tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post6151932047102856061..comments2023-10-25T00:54:47.126-07:00Comments on DIGITAL LIFE: A Flash of Light: 011812.6--Message for Today: Earthquakes, financial crisisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-48611166921382715582012-08-19T23:11:19.966-07:002012-08-19T23:11:19.966-07:0008/19/12 11:07 PM PT
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit...08/19/12 11:07 PM PT<br /><br />Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS<br /><br />Reuters – 6 hrs ago<br /><br />SYDNEY (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck in north-eastern Papua New Guinea on Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.<br />The strong quake was centered 115 km north-northeast of Mount Hagen, at a depth of 77 kilometers, the USGS said.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-52567486912796768212012-08-19T23:10:05.157-07:002012-08-19T23:10:05.157-07:00Magnitude 5.6 quake hits off coast of Washington s...Magnitude 5.6 quake hits off coast of Washington state: USGS<br /><br />Reuters – 10 hrs ago<br /><br />08/19/12 05:11 PM PT<br /><br />(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the coast of the West Coast state of Washington on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.<br /><br />The depth was reported at 6.3 miles and the quake was located 190miles west of Neah Bay, the USGS Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-6633732361502609282012-08-18T14:35:09.415-07:002012-08-18T14:35:09.415-07:0008/18/12 02:23 PT
6.3-magnitude quake hits Indone...08/18/12 02:23 PT<br /><br />6.3-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Sulawesi<br /><br />AFP – 6 hrs ago<br /><br />A powerful 6.3-magnitude quake shook Indonesia's central Sulawesi province on Saturday, damaging buildings and injuring at least three people.<br /><br />Panicked residents in two mountainous districts near the epicentreran from their homes into the streets as the quake rocked Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-58524640041415556232012-08-13T21:08:34.691-07:002012-08-13T21:08:34.691-07:0008/13/12 09:06 pm
Deep magnitude 7.5 quake off
...08/13/12 09:06 pm<br /><br />Deep magnitude 7.5 quake off <br /><br />Russia, north of Japan<br />Reuters – 45 mins ago<br /><br />SYDNEY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off the eastern Russian coast to the north of Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued by Japanese authorities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-43212563567680363302012-08-13T21:00:03.196-07:002012-08-13T21:00:03.196-07:0008/13/12
Moderate 5.4 quake hits Pakistan
AFP – 5 ...08/13/12<br />Moderate 5.4 quake hits Pakistan<br />AFP – 5 hrs ago<br /><br />A moderate 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the far northern region of Pakistan early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.<br /><br />The quake's epicentre, at a depth of 35 kilometres (21.7 miles), was recorded some 119 kilometres from Mingaora in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-5774103082768745132012-08-13T00:10:42.571-07:002012-08-13T00:10:42.571-07:0008/12/12
Strong quake jolts western China
AFP – 1...08/12/12<br /><br />Strong quake jolts western China<br />AFP – 16 hrs ago<br /><br />A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook a remote area ofChina's western region of Xinjiang, near the border with Tibet, on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.<br />It was not immediately clear if there was any damage or casualties and rescue teams had been rushed to the mountainous quake zone to assess Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-13840357330441774192012-08-11T15:35:18.513-07:002012-08-11T15:35:18.513-07:0008/11/12 03:34 PM
Iran earthquakes kill 180, inj...08/11/12 03:34 PM<br /><br /><br />Iran earthquakes kill 180, injure 1,300<br /> By Zahra Hosseinian | Reuters – 1 hr 32 mins ago<br /><br />DUBAI (Reuters) - Two strong earthquakes killed 180 people and injured another 1,300 in northwest Iran where rescuers frantically combed through the rubble of dozens of villages on Sunday.<br />Thousands fled their homes and remained outdoors after Saturday&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-59167633508166546342012-06-29T23:47:40.746-07:002012-06-29T23:47:40.746-07:00Strong quake hits remote western China: USGS
Reut...Strong quake hits remote western China: USGS<br /><br />Reuters – 5 hrs ago<br /><br />BEIJING (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 quake struck a remote region of western China, close to the Kazakhstan border early on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, injuring around 10 people.<br /><br />The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.5, struck at 5:07 a.m. local time on Saturday (2107 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-6184375599835952192012-06-25T01:53:59.852-07:002012-06-25T01:53:59.852-07:00Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes far eastern Russia
Re...Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes far eastern Russia<br /><br />Reuters – Sun, Jun 24, 2012<br /><br />WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of far eastern Russia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.<br />The quake was centered 166 miles (267 km) south-southwest of <br /><br />Il'pyrskiy, Russia, in the northern Pacific Ocean, the USGS said. There was no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-23761862226187676792012-06-25T01:51:33.530-07:002012-06-25T01:51:33.530-07:005.7-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan: USGS
AFP News –...5.7-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan: USGS<br /><br />AFP News – Wed, Jun 6, 2012<br /><br />An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck at sea off southeastern Taiwan Wednesday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.<br />The tremor struck at 9:08 am (0108 GMT) 49 kilometres (30 miles) southeast of Taitung at a depth of five kilometres (three miles), theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-52105475121060872722012-06-25T01:48:40.603-07:002012-06-25T01:48:40.603-07:00Strong 6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan
AFP...Strong 6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan<br /><br />AFP News – Sun, Jun 10, 2012<br /><br />A strong 6.0-magnitude quake struck off Taiwan early on Sunday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.<br /><br />The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 70 kilometres (40 miles) and hit around 5 am (2100 GMT Saturday), some 50 kilometres east of Su-ao in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-66473947718691075672012-06-25T01:46:46.529-07:002012-06-25T01:46:46.529-07:00Powerful 6.0 quake strikes southern Peru
AFP News...Powerful 6.0 quake strikes southern Peru<br /><br />AFP News – Fri, Jun 8, 2012<br /><br />A powerful magnitude 6.0 quake shook southern Peru on Thursday, US seismologists said, with Peru authorities indicating no immediate reports of casualties or damage.<br />The US Geological Survey said the temblor had a depth of 99.7 kilometers (62 miles). It struck at 11:03 am (1603 GMT) some 117 kilometersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-50828333666653814712012-06-25T01:43:39.528-07:002012-06-25T01:43:39.528-07:006.4 quake hits off east coast of Japan: USGS
AFP ...6.4 quake hits off east coast of Japan: USGS<br /><br />AFP News – Mon, Jun 18, 2012<br /><br />A 6.4-magnitude undersea earthquake on Monday jolted the sea area off the east coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan, US seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued.<br /><br />The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 31 kilometres (20 miles) and hit at 5:32am (2032 GMT SundayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-29569150017549352322012-06-25T01:41:08.856-07:002012-06-25T01:41:08.856-07:006.1 quake rocks Philippines
AFP News – Sun, Jun 1...6.1 quake rocks Philippines<br /><br />AFP News – Sun, Jun 17, 2012<br /><br />A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of the main Philippine island of Luzon on Sunday, US seismologists said, but there were no reports of casualties and no tsunami alert was issued.<br />The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) at 6:18 am (2218 GMT Saturday), Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-29884003428125668532012-06-25T01:34:23.037-07:002012-06-25T01:34:23.037-07:00China Earthquake: Moderate Temblor Kills 4, Injure...China Earthquake: Moderate Temblor Kills 4, Injures At Least 100 (VIDEO)<br /><br />AP | Posted: 06/24/2012 11:47 pm <br /><br />Updated: 06/25/2012 2:57 am<br /><br />BEIJING (AP) — A moderate earthquake toppled houses in a mountainous part of southwestern China, killing four people and injuring at least 100, state media said.<br /><br />Sunday's magnitude-5.7 quake was centered near the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-89383096109707341192012-06-23T15:06:05.880-07:002012-06-23T15:06:05.880-07:005.9 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS
AFP ...5.9 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS<br /><br />AFP – 15 hrs ago<br /><br />A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the north of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.<br />The quake struck at 11:34 am (0434 GMT), 66 kilometres (41 miles) west-southwest of Kabanjahe at a depth of 97 kilometres, the USGS said.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-34721957671731698792012-05-19T22:25:50.222-07:002012-05-19T22:25:50.222-07:00Strong quake hits North Italy, at least three dead...Strong quake hits North Italy, at least three dead<br /> By Stephen Jewkes | Reuters – 12 mins ago<br />BOLOGNA, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday morning, causing at least three deaths and collapsing rural factories and ancient bell towers in towns.<br />The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 4:04 a.m. (0204 GMT) and had a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-47292596933717738912012-05-01T20:28:59.712-07:002012-05-01T20:28:59.712-07:00Mexico shaken by several quakes
Reuters – 2 hrs 2...Mexico shaken by several quakes<br /> Reuters – 2 hrs 27 mins ago<br />05/01/12 08:07 PM <br /><br />MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Several earthquakes rattled Mexico on Tuesday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage as the country celebrated a national holiday.<br />The first quake shook near the northwest, off the coast of Baja California, just before 9 a.m. local time and there were no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-28140436591769011382012-04-20T22:47:12.792-07:002012-04-20T22:47:12.792-07:00Powerful quake hits waters off eastern Indonesia; ...Powerful quake hits waters off eastern Indonesia; no immediate reports of injuries or damage<br /><br />By The Associated Press | Associated Press – 3 hrs ago<br /><br />JAYAPURA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake has hit waters off eastern Indonesia, causing panic in the streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.<br /><br />The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-9689526839596440322012-04-15T13:49:05.654-07:002012-04-15T13:49:05.654-07:00USGS reports 5.9 magnitude quake off western Java
...USGS reports 5.9 magnitude quake off western Java<br /><br />Reuters – Sat, Apr 14, 2012<br /><br />(Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck offshore western Java in Indonesia's Sunda Strait at a depth of 30.5 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Saturday.<br /><br />The USGS initially reported the quake as measuring 5.8 and a depth of 27.3 miles. It revised the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-18777330662816126022012-04-14T20:23:00.658-07:002012-04-14T20:23:00.658-07:00Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Pacific island nat...Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Pacific island nation of Vanuatu<br /><br />By The Associated Press | <br /><br />Associated Press – 3 hrs ago<br /><br />NEW YORK, N.Y. - A magnitude-6.5 earthquake rattled the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.<br /><br />There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.<br /><br />The quake struck at 9:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-57512563278629039962012-04-11T22:28:49.101-07:002012-04-11T22:28:49.101-07:00Strong quake shakes Mexico, no major damage
By Cy...Strong quake shakes Mexico, no major damage<br /><br />By Cyntia Barrera | Reuters – 4 hrs ago<br /><br />MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit western Mexicoon Wednesday, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and sending people rushing out of offices onto the streets, though there were no reports of major damage.<br /><br />Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said on his Twitter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-46452912318354411132012-04-11T12:58:47.162-07:002012-04-11T12:58:47.162-07:00Powerful 8.6-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami...Powerful 8.6-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami, But Little Damage<br /><br />By AKIKO FUJITA (@akikofujita)<br />April 11, 2012<br />A massive 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early today, triggering an Indian Ocean tsunami that alarmed people throughout the region, but caused little damage.<br />The quake was centered 20 miles beneath the ocean floor about 270 milesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-54148920036936273292012-03-27T11:29:51.919-07:002012-03-27T11:29:51.919-07:00Strong quake hits northern Japan, no tsunami risk
...Strong quake hits northern Japan, no tsunami risk<br /><br />Associated Press – 6 hrs ago<br /><br />03/27/12 11:26<br /><br />TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook northern Japan on Tuesday, but no damage was reported and there was no risk of a tsunami.<br /><br />The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded a 6.4 preliminary magnitude. The agency said there may be a small change in sea levels but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107322372861230814.post-53763605133724959432012-03-25T19:24:18.379-07:002012-03-25T19:24:18.379-07:00Major quake rattles Chile but no serious damage
B...Major quake rattles Chile but no serious damage<br /><br />By Alexandra Ulmer | Reuters – 22 mins ago<br /><br />SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A major quake hit central Chile on Sunday, rattling buildings in the capital and triggering a coastal evacuation, but there was no serious damage and big mines in the world's No. 1 copper producer were operating normally.<br /><br />Residents in Santiago fled Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com