Quake city needs firmer leadership
New Zealand Herald
But the Earthquake Commission's funds are exhausted. The kitty is bare and must be replenished. It would place enormous strains on the entire economy if another major quake devastated a highly populated area within the 20 or so years it will take to ...
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Quake victims complain of unequal relief distribution
Philippine Star
EDD GUMBAN BACOLOD CITY ,Philippines – As if their misfortunes were not enough, earthquake victims in Negros Oriental yesterday complained of unfair treatment over the distribution of relief goods which they said hardly sufficed.
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3-D Laser Maps Show How Major Quakes Rend the Earth
Popular Science
In a new study, scientists from the US, Mexico and China made the most comprehensive before-and-after topographic picture of an earthquake zone, the April 4, 2010 7.2-magnitude El Mayor–Cucapah earthquake in Mexico. That quake tore a 74-mile rupture ...
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Quakes blow Wellington's benchmark
Stuff.co.nz
A massive earthquake in Wellington has long been the EarthquakeCommission's worst nightmare, setting the benchmark for how much money it would need in reserves and how many claims it would face. But the multiple shakes in Christchurch have blown both ...
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6.6 Sylmar quake almost felled a dam 41 years ago today
Los Angeles Times
Forty-one years ago today, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake ripped through the San Fernando Valley, jolting the region in its first destructive temblor in generations. The Sylmar quake traumatized Southern California. Forty-seven people died at one site ...
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Cebu Buildings Built After 2005 Can Withstand Magnitude 8 Quakes
Manila Bulletin
Acting Building Official Josefa Ylanan said buildings constructed before 2005 were designed to endure quakes with magnitude of up to seven. But Ylanan said some buildings in the city are vulnerable to strong earthquakes. Ylanan pointed out that even in ...
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More quake homes beyond repair
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Geoff Sloan Shocked homeowners are calling for support after getting the news their earthquake-damaged Christchurch properties are irreparable. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee this morning announced 213 orange zoned ...
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Quake city assets set to be popular
Stuff.co.nz
Domestic and international investors expect to be potential buyers of Christchurch City Council's airport and electricity companies, should it be forced to sell assets to pay earthquake bills. Listed Wellington infrastructure investor Infratil, ...
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Quake hero a reluctant star
The Ashburton Guardian
This week he spoke at the Hinds Dinner Club, followed the next day by a meeting with CERA – the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority. He spends his nights trawling through a never-ending stream of emails. Sam is the brains behind, and the face in ...
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Texas quake 'likely' associated with O&G production: USGS
Gas Business Briefing
Scientists have previously linked minor earthquakes to the operation of oilfield injection wells in Ohio and Arkansas, but McGarr didn't attribute the Texasquake to underground injections. "Although there are some injection wells in the area, ...
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Death toll in Philippines earthquake rises to 39
Zee News
Manila: The death toll from a strong quake this week in the central Philippines rose to 39 on Friday, with dozens of missing feared dead, a disaster official said. Rescuers recovered five bodies in the landslide-hit central island of Negros four days ...
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Quake jolts eastern Tehran province
Payvand
There were no reports of any casualty or damage to the property caused by the quake. Kilan village in Damavand is located 86 kilometers to the east of Tehran. Iran sits on several major faults in the earth's crust, and is prone to frequent earthquakes, ...
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Researcher warns Illinois not ready for big earthquake
The State Journal-Register
By Anonymous AP CHICAGO -- An earthquake researcher says Illinois residents are not prepared for a large quake despite a drill this week in which nearly half a million school children and office workers took part. University of Illinois professor Amr ...
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Small Business Administration loans $1.8 million to Oklahoma quake victims
NewsOK.com
The US Small Business Administration has issued dozens of loans totaling $1.8 million to help residents in and around Lincoln County rebuild fromearthquake damage. BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.com Leave a comment The US Small Business ...
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Quake still taking its toll on accommodation sector
Stuff.co.nz
Canterbury's earthquake and the strong New Zealand dollar continue to hamper the tourism growth, new accommodation figures show. Statistics New Zealand's accommodation survey for December shows there were 3.2 million guest nights in the busy month of ...
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Food supplies to be transported to quake areas, says agriculture chief
Inquirer.net
By Leila B. Salaverria MANILA, Philippines—Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said Friday that measures were being taken to provide more food supplies to places ravaged by last Monday's 6.9- magnitude earthquake, and at the same time gave an ...
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SP calls for quake drills
Visayan Daily Star
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO A resolution requesting the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council through the Mayor's Office to conduct regular city-wide earthquake drills for all sectors, was passed by the Sangguniang Panglungsod of Bacolod City ...
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Japan to Reject More Easing as Quake Rebuilding Aids Economy
BusinessWeek
10 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan is set to refrain from additional monetary easing next week because of signs of strength in the global economy and the boost from reconstruction work after last March's earthquake. Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's board ...
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Turkey quake victims struggle in Europe's cold
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Gonul Meral, 33, has two children and has been homeless since October, when her landlord evicted her after an earthquake left her husband unemployed. She says her tent is so cold that water inside it is freezing solid. "It is so hard, I had to fight to ...
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Remembering the Sylmar quake
OCRegister
New, supposedly earthquake-resistant buildings at Olive View hospital, also in Sylmar, were destroyed. The quake also damaged freeways and left older buildings in surrounding cities like Burbank, Glendale and Beverly Hills destroyed beyond repair.
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Magnitude 5.6 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
By U.S. Geological Survey
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 05:34:05 UTC; Friday, February 10, 2012 at 02:34:05 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 0.380°S, 132.662°E. Depth, 16.3 km (10.1 miles). Region, NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF ...
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Remembering the Sylmar quake | remember, california, one ...
By By MARYANNE DELL
New, supposedly earthquake-resistant buildings at Olive View hospital, also in Sylmar, were destroyed. The quake also damaged freeways and left older buildings in surrounding cities like Burbank, Glendale and Beverly Hills destroyed ...
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Low intensity earthquake Quake hits Jaipur - India - DNA
The epicentre of the quake which occurred at 10:11 am was west Jaipur, according to the MeT department.
www.dnaindia.com/.../report_low-intensity-earthquake-quake-... |
Japan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-5.5 Quake Rocks Eastern Japan
TOKYO — A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported.
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../japan-earthquake-2012-magnitud... |
Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
Quake business grants. Updated at 1:48 pm on 8 February 2012. The Canterbury Business Recovery Trust says it has given $584519 to 32 businesses in the ...
www.radionz.co.nz/news/canterbury.../quake-business-grants |
Philippines Earthquake: 5.6 Magnitude Quake Hits, Christian News
The Philippines has been hit by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake Saturday as a tremor struck just off the island of Samar.
www.christianpost.com/.../philippines-earthquake-5-6-magnitu... |
6.8-magnitude earthquake in Philippines kills 13, triggers landslides
The quake, which hit at 11:49 am (0349 GMT), triggered another landslide in the ... The Philippines is in the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where earthquakes and...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAXDdxsQ_story.html |
Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Brawley - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning four miles from Brawley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../earthquake-34-quake-strikes-near-... |
Children among 12 dead as quake hits Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Negros on Monday, triggering landslides that toppled houses and killing ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-earthquake-philippines-idUSTRE8150... |
Christchurch Earthquake: Magnitude Seven Quake Unlikely... | Stuff ...
Previous earthquake forecasts for Canterbury have been a little "pessimistic", a scientist says.
www.stuff.co.nz/.../Christchurchs-1-per-cent-chance-of-big-qu... |
Earthquake Hits Near Site of Earlier Quake | Corpus Christi, TX ...
CORPUS CHRSITI - A weekend earthquake felt by some near Beeville struck within 2 miles of a larger quake that hit the area back in October.
www.kztv10.com/.../earthquake-hits-near-site-of-earlier-quake... |
Earthquake reported in Illinois: 2.4 magnitude quake felt in Chicago ...
A 2.4 magnitude earthquake has rattled homes and businesses throughout Chicago¿s north and northwest suburbs.
www.wgntv.com/.../wgntv-earthquake-reported-in-illinois-24-... |
Mega Quake Earthquake Warning Issued by GLP 14 days Projection ...
any other earthquake watchers seeing wats going on? US fault line seems to be missing this one again!
www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1769489/pg1 |
Earthquake in Central Philippines Leaves Dozens Dead or Missing
Mr. Degamo said eight bridges were damaged by the quake, ... ran out into the streets or hid under tables when the first earthquake struck just before noon.
online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424052970204369404577206403... |
Quake Hits Minutes After Earthquake Drill - Video - WTAE Pittsburgh
A small earthquake shook parts of a state, just minutes after 2 million people participated in what else? An earthquake drill.
www.wtae.com/video/30406211/detail.html |
Quake Hits Minutes After Earthquake Drill - Video - WYFF Greenville
A small earthquake shook parts of a state, just minutes after 2 million people participated in what else? An earthquake drill.
www.wyff4.com/video/30406211/detail.html |
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