Earthquake swarms prompt emergency declaration in Brawley
Earthquake swarms continued Wednesday in Imperial County as the city of Brawley declared an emergency to deal with the damage.latimesblogs.latimes.com
Yorba Linda earthquake a likely aftershock from earlier cluster
The 4.1 earthquake that jolted Yorba Linda on Wednesday afternoon appears to be an aftershock of the cluster of quakes that hit the region earlier this month, seismologists said.latimesblogs.latimes.com
Unusual earthquake swarm shakes Southern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An unusual swarm of hundreds of mostly small earthquakes has struck Southern California over the last three days and shaken the nerves of quake-hardy residents, but scientists say the cluster is not a sign a larger temblor is ...www.chicagotribune.com
California Earthquake Swarm Rattle Nerves, Teaches Lesson
LOS ANGELES - Residents of the California town of Brawley are coping with rattled nerves as they assess the damage from hundreds of small and moderate earthquakes that have shaken the region since Sunday. They say it is a reminder to stay prepared ...www.voanews.com
Earthquake, tsunami risk investigated at Lake Tahoe
The research team, made up of geologists from the California Geological Survey, Northern Illinois University and the University of Nevada-Reno, are on a mission to find out the potential effects of a large-scale earthquake hitting the Lake and what ...www.news10.net
Earthquake felt in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An earthquake located on the Kenai Peninsula was felt as far away as Anchorage and Eagle River. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 and was centered 15 miles south ...www.sacbee.com
East Coast earthquake created a 'new normal'
When the "Big One" rocked the East Coast one year ago, the earthquake centered on this rural Virginia town cracked ceiling tiles and damaged two local school buildings so badly that they had to be shuttered for good.online.wsj.com
Remote Alaska to stockpile food, just in case
Despite that, Gov. Sean Parnell worries a major earthquake or volcanic eruption could leave the state's 720,000 residents stranded and cut off from food and supply lines.www.businessweek.com
Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists find cause of big earthquakes
That study indicated the fault region, that cuts through San Bernardino, Riverside and Palm Springs, has accumulated enough stress to produce an earthquake the size of the 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco. The new study was supported by ...www.nctimes.com
Giant Japan offshore quake could kill 320000-govt
TOKYO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - An earthquake as big as the one that jolted northern Japan last year could kill more than. 320,000 people if it happened off central and western Japan, though the probability of such an occurrence is extremely low, the ...www.chicagotribune.com
Earthquake shakes Victoria area
A minor earthquake has shaken southern Vancouver Island. The Pacific Geosciences Centre reports that the tremor, which occurred at 3:20 p.m.www.cbc.ca
Earthquake protection spurs Taylor Devices sales
Taylor Devices fourth-quarter profits jumped by 19 percent to a record high, buoyed by a surge in sales to Asian customers of its equipment to protect buildings and bridges from earthquake and wind damage. Taylor's profits rose as the North Tonawanda ...www.buffalonews.com
Japan Earthquake Spurred Jump in Heart Ailments: Study
The earthquake that spawned a tsunami and a nuclear crisis in Japan last year also spurred an increase in heart-related ailments and pneumonia, according to a study.www.businessweek.com
Strong Earthquake Strikes El Salvador Coast
On Sunday, dozens of small to moderate earthquakes struck southeastern California, knocking trailer homes off their foundations and shattering windows in a small farming town east of San Diego.latino.foxnews.com
Earthquake rebuild helps Lyttelton Port
Stripping out insurance flows and writedowns associated with Canterbury's spate of earthquakes, profit rose to $17 million in the 12 months ended June 30, from $12.1 million a year earlier, the Lyttelton-based company said.www.nzherald.co.nz
NICEE conducts quiz on earthquake tips at IIT-Kanpur
KANPUR: National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE) at IIT Kanpur is conducting an inter-school quiz competition on Earthquake Tips, the first preliminary round of which was conducted on Wednesday and the final round of the quiz will ...timesofindia.indiatimes.com
California's Earthquake Swarm
So too, the swarm of earthquakes that hit California this past weekend is old news. For some background information on the quakes you can see two interviews with leaders from the California State Emergency Operations Center (EOC).www.emergencymgmt.com
Earthquake swarm puts California areas on edge
BRAWLEY, Calif. (AP) - A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rattled communities 100 miles east of San Diego on Monday night, despite observations from earthquake experts that a series of small to moderate earthquakes seemed to be slowing down and getting ...www.seattlepi.com
El Salvador Earthquake Destroys Rare Turtle Eggs
(AP Photo/Luis Romero). SAN SALVADOR -- Wildlife authorities say a strong earthquake in the Pacific Ocean late Sunday destroyed more than 45,000 endangered sea turtle eggs on the coast of El Salvador.www.huffingtonpost.com
Earthquake Hits Brawley, CA
CNN PRODUCER NOTE chrissoriano, who put this together for a CNN affiliate in San Diego told me, 'Many business here shut down to repair broken windows and fallen ceilings.ireport.cnn.com
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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