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Aftermath Chilean earthquake: Aftershocks, over a million people evacuated, ports closed

Felipe Iturrieta
Yahoo News
Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC
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© REUTERS/Rodrigo GarridoPeople recover items from houses destroyed by waves after an earthquake hit areas of central Chile, in Concon city, northwest of Santiago, September 17, 2015. Strong aftershocks rippled through Chile on Thursday after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake that killed at least ten people and slammed powerful waves into coastal towns, forcing more than a million people from their homes.
Residents sifted through the rubble of destroyed buildings in central Chile on Thursday after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake killed 11 people and sent powerful waves barreling into coastal areas, forcing more than 1 million people from their homes.

Aftershocks shook the South American country following Wednesday's quake, the strongest in the world this year and the biggest to hit Chile since 2010. But some residents expressed relief that the destruction had not been greater.

In the northern port city of Coquimbo, where waves of up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) slammed into the shore, large fishing boats washed up onto the streets and others splintered, littering the bay with debris.

"Everything is a mess. It was a disaster, a total loss. Bottles and glasses shattered and the pipes in the bathroom and kitchen burst," said restaurant owner Melisa Pinones in the inland city of Illapel, near the epicenter.

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Shaking all over! Magnitude-4.8 earthquake detected in waters near Warrnambool, Australia


abc.net.au
Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:29 UTC
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© Geoscience AustraliaGeoscience Australia said the earthquake was 36 kilometres deep.
A magnitude-4.8 earthquake has been detected in waters off Victoria's south-west coast, Geoscience Australia says.

It happened about 150 kilometres from the town of Warrnambool at 12:45pm and was also felt on King Island in Bass Strait.

The Bureau of Meteorology said no tsunami warning had been issued while Geoscience Australia said there were no reports of damage.

Seismologist Hugh Glanville said it was unlikely the tremor was triggered by a powerful quake that hit Chile just hours earlier.

"There is always a remote possibility that big earthquakes could trigger off smaller earthquakes in other parts of the world," he said.

"If an earthquake was about to happen and then the shaking from a really big earthquake gave it a little push, that could push it over the edge, but it's really hard to determine.
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3.2 earthquake strikes Croatian capital Zagreb

Cyrus Engineer
Daily Express, UK
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:18 UTC
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A quake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale struck the Croatian city of Zagreb on Tuesday evening.

Alistair Bruce-Ball, a BBC sports journalist, tweeted: "Just experienced minor earthquake in Zagreb.

"Stadium shook. Arsenal here for start of their Champs Lge Grp tmw.

"Maksimir stadium still standing. Tremor measured at 3.2 apparently."

The earthquake's magnitude and timing was reported by the EMSC, a not-for-profit scientific organisation based in Paris.

Comment: Is this seismic event nature reflecting back the human chaos currently evident is this part of the world at the moment? Croatian police say 5,650 migrants have entered Croatia so far

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Chile 8.3 mega-quake: 1 million evacuated, at least 5 dead & 20 injured


RT
Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC
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© Vladimir Rodas / AFPPeople remain outside a building during a strong quake in Santiago on September 16, 2015

A massive 8.3 magnitude quake followed by a series of aftershocks has rocked the Chilean coastline, shaking houses and forcing people to evacuate into the streets as authorities issued tsunami warnings for the area.

17 September 2015
  • 04:55 GMT

    ONEMI has canceled Tsunami warnings for the Island of San Felix and Juan Fernandez Archipelago in addition to the regions of Los Rios, Los Lagos, Aysen and Magallanes. However, the rest of the coastline remains under tsunami alert.
  • 04:54 GMT

    President Bachelet has declared a "disaster area in the town of Choapa," according to Chilean Deputy Interior Minister, Mahmud Aleuy.
  • 04:41 GMT

Comment: Remember this?

Massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Chile

Now consider this:

Earthquake frequency increasing: Rate of strong quakes doubles in 2014

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Huge 8.3 earthquake, 5 aftershocks hit Chile, tsunami warning issued


RT
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:22 UTC
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© USGS
A powerful 8.3 magnitude earthquake followed by five strong aftershocks has struck off the coast of central Chile. Authorities have issued tsunami warning for the area, urging people along the coastline to evacuate.

"Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters ... widespread hazardous tsunami waves are possible," the Warning Center said, adding that greatest danger was for Chile and Peru.

Tsunami waves "along some coasts" of Chile could reach more than three meters above the tide level, PTWC warned. In Ecuador and Peru waves of up to one meter are possible.

The quake, which had originally been estimated as a magnitude 7.9, occurred at 7:54pm local time, 55 kilometers west-northwest of Illapel, and 232 kilometers north-northwest of Santiago, the USGS reported. Its epicenter center was located at a depth of 33 kilometers.

The earthquake prompted the National Emergency Office (ONEMI) to issue a tsunami alert for the entire coastline, as it urged people to "remain calm and go to the meeting points in security zones."

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3 earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma, including a 4.0 magnitude


news9.com
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:23 UTC
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Three earthquakes, including a 4.0 magnitude, were reported Tuesday in Oklahoma, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake happened about 5:55 p.m. Its epicenter was about 18 miles east of Mooreland, 29 miles east of Woodward and 101 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.

The earthquake was about two miles deep.

A second 3.3-magnitude earthquake happened about 6:45 p.m. Its epicenter was about 15 miles east, northeast of Mooreland, 25 miles east, northeast of Woodward and 107 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.

This earthquake was more than two miles deep.
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake felt across Taiwan with 17 aftershocks

Shelley Shan
Taipei Times
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:12 UTC
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© Wu Chun-feng, Taipei TimesChildren take part in an earthquake drill in Tainan yesterday.
Chain reaction:The main magnitude 5.6 earthquake was preceded by a foreshock which was recorded at 1:56am, and aftershocks continued into the evening

The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that happened early yesterday morning was caused by the Philippine Sea Plate and Eurasian Plate moving against each other.

Data recorded by the bureau showed that the hypocenter of the quake, which occurred at 3:37am, was about 37km northeast of Hualien County at a depth of 15.3km.

The earthquake generated a local intensity of 5 in Yilan County's Nanao Township (南澳) and Hualien County's Heping Township (和平).

A local intensity of 3 was recorded in Taipei and New Taipei City.

The bureau's statistics showed that a total of 19 earthquakes were recorded between 12:31am and 2:30pm. Seven of them were felt nationwide and 12 of them were local earthquakes.
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Magnitude-4.0 earthquake strikes near Big Bear, California


ktla.com
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:03 UTC
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© USGSA magnitude-4.5 earthquake struck at 9:10 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2015, about 6 miles south-southeast of Big Bear Lake.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 struck near Big Bear on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The temblor — which had a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 — hit at approximately 9:10 a.m. and had a depth of 7 miles, USGS reported. It was centered 7 miles south southeast of Big Bear Lake and 8 miles south of Big Bear City.

The epicenter was a little more than 3 miles northwest of the 11,503-foot San Gorgonio Mountain, which is Southern California's highest peak. It was located some 4 1/2 miles northeast of the mountain community of Forest Falls.

The earthquake was downgraded to a 4.0 shortly after 9:45 a.m.

Following the quake, USGS seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones tweeted that a magnitude-4.5 earthquake in the San Bernardino Mountains is "normal" earthquake activity in Southern California.
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6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes in east Indonesia, no Tsunami alert: USGS


dnaindia.com
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:48 UTC
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© USGSIndonesia earthquake
An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck on Wednesday near Indonesia's Moluccas islands, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the islands in the east of the archipelago.

The quake struck at a depth of 52 kilometres under the Molucca Sea at about 3:40 pm (0740 GMT), between the islands of Sulawesi and Halmahera, the US Geological Survey said.

A senior official from Indonesia's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency, Mochammad Riyadi, said the quake was felt strongly on Halmahera, which is part of the Maluku Island chain. Indonesia is situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where tectonic plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

Source: Reuters
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Series of earthquakes strike off west coast of Mexico


The Extinction Protocol
Sun, 13 Sep 2015 11:24 UTC
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A series of earthquakes, including one of magnitude 6.6, struck in waters off the west coast of Mexico early on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of any damage.

The 6.6 magnitude quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey initially reported at a magnitude of 6.8, struck at sea around 106 km (66 miles) southwest of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, at a depth of 10 km.

There were three other smaller quakes nearby, ranging in magnitude from 4.9 to 5.3.

"The biggest one felt reasonably strong, but there have been no reports of damage," an emergency services official said by telephone from Los Mochis, which is located in northern Sinaloa, and sits across the Gulf of California from the south of the Baja California peninsula.
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