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59 min ago | MyFoxNY

Canada earthquake felt in New York

It happened at about 9:43 a.m. in Southern Ontario and was preliminarily measured as a magnitude 5.1 by Earthquakes Canada.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Charles Schumer, Natural Disasters, Canada

5 hrs ago | Chosun Ilbo

4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Korean Waters

A 4.9-magnitude quake hit an area near Baeknyeong Island off Incheon, west of Seoul, on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, South Korea, World News, Japan

9 hrs ago | KIMO

Earthquake Felt in Homer

A light earthquake was felt in Homer. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the earthquake occurred at 9:24 p.m. Thursday and was centered 28 miles southwest of Homer.

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13 hrs ago | BBC News

In the Dutch earthquake zone

As earthquakes become more intense and more frequent in the north of the Netherlands, there is mounting pressure on the government to reduce the amount of gas being extracted there.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Netherlands, World News,

17 hrs ago | Gainesville Daily Register

The Big One: Preparing for mid-America earthquake

A massive earthquake along the New Madrid fault kills or injures 60,000 people in Tennessee.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Missouri, George Washington University, Geology, Science

21 hrs ago | The Times-Tribune

Earthquake a small shake, but not everyday occurrence

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake west of Ottawa, Canada, did not cause damage to the areas surrounding the epicenter nor to Scranton, but was felt by many just before 10 a.m., according to The Associated Press and a local geology expert.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Scranton, PA, Geology, Science, Keystone College

Sat May 18, 2013

Ottawa Citizen

Magnitude 5.2 quake rattles E. Ontario, Quebec

The capital felt a magnitude 5.2 earthquake Friday morning much less than a 5.0 earthquake in 2010, even though both were about the same distance away.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Canada, North America, World News

Thomasville Times Enterprise

Yes, earthquakes can happen here

Two years ago, Grady County was hit by an earthquake. If another earthquake hit, would south Georgia be ready? "We haven't faced very many earthquakes in this area," said Jim Ellis, Grady County Emergency Management Agency director, "but it is still important to prepare because we are on a fault line.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Grady County, GA, FEMA, US News

Cleveland.com

Friday morning earthquake, centered in Quebec, felt across Ohio

That slight rumble you might have felt during a late breakfast Friday was not your stomach, but a "modest" earthquake that was centered in Shawville, Quebec, north of Ottawa, near the border of Ontario in Canada.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Natural Disasters, Canada,

Examiner.com

Humboldt County residents awakened by 4.4 earthquake

Humboldt County residents were shaken awake by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake centered 18 miles SW of Rio Dell, California at 6:46 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, . The mild shaker was approximately 19.4 km in depth and there have been no reports of damage.

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Related Topix: Humboldt County, CA, Natural Disasters, Rio Dell, CA, California, Mendocino, CA

WTVR Richmond

Va. officials prep for another strong earthquake

Emergency crews said they will be ready if the state sees another earthquake like the one that shook parts of Central Virginia in 2011.

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Russia Taday

5.9 earthquake strikes Japan off Fukushima coast

An earthquake with a magnitude measured at 5.9 by Japan's Meteorological Agency has struck the northeast of the country.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Geology, Science

Fri May 17, 2013

WSTM-TV Syracuse

Earthquake rattles Syracuse, upstate New York, and Canada

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.4-magnitude earthquake at 9:43 a.m about 12 miles northeast of Shawville, Canada.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Syracuse, NY, New York, Geology, Science

CNN

Quake reported in eastern Canada

People on both sides of the border felt an earthquake originating around the Quebec and Ontario borders, the Canadian government said.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Canada,

NewsChannel 9 WSYR

4.4 magnitude earthquake west of Ottawa, Canada felt in Central New York

Did you feel it? Tell us on Facebook Interactive Map: Share where you felt the earthquake Syracuse - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 4.4 magnitude earthquake centered 15.5 miles NNE of Shawville, Canada was recorded at 9:43 a.m. People from all over Central New York reported feeling the earthquake.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Syracuse, NY, Geology, Science, Canada, West Carthage, NY

NewsChannel 9 WSYR

Video: Storm Team Meteorologist Jim Teske explains the earthquake in Canada

Interactive Map: Share where you felt the earthquake Syracuse - In this video, Storm Team Meteorologist Jim Teske explains the 4.4 magnitude earthquake Friday morning west of Ottawa, Canada that was felt in Central New York.

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Science Daily

GPS solution provides three-minute tsunami alerts

For the devastating Japan 2011 event, the team reveals that the analysis of the GPS data and issue of a detailed tsunami alert would have taken no more than three minutes.

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Related Topix: Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Asian Tsunami Disaster

WMUR-TV Manchester

Canada earthquake felt in northern NH, Vt.

Earthquakes Canada is reporting a 5.1-magnitude earthquake just west of Ottawa that was felt as far away as Toronto and northern New England.

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WCAX-TV Burlington

Canadian quake felt across parts of upstate NY, Vt.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred at 9:43 a.m., centered in Shawville, Ontario.

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Related Topix: US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Natural Disasters, Canada, Boat Disaster

NewsChannel 9 WSYR

Interactive Map: Share where you felt the earthquake

People all across Central New York are reporting they felt an earthquake shortly before 10 a.m. Friday.

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