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At Least 60 Dead in 7.2 Turkey Quake
 At Least 60 Dead 
 in 7.2 Turkey Quake 
UPDATED
Oct 23, 2011 11:02 AM CDT

At Least 60 Dead in 7.2 Turkey Quake

Poor housing standards could drive number much higher

(Newser) - A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey today, killing at least 60 people as it collapsed buildings into piles of twisted steel and chunks of concrete. Desperate survivors dug into the rubble with their bare hands, trying to rescue the trapped and injured. State-run TRT television reported that 45...

Twin Quakes Jolt SF
 Twin Quakes Jolt SF, Berkeley 
Oct 21, 2011 3:00 AM CDT

Twin Quakes Jolt SF, Berkeley

Small quakes hit hours after California holds annual drill

(Newser) - Two earthquakes shook the San Francisco Bay Area yesterday, the same day that California held its annual earthquake preparedness drill and nearly 22 years to the day after a quake killed 63 people in northern California. A 4.0-magnitude quake hit the Bay Area, centered near Berkeley, at 2:30...

US Installing Quake Sensors in Northern Mexico

Machine will spot quakes heading north of the border

(Newser) - Next time the ground shakes in Mexico, the Department of Defense and the US Geological Survey want to know about it. The agencies are spending $500,000 to install earthquake monitoring machines in Mexican border regions, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials say they don't want a repeat of...

'Doomsday' Comet Passing by Earth

Online theorists saw armageddon

(Newser) - A comet touted as the bringer of Armageddon will fly past Earth tomorrow night in a knot of icy fragments, Space.com reports. At least one astronomer, however, does not foresee earthquakes and tsunamis. The so-called "doomsday comet," Elenin, "was a second-rate, wimpy little comet that never...

Dozens Injured in Bali Earthquake
 Bali Quake Injures Dozens 
Oct 13, 2011 3:34 AM CDT

Bali Quake Injures Dozens

6.1 quake jolts Indonesian resort island

(Newser) - At least 50 people were injured when a powerful earthquake shook Bali this morning. The 6.1 quake caused widespread panic on the Indonesian resort island, and witnesses say the roofs of some homes collapsed, AP reports. The quake, centered 60 miles southwest of the island, was not strong enough...

National Cathedral Needs $15M Quake Fix

And 'tens of millions' still to come

(Newser) - The National Cathedral needs at least $15 million in initial earthquake repair. The church remains closed as workmen scramble to stabilize large stone pinnacles and other structures shaken loose in the August earthquake. The chief stone mason believes it will take at least 10 years to repair all the damage,...

Eerie Washington Monument Quake Video Released

DC landmark to remain closed indefinitely

(Newser) - Debris falls from the ceiling and terrified tourists run for safety in a video released by the National Park Service that shows the moment last month when an earthquake damaged the Washington Monument . The video was taken by a surveillance camera near the top of the 555-foot-tall landmark. Officials say...

Italian Scientists on Trial Over Earthquake Deaths

Group met six days before L'Aquila quake, but raised no alarm

(Newser) - Predicting earthquakes is shaky business at best, but that detail isn't stopping Italian officials from prosecuting a group of prominent scientists over their failure to do exactly that. Six scientists and one government official face charges of manslaughter for allegedly failing to provide adequate warning of imminent disaster to...

Earthquakes Kill 1, Shake Buildings in Guatemala

Two quakes hit in half an hour

(Newser) - Two earthquakes rattled buildings and killed one person in a landslide in southern Guatemala today, the Buenos Aires Herald reports. An initial 4.8 quake struck the sugar cane-growing area near Santa Rosa, followed by a 5.8 temblor about a half-hour later. "There is one dead in Cuilapa,...

Himalayan Quake's Toll Rises to 55

Rain, landslides hamper rescue efforts

(Newser) - At least 55 people are dead in India, Nepal, and Tibet after yesterday’s 6.9 magnitude earthquake , and the search for more survivors in remote Himalayan villages is being hampered by rain and landslides. "The situation doesn't look good," a UN official tells Reuters . "My...

India Earthquake: 6.8 Shaker Hits Sikkim, Near Nepal Border
 26 Dead in India Earthquake 
UPDATED
Sep 18, 2011 9:40 AM CDT

26 Dead in India Earthquake

Epicenter was near Nepal border; no immediate damage reported

(Newser) - A 6.8 earthquake shook northeastern India and Nepal today, killing at least 26 people, injuring scores and damaging buildings and sending lawmakers in Nepal's capital running into the streets, reports the BBC . The quake was felt across northeast India, including the capital of New Delhi. It triggered at...

6.0, 6.2 Quakes Hit Off Cuba, Japan

Smaller quake rattles California

(Newser) - It's been a shaky day all around the globe: A 6.2 earthquake hit off Japan's coast today, and a 6.0 shaker also struck off Cuba's coast. No tsunami warnings have been issued in either location, and no injuries or damage have been reported. In Japan,...

6.4 Quake Hits Off Canada
 6.4 Quake Hits Off Vancouver 
Sep 9, 2011 4:00 PM CDT

6.4 Quake Hits Off Vancouver

No damage has been reported

(Newser) - A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck today off the coast of British Colombia, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 12:41pm PDT about 173 miles west of Vancouver. No immediate reports have damage have surfaced. "It's been felt pretty widely—we have reports of it being...

Alaska Earthquake: 7.1 Quake Hits Off Alaska
 7.1 Quake Strikes Off Alaska 
Sep 2, 2011 6:48 AM CDT

7.1 Quake Strikes Off Alaska

Tsunami warning issued for parts of Aleutian Islands

(Newser) - A tsunami warning is in effect this morning following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off Alaska, in a remote part of the Aleutian Islands, NPR reports. The US Geological Survey says the quake's depth was 22.1 miles. The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center put a warning into...

Los Angeles Earthquake: 4.1 Temblor Rattles City This Afternoon

 4.3 Quake Rattles Los Angeles 
UPDATED
Sep 1, 2011 4:16 PM CDT

4.3 Quake Rattles Los Angeles

But no reports of damage so far

(Newser) - A magnitude-4.3 earthquake and aftershocks rattled the Los Angeles region today, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit around 1:47pm local time and was centered 24 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was followed by a half-dozen aftershocks up to magnitude-3. The jolt...

Washington Monument Springs a Leak

Hurricane Irene flooded quake-damaged landmark

(Newser) - The East Coast earthquake and Hurricane Irene have left the Washington Monument flooded. Engineers plugged cracks in the monument caused by last week's quake before the storm hit, but pools of water were found inside during a post-hurricane inspection, indicating that some cracks are still undiscovered.

DC Zoo Animals Sensed Quake
 DC Zoo Animals Sensed Quake  
Aug 25, 2011 3:43 AM CDT

DC Zoo Animals Sensed Quake

Apes starting climbing seconds before ground started shaking

(Newser) - In a mysterious phenomenon that has been observed since ancient times, animals at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, appear to have sensed Tuesday's earthquake before humans did. Seconds before the ground began to shake, gorillas and orangutans dropped their food, grabbed their young, and climbed as high as...

4.5 Aftershock Rattles Virginia
 4.5 Aftershock Rattles Virginia 
Aug 25, 2011 1:18 AM CDT

4.5 Aftershock Rattles Virginia

Restless night for East Coasters

(Newser) - Virginians were rocked in their sleep this morning when a 4.5 aftershock struck 9 miles south of the town of Mineral near Richmond at 1am, reports the Washington Post . The shaker, close to the site of Tuesday's 5.9 quake, was the strongest so far of five aftershocks...

6.8 Earthquake Rattles Peru
 6.8 Quake Rattles Peru 
Aug 24, 2011 2:03 PM CDT

6.8 Quake Rattles Peru

Quake was centered near Brazil, felt mildly in Lima

(Newser) - The US Geological Survey is reporting a strong, but deep, earthquake in a northern Peruvian jungle region near Brazil. There are no immediate reports of damage or injury in the quake, which was felt mildly in the capital of Lima. The Colorado-based USGS says the quake was centered just north...

Big Question of Yesterday's Quake: Why Virginia?

And will it happen again?

(Newser) - "Smack dab in the middle of Virginia" doesn't seem like the likeliest earthquake epicenter locale, and yesterday's quake has plenty of East Coasters wondering why it struck there—and if it'll happen again. The Christian Science Monitor tosses out the word "rare": USGS seismic hazard...

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