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More Earthquakes Shake California's Owens ValleyEarthquakes up to magnitude 5.2 struck Friday evening in a remote area of eastern California that was been shaken by a sequence of temblors a day earlier. Inyo County sheriff's dispatcher Carol Drew said no damage or injuries were reported, but the department received several calls about the quak... |
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Two large earthquakes, two unusual focal mechanisms [Highly Allochthonous]Both of the earthquakes in the news this week occurred at convergent plate boundaries, and in that sense their focal mechanisms (Samoa, Indonesia) are not quite what you'd predict: What we see If these two earthquakes were caused by a rupture of the main subduction thrust, you'd expect to s... |
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Pacific tsunami: Aid efforts begin in SamoaAs the US prepared to dispatch emergency relief to American Samoa, Australia and New Zealand focused their aid efforts on Samoa. ... |
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Series Of Earthquakes Rattle Eastern SierraA series of earthquakesthe largest a magnitude-5.1 -- have rattled the Lone Pine area of the eastern Sierra. ... |
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Two Earthquakes and a TsunamiThe Ring of Fire has seen some significant activity over the past few days. In Samoa, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck at 6:48 a.m. local time on Tuesday (Sept. 29), which caused a tsunami that killed at least 119 people. President Obama declared American Samoa a disaster area and sent relief ... |
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World Habitat Day is a Reminder that Everyone Deserves Decent HousingThe United Nations has designated the first Monday in October as annual World Habitat Day. This is the day to reaffirm that decent shelter is a basic human right and a time to join together to remind governments that the lack of decent, affordable housing is unacceptable. Monday, October 5 is ... |
