Calif., other states take part in earthquake drill
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.cbsnews.com
Maine Earthquake Facts: How Unusual Was The Tremor On October 16th?
The last earthquake to cause moderate damage in New England was a magnitude-5.6 temblor in New Hampshire in 1940, she said.www.huffingtonpost.com
What an Earthquake Can Teach You About Problem Solving
Whenever there's an earthquake—there was one here a few days ago—the first thing you wonder is, "How bad was it on the Richter scale?www.cnbc.com
Earthquake: 3.8 quake strikes near King City
A shallow magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported Friday morning 18 miles from King City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.latimesblogs.latimes.com
San Francisco Mayor Lee Announces Patrick Otellini as Director of Earthquake ...
"Knowing our history in the Marina with the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, we need to be as vigilant as ever in the event of the next big earthquake," said Supervisor Farrell. "The 1989 earthquake forced my family out of our home in the Marina and ...enewschannels.com
Judson Middle School practices earthquake preparation with Great Oregon ...
Hailey Cuningham and other students at Judson Middle School hide under their desks for protection Thursday before evacuating during an earthquake drill. / THOMAS PATTERSON / Statesman Journal ...www.statesmanjournal.com
Earthquake Preparedness - Couldn't Be Easier
He's like that favorite teacher you had in school. You know. The one where you couldn't wait for class. Gunnar Kuepper teaches disaster preparedness yet his personal is in sharp contract with the topic at hand.www.myfoxla.com
Israel to call in the troops to evacuate injured in case of earthquake
Israel to call in the troops to evacuate injured in case of earthquake. Plan for such a deployment developed over the past year by the IDF's Home Front Command, providing directives as to how security forces would function in the event of a significant ...www.haaretz.com
Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Mammoth Lakes
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Friday morning two miles from Mammoth Lakes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.latimesblogs.latimes.com
Homeroom: Bay Area schools participate in worldwide earthquake drill
Alvarado Middle School teachers and students on Tuesday took part in The Great ShakeOut, joining thousands of Bay Area students and more than 14 million people worldwide who participated in earthquake preparedness drills this week. Students at the ...www.insidebayarea.com
New Christchurch homes to be 'earthquake-friendly'
Christchurch residents with TC3 land must embrace the earthquake-resilient homes dubbed "Cantabrians" and move away from their favoured heavy, brick houses, an insurance leader says.tvnz.co.nz
Small earthquake rattles western Nebraska
HYANNIS, Neb. (AP) - An earthquake has rattled western Nebraska, but local officials aren't reporting any injuries or property damage.www.sfgate.com
Immigration program for Haiti earthquake survivors is slow, but yielding results
CTV Montreal Published Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 5:36PM EDT. MONTREAL—Soon after an earthquake destroyed much of Haiti in 2010, the Canadian and Quebec governments announced plans to fast-track the immigration of families impacted by the disaster.montreal.ctvnews.ca
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
Californians stop routines for ShakeOut earthquake drill
Millions of Californians in schools, offices and hospitals paused their routines at 10:18 a.m. Thursday to participate in an earthquake drill billed as the largest such safety exercise in U.S. history. In the east portal lobby of Union Station in ...latimesblogs.latimes.com
SD card survives earthquake after being found in crushed camera
On February 22, 2011 there was a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. In all, 185 people were killed. It caused billions of dollars of damage in a nation where disasters of this magnitude are rare.www.geek.com
Lodi students practice safety in earthquake drills
Students at Larson Elementary School file out of classrooms into the hallway after an earthquake drill on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012.www.lodinews.com
California stages 'fun' earthquake drill
Participants were also advised to look around during the drill and envision what might be taking place during an actual earthquake - what objects might be falling, what damage could be occurring, and will there be a way to escape the area afterward. To ...www.telegraph.co.uk
Pinoys help rebuild NZ city destroyed by earthquake
MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos will play a key role in rebuilding a New Zealand city devastated by earthquakes, an example of growing ties between the two countries to be strengthened when President Aquino visits on Monday.www.philstar.com
Patrick Otellini named city's new earthquake czar
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 ...blog.sfgate.com
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