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Education, evacuation planning saved lives in Samoan Tsunami, researchers say
Vehicles as tsunami traps highlighted by the debris piled up at more than 12m elevation at Poloa, American Samoa.
it's the end of the world as Roland Emmerich knows it
"In a sense, this is a modern retelling of Noah's Ark," says director Roland Emmerich of 2012.
Fourteen of the aftershocks reached magnitude 3 or stronger, but most of the others were small, according to Kuo Kai-wen , director of the Central Weather Bureau s Seismological Center.
A small earthquake has shaken part of West Tennessee. The U.S. Geological Survey's initial report said a quake with a magnitude of 3.3 shook the area around Dyersburg early Friday.
Earthquakes Actually Aftershocks Of 19th Century Quakes;...
Fortunately, new research instead shows that most of these earthquakes are aftershocks of big earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone that struck the Midwest almost 200 years ago.
Fisher: Stanford landmark brings back memories
Courtesy Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service -- To accompany ssjm1102fisher column, depicted is an exterior view of the Hanna House at Stanford University, which was designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Earthquakes along Mississippi could be long-after shocks
Mid-continent earthquakes along the Mississippi and elsewhere might just be long-lived aftershocks of big quakes, not fresh events, geophysicists suggest in a new study.
(UPDATE) Taiwan hit by 6.0-magnitude quake: govt
A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit central Taiwan Thursday, the government said, with initial reports stating that one person had suffered minor injuries.
Moderate quakes hit Northwest China
BEIJING: Two moderate earthquakes hit northwest China's Shaanxi and Qinghai Provinces Thursday, said China's national seismological network.
Aftershocks can last for centuries
Why earthquakes might happen in unexpected places. Jane Qiu There were precious few warning signs before the 2008 Sichuan earthquake hit.
Moderate quake strikes off Oregon Coast
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast early this morning. The moderate quake was recorded at 4:38 about 121 miles from Bandon and 294 miles from Portland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey .
5 magnitude earthquake hits SW China's Yunnan Province
A house is destroyed in a qauke at Mahua Village of Pingchuan Town in Binchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov.
4.1-Magnitude Quake Recorded Off NorCal Coast
An earthquake hit off the coast of Humboldt County Tuesday evening, but was apparently unnoticed by area residents.
Earthquake injures 80 in southern Iran
A moderate earthquake has shaken southern Iran early Wednesday, injuring 80 people and cutting power and telephone lines.
Supervisors OK swap to get courthouse improvments
San Diego County supervisors on Tuesday approved an agreement to turn over downtown courthouse properties to the state in exchange for a new court facility and improvements to outlying complexes.
3.8 Quake Reported Near Mexican Border
The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a 3.8 magnitude has been reported in Southern California near the Mexico border.
Strong quake jolts Ionian Sea and Greek islands
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale jolted the Ionian Sea on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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The U.S. Geological Survey reports three small earthquakes within hours of each other in East Tennessee, including a magnitude 3.0 earthquake that shook enough for people to notice Sunday.
Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles western Greece
Greek authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has struck in western Greece.
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