Small quake reported between Concord, Pittsburg
Contra Costa Times - Thu Dec 3, 9:48 am ETA magnitude 2.4 earthquake was reported early this morning between Concord and Pittsburg, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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INDONESIA: Focus on earthquake preparedness, not prediction
IRIN - Fri Nov 27, 3:45 am ETJAKARTA, 27 November 2009 (IRIN) - Predicting earthquakes is an inexact science which is why disaster preparedness remains key to saving lives, scientists say. Experts have forecast that a long undersea faultline along Indonesia's Sumatra Island is due to produce a powerful and devastating earthquake in the next few decades.
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3.7 magnitude quake hits Big Bear Lake in Calif.
WLBT 3 Jackson - Sun Nov 22, 5:26 pm ETLOS ANGELES (AP) - A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock. The U.S. Geological Survey says the first quake struck at 7:55 a.m. Sunday, about seven miles north of Big Bear City.
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2.3-magnitude largest of Sun Valley quakes
Reno Gazette-Journal - Sun Nov 29, 1:02 pm ETA series of small earthquakes is taking place in the Sun Valley area north of Reno, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory reported Friday night. The largest was a 2.3-magnitude earthquake that occurred at 12:45 a.m. Friday, the lab reported.
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3.7 magnitude quake hits Big Bear Lake
CBS 47 Fresno - Sun Nov 22, 1:53 pm ETLOS ANGELES (AP) — A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled the Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock. The U.S. Geological Survey says the first quake struck at 7:55 a.m. Sunday, about seven miles north of Big Bear City. The same area was rocked by a 2.4 magnitude aftershock two-and-a-half minutes later. A San Bernardino County Sheriff's dispatcher says there have been no reports of ...
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No tsunami threat for Hawaii after Tonga quake
KHNL News 8 Honolulu - Tue Nov 24, 1:33 pm ETAn earthquake rattled Tonga shortly before 3:00 a.m. Hawaii time on Tuesday. The 6.8-magnitude quake was centered in...
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6.8-magnitude underwater quake off Tonga
FOX 11 Tucson - Tue Nov 24, 11:33 am ETNUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — A weather official in the Pacific island nation of Tonga says there's no indication of earthquake damage following an offshore quake.
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2004 Calif. quake's aftershocks studied
UPI - Wed Nov 25, 8:28 am ETATLANTA, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined the 2004 earthquake along the San Andreas fault in California had 11 times more aftershocks than previously thought.
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Using new technique, scientists find 11 times more aftershocks for 2004 quake
EurekAlert! - Mon Nov 23, 10:28 am ET( Georgia Institute of Technology ) Using a technique normally used for detecting weak tremor, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered that the 2004 magnitude 6 earthquake along the Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault exhibited almost 11 times more aftershocks than previously thought.
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Quake Reported Near Jones, Choctaw
KOCO 5 Oklahoma City - Wed Nov 25, 3:40 pm ETAn earthquake is confirmed in eastern Oklahoma County on Wednesday.
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Earthquake hits Central Virginia
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke - Wed Nov 25, 7:15 pm ETMagnitude 2.7 earthquake hit about 5:27 p.m. Epicenter 7 miles north of Appomattox.
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6.8-magnitude quake rattles Tonga
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 11:02 am ETA 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga, sending panicked residents into the streets at night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Earthquake Rumbles Central Virginia
NBC 29 Charlottesville - Wed Nov 25, 11:11 pm ETA small earthquake rocked parts of Nelson and Amherst counties Wednesday evening.
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Magnitude 6.8 quake recorded near Tonga
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 8:48 am ETA powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck northeast of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but a destructive tsunami was not expected.
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Strong quake off Tonga: USGS
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 10:01 am ETA strong quake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit off the Pacific island nation of Tonga early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, although there was no threat of a widespread destructive tsunami.
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UPDATED: 2.7 earthquake shakes Central Virginia
WDBJ 7 Roanoke - Wed Nov 25, 6:05 pm ETA number of viewers called and said they felt the earthquake along the Route 29 corridor, near the Amherst/Nelson County line.
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