MEXICO CITY June 30 A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Wednesday, shaking buildings in Mexico City, the U.S. Geological Survey and Reuters witnesses reported.The quake’s epicenter was 8 miles (14 km) east of Oaxaca, Mexico, the USGS said. The quake was felt in Mexico City, where some people fled their houses in the city center, a Reuters witness reported..(Reuters)
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6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico
Posted: June 30, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Civil engineering, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Earthquakes in California, Environment, Geology, Guatemala earthquake, Mechanics, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico City,Delegaciones del Distrito Federal,Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca,Oaxaca,Mexico, Reuters, Seismology, Thomson Reuters Group Ltd
earthquake estimated at magnitude 5.1 and centered near the California-Mexico
Posted: May 19, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Calexico, Calexico,California,United States, California, California,United States, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Earthquakes in California, Environment, Geology, Imperial, Imperial and San Diego, Imperial County, Imperial County,California,United States, Inglewood earthquake, Irvine, Long Beach, LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles,California,United States, Mechanics, Mexico, Natural disasters, Newport-Inglewood Fault, San Diego, San Diego,California,United States, Seismology, the Los Angeles Times, USD
LOS ANGELES, May 18 An earthquake estimated at magnitude 5.1 and centered near the California-Mexico border was felt across a wide area Tuesday, authorities said.The quake apparently an aftershock from the 7.2-magnitude quake that struck Mexicali April 4 hit at 5:38 p.m. PDT, 19 miles southwest of Calexico in Imperial County, the Los Angeles Times reported. The quake was felt in a large area of the border region but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the newspaper said.
Two people died in Mexicali in the April 4 quake, which also caused substantial property damage — including an estimated $91 million damage in California.The U.S. Geological Survey heard from people in Imperial and San Diego counties who said they felt Tuesday’s quake. People also reported feeling it in Irvine, Long Beach and Los Angeles.(UPI)
earthquake shook southern Peru
Posted: May 6, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Chile, Chile's National Early Warning Center, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Edgard Lopez, electricity outages, electricity poles, Environment, Geology, Hazard prevention, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service, Lima, Lima,Lima Region,Peru, Mechanics, navy, Peru, Peru earthquake, Peru's Geophysical Institute, Pisco, Pisco,Peru, port of Arica, RPP, Southern Peru earthquake, Spokesman, spokesman for Peru's Civil Defense, station RPP, Tacna, Tacna Region, Tacna,Peru, toppled electricity poles
LIMA, Peru A magnitude-6.4 earthquake shook southern Peru near the Chilean border late Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were reports of toppled electricity poles in the Peruvian city of Tacna.The USGS said the quake’s epicenter was 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Tacna at a depth of 11 kilometers (6.8 miles). It struck at 9:42 p.m. local time.
The were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries, said Edgard Lopez, a spokesman for Peru’s Civil Defense.But radio station RPP said the quake toppled electricity poles in Tacna and the city was without power. The station said Peru’s Geophysical Institute put the quake’s magnitude at 6.5.On Aug. 15, 2007, a powerful earthquake killed 596 people and reduced the Peruvian town of Pisco to rubble.
Tacna is near Peru’s border with Chile, where a huge magnitude-8.8 quake hit Feb. 27, triggering a tsunami and killing 486 people. Since then the region has been shaken by dozens of smaller quakes.The latest quake was felt in northern Chile, but there were no reports of serious damage. Chile’s National Early Warning Center said some telephone and electricity outages were reported in the port of Arica.Dozens of people reportedly fled coastal homes in fear of a tsunami, but the navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service said none was expected.That part of Chile is hundreds of miles north of the area hit by the February quake.(AP)
5.0 earthquake struck northern California's Napa region on Friday
Posted: May 1, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Alum Rock earthquake, California, California,United States, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Earthquakes in California, Environment, Geography of California, Geology, Inglewood earthquake, Mechanics, Napa, SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco,California,United States, Seismology, Washington, Washington,United States
WASHINGTON, April 30 A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck northern California’s Napa region on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The quake hit 7 miles/11 km northeast of Napa at a depth of 3 miles (5 km). The temblor could not be felt in San Francisco, a witness said.(Reuters)
earthquake at Santiago , with Richter magnitude scale 7.2
Posted: April 20, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Environment, Geology, Geophysics, Mechanics, Richter magnitude scale, Santiago, Santiago,Santiago Metropolitan Region,Chile, Seismological history of Japan, Seismology
earthquake at Santiago , with Richter magnitude scale 7.2,much the buildings destroyed by the the earthquake,still looking forward for victim at the location.watch you local TV also and please let me know the latest updated .
earthquake at western Guatemala with 5.6 on the Richter scale
Posted: April 19, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Chiapas Mexico, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Environment, Geology, Guatemala, Guatemala earthquake, Mechanics, Richter magnitude scale, Seismological history of Japan, Seismology, Suchiate, Suchiate,Chiapas,Mexico, United States, Washington, Washington,United States
WASHINGTON, An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook western Guatemala, Sunday (18/4/2010), the USGS said.According to the U.S. agency’s earthquake, the quake occurred at 07:30 and centered at the location 23 miles east of Suchiate in the state of Chiapas Mexico and 35 miles west of Guatemala Retalhuleu.There are currently no reports of damage or casualties caused by the earthquake.
6.9 earthquake hit the San Diego area around 3:45pm today
Posted: April 5, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Astronomy, Baja California, Baja California,Mexico, California, California,United States, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Earthquakes in California, Environment, Geology, Governor, Guadalupe Victoria, Inglewood earthquake, Lone Pine earthquake, Mechanics, Mexico, Quake, San Diego, San Diego,California,United States, SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco,California,United States, Seismology, TWITTER, Twitter Inc
6.9 earthquake hit the San Diego area around 3:45pm today, according to earthquake.usgs.gov. It is unclear what kind of damage was done, if any, but it is the third quake to hit with an epicenter in Baja, California this afternoon. Smaller aftershocks also occurred before and after the bigger jolt.
A 3.3 and 4.3 earthquake happened within a half hour of the biggest quake, and news sources are just starting to break the news about the big quake. Apparently the rattle lasted about 12 seconds, and Twitter was blowing up with people commenting on the rumble.
There were a few minor quakes in the San Francisco Bay Area today as well, but with magnitudes of less than 3.0. According to reports, today’s San Diego jolt occurred (16 miles) SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico. The hypocentral depth was 20 miles, according to Stinque.com.
Why Chile Earthquake is not as bad effect like Earthquake as in Haiti ?
Posted: February 28, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Chile, Chile Earthquake, Chile SR, communications network, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake as in Haiti, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Environment, Geology, Haiti, Indian Ocean earthquake, Los Angeles Times, Mechanics, Mexico City, Mexico City,Delegaciones del Distrito Federal,Mexico, Natural disasters, Port-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince,Ouest Department,Haiti, Richter magnitude scale, Seismology, the Los Angeles Times, Tsunamis, Valdivia earthquake
Mexico City An earthquake measuring 8.8 that struck Chile SR 500 times more powerful than the earthquake that shook 7 SR Haiti last month. But the level of death and destruction in Chile sedahsyat not like what happened in Haiti. The number of victims of the earthquake in Chile less than the number of earthquake victims in Haiti. The death toll from the earthquake in Chile for a while just reached 300 people, while the death toll in Haiti through the 200 thousand inhabitants. In Chile, the number of people who lost their homes less than Haiti, and also telephone and communications network could be restored within 5 hours. Why does this happen?
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, Sunday (28/2/2010), explained that the earthquake happened in Haiti is more shallow depth of 10 kilometers and the epicenter was only a few miles of a densely populated area such as the capital of Port-au-Prince. Meanwhile, Chilean earthquake occurred at a deeper depth of about 35 kilometers and centered off the coast of the sparsely populated community. Other causes of, namely because Chile are relatively well prepared to face an earthquake. Past events in 1960, when the strongest earthquake ever SR 9.5 magnitude devastated Chile, became a valuable experience for the country. Schools and even an earthquake exercise routine for students.
Earthquake with power of 4.7 on the Richter Scale rocked Haiti on Monday (2/22/2010)
Posted: February 22, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Alum Rock earthquake, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Environment, Geology, Guatemala 2007 earthquake, Haiti, Hazard prevention, Mechanics, Port-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince,Ouest Department,Haiti, Seismology, Washington, Washington,United States
WASHINGTON A mild 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Monday 20 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.The quake struck at 4:36 a.m./0936 GMT at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said.There were no immediate reports of damage.the location of the earthquake is estimated to be 35 kilometers west of the capital Port Au Prince, in the depth of 10 kilometers.”Until now there are no casualties or damage reported. The earthquake has no potential tsunami,” he said.