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Earthquake Rattles Fukushima Area
Earthquake Rattles Fukushima Area
Sep 19, 2013 2:51 PM CDT

Earthquake Rattles Fukushima Area

No trouble reported after 5.3-magnitude quake

(Newser) - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the Japanese prefecture that is home to the shuttered Fukushima nuclear power plant. The US Geological Survey says the quake struck at a depth of about 13 miles under Fukushima Prefecture and about 110 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Japanese news agency Kyodo News...

Tsunami Study Has Bad News for SoCal

Low-lying areas face disaster; 750K would have to evacuate

(Newser) - The US Geological Survey has simulated the effects of a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Alaska—and for southern California, the results could be disastrous. Some 750,000 would need to evacuate coastal areas within a matter of hours as floods spread in Long Beach and Orange County, the Los Angeles ...

Earthquakes Tied to Global-Warming Gas

 Earthquakes Tied to 
 Global-Warming Gas 
new study
Jul 29, 2013 12:35 PM CDT

Earthquakes Tied to Global-Warming Gas

Study finds huge 1945 quake released methane into atmosphere

(Newser) - When it comes to infamous greenhouse gases, methane may be scooting ahead of carbon dioxide on the list of villains. First came last week's attention-grabbing news that the release of the gas by way of thawing permafrost could cost the global economy $60 trillion. Now comes a study that...

54 Dead in China Quakes
 Twin Quakes Kill 75 in China 
UPDATED
Jul 22, 2013 7:53 AM CDT

Twin Quakes Kill 75 in China

400 hurt in Gansu province

(Newser) - A pair of earthquakes have killed at least 75 people and left some 400 hurt in China's Gansu province, the BBC reports. The quakes' magnitude measured 5.98 and 5.6 respectively, according to the US Geological Survey; Reuters puts the first quake at 6.6. There have been...

Massive New Zealand Quake Has Been Going on All Year

But no one can feel it

(Newser) - A magnitude 7 earthquake has been hitting a New Zealand city for five months now—but life in Wellington continues on as normal. That's because the rumbling is taking place 25 miles underground across an area spanning over 60 miles, in a slow-moving type of earthquake called a "...

Quakes Shake Russia's Far East, Northern California

8.0 and 5.7, respectively

(Newser) - A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow. Marina Kolomiyets, spokeswoman for Obninsk's seismic station of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said today the epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk, east of the Russian coast and north of...

Flash Floods, Quake Batter Afghanistan

15 dead in country's north

(Newser) - A pair of natural disasters have struck Afghanistan: Flash floods in the north killed at least 13 people, and a 5.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country's northeast and neighboring Pakistan today left two people dead and nearly 40 injured, officials say. The flooding deaths occurred in Balkh province,...

Strong Quake in China Kills 150+

It hits same region as devastating earthquake of 2008

(Newser) - A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province today, leaving at least 156 people dead and more than 5,500 injured. This morning's quake triggered landslides and disrupted phone and power connections in mountainous Lushan county five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread...

7.8-Magnitude Quake Rocks Iran
 7.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Iran 
UPDATED
Apr 16, 2013 7:37 AM CDT

7.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Iran

Tremors felt throughout Middle East

(Newser) - A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has rocked Iran near the Pakistan border, according to the USGS . State-run TV initially reported that at least 40 were killed, but it has since retracted that, saying only 5 were injured, the BBC reports. "Fortunately, the earthquake resulted in no fatalities," a provincial...

Oklahoma Rattled by Swarm of Earthquakes

Magnitude reaches 4.3; no damage reported

(Newser) - At least five earthquakes have shaken Oklahoma this morning. The latest had a magnitude of 4.2, while the previous four ranged in strength from 2.8 to 4.3, NewsOK reports. No damage has been reported thus far, the site notes. Much of the state's central region felt...

6.3 Quake Strikes Near Iran's Nuclear Site

Just 55 miles from Bushehr; reverberations felt across Gulf

(Newser) - A powerful earthquake shook south western Iran this morning, near the country's Bushehr reactor, the US Geological Survey reported today. The quake clocked in at 6.3 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter just 55 miles from Bushehr. Social media reports spotted by the BBC indicate that reverberations...

Strong Quake Kills 1, Injures 19 in Taiwan

6.1 quake shakes island

(Newser) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck central Taiwan, killing at least one person and injuring 19 as it damaged buildings on the quake-prone island. Buildings swayed in the capital, Taipei, and sections of the country's high-speed rail service were suspended to be inspected for damage. Emergency officials said...

26-Foot Tsunami Could Hit California


 26-Foot Tsunami 
 Could Hit California 
new study
Mar 26, 2013 8:15 AM CDT

26-Foot Tsunami Could Hit California

Study looks at Cascadia Subduction Zone fault

(Newser) - It's a frightening scenario: An infamous 620-mile fault located off the West Coast generates an 8.0-magnitude earthquake; it triggers a 26-foot tsunami that strikes northern California. According to a new study, that series of events is a real possibility, and would threaten more than a quarter of a...

Washington Starts Dismantling Tsunami Dock

185-ton structures washed ashore from Japan

(Newser) - The 2011 Japanese tsunami washed an estimated 5 million tons of debris into the ocean, and two years later, one small chunk of that is being dismantled in Washington state. Workers have begun taking apart a 185-ton, 65-foot-long dock that washed ashore in a hard-to-reach area of Olympic National Park,...

Earthquakes Give Us Gold
 Earthquakes 
 Give Us Gold 
study says
Mar 18, 2013 6:20 AM CDT

Earthquakes Give Us Gold

It precipitates as water turns to steam: researchers

(Newser) - Earthquakes can have a silver—or rather golden—lining. Some six miles underground, water can contain trace amounts of gold and silica. When an earthquake occurs, voids along a geological fault widen suddenly, pressure plummets, and the water held inside turns to steam. Meanwhile, the gold and silica in that...

4.7 Earthquake Rattles S. California

Temblor was felt in downtown LA, wide area

(Newser) - A small earthquake has shaken a wide area of Southern California, but there's no word of damage. The quake was initially estimated at magnitude 5.1, but that was quickly downgraded to 4.7. The US Geological Survey's automated monitoring system places the epicenter in the desert near...

Japan Marks 2 Years Since Quake, Tsunami

300K still displaced as recovery continues

(Newser) - Japan fell silent today to mark the second anniversary of the country's worst natural disaster in living memory, an earthquake and subsequent tsunami that left 19,000 people dead or missing and devastated large areas along its northeast coast. "I pray that the peaceful lives of those affected...

6.9 Earthquake Rattles Colombia, Ecuador

So far, no reports of serious damage

(Newser) - A powerful but deep earthquake shook a broad swath of Colombia and Ecuador today, sending frightened people fleeing into the streets.There were no immediate reports of significant damage or deaths. The US Geological Survey said the quake, centered 7 miles from the Colombian town of Pasto, had a magnitude...

2 More Big Quakes Hit Tsunami-Ravaged Solomons

But no more tsunami warnings issued

(Newser) - Strong aftershocks rattled the Solomon Islands today, hampering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South Pacific nation's prime minister to forgo a visit to the stricken area, where nine deaths have been confirmed. Officials were already struggling to reach the isolated region when a magnitude-6.6 aftershock...

8.0 Quake Strikes Off Solomon Islands
 Tsunami Kills 4 in Solomons 
UPDATED
Feb 6, 2013 2:49 AM CST

Tsunami Kills 4 in Solomons

5-foot waves spawned from 8.0 quake

(Newser) - At least four people were killed after a powerful 8.0 magnitude quake struck near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific today, triggering a small tsunami, Reuters reports. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued, but later canceled, warnings for other South Pacific islands, Australia, and New Zealand. Two waves...

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