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Earthquakes

Learn about earthquakes and share news about recent quakes. What causes earthquakes/ can they be predicted? When will the next big quake hit and where?

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Indonesia Ferry Sinks JAKARTA, Indonesia – Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 25 people have died, officials said. Search operations were called off after nightfall for the unknown number of passengers still missing. A second ferry was still stranded in nearby waters after running aground, but all its passengers were said to be safe. Rescue teams found 25 bodies, including those of two children, according to the latest reports, said Daniel, an official from the local search and rescue agency who like many Indonesians uses only one ... Read Full Story
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SWAT, Pakistan News: A moderate earthquake on Sunday rocked parts of northwest Pakistan, causing widespread panic among the area people. Pakistan meteorological department said the quake had a magnitude of 4.2 and the epicentre was located in Mingora. There were no immediate reports of casualties but tremors were felt in Swat, Mingora, Mansehra and Malakand areas of Malakand Division. Moderate Quake Jolts Malakand Areas was first posted on November 22, 2009 at 9:45 pm. Read Full Story
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SWAT, Pakistan News: A moderate earthquake on Sunday rocked parts of northwest Pakistan, causing widespread panic among the area people. Pakistan meteorological department said the quake had a magnitude of 4.2 and the epicentre was located in Mingora. There were no immediate reports of casualties but tremors were felt in Swat, Mingora, Mansehra and Malakand areas of Malakand Division. Moderate Quake Jolts Malakand Areas was first posted on November 22, 2009 at 9:45 pm. Read Full Story
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A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off Canada's Pacific coast in the remote Queen Charlotte Islands region, experts from the US Geological Survey said, but no casualties were reported. The epicenter of the earthquake was 260 kilometers (160 miles) south-southwest of the port of Prince Rupert, a regional transport hub on the British Columbia mainland with a population of around 12,000. The quake struck at 1530 GMT at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) and was followed seven minutes later by an aftershock at the same depth with a 5.7 magnitude, the USGS said. A separate bulletin from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ruled ... Read Full Story
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Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said. The station, which is due to come into service in 2011, would help reduce the margin of error when monitoring undersea quakes and improve on the island's existing system of land-based seismic stations. The new facility would provide a roughly 10 second warning ahead of earthquakes and a 10 minute alert ahead of the impact of a tsunami, according to Kuo Kai-wen, the head of Taiwan's Seismology Centre. "The few seconds extra will give people precious time to ... Read Full Story
(The Associated Press) A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock.The U.S. Geological Survey says the first quake struck at 7:55 a.m. Sunday, about seven miles north of Big Bear City.  
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The central and West Sumatra provincial governments will work together to relocate thousands of people whose homes were affected by landslides triggered by the Sept. 30 earthquake.Read More  
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A shallow earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck West Papua in easternmost of Indonesia on Friday morning, but there was no report of damage or casualty, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here. The intensity of the quake was felt  
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Spartans Defensive line coach Joe Salave'a's hometown, Leone in American Samoa, was hit by a tsunami generated by an 8.0 magnitude underwater earthquake on September 29. The natural disaster killed at least 160 people in American Samoa. Four of those ...  
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Hospitals, clinics and other health services for thousands of Indonesians need urgent aid after two earthquakes ravaged west Sumatra in September, with the goal of enabling them to better withstand future emergencies, the United Nations health agency ...  
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JAKARTA - A MODERATE 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Thursday but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued, officials said. The quake struck at 8.14am (0114 GMT, 9.14am ...  
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Although the big news is the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the coast of British Columbia at 7:30 a.m., the Inland Empire received another minor quake as well. Likely an aftershock, a minor 3.0 shaker struck at 5:21 a.m. in the same spot as yesterday's light 4.6 quake. It was located in Searles Valley, some 23 miles southeast of Ridgecrest. It is the fifth earthquake 3.0 or stronger in the last few days.  
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AFP2 earthquakes hit BC's coastCBC.caThe USGeological Survey reported the two quakes struck just off the southern tip of the Queen Charlotte Islands just after 7:30 am PT Tuesday morning. (USGS) Two earthquakes struck off the coast of British Columbia on Tuesday morning, shaking houses ...Strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off Queen CharlottesVancouver SunTwo Earthquakes hit British ColumbiaDigitalJournal.comQuake strikes Queen...  
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A quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale has been widely felt through-out the Wellington and Kapiti Coast areas.The quake struck at 7.04am, 10km south of Palmerston North and had a focal depth of 40km, according to the GenoNet...  
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At 6:48am on Tuesday 29th September, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck in the Tongan Trench south of Samoa, generating several tsunami waves that struck the south coast of Samoa minutes later, causing widespread devastation, killing 143 people and leaving hundreds more injured and homeless. A further 46 people were killed in Tonga and American Samoa.  
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