Pupils 'duck, cover' for national quake drill
"I'm glad they had this drill so we know what to do" next time there's an earthquake, said eighth grader Leo Sainati, 13, who said he sat on his couch at home throughout the Aug. 23, 2011, magnitude-5.8 earthquake that destroyed two schools in Mineral, Va.www.usatoday.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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Why You May Not Have Felt the Earthquake
Earthquake shaking tends to be amplified in areas where there are soft soil conditions, according John Ebel, the director of the Weston Observatory, which studies and monitors earthquakes. If you live near a landfill, you will likely feel shaking more ...winchester.patch.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
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
Giant 'Earthquake' Scheduled for 10:18 AM Thursday
At 10:18 a.m. Thursday, over 9 million Californians will "drop, cover and hold on" as part of the annual earthquake preparedness drill, The Great California ShakeOut. The mission is simple: to ensure residents are ready for the "big one." The event ...laist.com
Is Your Home Earthquake Ready?
When the so-called Big One hits California, will your home withstand the shaking? If you have a wood house, you might have hit the jackpot.www.nbclosangeles.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
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.wlbz2.com
Students learn earthquake safety at 'Great Arizona Shakeout'
On Thursday, students at Secrist middle school were among the 65,000 people across the state participating in the Great Arizona Shakeout by learning how to protect themselves during an earthquake. Brrittany Ciancarelli is a first-year teacher and an ...www.kvoa.com
Statewide earthquake drill, ShakeOut, planned Thursday morning
increase text size decrease text size. Statewide earthquake drill, ShakeOut. More than 9.3 million Californians are expected to pause their routines Thursday at 10:18 a.m.latimesblogs.latimes.com
Southeast Shakeout: Emergency Officials say next earthquake is not if, but when
While it may not seem like South Carolina has a reputation for earthquakes, SCEMD officials say the state experiences between 15 and 20 earthquakes a year, and was home to the most devastating earthquake in the Southeast. "The largest earthquake ever ...www.wistv.com
Maine earthquake felt across New England
The earthquake that hit southern Maine Tuesday night and was felt in New England states as far away as Connecticut caused no apparent damage or injuries, but it rattled residents throughout the region.www.csmonitor.com
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