| BMW Credits Global Balance for Record First-Quarter Auto Sales BusinessWeek By Jamie Butters on April 04, 2012 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), theworld's largest luxury-auto maker, set a first-quarter sales record as it builds on gains in emerging markets, the company's sales and marketing chief said.Global sales totaled ... See all stories on this topic » |
Apr 4, 2012
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EARTHQUAKE News, Apr 04, 2012
 Los Angeles Times A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon 12 miles from Ocotillo, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:59 pm Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 mile. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 15 miles ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Indio Los Angeles Times A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 10 miles from Indio, according to the US Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:12 pm Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexico's earthquakes: gaining a few, valuable seconds Financial Times (blog) And this week, as an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook Mexico's capital, he had another: a smartphone app that alerts residents to forthcoming tremors. According to Ebrard, the app, which can be downloaded here, sends users a signal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| April is California Earthquake Preparedness Month San Diego Gay & Lesbian News SACRAMENTO -- Since the great San Francisco Earthquake took place 106 years ago on April 16, 1906, April has been designated by the state as California Earthquake Preparedness Month. California has more earthquakesthan any other state in the nation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexico City offers free app for BlackBerry users that will warn of approaching ... Washington Post MEXICO CITY — Mexico City's government is offering a free app for BlackBerrys that will alert users when a major earthquake is approaching the capital. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says there are monitoring stations in remote areas of the country that detect ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Seismic Wallpaper Stabilizes Walls in an Earthquake Discovery News During an earthquake, regular walls get shaken much like humans do. The side-to-side strain causes the masonry to crumble. This year, German materials scientists are producing seismic wallpaper that can hold a wall together. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| What happened with earthquake damages? Imperial Valley Press By ALEJANDRO DAVILA Staff Writer Normalcy seems near for El Centro some two years after the Easter earthquake damaged the library, treatment plants and a reservoir tank. But the 100-year-old library building that was red-tagged soon after the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earthquake Prediction Through Sunspots Part II: common Data Mining Mistakes! Smart Data Collective While I was writing the last post I was wondering how long before my followers will notice the mistakes I introduced into the experiments. 1. Don't always trust your data: often they are not homogeneous. In the post I put in relation the quakes in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 4.0-magnitude earthquake hits near McAlester KXII-TV The earthquakes are a distraction to keep us from noticing, as well as a way to discredit fracking. Be scared people. Be very scared. by what's causing them? Location: south central ok. on Apr 3, 2012 at 02:43 PM get real people for some reason these ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pittsburg, Oklahoma Residents Talk About Earthquake Experience News On 6 A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck around 2:33 am south of McAlester near the small community of Pittsburg. A small community known for its serene pastures, where life moves a bit slower, and everyone drops by the Company Store to talk of the day's news ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Brownlee refuses to rule out CCC takeover The Press Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee refuses to rule out a government takeover of the central Christchurch recovery plan. Christchurch East Labour MP Lianne Dalziel said today that the Government was considering stripping the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| This app could save your life The Economist (blog) Most of the time they cause little damage, but sometimes they are devastating: in 1985, nearly 20000 people were killed after a magnitude 8.0 earthquakestruck the city. On April 3rd the city's government launched a mobile-phone application that will ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NZ Budget Deficit Wider Than Forecast as Tax Revenue Slows BusinessWeek By Tracy Withers on April 03, 2012 New Zealand's budget deficit was NZ$395 million ($323 million) wider than forecast in the eight months through February as tax revenue slowed and earthquake costs increased, according to a Treasury Department report. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pair of Earthquakes Hit Desert - Are You Ready? Patch.com Two 3.5 earthquakes strike the desert on Tuesday prompting some to worry about a major earthquake in Southern California. By Eddie Trent After a pair of 3.5 tremors hit the desert on Tuesday, many were asking 'is this a precursor to "The Big One" '? See all stories on this topic » | ||
| EQC assures no payment freeze The Press Quake-hit landowners have been told of a payment freeze that does not exist, an Earthquake Commission boss says. The Press received several complaints this week from residents in areas classed by the CanterburyEarthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| San Diego Earthquakes Today 2012 Strike Southern California LALATE LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A series of San Diego neighboring earthquakestoday 2012 have struck the Southern California region. San Diego, Indio and Coachella experienced a moderate earthquake last night. But today, theearthquakes are continuing across ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CERA MAY TAKE CCC ROLE Stuff.co.nz Dalziel, Labour's earthquake recovery spokeswoman, said the Cabinet would establish an economic development unit within Cera to take over the planning of the central-city rebuild. "I know there will be people who will think the council deserves this ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Magnitude 5.7 - KEPULAUAN KAI, INDONESIA By U.S. Geological Survey Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at 23:42:19 UTC; Wednesday, April 04, 2012 at 08:42:19 AM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 5.630°S, 133.894°E. Depth, 10.1 km (6.3 miles). Region, KEPULAUAN KAI, INDONESIA ... USGS M 2.5+ Earthquakes |
| Are earthquake “early warning systems” to be trusted ? By Armand Vervaeck After every major earthquake there is a hype for “earthquake early warning systems” like smartphone apps, computer tools, etc. In some countries like Mexico they are even distributed by the authorities. Our opinion : they should know better ! Earthquake Report |
| Pittsburg, Oklahoma Residents Talk About Earthquake Experience ... By Dan Bewley Mother Nature made her presence felt in Oklahoma early Tuesday morning. NEWS ON 6 - News |
| L.A. Earthquake Blog: Could An Unknown Fault Line Cause ... By Dolores M Bernal It's just a matter of time before a major earthquake strikes Southern California, no question about it. Everyone knows this will happen, from the geologists and scientists at the USGS, to the journalists, our political officials, and everyone else in... L.A. Earthquake Blog |
| Earthquake Alert App for Mexico City residents « The Trembling Earth By Austin Elliott After two big earthquakes that shook Mexico City–a M7.4 on April 20 and a M6.0 on April 2–the Mexican government has released a very timely app that alerts residents of the capitol city to impending shaking. It's based on the same system ... The Trembling Earth |
| More on Askja lake sudden warming up | Iceland volcano and ... By Jón Frímann Earthquake activity has not been above background level in Askja volcano so far. But this increase in hydro-thermal activity is interesting from geological point of view, and is the most clear sign that Askja volcano is preparing for a eruption. Iceland volcano and earthquake blog |
| Mexico Issues Earthquake Alert App | Spatial Sustain By Matt Ball Mexico City has made available an earthquake application that sends alerts direct to phones as soon as a tremor happens. Spatial Sustain |
| GeoNet – New Zealand Earthquake Report - Apr 4 2012 at 6:24 pm ... New Zealand Earthquake Report - Apr 4 2012 at 6:24 pm (NZST). Magnitude 3.3, Wednesday, April 4 2012 at 6:24 pm (NZST), 10 km east of Hastings. Quake Details. Information about this earthquake: Reference Number, 3684989 [View ... GNS Science - GeoNet: Recent... |
| The compensation of the CCS by the earthquake in Lorca not count ... By admin Lorca's mayor, Francisco Jodar, has clarified that public support and compensation of the Insurance Compensation Consortium (CCS) that have been the victims of the earthquake. ccnw.org::Consumer Credit information... |
| Accurate quake forecasts made possible: Voice of Russia By Olga Sobolevskaya In a few years time, scientists will be able to make accurate short-termearthquake predictions. A Russian-British team is working on the creation of a special satellite called “TwinSat”, that will be able to recognize the earliest signs of an ... Voice of Russia, News |
| 6.3 earthquake hits southern Mexico - CNN.com A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck southern Mexico on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. www.cnn.com/2012/04/02/world/americas/.../index.html |
| Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northeast Japan, no damage | Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no reports of... www.reuters.com/.../us-japan-earthquake-idUSBRE82Q0G320... |
| Very strong dangerous earthquake in Chile – Constitucion has ... Earthquake overview : At 06:37 PM a very strong earthquake struck the Talca area in ... Constitucion before the destructive earthquake from February 27 2010 ... earthquake-report.com/.../very-strong-earthquake-near-the-co... |
| "New" Mexican Volcano Caused by the Oaxaca Earthquake? Not ... This week saw a very strong earthquake in an area of southern Mexico - a M7.4 event centered 25 km from Ometepec. It looks like it was a relatively shallow. www.wired.com/.../new-mexican-volcano-caused-by-the-oaxa... |
| Earthquake tests 25 years of Mexican engineering : Nature News ... Mexico City survives earthquake relatively unscathed despite its sensitive location. www.nature.com/.../earthquake-tests-25-years-of-mexican-eng... |
| Mexico Earthquake 2012: Strong Quake Felt In Mexico City MEXICO CITY — Mexico was shaken Monday by what officials described as the strongest aftershock yet from a powerful earthquake that killed at least two... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../mexico-earthquake-2012_n_139... |
| Powerful earthquake hits central Chile - Americas - Al Jazeera English US Geological Survey charts quake at a magnitude of 7.1 as government evacuates coastline, but says tsunami unlikely. www.aljazeera.com/news/.../03/201232523111219719.html |
| Earthquake hits central Chile | World news | The Guardian Santiago feels effects of 7.2 tremor with emergency agency evacuating some coastal areas, although tsunamis not expected. www.guardian.co.uk/.../earthquake-hits-central-chile-santiago |
| Central Chile Rocked By 7.2 Earthquake : NPR A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck central Chile on Sunday night, prompting authorities to urge evacuations for a long stretch of the coast as a precaution ... www.npr.org/2012/.../central-chile-rocked-by-7-2-earthquake |
| 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-... |
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