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5.8 Magnitude Quake Hits West China


ABC News
Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:26 UTC
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An earthquake has struck the far west of China but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday that the 5.8 quake struck about 7 a.m. (2300 GMT) in the southern part of Xinjiang region.

An official from the Communist Party Propaganda Department in Luopu county, where the earthquake hit about 175 miles (280 kilometers) northeast of Hotan, said the epicenter was in the desert and no reports of injuries had been made. The official refused to give his name.
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Bizarro Earth

USGS: 4.0 Bay Area quake felt from Santa Cruz to Santa Rosa


Los Angeles Times
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:29 UTC
San Fransisco - Four small earthquakes were recorded this morning north of San Francisco, but only one was widely felt, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit the El Cerrito area at 5:33 a.m.

According to the USGS' "Did You Feel It?" service, the temblor was felt from Santa Cruz to beyond Santa Rosa. It was particularly reported by Oakland, Berkeley and other East Bay communities close to the epicenter.

BART temporarily halted service for track inspection but the transit service quickly resumed.


According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter was a mile from East Richmond Heights, two miles from Richmond, four miles from Berkeley and 13 miles from San Francisco City Hall.

There were several smaller temblors before and after in nearby Richmond.

In the past 10 days, there have been two earthquakes magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.
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Bizarro Earth

USGS: Santiago Del Estero, Argentina - Earthquake Magnitude 6.1


US Geological Survey
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:17 UTC
Argentina Quake_050312
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time
Monday, March 05, 2012 at 07:46:09 UTC

Monday, March 05, 2012 at 04:46:09 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
28.227°S, 63.242°W

Depth
550 km (341.8 miles)

Region
SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA

Distances
47 km (29 miles) WNW of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina

112 km (69 miles) ESE of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

250 km (155 miles) SE of San Miguel de Tucuman, Tuc., Argentina

828 km (514 miles) NNW of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina
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Bizarro Earth

Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - Earthquake Magnitude 6.6


US Geological Survey
Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:17 UTC
Loyalty Quake_030312
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time
Saturday, March 03, 2012 at 12:19:55 UTC

Saturday, March 03, 2012 at 11:19:55 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
22.157°S, 170.317°E

Depth
15.2 km (9.4 miles)

Region
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

Distances
180 km (111 miles) W of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia

260 km (161 miles) ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

399 km (247 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia

1686 km (1047 miles) NNW of Auckland, New Zealand
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Bizarro Earth

Island off west coast of Scotland shaken by five tremors


BBC.co.uk
Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:26 UTC
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© Ordnance Survey
More small earthquakes have hit the island of Islay off the west coast of Scotland.

Five tremors shook the island between 07:04 and 09:32. One resident described a very deep, loud rumble.

The British Geological Survey recorded the strongest at a magnitude of 2.8. A spokeswoman said there were no reports of any damage.

A further four small earthquakes have already affected the area this month, reaching up to a magnitude of 2.6.

Maha Rangafamy, 28, who lives in Port Charlotte, felt one of the tremors on Wednesday morning.
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Alarm Clock

Aftershocks of 2011 killer earthquake still hitting near Japan


Nola.com
Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:42 UTC
Japon aftershocks
© U.S. Geological Survey
It's been almost one year since the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami devasted eastern Japan, but major aftershocks continue to occur. The original "undersea megathrust" quake just off Japan's coastline on March 11, 2011, was a magnitude 9.0, one of the worst ever recorded.

At about 8:30 a.m. today, Central time, a magnitude 5.7 quake ocurred near the island of Honshu, 77 miles east southeast of Tokyo , according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Geological Survey's PAGER earthquake risk site indicates this most recent tembler may have been perceived as moderate shaking by 962,000 people in Japan, and may have caused some moderate damage to vulnerable buildings.
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Bizarro Earth

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 4.7 - France


US Geological Survey
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:24 UTC
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© USGS
Date-Time:
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 22:37:56 UTC
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 11:37:56 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
44.590°N, 6.727°E

Depth:
3 km (1.9 miles) (poorly constrained)

Region:
FRANCE

Distances:
92 km (57 miles) SW of Torino, Italy

102 km (63 miles) SE of Grenoble, France

107 km (66 miles) NNW of Nice, France

582 km (361 miles) SE of PARIS, France
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Evil Rays

East Siberia Quake to Trigger New Series of Tremors - Scientist


RIA Novosti
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:00 UTC
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© RIA Novosti. Ivan AfanasievCrack in apartment in Kyzyl
The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Tyva republic in Russia's East Siberia on Sunday will trigger a new series of earthquakes in the region, a Russian scientist said.

"Judging from the data received from our stations, this is not the continuation of the Tyva earthquake that occurred in late 2011 with its epicenter at the Academician Obruchev Ridge but signals a new series of earthquakes," said Viktor Seleznyov, director of the Geophysical Institute at the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The earthquake, the second powerful tremor in East Siberia in the past two months, had its epicenter located 107 km (66 miles) east of the city of Kyzyl near the border with Mongolia, at a depth of 15 km. The earthquake struck at 10:20 a.m. Moscow time (06:20 GMT) with a magnitude of 6 to 7 points in the epicenter.

The earthquake caused no casualties or damage, according to preliminary data reported by the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
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Bizarro Earth

USGS: Southwestern Siberia - Earthquake Magnitude 6.7


US Geological Survey
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:56 UTC
Siberian Quake_260212
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 06:17:19 UTC

Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 01:17:19 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
51.731°N, 95.921°E

Depth
11.7 km (7.3 miles)

Region
SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA

Distances
101 km (62 miles) E of Kyzyl, Russia

333 km (206 miles) NE of Ulaangom, Mongolia

375 km (233 miles) SE of Abakan, Russia

3758 km (2335 miles) ENE of MOSCOW, Russia
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Bizarro Earth

Panic After Powerful Quake Rocks Taiwan


Agence France-Presse
Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:12 UTC
Taipei: A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake sent panicked people fleeing onto the streets in Taiwan's second-largest city of Kaohsiung on Sunday as rail services were temporarily suspended.

The quake struck 57 kilometres (35 miles) east of the city at 10:34 am (0234 GMT) at a depth of just four kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.

The Hong Kong Observatory measured the quake at magnitude 6.0, while Taiwan's Seismology Centre put the magnitude at 6.1. TV footage showed residents of Kaohsiung running into the streets, fearing their buildings might collapse. Services on a high-speed railway linking Kaohsiung with Taiwan's capital of Taipei in the north were halted temporarily, railway officials told AFP.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage. The greater metropolitan area of Kaohsiung has a population of nearly three million people. Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as the island lies near the junction of two tectonic plates.

In September 1999, a 7.6-magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people in the deadliest natural disaster in the island's recent history.
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