Monday, April 23, 2012

Earthquake

  • So, if you missed my post about the fallacy of supposed earthquake and eruption predictions, you should definitely check it out, especially the comments section.
  • (Wired News)
  • The earthquake may have measured only 3.9, but it still could make history in Orange County.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • In the wake of last year's devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the Tokyo metropolitan government has revised its own disaster scenarios for the first time in six years.
  • (Wall Street Journal)
  • Me: I can predict the outcome of soccer matches! I've been watching the clouds and when they take a certain form, I claim I can predict when a goal is going to be scored — and I've been right many times before! You: That sounds impressive….
  • (Wired News)
  • Emergency agencies are urging Oregon residents to take part in an earthquake-preparedness drill Wednesday morning. The Pacific Northwest Shakedown, set for 10 a.m.
  • (Oregonian)
  • SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO -- A small earthquake jolted Orange County on Monday, startling residents but apparently causing no damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-3.9 quake occurred at 10:37 a.m. and was centered a mile west of San Juan Capistrano.
  • (San Jose Mercury News)
  • On April 18, 1906, an earthquake struck San Francisco and set off raging fires. The quake had a magnitude between 7.7 and 8.3 on the Richter scale and came shortly after 5 a.m. in two shocks that lasted more than a minute.
  • (New York Times Blogs)
  • SAN DIEGO  — On Nov. 5, 2011, as midnight approached, a magnitude-5.6 earthquake rocked central Oklahoma, the states most powerful quake ever recorded. The shaking injured two people, destroyed 14 homes, and bent a local stretch of highway.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 23 (UPI) -- A soccer ball apparently swept across the Pacific Ocean after Japans earthquake-triggered tsunami will be sent back to its owner, its finder says.
  • (United Press International)

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