | ||
Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings | Reuters SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, ... Italy PM Monti shortens U.S. trip after bomb andquake ... www.reuters.com/.../us-quake-italy-idUSBRE84J01K2012052... | ||
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6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes near Bologna, Italy; at least 5 dead Updated 11:17 a.m. ET: A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, ... The 6.0-magnitude quake was centered 22 miles n … worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../11774810-60-magnitude-eart... | ||
Italy Quake Destroys £200m Worth Of Cheese - Sky News An earthquake in northern Italy has destroyed more than 300000 wheels of ...The epicentre of the quake, Italy's strongest in three years, was near Modena in the ... news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16232250 | ||
Italy Earthquake: New Quake Rattles Italy After Earlier Tremor Kills 7 ... Finale Emilia, Italy -- Northern Italy was shaken by an aftershock Monday morning, a day after a magnitude-6.0 quake killed at least seven people and left ... www.ktla.com/news/.../ktla-italy-earthquake,0,5812282.story |


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