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USGS: earthquake Magnitude 6.8 - NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar

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Event Time
2012-11-11 01:12:38 UTC
2012-11-11 07:42:38 UTC+06:30 at epicenter

Location
23.014°N 95.883°E depth=9.8km (6.1mi)

Nearby Cities
52km (32mi) NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar
64km (40mi) W of Mogok, Myanmar
116km (72mi) N of Mandalay, Myanmar
124km (77mi) NNW of Maymyo, Myanmar
362km (225mi) N of Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 4.3 - 13km W of Whitesburg, Kentucky

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Event Time
2012-11-10 12:08:12 UTC-05:00 at epicenter

Location
37.135°N 82.978°W depth=1.1km (0.7mi)

Nearby Cities
13km (8mi) W of Whitesburg, Kentucky
74km (46mi) NNW of Kingsport, Tennessee
88km (55mi) NE of Middlesboro, Kentucky
92km (57mi) NW of Bristol, Tennessee
179km (111mi) SW of Charleston, West Virginia

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British Columiba earthquake dried up centuries-old Haida Gwaii hot springs

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© UnknownA series of hot springs on Haida Gwaii — which once bubbled with water as warm as 77 C — has dried up since Saturday’s earthquake.
Canada - Days after the remote B.C. archipelago of Haida Gwaii emerged virtually unscathed from Canada's second-strongest earthquake, locals discovered that the shifting earth had mysteriously switched off a centuries-old hot spring considered sacred by the Haida.

"It's a very culturally significant site - even today Haida people would go down to take advantage of healing properties of the springs," said Ernie Gladstone, a field unit superintendent for Gwaii Haanas National Park, of which Hot Spring Island is a part.

Earlier this week, scattered reports began drifting in that the familiar cloud of steam over the island (known as Gandll K'in Gwaayaay in the Haida language) had disappeared.

A Parks Canada inspection party set out to investigate and stepped ashore to find that the island's three main hot spring pools, which once bubbled with water as warm as 77 Celsius, were bone dry. "Not even a small puddle," said Mr. Gladstone.

Surrounding rocks, once warm to the touch, were cold.

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Earthquakes on East Coast travel farther and cause more damage due to geologic structure and rock properties

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Data from the 2011 earthquake centered in Virginia shows East Coast tremors can travel much farther and cause damage over larger areas than previously thought, the U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday.

The agency estimated about one-third of the U.S. population could have felt the magnitude 5.8 tremor centered about 50 miles northwest of Richmond, which would mean more people were affected than any earthquake in U.S. history. Scientists also found the quake that caused more than $200 million in damage triggered landslides at distances four times farther and over an area 20 times larger than research from previous quakes has shown.

"Scientists are confirming with empirical data what more than 50 million people in the eastern U.S. experienced firsthand: this was one powerful earthquake," USGS Director Marcia McNutt said in a news release about the findings presented at the Geological Society of America conference in Charlotte, N.C.

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At least 52 dead in 7.4 Guatemala quake


At least 52 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a powerful earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, where a tsunami warning has now been issued.

About 125,000 people were without power as a result of the quake.

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake centered about 160km southwest of Guatemala City. It is the strongest to hit the country since a deadly 1976 quake that killed 23,000.

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.3 - SSW of Port Hardy, Canada

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Event Time
2012-11-08 02:01:51 UTC
2012-11-07 17:01:51 UTC-09:00 at epicenter

Location
49.185°N 128.528°W depth=16.6km (10.3mi)

Nearby Cities
186km (116mi) SSW of Port Hardy, Canada
254km (158mi) WSW of Campbell River, Canada
262km (163mi) W of Courtenay, Canada
271km (168mi) W of Port Alberni, Canada
387km (240mi) WNW of Victoria, Canada

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 7.5 - 45km SW of Champerico, Guatemala

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Event Time
2012-11-07 10:35:51 UTC-06:00 at epicenter

Location
14.000°N 92.200°W depth=33.0km (20.5mi)

Nearby Cities
45km (28mi) SW of Champerico, Guatemala
60km (37mi) S of Suchiate, Mexico
73km (45mi) S of Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala
81km (50mi) SW of Retalhuleu, Guatemala
195km (121mi) WSW of Guatemala City, Guatemala

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Small earthquake rattles storm-stricken New Jersey

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A small earthquake hit northern New Jersey early Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The magnitude 2.0 temblor struck at 1:19 a.m. and was centered in Ringwood, N.J., a community that's still reeling from downed trees and power outages caused by Superstorm Sandy.

Geophysicist Jessica Turner at the National Earthquake Information Center said some people reported hearing a loud boom in their homes, according to The Associated Press. Turner said those on upper floors of a home may have felt shaking or saw objects on walls vibrate.

The quake was 3 miles below ground and could also be felt in Wanaque, Oakland, Franklin Lakes, West Milford and Peterson. Ringwood police said there are no reports of damage in the area, the Associated Press reported.

The last recorded earthquake in New Jersey struck in February 2010 and measured 2.2 magnitude, Turner said.

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.1 - East of Burgos, Philippines

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Event Time
2012-11-02 18:17:33 UTC
2012-11-03 02:17:33 UTC+08:00 at epicenter

Location
9.259°N 126.233°E depth=38.1km (23.7mi)

Nearby Cities
5km (3mi) E of Burgos, Philippines
20km (12mi) N of Tandag, Philippines
70km (43mi) NNE of Lianga, Philippines
75km (47mi) NE of Bayugan, Philippines
822km (511mi) SE of Manila, Philippines

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Earthquake jolts China's Three Gorges Dam

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An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale hit a central China region where the world's biggest water reservoir the Three Gorges Dam is located, though no harm to the structure was reported.

The tremor hit Zigui County of Yichang City in Hubei Province at 3:42 am and its epicentre was located at five km below ground, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

No casualties were reported though the earthquake was felt across Zigui, state-run Xinhua news agency said.

"The minor earthquake has not affected the Three Gorges Dam, which can endure far stronger earthquakes," Hu Xing'e, vice head of the management bureau of the project with the China Three Gorges Corporation said.

She said that no earthquake-triggered landslides have been reported in the reservoir area and all power generating units and ship locks are working normally.