Published on April 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Minor Tremor Hits Adelaide – Residents of Adelaide in South Australia were woken last night by a 3.8-magnitude earthquake. The earthquake happened at 11:27pm and people living within a 50 kilometre radius of the quake reported tremors lasting for up to 15 seconds.
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Published on April 12, 2010 by Technology Slice
Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands – A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami alert or reports of damage. The quake struck at a depth of about 60 kilometres (37 miles) with an epicentre 102 kilometres southwest of Kira [...]
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Published on March 12, 2010 by Technology Slice
Aftershocks Continue In Chile – Chile’s new president, Sebastián Piñera, was minutes from being sworn in on Thursday when major aftershocks struck the central coast of this earthquake-ravaged country. But less than an hour after being inaugurated, he appeared on television to announce that troops, relief supplies and even Mr. Piñera himself would be heading [...]
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Published on February 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
Redlands Earthquake – A series of 18 small earthquakes shook Friday near Redlands, but there were no immediate reports of damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “Most of them were small, so they wouldn’t have been felt,” said Paul Caruso, a geophysicist with the agency’s National Earthquake Information Center. Most of the tremors registered [...]
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Published on February 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
The rumble of a 3.8 magnitude earthquake in Dekalb, Ill., startled many Wisconsin residents awake around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. The quake was felt all the way in Madison, 134 miles away from the epicenter of the earthquake. The earthquake occurred at 3:59 a.m. and was initially recorded as a magnitude 4.3 by the United [...]
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