Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Strikes East Bay �� CBS San.
An earthquake registering a magnitude of 3.6 struck the inland East Bay early Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Surveys automated seismograph alert network.
With Phones Out, Computers Talk
Within minutes after the San Fernando Valley was rocked by an earthquake yesterday morning, the nationwide web of computer networks was abuzz with messages to and from people touched by the shock. Hundreds of computer users turned to electronic mail when they were unable to make long-distance telephone calls into and out of the earthquake area. People in the stricken area discovered they could dial local telephone numbers that gave them access to electronic mail networks unaffected by the quake.
Lesson From Bay Area Quake: Need for Fathomless Patience
If the experience of this area after the 1989 earthquake offers any indication of what lies ahead for Angelenos, patience may prove to be the survival tool of necessity, if not of choice. San Franciscos quake lasted only 15 seconds, but its effects are still being felt by those who drive along the elevated freeways. Seismic surgery is ongoing and painful. Radio traffic reports often warn of retrofitting projects that can bring a morning commute to a crawl. Some freeways lead nowhere. For many, what was once a detour is now the regular way home.
Multiple Earthquakes Shake Santa Clara County | KRON4.
A viewer in Los Gatos emailed KRON 4 News to say she felt the jolt while sitting on her bed reading then ���Heard closets and house noise first ���enough for me to suspect an earthquake.��� ���Dog on bed was startled at noise and��.
Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Strikes Off Northern California Coast
FERNDALE, Calif. (CBS SF) ��� The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 off the coast of northern California. The USGS says the quake was centered in the Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles west of Ferndale, California.
Demons Replace Dolls and Bicycles In World of Children of the Quake
Justine Vargass eyes narrowed under her long bangs as she summoned up memories of the earthquake. Everything tumbled out of the refrigerator, the 6-year-old girl recalled, and we had tomato sauce and it broke on the floor. The cockatoos cage was sent crashing to the floor, and the next day the bird died.
Japan whales mass beaching stokes unsupported fears of coming EARTHQUAKE
The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japans shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country - the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around 19,000 people. Despite a lack of .
3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Near Cushing
A small earthquake rumbled near the town of Cushing, Okla., in Payne County Sunday evening. A 3.3 magnitude temblor was recorded at 5:55 p.m. two miles west northwest of Cushing, or about 54 miles northeast of the Oklahoma City metro, at a depth of .
Mass whale beaching in Japan fuels unscientific.
The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japans shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country ��� the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around��.
Did you feel that EARTHQUAKE? | KFOR.com
There have been reports of an earthquake. According to the USGS, the magnitude of the earthquake at 3:51 p.m. was a 4.3. The earthquake reportedly occurred just south of Guthrie, Okla. Click here to download our family of��.
M3.6 - 3km SSW of Steele, Missouri - Earthquake Hazards.
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
Minor earthquake hits south-west of Calliope
UPDATE MONDAY: A minor earthquake south-west of Calliope on Saturday served as a reminder there is earthquake activity in the Gladstone region. Preliminary reports stated it was a 2.4 magnitude earthquake recorded at 3.50pm. Geoscience Australia .
THE EARTHQUAKE REPORT
The Damage. A16 LOCATIONS AND LOSSES -- An earthquake that measured 6.6 on the Richter scale struck at 4:31 A.M. yesterday about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was felt from San Diego, 125 miles to the south, to Las Vegas, Nev., 275 miles to the northeast. Water and natural gas lines were ruptured, sending torrents rushing water through streets and fireballs billowing into the predawn sky. Dozens of homes and other buildings collapsed.
How to Aid Los Angeles Quake Victims
Interaction, a coalition of more that 150 not-for-profit American humanitarian aid groups, has issued this list of agencies to which money may be sent to help earthquake victims in the Los Angeles area: Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Los Angeles Earthquake Victims, P.O. Box 4289, Silver Spring, Md. 20904. Telephone: (800) 424-2372.
THE EARTHQUAKE REPORT
The Damage. A16 LOCATIONS AND LOSSES -- An earthquake that measured 6.6 on the Richter scale struck at 4:31 A.M. yesterday about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was felt from San Diego, 125 miles to the south, to Las Vegas, Nev., 275 miles to the northeast. Water and natural gas lines were ruptured, sending torrents rushing water through streets and fireballs billowing into the predawn sky. Dozens of homes and other buildings collapsed.
Powerful earthquake generates small tsunami off Papua.
A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, generating a small tsunami and frightening locals near the epicentre, but prompting no reports of damage or injuries. A tsunami of half��.
Health Concerns Mounting As Tents Rise After Quake
Hundreds of green canvas tents went up today in parks around the city as thousands of earthquake refugees began a new routine, cooking breakfast on campfires, combing their hair in their car mirrors and heading off in search of housing. With rain forecast for Sunday, Henry G. Cisneros, the Housing Secretary, announced on Friday that six tent cities would be opened in North Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, where the earthquake was centered, despite a debate over whether they would become a long-term problem for the city.
How to Make Donations
Interaction, a voluntary relief assistance group supported by the Federal Government, has issued this list of agencies to which money may be sent to help earthquake victims: American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. Telephone: (800) 842-2200. Local Red Cross chapters can provide additional information.
Crowdsourcing Smartphone GPS Could Improve Earthquake
Consumer GPS devices could provide a low-cost earthquake warning system in developing regions.
In Los Angeles, a Day for Thanks and Helping Neighbors
On the street where last Mondays calamitous earthquake took its greatest toll, the congregants of the Northridge United Methodist Church gathered today to pray for friends and neighbors who lost their lives, their loved ones, their homes, their treasured possessions and their peace of mind. How much we need to be here today, to lean on each other, to walk together, the Rev. David L. Richardson told the assembled men, women and children, who greeted each other with special fervor and sang hymns like Standing on the Promise of God as if they had never before paid attention to the words.
Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Chile �� CBS San Francisco
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck in northern Chile. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning.
M4.0 - Maine - Earthquake Hazards Program
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
Even Stars Feel Lucky To Be Alive
The homes of Warren Beatty, Walter Matthau and Jack Nicholson were seriously damaged. Barbra Streisand lost antiques. Carroll OConnor permanently closed his restaurant in Beverly Hills. Jerry Van Dyke said he was lucky to survive. The whole roof came in on us, Mr. Van Dyke said of the devastating earthquake early Monday morning. I have a lot of big fireplaces and chimneys, and theyre no longer standing. Were lucky to be alive. I dont know how we got out.
Quake Provides Glimpse Of Future of Commuting
After last weeks earthquake shook down vital highway arteries, creating huge traffic tie-ups, Jack Jacobson, an engineer who lives in the Antelope Valley, was less than thrilled about the prospect of a three-hour drive to work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 50 miles away in Pasadena. So Mr. Jacobson worked at home all week, using a personal computer and video teleconferencing system supplied by his employer, which allowed him to conduct face-to-face meetings and exchange design documents with colleagues at his laboratory.
How to Aid the Victims
Interaction, a coalition of more that 150 not-for-profit American humanitarian aid groups, has issued this list of agencies to which money may be sent to help earthquake victims in the Los Angeles area: Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Los Angeles Earthquake Victims, P.O. Box 4289, Silver Spring, Md. 20904. Telephone: (800) 424-2372.
2.5-magnitude EARTHQUAKE strikes near Baldwin Hills
2.5-magnitude earthquake strikes near Baldwin Hills. 2.5-magnitude earthquake strikes near Baldwin Hills. A preliminary 2.5-magnitude earthquake hit about 1 mile south-south east of Baldwin Hills Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Preliminary magnitude 3.5 earthquake hits near Baldwin Hills
Residents in Beverly Hills, Westwood, Hollywood, South Los Angeles and Mid-City Los Angeles reported feeling shaking from the earthquake. Los Angeles firefighters assessed more than 470 square miles of Los Angeles and found no damage or injuries.
Magnitude-3.5 Earthquake Rocks South Los Angeles Hours.
The department previously described ���earthquake mode��� as dispatching firefighters from all 106 fire stations to ���provide a complete and strategic survey of over 470-square miles in the greater Los Angeles area,��� according to��.
Quake Could Be Costliest U.S. Disaster
Government agencies and the insurance industry are still tallying the cost of devastation from the earthquake here a week ago Monday, but Federal and state officials agree that it may be the most expensive natural disaster in American history. James Lee Witt, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said today that the cost of replacing the buildings that had been destroyed here and repairing the damage to structures, highways and water and power systems might exceed the record of $30 billion, caused when Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida and southern Louisiana in 1992.
38 Deaths in the Earthquake
Officials say 38 people died as a result of the earthquake on Monday morning in Los Angeles. Following is a summary of some of the deaths, with names provided where available: Sixteen were killed when the Northridge Meadows apartment complex collapsed. Victims include Bea Reskin, 71, and Darla Enos, 43.
Five Years After Earthquake, Haiti Teeters Between Chaos.
On the fifth anniversary of the earthquake, Haiti appears to be moving forward, but at a snails pace. The frenzy surrounding the recovery effort in 2010 has fizzled out. For the first few weeks after the earthquake, Haiti was the��.
Vibrate Mode: Smartphones Could Be Used to Issue Earthquake Alerts
A network of smartphones could deliver early earthquake warnings in areas of the world that are prone to quakes but cannot afford more expensive systems, according to new research. The technique relies on the GPS sensors built into the phones to detect .
Closed Roads Forcing Drivers to Try Trains
In Southern California, where automobiles are almost second homes, thousands of wary people this week stepped onto commuter trains and buses for the first time in their lives. Parts of several crucial freeways were destroyed by Mondays earthquake, leaving the city with monumental traffic jams. As a result, civilized confusion reigned at bus stops and train stations as people tried to find their way to work.
Fracking is causing Oklahomas EARTHQUAKE ���swarm��� | Grist
Over the last few years, Oklahoma has experienced an insane uptick in earthquakes. As Mother Jones reported in 2013, the count exploded from just a couple per year back in the mid-2000s to over a thousand in 2010,��.
Los Angeles Is Soldiering On, Even Though Picking Up Does Little Good
After calming the children and sweeping up the broken dishes, after inspecting the cracked walls and the damaged chimney and the broken furnace, after cooking on a camp stove, washing with bottled water and sleeping in the hallway, Craig Rehder answered the telephone, which was finally working, to hear his sister-in-law in Chicago. So, she asked a day after the earthquake on Monday, whats your excuse for not leaving Southern California now?
HOME INSPECTORS PUSHED TO LIMIT
Faced with tens of thousands of homes damaged in the earthquake that struck Los Angeles last Monday, the citys building department is overwhelmed in trying to determine which structures are no longer safe. Working round the clock, about 1,000 inspectors and engineers from the department have been going door to door in the hardest-hit areas; by today they had visited more than 15,000 structures.
Inside Caltechs Earthquake Early Warning Lab
When an earthquake strikes Los Angeles, seismologists and experts swiftly convene in a control room at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to gather data from sensors buried deep inside the San Andreas Fault and assess the fallout. PCMag .
Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake. - USGS
Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning Crowdsourcing Smartphone Data Could Provide Valuable Advance Notice for People in Quake Zones Released: 4/10/2015 2:15:00 PM��.
Earthquake warning
IN THE early second century AD, the ingenious earthquake weathervane of Zhang Cheng, a Chinese engineer and polymath, released a metal sphere indicating the direction of an earthquake. That could happen days before a hand-carried confirmation of a .
Minor EARTHQUAKE felt in downtown Los Angeles
Minor earthquake felt in downtown Los Angeles. By Associated Press9:20 p.m.April 12, 2015. ���. Print. ����. Comments 0. ��� · ��� · Reddit; ���; 0 Comments. LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Minor earthquake felt in downtown Los Angeles.
Quake and Freeze May Interrupt Economys Growth in Short Term
The California earthquake and the Arctic cold in the East together may shear as much as half a percentage point or more from economic growth this quarter, some economists say, but later this year they may actually give the economy a boost. While the earthquake and the freeze are expected to slow growth this winter as transportation is disrupted, factories are shut and consumers huddle at home, by the spring and summer, growth should increase as people spend to replace objects that were destroyed and rebuild from the earthquake. Sophisticated Guesses Indeed, some economists say that by the end of 1994, the countrys employment and Gross Domestic Product are likely to be slightly higher than they would have been without natures intervention.
Smartphones could power a new earthquake early warning network
The sensors inside your smartphone can do much more than track your daily jog and work out which way round youre holding your handset ��� they can also be utilized to warn of impending earthquakes, too. Using our personal gadgets as part of an early .
President Plans a Tour Of the Earthquake Site
The White House announced today that President Clinton planned to travel to Los Angeles on Wednesday and view the earthquake damage sustained by the city. The President plans to tour the area, meet with state and local officials and visit an emergency aid site to speak with victims, officials said.
Smartphones Could Fill the Gaps In an Earthquake Early.
An early warning system for earthquakes cant come soon enough for the US, which is lagging behind other seismically active countries like Mexico and Japan. But for an early warning system to be effective it needs lots of��.
Rumble in the jungle: can wild animals help us predict earthquakes?
Using motion-triggered cameras located in the Yanachaga National Park in Peru, scientists found significant changes in animal behavior more than three weeks before a magnitude 7 earthquake struck the region in 2011. On a typical day the cameras .
Smartphones Could Power New Earthquake Early Warnings.
New research from the United States shows that ordinary smartphone sensors could one day be used to give several seconds warning of an earthquake.
Residents Go Home, for a Moment, Near Quakes Center
Residents Go Home, for a Moment, Near Quakes Center
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3.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Incline Village
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday night near Incline village, according to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno. The larger quake was part of an earthquake swarm in the area, with temblors from 1.2 to 3.5.
They fought the 1906 earthquake inferno and saved their homes
The 1906 earthquake and resulting fire destroyed almost everything east of Van Ness Avenue. But when the fires were extinguished, one set of houses miraculously remained. This story is excerpted from the April 23, 1906, San Francisco Chronicle.
Smartphones could be used as earthquake early-warning.
Smartphone sensors could be used in the future to give officials a five-second warning if a major earthquake is set to strike. It may not seem much, but it would allow enough time to sound alarms and shut���
From the rubble of Haitis 2010 EARTHQUAKE, Skal Labissiere chases his NBA dream
PORTLAND, Ore. ��� More than 200,000 people died during the tragic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Skal Labissiere was one of the lucky ones that survived after his childhood home fell atop him. Nearly five years later, hes headed to the University of.