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Two Good Friday earthquakes rock southern Costa Rica

Zach Dyer
Ticotimes.net
Fri, 03 Apr 2015 19:17 UTC
A series of earthquakes rocked the southern Costa Rican city of Pérez Zeledón and could be felt in the capital, San José, starting at 12:32 p.m., reported the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica, OVSICORI.

The first quake had a magnitude of 4.8 with an epicenter some 10 kilometers from Pérez Zeledón. A magnitude-5.2 aftershock at 12:42 p.m. was followed by a magnitude-2.3 temblor at 12:50 p.m., according to initial reports from OVSICORI.

The temblor was strong enough to drive some families out of their homes in Pérez Zeledón and crack the walls of homes in the beach town of Uvita, according to reports received by The Tico Times. Some beachgoers on the Caribbean even felt the quake.
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4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska's Cook Inlet


Newsminer.com
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 08:09 UTC
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Seismologists say a light earthquake that struck Alaska's Cook Inlet region was felt in at least one town.

The Alaska Earthquake Center says the 4.2 magnitude quake occurred at 5:15 a.m. Thursday about 44 miles southeast of Newhalen.

The earthquake was felt in the Kenai Peninsula town of Homer. There are no immediate reports of damage from the earthquake.
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Three earthquakes shake Irving,Texas in 24 hours


CBS local
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 05:51 UTC
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Three earthquakes shook the Irving area Thursday.

The first was a 2.7 magnitude quake recorded at 5:38 am, centered 4 miles from Irving.

The second and largest hit in the early evening. USGS reported a 3.3 magnitude earthquake at 5:36 pm. This one was centered 2 miles from Irving, but was felt in Dallas as well.


Social media lit up with people in downtown and uptown Dallas reporting they felt high rise buildings shake.

Passengers at Dallas Love Field reported feeling it, and people in Irving said on social media that the earthquake did not feel "small."
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4.0 earthquake hits along New Madrid fault in Missouri; felt across the Mid-South

Eric Sorensen
46WQAD.com
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 10:46 UTC
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Shortly before 11pm local time Wednesday night, an earthquake occurred along the New Madrid Fault Zone in far southeastern Missouri. The epicenter of the quake was near Steele, Missouri. Nearby cities include Blytheville, Arkansas and Hayti-Caruthersville, Missouri. The USGS reports it as a magnitude 4.0, occurring about 11 miles below the surface of the Earth.

KFVS-TV in nearby Cape Girardeau, Missouri reports it being felt as far away as Carbondale, Illinois. People on the station's Facebook page report feeling the shaking as much as 100 miles from the center. No damage or injuries have been reported with this quake. Typically, earthquakes in this part of the world with a magnitude of 4.0 don't do damage. However, earthquakes just a little stronger have been known to do minor damage within 25 miles of the epicenter.
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off coast of Fiji


Staradvertiser.com
Wed, 01 Apr 2015 19:30 UTC
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji Wednesday evening but poses no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

The preliminary magnitude 6.0 temblor struck 162 miles southeast of Lambasa, Fiji at 6:10 Hawaii time at a depth of 332 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake did not generate a tsunami alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and no injuries were immediately reported.

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4.6 magnitude Costa Rican earthquake produces more than 70 aftershocks


Insidecostarica.com
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 23:58 UTC
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An early morning earthquake that struck two kilometers north of Vara Blanca, Heredia, produced more than 70 aftershocks, according to the National Seismological and Volcanological Observatory (OVSICORI).

The initial quake, measuring 4.6-magnitude on the Richter scale, struck at 3:09 a.m. Aftershocks continued until 5:17 a.m., according to OVSICORI.

Significant shaking was reported in various sectors of Heredia, as well as in Naranjo, La Garita, El Coyal and Poas in Alajuela, and the western San Jose suburbs of Escazu and Santa Ana.

There were no reports of injury or damage.
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Magnitude 3.3 earthquake reported near summit of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano

Chelsea Jensen
Westhawaiitoday.com
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:46 UTC
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A magnitude-3.3 earthquake struck near the summit of Mauna Loa early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

The earthquake, which had a registered depth of 1.2 mile, was recorded at 12:08 a.m. Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. It was centered 4.2 miles south-southwest of the Mauna Loa summit.

As of 7:45 a.m., the USGS had received no reports from residents who felt the temblor.
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits northern Chile


CBS News - San Francisco
Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:53 UTC
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The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck in northern Chile. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning.

The USGS says the quake's epicenter was located 30 miles (33 kilometers) northeast of Calama, Chile, and was at a depth of 112 kilometers. The quake hit at 8:36 a.m. PST Saturday.

Chile is one of the world's most seismic countries and is prone to tsunamis because of the way the Nazca tectonic plate plunges beneath the South American plate, pushing the towering Andes cordillera ever higher.

People in the area reported feeling the shaking.
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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.5 - 99km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga


US Geological Survey
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:48 UTC
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  1. 2015-03-30 08:48:26 (UTC)
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  1. 99km (62mi) ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
  2. 224km (139mi) SW of Apia, Samoa
  3. 272km (169mi) WSW of Tafuna, American Samoa
  4. 276km (171mi) WSW of Pago Pago, American Samoa
  5. 666km (414mi) NNE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 7.7 - 54km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea


U.S. Geological Survey
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:27 UTC
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Event Time
2015-03-29 23:48:34 (UTC)
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Nearby Cities
54km (34mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
282km (175mi) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
309km (192mi) SE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
367km (228mi) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
789km (490mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

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