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?
(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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- 5.5-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's Papua (asianewsnet.net)
- 5.5-magnitude quake jolts Manokwari (thejakartapost.com)
- 6.6 magnitude quake hits off Canada's west coast (d.yimg.com)
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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- Moderate quake rocks western Maharashtra (news.google.co.in)
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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- Moderate quake strikes off Indonesia (search.msn.com)
- Strong 6.1-magnitude quake hits Argentina (search.msn.com)
- Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude off BC; no tsunami, says warning centre (news.google.ca)
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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