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With natural furies increasingly taking their toll on the planet, the need to better predict the most dangerous earthquake-prone faults and their consequential damages are gaining importance.
Cuing with these concerns, scientists are taking up...
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 hit the border between China and Myanmar early on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
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A report says about 1,200 people have evacuated their homes after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern China near its border with Myanmar.
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AP, Lima
Residents of Peru’s southern coast took to the streets Friday to protest the government’s response to an magnitude-8.0 earthquake a year ago that left tens...
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AP, Beijing
The Chinese government estimates it will cost about $147 billion to rebuild areas that were devastated by May’s deadly earthquake.
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AP, Wellington
A strong earthquake has struck near the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
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AP, Tokyo
A mild earthquake shook Tokyo on Friday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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AP, Jakarta
A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia’s eastern Sumbawa island early Thursday, damaging around 1,200 buildings and injuring at least five people, officials said.
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AP, Jakarta
A shallow earthquake rattled Indonesia’s eastern Sumbawa island early Thursday, causing damage and sending frightened residents running from their homes,...
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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Tuesday, killing at least one person and seriously injuring five others, a local emergency official...
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The death toll from a powerful aftershock in a region of central China devastated by an earlier earthquake has risen to three, and more than 3,000 houses have been...
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The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.0 earthquake has hit China’s Sichuan province, which was devastated by a more powerful quake in May.
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AP, Athens
Seismologists at the University of Thessaloniki in Greece say a 5.3-magnitude earthquake has struck in the northern Aegean Sea.
made popular Aug 3 2008
AP, Beijing
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China’s Sichuan province Friday, site of the May 12 deadly earthquake.
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A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook the Los Angeles metropolitan area Tuesday, startling residents but causing no serious damage or injuries.
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The “Big One” it wasn’t, but Tuesday’s earthquake still played a starring role.
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The latest in plywood-reinforced walls, tied-down foundations, strengthened concrete and stronger welds _ if an earthquake had to hit somewhere in densely populated...
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The earthquake that rattled Southern California on Tuesday might have caused devastation if it had taken place in some parts of the world, but relatively strict...
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Despite shaking a large swath of Southern California, a magnitude-5.4 earthquake was not the “Big One” that scientists have long feared. Still, it rattled...
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Leonard Davis rolled over to see if somebody was shaking his bed, but none of his Dallas Cowboys teammates were in the room. That’s when the 353-pound offensive...
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AP, Oxnard
Leonard Davis rolled over to see if somebody was shaking his bed, but none of his Dallas Cowboys teammates were in the room.
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Ah! If you pamper your baby’s mood by powdering his delicate skin with talc, the Mother Nature too does it with at least one of its child — the...
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It is time California got ready for a severe earthquake that would shake it to its core. An disastrous earthquake can strike any moment.
California is vulnerable to...
made popular Aug 14 2007
The southern end of the San Andreas Fault is overdue with a major, rather devastating earthquake. This zone is located near Los Angeles, confirmed by a new earthquake...
made popular Jun 22 2006
To add to the already apprehension of the people living around the San Andreas fault, a new study found that a powerful earthquake is capable of producing prolonged...
made popular May 15 2006
The land was once devastated and reduced to piles of rubbles. I am talking about San Francisco Bay Area, which was engulfed by a massive earthquake a hundred years ago...
made popular Apr 17 2006
We all know that magma that flows beneath volcanoes produces tremors deep inside the Earth. But, a new study suggests something else too! It says that tremors can also...
made popular Apr 17 2006
To try to learn more about the southern San Andreas Fault including a segment that has not ruptured in more than three centuries, scientists plan to use $2 million in...
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