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Alaska: Earthquake Magnitude 6.7 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands


US Geological Survey
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:18 UTC
Alaska Earthquake_180710
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 05:56:49 UTC

Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 09:56:49 PM at epicenter

Location:
52.970°N, 169.504°W

Depth:
35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program

Region:
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

Distances:
43 km (27 miles) W (274°) from Nikolski, AK

222 km (138 miles) WSW (244°) from Unalaska, AK

277 km (172 miles) WSW (243°) from Akutan, AK

1493 km (928 miles) WSW (241°) from Anchorage, AK
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US: Nearly 1,000 Small Quakes Since July 7th 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake - Southern California


ABC15 / Desert Television
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:24 UTC
Image
© USGS
A week after a strong 5.4 magnitude shook the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas, more than 800 smaller quakes have been recorded in the same area.

According to U.S. Geological Survey data, hundreds upon hundreds of smaller magnitude quakes have hit the Borrego Springs and nearby communities since July 7, adding up to around 877 temblors.

Of those, six earthquakes stronger than a magnitude of 3.0 have hit in the area, according to the U.S.G.S.

On July 7, an earthquake measuring 5.4 magnitude hit northwest of Borrego Springs, sending shock waves through Southern California and neighboring Arizona, Nevada and Mexico. More than 24,000 people reported feeling that earthquake to the U.S.G.S., using their 'did you feel' it feature.
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US: Washington, DC Area Shaken by 3.6 Magnitude Earthquake


The Associated Press
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:41 UTC
Image
© USGSPotomac-Shenandoah Region
The DC area was shaken by a minor earthquake early Friday. The quake hit at 5:04 a.m. EDT and had a magnitude of 3.6. The quake was centered in the Rockville, Md., area said Randy Baldwin, a physicist with U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center.

Gloria Jackson, a police communications supervisor for the Montgomery County Police Department, said the department has gotten numerous calls about the earthquake, but that no injuries or significant property damage had been reported as of 5:35 a.m.

Details from USGS:

Date-Time:
Friday, July 16, 2010 at 09:04:47 UTC

Friday, July 16, 2010 at 05:04:47 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
39.167°N, 77.252°W

Depth:
5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program

Region:
POTOMAC-SHENANDOAH REGION

Distances:
15 km (10 miles) NW of Rockville, Maryland

30 km (15 miles) ENE of Leesburg, Virginia

35 km (20 miles) NW of WASHINGTON, D.C.

70 km (45 miles) WNW of ANNAPOLIS, Maryland
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Chile: Earthquake Magnitude 6.5 - Bio-Bio


US Geological Survey
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:03 UTC
Image
© USGS
Date-Time:
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 08:32:22 UTC

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 04:32:22 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
38.002°S, 73.282°W

Depth:
28.4 km (17.6 miles)

Region:
BIO-BIO, CHILE

Distances:
55 km (35 miles) SE of Lebu, Bio-Bio, Chile

100 km (65 miles) NW of Temuco, Araucania, Chile

100 km (65 miles) SW of Los Angeles, Bio-Bio, Chile

560 km (345 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile
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'Haiti Disaster Relief Scenario' was envisaged by U.S. military one day before devastating earthquake

Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:24 UTC
mullen haiti military earthquake
© U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeleyU.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, center, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with U.S. Soldiers in a devastated area of downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 26, 2010.
A Haiti disaster relief scenario had been envisaged at the headquarters of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Miami one day prior to the earthquake.

The holding of pre-disaster simulations pertained to the impacts of a hurricane in Haiti. They were held on January 11. (Bob Brewin, 'Defense launches online system to coordinate Haiti relief efforts' (1/15/10) -- GovExec.com, complete text of article is contained in Annex below)

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DoD), was involved in organizing these scenarios on behalf of US Southern Command.(SOUTHCOM).
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UK: International interest for Leader lightning story

Sean Topham
Louth Leader
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:27 UTC
A Louth Leader story about mysterious lightning seen during February's earthquake has sparked national and international interest.

The Times newspaper quoted the story on Saturday in its Weather Eye section.



light over Louth
©Martin Baldwin and Ian Holmes
An artist's impression of earthquake light over Louth.


It reports how people told the Leader they saw flashes of light at the time of the earthquake at 12.56am on February 27.

There is also a mention of the sighting of ball lightning in the Westgate home of Elvira Witney.
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Earthlights on Peru's Earthquake?


forgetomori
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:34 UTC
Following the terrible natural disaster on Peru, which caused hundreds of casualties, some local news agencies are also speaking about reports from locals of flashes of light in the sky both before and after the event.

According to El Comercio from Peru,
"During the night ... before and after the stron earthquake, neighbours from the districts of Miraflores, La Molina and Cercado de Lima assured having seen the sky light up because of an unexpected lightning in the middle of the night. Nevertheless, the National Hydrology and Meteorology told El Comercio that it didn't detect any anomaly in Lima's skies, and assured that this phenomenon could have been caused by the light of a beacon or some spinning panels that exist in the city".
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