Thursday, October 18, 2012

Earthquake

  • US, other countries participate in earthquake drill; experts say to 'drop ...

    LOS ANGELES - Millions of Americans preparing to survive an earthquake ducked under tables and covered their heads Thursday as part of the annual "Great ShakeOut" drill.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Maine Earthquake Facts: How Unusual Was The Tremor On October 16th?

    The earthquake shook houses in Boston and Connecticut, but it apparently did not cause any injuries or damage, according to news reports.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Shaken by earthquake but steady after a loss, Brady hopes to rebound from ...

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The shaking that Tom Brady felt was an earthquake, not the New England Patriots' season falling apart.

    www.foxnews.com

  • Bay Area joins millions in the 'Great ShakeOut' earthquake preparedness drill

    HAYWARD -- The fault line is here. But the big rumble was not. At least, not yet. Hayward, namesake to the notorious Hayward Fault, and the Bay Area joined millions across the United States and around the world in an earthquake preparedness drill on ...

    www.mercurynews.com

  • World's largest subwoofer: Earthquakes 'pump' ground to produce infrasound

    Earthquakes sway buildings, buckle terrain, and rumble - both audibly and in infrasound, frequencies below the threshold of human hearing.

    phys.org

  • Tumwater students practice earthquake safety

    Brayden Woods, 10, crouches under a desk in the library of Michael T. Simmons Elementary School during the Washington ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. (Chelsea Krotzer/Staff writer). All was quiet in the library of Michael T ...

    www.thenewstribune.com

  • Christiano Francois has gone from earthquake-ravaged Haiti to top-ranked ...

    The Notre Dame high school team in Cabaret, Haiti, was going through its practice rhythms when, six miles below the surface, the Caribbean and North American tectonic plates shifted: earthquake. "Everyone was scared," Francois, now a freshman forward ...

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Small earthquake rattles western Nebraska

    An earthquake has rattled western Nebraska, but local officials aren't reporting any injuries or property damage. The U.S.

    www.theindependent.com

  • SF earthquake safety czar post filled

    His new job as director of earthquake safety will be to implement a 30-year plan to reduce the city's most dangerous risks in a future earthquake, including retrofitting soft-story buildings, private schools and some concrete buildings. The position ...

    www.sfgate.com

  • Preparing for an earthquake

    Now, she works with disabled youth and admits she needs to better prepare herself for the Big One, the massive earthquake experts predict will strike southern California sooner rather than later.

    www.wcsh6.com

  • Shake Out: Earthquake safety drills conducted for students in Rialto, across ...

    October 18, 2012 9:31 PM GMTUpdated: 10/18/2012 02:31:03 PM PDT. Students at Charlotte Warner Elementary School in Rialto practiced their response Thursday to an earthquake -- "Drop, cover and hold on" -- as part of the Great California Shake Out.

    www.dailybulletin.com

  • Valley Voice: Earthquake alert system may save lives in our valley

    But did you know earthquake warning technology has been ready to implement here in the Coachella Valley for over four years, and no one can seem to find $3 million to protect us and our kids?

    www.mydesert.com

  • Wave of 911 calls generated by earthquake overwhelms system

    "What happens in some of these instances, like the earthquake the other day, power outages, and usually the first good snowstorm of the year, we start getting a lot of calls into the dispatch center that are not emergency calls," explained Robb Couture ...

    www.wcsh6.com

  • 'Shake, Rattle and Roll' Earthquake rumbles through Southern Maine and New ...

    Twenty minutes later, when the council meeting resumed, Rowe told the council and townspeople that the earthquake had measured 4.5 and was centered in the Lake Arrowhead area of Waterboro.

    www.fosters.com

  • San Francisco Earthquake Remembered 23 Years Later (PHOTOS)

    Moments before game three of the 1989 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, fans were thrown from their seats at Candlestick Park as the Loma Prieta earthquake brought the Bay Area to its knees. Players rushed to ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Maine earthquake causes no damage at New Hampshire nuclear plant

    Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. power company NextEra Energy Inc said a moderate earthquake in southwest Maine late Tuesday caused no damage at its nuclear power plant in New Hampshire, which has been shut for a planned refueling outage since about Sept.

    www.reuters.com

  • Nevada Shakeout: Schools Go Into Earthquake Prep Mode

    It's now a Nevada tradition. For the 3rd year, the "Great Nevada Shake Out" sent kids scurrying under their desks, waiting for about a minute...the life span of an earthquake. At the same exact time, the school district's emergency management mock ...

    www.ktvn.com

  • Earthquake Not The Only Thing Shaking Up Maine Town

    The 4.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Southern Maine on Tuesday rattled residents throughout the region. But it's not the only thing shaking up the town of Kennebunk, Maine.

    hereandnow.wbur.org

  • 'Earthquake' aftershocks keep on coming

    After more than 90 minutes' worth of earth-shaking noise circling above, the earthquake didn't register. I just thought the news helicopters were back for more shots of the federal authorities' raid at the New England Compounding Center roughly 2 miles ...

    www.metrowestdailynews.com

  • 4.0 earthquake hits Maine

    4.0 earthquake hits Maine. On Tuesday, an earthquake surprised residents from Maine to Massachusetts as it rolled through the Northeast.

    video.msnbc.msn.com

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