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Excerpt - JAKARTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A strong undersea earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Java island on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning, a meteorological agency official said

An earthquake is now rocking the Southern California area. (I'm near Dodger Stadium)As I post this, the USGS has not yet determined the epicenter so click on the link above for the exact location and magnitude from the USGS. Here are the maps for California and Los Angeles: California: Los Angeles: Here's the historical review of the last seven days:

HANWANG, China — The official came for Yu Tingyun in his village one evening last week. He asked Mr. Yu to get into his car. He was clutching the contract and a pen. Mr. Yu’s daughter had died in a cascade of concrete and bricks, one of at least 240 students at a high school here who lost their lives in the May 12 earthquake. Mr. Yu became a leader of grieving parents demanding to know if the school, like so many others, had crumbled because of poor construction. The contract had been thrust in Mr. Yu’s face during a...

Magnitude 6.4 - KURIL ISLANDS 2008 July 24 01:43:17 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.4 Date-Time * Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 01:43:17 UTC * Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 01:43:17 PM at epicenter * Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 50.967°N, 157.559°E Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program Region KURIL ISLANDS Distances 105 km (65 miles) ENE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia 240 km (150 miles) SSW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia 2220 km (1380 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan 6960 km (4320 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.3 km (5.8 miles);...

Earthquake Strikes Japan's Main Island, Injuring 76 People By VOA News 23 July 2008 A strong earthquake has struck northern Japan, injuring at least 76 people, nine of them seriously, in an area hit by a deadly tremor last month. The magnitude 6.8 quake shook the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island after midnight on Thursday (12:26am Japan time/15:26 UTC Wednesday) as most people were sleeping. Its epicenter was off the coast of Iwate prefecture at a depth of more than 100 kilometers. Japanese officials say many of the injured were hurt in falls or suffered cuts from...

The enormous steel ball you see in the photos (and the incredible video below) is the world’s largest ‘tuned mass damper’ and sits near the top of the world’s largest completed skyscraper on earth, taipei 101 in taiwan. the idea behind a tuned mass damper is quite simple: as a building sways (resulting from high winds, earthquakes etc), its tuned mass damper, essentially a finely tuned and ridiculously heavy pendulum, will move in opposition to the structure’s oscillations and minimise any movement. if that makes no sense, watch the crude gif below. due to both the immense size of taipei...

SEOUL, May 31 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported. The earthquake erupted at 9:22 p.m. (1222 GMT) and left some residents and buildings in the island shaken, it said. There have been no reports of injuries or property damage in the earthquake so far, Yonhap quoted unnamed weather officials as saying. The quake is believed to have originated in the sea 78 km south of the island, South Korean weather officials said.

The regime in China has made an exception to its “one child policy”. ...Babies have become a treasured ‘commodity’ in China these days. The Government has banned most Chinese parents from having more than one child for almost thirty years. It is well documented that China has engaged in coerced abortions to enforce this ban on the birth of children.The Draconian policy has resulted in at least 400 million fewer births, and a staggering number of abortions. Now, there is word that the regime in China has made an exception to its “one child policy”. Families who lost their only...

Warning panics China quake zone People in Sichuan are jittery after dozens of aftershocksPeople slept on the streets or drove to open ground and hospitals evacuated patients in towns and cities after the warning was broadcast on TV. The 7.9 magnitude quake struck on 12 May. More than 71,000 people are dead, buried or missing. China has begun three days of mourning exactly one week after the quake hit. Multiple aftershocksOn Monday, a statement from the National Seismology Bureau was read out on television, triggering the panic. People in cities across the quake-hit area rushed out of their homes carrying...

Until now, China's media has been given unprecedented freedom to cover the country's earthquake disaster.But now the state propaganda machine has moved to curb coverage and ensure that what news does get out is patriotic and uplifting.Foreign journalists, who for the past week have been free to travel and report without restriction, have also been told they will now need special passes to visit the earthquake zone.China's state CCTV has begun telling the story the way the Government wants it to be told.  The Chinese Government has restricted media freedom again after damaging reports. (File photo) (Getty Images: Paula...

Study Warned of China Quake Risk Nearly a Year AgoKevin Holden Platt in Beijing for National Geographic NewsMay 16, 2008 Just ten months before a deadly earthquake struck Sichuan Province's Beichuan county on May 12, a scientific study warned that the Chinese region was ripe for a major quake. After examining satellite images and conducting on-the-ground inspections of deep, active faults in Sichuan Province for more than a decade, scientists issued a warning. "The faults are sufficiently long to sustain a strong ground-shaking earthquake, making them potentially serious sources of regional seismic hazard," the Chinese, European, and U.S. geoscientists wrote...

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has hit China's Sichuan province. The tremor was felt across the entire region - shaking buildings in the capital, Beijing, as well as the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. US Geological Survey said the quake struck 57 miles north-west of the city of Chengdu at 2.29pm local time (6.28am GMT). Some 10 million people live in Chengdu.

Small earthquake reported in Washington D.C.

Decatur, Illinois My wife and I just felt a very noticeable earthquake.

Magnitude 4.5 Date-Time * Monday, April 21, 2008 at 05:38:30 UTC * Monday, April 21, 2008 at 12:38:30 AM at epicenter Location 38.473°N, 87.823°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region ILLINOIS Distances * 8 km (5 miles) NW (323°) from Mount Carmel, IL * 12 km (7 miles) WSW (238°) from Allendale, IL * 12 km (8 miles) NE (37°) from Bellmont, IL * 35 km (22 miles) SW (230°) from Vincennes, IN * 60 km (37 miles) NNW (337°) from Evansville, IN * 211 km (131 miles) E (94°) from St. Louis, MO Location Uncertainty...

(04-14) 11:32 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A strong and potentially deadly earthquake is virtually certain to strike on one of California's major seismic faults with a magnitude of at least 6.7 within the next 30 years, scientists said Monday in releasing the first official forecast of statewide earthquake probabilities.

Unusaul Swarm of quakes off of the Oregon Coast in the last 72 hours.

7.2 Earthquake in Western China

Forecast: Big quake likely in Calif. April 14, 2008 By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer 46 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said Monday in the first statewide temblor forecast. New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike in the next 30 years. The odds of such an event are higher in Southern California than Northern California, 97 percent versus 93 percent.The last time a jolt this size rattled California was the 1994 Northridge disaster,...

California - land of sun, beaches and earthquakes - faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong temblor by 2037, scientists said Monday in the first statewide forecast of the seismic threat. New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will hit the Golden State in the next 30 years. The odds of such an event are higher in Southern California than Northern California, 97 percent versus 93 percent. The last time a jolt this size rattled California was the 1994 Northridge disaster, which killed 72 people, injured more than...

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An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the open-ended Richter scale rocked Lebanon on Friday, injuring 10 people and sending panicked residents out into the streets in the south of the country. The quake, which was also felt across the border in Israel and in the Gaza Strip, caused damage in a number of villages in southern Lebanon while buildings shook in the capital Beirut. In the southern coastal city of Tyre, residents ran toward the seashore and began reciting verses of the Koran after the tremor struck, an AFP correspondent said. Lebanon's National Centre for Scientific Research said the quake had...

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Steam seeping from a fracture atop the lava dome in Mount St. Helens' crater and the mountain's first noteworthy seismic activity since 2004 have caught scientists' attention this week as signs that something is moving inside it. While the likelihood of a major eruption seemed low, scientists have quit venturing into the volcano's crater and are checking the monitoring equipment along St. Helens' flanks. "We're just being cautious. It's not that we're anticipating any activity," Cynthia A. Gardner, scientist in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory, said Wednesday. Geologist John S. Pallister was flying...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A series of aftershocks rattled the New Zealand city of Gisborne on Friday as officials assessed damage caused by the country's strongest earthquake in 20 years, which injured several people. The 6.8 magnitude quake struck the city on the east coast of the country's North Island just before 9 p.m. on Thursday (0800 GMT), sending people to higher ground and disrupting power, phone and water services. Authorities declared a state of emergency as council workers began cleaning up the city centre and assessing the full extent of the damage. Three buildings partially collapsed during the quake, which...

A light earthquake occurred at 4:14:09 AM (PST) on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. The magnitude 4.0 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) SSW of town of Big Bear Lake, CA. The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 345 km (215 miles) N of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands; 600 km (370 miles) SSW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga; 1395 km (870 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand; 1830 km (1130 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand at 12:28 AM MST, Dec 9, 2007 (7:28 PM local time in .). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. This earthquake is located in a remote area and no damage or casualties are expected.

Magnitude 5.2 Date-Time Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 23:57:03 UTC Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 02:57:03 PM at epicenter Location 61.918°N, 151.067°W Depth 61 km (37.9 miles) set by location program Region SOUTHERN ALASKA Distances 11 km (7 miles) ENE (68°) from Skwentna, AK 48 km (30 miles) NNW (327°) from Susitna, AK 54 km (33 miles) SSW (198°) from Petersville, AK 106 km (66 miles) NW (320°) from Anchorage, AK Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters Nst=094, Nph=093, Dmin=25.1 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=6 Source Alaska Earthquake...

Big shake felt in San Jose

JERUSALEM, Oct. 14 A 3.0-magnitude earthquake that rattled Israel Sunday may be a precursor to a much larger quake scientists have predicted for the region. While Sunday's earthquake in Israel's Jordan rift valley area was minor, as were two other recent temblors in the region, scientists are concerned a larger quake could occur due to a nearby rift, Ynetnews reported.

Source: University of Southern California Date: August 27, 2007 Los Angeles Enjoying 1,000 Year Seismic Lull Science Daily — The Los Angeles basin appears to be in a seismic "lull" characterized by relatively smaller and infrequent earthquakes, according to a study in the September issue of Geology. By contrast, the Mojave Desert is in a seismically active period. Seismic activity alternates between the two regions, the study suggests. The lull in the Los Angeles basin began 1,000 years ago, said the authors, led by James Dolan, associate professor of earth sciences at the University of Southern California. "The past 1,000...

The Bureau of Meteorology says it does not expect an earthquake that happened south of New Zealand will generate a tsunami that will pose any threat to Australia. Earlier this afternoon, the weather bureau issued a tsunami bulletin warning people in coastal areas in Tasmania and south-eastern mainland Australia to listen to news updates. But while New Zealand emergency services are on alert, there now appears to be little threat to populated areas. The quake's epicentre was near the uninhabited Auckland Islands, around 500 kilometres south-west of the New Zealand south island city of Invercargill. According to the European-based...

Magnitude 7.3 AUCKLAND ISLANDS, N.Z. REGION 2007 September 30 05:23:36 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 7.3 Date-Time Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 05:23:36 UTC Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 04:23:36 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 49.394°S, 163.842°E Depth 18.9 km (11.7 miles) (poorly constrained) Region AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION Distances 205 km (125 miles) NW of Auckland Island, New Zealand 475 km (295 miles) SW of Invercargill, New Zealand 1245 km (770 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand 1965 km (1220 miles) SSE of CANBERRA, A.C.T., Australia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.2 km...

Magnitude 7.1 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 2007 September 13 03:35:26 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 7.1 Date-Time Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 03:35:26 UTC Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 10:35:26 AM at epicenter Location 2.223°S, 99.564°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA Distances 165 km (105 miles) SSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 345 km (215 miles) WNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia 635 km (395 miles) SSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 900 km (560 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.3 km (5.2 miles); depth fixed by location...

Magnitude 7.9 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 2007 September 12 23:48:59 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 7.9 Date-Time Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 23:48:59 UTC Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 06:48:59 AM at epicenter Location 2.669°S, 100.800°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA Distances 195 km (120 miles) SSE of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 205 km (125 miles) NW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia 555 km (345 miles) SW of SINGAPORE 765 km (475 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.6 km (9.1 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A massive earthquake shook Indonesia on Wednesday, killing seven people, injuring 100 and triggering a small tsunami that hit one city on the island of Sumatra, authorities said. Tsunami warnings were issued for much of the Indian Ocean region. The 8.2-magnitude quake off Sumatra badly damaged buildings along the coast and could be felt in at least four countries, with tall buildings swaying as far as 1,200 miles away. It was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, the strongest of which registered at a magnitude of 6.6 and triggered a second tsunami alert for Indonesia, which...

Magnitude 8.0 (Preliminary magnitude --- subject to revision) Date-Time * Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 11:10:19 UTC * Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 06:10:19 PM at epicenter Location 4.602°S, 101.127°E Depth 1 km (~0.6 mile) set by location program Region SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA Distances * 157 km (98 miles) SW (234°) from Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia * 415 km (258 miles) SSE (168°) from Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia * 436 km (271 miles) SW (219°) from Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia * 645 km (401 miles) WNW (285°) from JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters Nst=014, Nph=014, Dmin=961.8 km, Rmss=1.29...

Magnitude 7.5 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS <!-- .map{ padding:10px 10px 10px 10px; width:120px; float:left; display:block; height:175px; text-align:center; } <p> .map a { text-decoration:none; } --> 2007 September 02 01:05:20 UTC Details Maps Where can I find...? Earthquake Details Magnitude 7.5 Date-Time Sunday, September 02, 2007 at 01:05:20 UTCSunday, September 02, 2007 at 12:05:20 PM at epicenter Location 11.828°S, 165.637°E Depth 33 km (20.5 miles) set by location program Region SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS Distances 432 km (268 miles) ESE (111°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands 443 km (275 miles) NNW (338°) from Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu 675 km (419 miles) ESE...

RED CROSS USES GUERRILLA TACTICS TO URGE EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS First they handed out empty bottles of water that read: "Try living on this for three days." They parked mobile billboards in San Francisco that made it look as if a major earthquake had just rocked downtown. They even posted housing ads on craigslist for heavily damaged flats near the Presidio that exclaimed "Available immediately!" And now the American Red Cross - frustrated with its findings that a whopping 83 percent of Bay Area residents remain unprepared for the Big One - is unveiling its latest guerrilla marketing tactic today:...

Magnitude 6.6 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE 2007 August 20 22:42:28 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.6 Date-Time Monday, August 20, 2007 at 22:42:28 UTC Monday, August 20, 2007 at 07:42:28 PM at epicenter Location 8.016°N, 39.267°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE Distances 1245 km (770 miles) NNE of Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil 1290 km (800 miles) NNE of Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil 1455 km (910 miles) NE of Belem, Para, Brazil 2790 km (1740 miles) NNE of BRASILIA, Distrito Federal, Brazil Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles); depth fixed by location program...

(LIP-ir)  --  The Señor de Luren (Lord of Luren) Church in Ica, Peru was one of the many building which was affected by the 7 degree earthquake that hit Peru last night. The earthquake struck as a religious service was in progress last night. Townspeople in Ica are stating the fact that the Lord of Luren, a statue of Jesus Christ crucified, was not damaged as nothing less than a miracle. It was reported that despite the collapse of a pillar and the destruction of one of the altars, the statue of the Lord of Luren was not damaged. Townspeople...

At least seven people were found alive as rescuers pulled dozens of dead victims from the ruins of a church that collapsed on worshippers during the Peruvian earthquake, relief workers said yesterday. Witnesses said that the spire bells clanged wildly before the picturesque 18th-century Church of San Clemente in Pisco caved in on Wednesday. The collapse came as more than 200 people celebrated the Feast of the Assumption marking the Virgin Mary’s ascent to Heaven. So far, at least 60 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of the church, which was believed to be the single deadliest spot in...

PISCO, Peru - The death toll rose to 450 on Thursday in the magnitude-8 earthquake that devastated cities of adobe and brick in Peru's southern desert. Survivors wearing blankets walked like ghosts through the ruins. Dust-covered dead were pulled out and laid in rows in the streets, or beneath bloodstained sheets at damaged hospitals and morgues. Doctors struggled to help more than 1,500 injured, including hundreds who waited on cots in the open air, fearing more aftershocks would send the structures crashing down. Destruction was centered in Peru's southern desert, at the oasis city of Ica and the nearby port...

Magnitude 7.7 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU Details Maps Where can I find...? Earthquake Details Magnitude 7.7 Date-Time Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 23:40:55 UTCWednesday, August 15, 2007 at 06:40:55 PM at epicenter Location 13.416°S, 76.436°W Depth 18 km (11.2 miles) set by location program Region NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU Distances 33 km (20 miles) W (277°) from Chincha Alta, Peru 97 km (60 miles) NW (315°) from Ica, Peru 161 km (100 miles) SSE (156°) from LIMA, Peru Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters Nst=020, Nph=020, Dmin=163.9 km, Rmss=0.69 sec, Gp=166°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw),...

Just happened. Not up on USGS yet. Probably about a 5.0

Magnitude 6.7 - SOLOMON ISLANDS 2007 August 16 08:39:27 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.7 Date-Time Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 08:39:27 UTC Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 07:39:27 PM at epicenter Location 9.715°S, 159.335°E Depth 1.8 km (1.1 miles) (poorly constrained) Region SOLOMON ISLANDS Distances 75 km (45 miles) WSW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 185 km (115 miles) SW of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands 185 km (115 miles) S of Dadali, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands 2070 km (1290 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13 km (8.1 miles); depth +/- 87.8 km (54.6 miles)...

LIMA, Peru — A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru's coast near the capital, toppling buildings, setting off landslides and killing at least 115 people and injuring over a thousand others, Deputy Health Minister Jose Calderon said Thursday. Speaking on television and radio, Calderon called the situation "dramatic" in Ica, a city of 650,000 people 165 miles southeast of the capital. He encouraged Peruvians to donate blood for the injured and said a convoy of doctors and nurses was headed to the Ica area. News reports said dozens of people were crowding hospitals in the city seeking help even though...

Just had a nice little jolt here in the L.A. area!

Magnitude 7.5 - JAVA, INDONESIA 2007 August 8 17:04:58 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 7.5 Date-Time Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 17:04:58 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:04:58 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 5.968°S, 107.655°E Depth 289.2 km (179.7 miles) Region JAVA, INDONESIA Distances 100 km (65 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia 110 km (70 miles) N of Bandung, Java, Indonesia 135 km (80 miles) NW of Cirebon, Java, Indonesia 140 km (85 miles) NE of Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8 km...

Magnitude 6.2 - SOUTH OF AUSTRALIA 2007 August 3 00:41:16 UTC Magnitude 6.2Date-Time Friday, August 3, 2007 at 00:41:16 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Friday, August 3, 2007 at 10:41:16 AM = local time at epicenter Location 62.874°S, 145.460°EDepth 12 km (7.5 miles) (poorly constrained)Region SOUTH OF AUSTRALIADistances 495 km (310 miles) NE of Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica 900 km (560 miles) WNW of Young Island, Balleny Islands 2790 km (1730 miles) S of MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia

MOSCOW: A strong quake hit near Sakhalin island in Russia's Far East on Thursday, reportedly killing a Russian woman and generating small tsunami waves that hit northern Japan. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, struck at 0238 GMT on the southern tip of Sakhalin, just north of Japan, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency. Sergei Viktorov, spokesman for the Sakhalin branch of Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry, told Russia's NTV television network that one woman died and two others were injured when the roof of a Palace of Culture collapsed in the small port town of Nevelsk. Viktor Beltsov,...