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11 earthquakes reported since Friday

Eleven earthquakes have been recorded in Faulkner County since Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. Six of the quakes were reported Friday. The first three occurred one mile east-southeast of Guy with the first, [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

5.9-magnitude earthquake reported near central Peru's coast

LIMA, Peru — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 was reported near central Peru's coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor hit at 3 a.m. (0800 GMT) Wednesday about 10 miles (15 kilometres) northeast of C [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Alaska Earthquake Information Center reported 4.9 Earthquake...

The Alaska Earthquake Information Center (AEIC) has reported an earthquake that struck on Monday at 3:24pm PDT about 10 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city and surrounding towns. The earthquake had a magnitude of 4. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Powerful Quake jolts areas in Pakistan

A powerful earthquake hit several areas including the capital city in Pakistan – beyond midnight on Friday. The intensity of the quake has been described as 6.3-magnitude on the Richter scale. The tremors were felt around 00: [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Haiti earthquake revealed the terrible cost of poor building...

Contrary to appearances, most residential brick facades are non-structural, providing little lateral stability, and they are likely to crack and fall apart during an earthquake. A seismic event will shake and deform a home's wood ske [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Haiti rocked by powerful earthquake

A powerful earthquake measuring seven on the Richter scale has struck the Caribbean state of Haiti. Reports say hundreds, possibly thousands, of people are missing after the quake near the country's capital city of Port-au-Prince. Building [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Indonesia Minister says Porn, Racy TV Shows Caused Earthquak...

Indonesia experienced a deadly earthquake in September that killed 1,000 people in the populated Southeast Asian nation. And recently, a government minister visiting the site of the devastation in the province of Padang, blamed the quake o [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Strong Quake Causes Power Outages in Northern Chile

A powerful, magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook the northern Chilean regions of Arica, Tarapaca and Iquique early Friday, causing some blackouts but no casualties, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake’s epicenter was located bet [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Strong earthquake reported near Samoa

A powerful earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa, the US Geological Survey reported tonight. The government seismologists said the earthquake, which measured 6.0 on the Richter Scale, was at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km) and o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Strong earthquake hits Georgia but few casualties reported

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled midwestern Georgia early Tuesday, apparently causing few casualties and minor damage, officials said. The earthquake occurred at 2:45 a.m. local time (2245 GMT Monday). The epicentre was 10 kilomete [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Mild earthquake reported in Los Angeles again

A magnitude-2.9 earthquake was recorded in the suburbs of Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 3:58 p.m. (2058 GMT)was 4.8 km northeast of La Crescenta, a small town loca [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

EU proposes Italy earthquake aid

The aid would be the largest ever payout from the EU's solidarity fund. Tens of thousands of people have been living in temporary accommodation since the 6.3-magnitude earthquake on 6 April, which killed nearly 300 people. The aid, which [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Earthquake reported near Chandler

The earthquake struck about 9:25 p.m. and is at least the sixth in Oklahoma in about a month. Quakes reported in Oklahoma since June include a 2.2-magnitude tremor near Purcell on Friday, a 3.4 near McLoud on July 1, a 3.6 near Covington on [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Earthquake, Tsunami Potential High On US West Coast

Scientists have underestimated the potential for a giant quake and tsunami that could swamp much the U.S. northwest and Canadian west coasts, British and U.S. researchers said on Monday. Geological evidence suggests there have been earthqu [...]