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Aussies react as large earthquake shakes holiday island of B...

Indonesian authorities said the quake, which struck at 2.16pm AEDT and was centred 100km southwest of Denpasar, had a magnitude of 6.8 and struck at a depth of 10km. However, the USGS put the magnitude at 6.0 and the depth at 61km. A [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Fearing Damage, Microsoft Moved Data After Japan Earthquake

Microsoft undertook a sizable data migration project following Japan's earthquake in March, fearing that one of its data centers could become dysfunctional because of aftershocks. The data center was about 140 miles south of the earth [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Earthquake levies to treble: English

Earthquake Commission levies are to treble to help rebuild the commission's Natural Disaster Fund which was wiped out by the Canterbury earthquakes, Finance Minister Bill English announced this morning. The increase was revealed as [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Earthquake-struck New Zealand city hit by magnitude-4.7 temb...

New Zealand The earthquake-rattled city of Christchurch has been shaken by another powerful temblor. The magnitude-4.7 quake struck just after 8:30 p.m. Sunday and there were no initial reports of significant damage or injuries. T [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

In memory of 2005 earthquake victims

In remembrance of the martyrs of 2005 Earthquake, the worst disaster in the history of Pakistan, the whole nation will observe Disaster Awareness Day on October 8. The objective of this event is to express solidarity with the bereaved [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Washington Monument external earthquake inspection complete

For days, inspectors dangling from ropes pored over the weathered marble of the Washington Monument, gently “sounding” the stone with mallets, like doctors checking an elderly patient. They studied every block — each of [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

National Cathedral needs 'tens of millions' in quake repairs

Washington National Cathedral announced Tuesday that it will need "tens of millions of dollars" over "numerous years" to repair extensive damage to the USA's second-largest church from an Aug. 23 earthquake. It [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Trial Over Earthquake in Italy Puts Focus on Probability and...

The manslaughter trial of six seismologists and a government official in the central Italian city of L’Aquila, stemming from what the authorities say was a failure to warn the population before a deadly 2009 earthquake, has outraged [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Sikkim earthquake casts shadow on hydro projects

India’s power ministry has asked seismic experts from the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee (IIT-R) to conduct earthquake impact studies at the dam sites of state-owned NHPC Ltd and North Eastern Electric Power Corp. Ltd (Neepc [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Light earthquake strikes in central LA County

A small earthquake has struck in Southern California, rattling an area in central Los Angeles County. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.3 quake hit at 11:23 a.m. Sunday. It was centered 8 miles northeast of Santa Clarita an [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Sikkim earthquake: Death toll rises to 112

Three days since the earthquake struck Sikkim, the devastation still unfolding. With 20 more bodies have been recovered on Wednesday, the total death toll climbed to 112, mostly in Sikkim. Several hundreds are still believed to be strande [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Sikkim tourism will come back stronger from earthquake

A week before the devastating earthquake that rocked Sikkim on the fateful September 18 evening, Travel Agent’s Association of Sikkim (TAAS) had announced plans to aggressively promote Sikkim Tourism at the national as well as inter [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Sikkim earthquake: Scores of bodies found in rubble

A grimmer picture of devastation in quake-hit Sikkim emerged on Tuesday as soldiers blasted boulders blocking hill roads and reached isolated areas like Mangan, 65km from Gangtok. With help reaching faraway regions, the body count from Su [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

6.8-magnitude earthquake hits India, leaving at least 53 dea...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit areas in the northeast state of Sikkim and its surrounding areas on Sunday night, killing at least 53. According to China's Tibetan seismologic network's measurement, the epicenter depth was about 20 [...]