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EARTHQUAKE News, Apr 17, 2013


The Guardian
Tremors were felt across the Gulf region, across Pakistan and well into north-west Indiaon Tuesday, when the quake happened at 10.44am GMT. The US Geological Survey said it had measured the earthquake at magnitude 7.8 and gave its location at 50 ...
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The Guardian
Quake strikes near Papua New Guinea

Irish Independent
It is possible that residents headed to higher ground as soon as they felt theearthquake and were not immediately reachable, said Chris McKee, the assistant director of the Geophysical Observatory in the capital, Port Moresby. He said there were no ...
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Irish Independent

Iran Quake Shows Recklessness of Nuclear Program

Bloomberg
In Dubai this morning, swaying buildings were evacuated because of the strength of anearthquake more than 400 miles away. After last week's quake, gulf-state officials said that they wanted to send inspectors to check Bushehr for themselves. Their ...
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Bloomberg

Earthquake rattles India; nine die in Pakistan

Times of India
People in the Kashmir Valley - where a devastating quake on Oct 8, 2005, had killed over 40,000 people on both sides of the Line of Control (LOC) that divides Kashmir into Indian and Pakistan administered parts - echoed the panic. "I ran out of my ...
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Times of India
Quake kills 40, wounds over 300 in Pakistan: official

Xinhua
40 people were killed and over 300 others injured in a 7.9-magnitude quake that hit Pakistan Tuesday. • The scattered population pockets in the hit areas were affecting the rescue operations. • Local media reported over 1,000 houses in the earthquake ...
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Xinhua
Swarm of earthquakes shakes central Oklahoma Tuesday

NewsOK.com
Austin Holland, a seismologist with the Oklahoma Geological Survey, said Tuesday's string ofquakes was different from other earthquakes that have struck the area in recent years. The largestearthquake in state history was a 5.7 magnitude quake in ...
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Magnitude-7.8 quake hits Iran, Pakistan; dozens killed - USA Today

USA TODAY
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai. It also forced Iranian officials — for the second time in less than a week ...
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5.0 magnitude quake strikes China, 9 injured

Times of India
Varying degrees of cracks have appeared in some houses, but electricity and communication have not been affected, said the work team dispatched by the earthquake bureau of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. The Yunnan Provincial Civil Affairs Bureau ...
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Iran Major Earthquake hits, 13 Killed in Pakistan | Stuff.co.nz

A powerful earthquake on the border area of southeast Iran has killed at least 13 people, destroyed hundreds of houses and shaking buildings as far away as India and Gulf Arab states.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff


PressTV - Earthquake: 7.5 quake rocks Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran

The Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC) said the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 15:14local time at a depth of 18 kilometers on Tuesday, was ...
www.presstv.ir/detail/.../75magnitude-quake-kills-40-in-se-ira...


Earthquake: 3.5 quake strikes near Cobb, Calif. - Los Angeles Times

A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Monday afternoon two miles from Cobb, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred ...
www.latimes.com/.../earthquake-35-quake-strikes-near-cobb-c...


6.8 earthquake: Strong, shallow quake shakes Papua New Guinea ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the South Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea about 12 hours after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed dozens in Iran and ...
www.csmonitor.com/.../6.8-earthquake-Strong-shallow-quake-...


Quake Hits Iran, Pakistan; Dozens Killed - weather.com

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Iran on Tuesday, but it was felt as far away as India.
www.weather.com/news/earthquake-iran-pakistan-20130416
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