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  • August 2007

    • Which Came First: Quake or Collapse?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 8, 07 5:19 PM CDT

      Which Came First: Quake or Collapse?

      (Newser) - A cave-in method of coal extraction called “retreat mining,” recently okayed by regulators for Crandall Canyon, was more likely to have caused the Utah mine disaster than an earthquake, seismographers tell the Los Angeles Times . And they say the massive tremor was consistent with the type  “induced by underground coal mining.” It “just doesn’t look like a natural event,” one says. More »

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      earthquake  • Utah  • safety  • collapse  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mining

    • Earthquake Rattles Indonesia

      BBC  |  Aug 8, 07 4:04 PM CDT

      Earthquake Rattles Indonesia

      (Newser) - A massive undersea earthquake off the Indonesian coast rocked the capital of Jakarta today. Though no casualties have been reported, the quake hit 7.5, shaking the city's tall buildings and leaving its inhabitants in shock. But the earthquake occurred 180 miles under ground, nixing the possibility of a tsunami on the scale of 2004's disaster. More »

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      earthquake  • natural disaster  • Indonesia  • Jakarta  • Pacific

    • 'Tectonic Activity' Curbs Mine Rescue

      CNN  |  Aug 8, 07 5:04 AM CDT

      'Tectonic Activity' Curbs Mine Rescue

      (Newser) - The CEO of a collapsed Utah mine claimed that ongoing “seismic and tectonic activity”  curbed yesterday’s attempts at rescuing 6 miners who remain trapped 1,500 feet underground. He told CNN that the rescue dig won't resume until this afternoon and that the miners won't be reached for at least a week, although their condition will be known in 48 to 72 hours. More »

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      earthquake  • Utah  • rescue  • miners  • collapse  • mine  • coal mine

    • Utah Mine Collapses, Trapping 6

      Deseret News (Salt Lake)  |  Aug 6, 07 1:54 PM CDT

      Utah Mine Collapses, Trapping 6

      (Newser) - Six people are feared trapped in a coal mine in Huntington Canyon, Utah, after a possible earthquake caused a cave-in today at 2:48am. The miners were working 4 miles from the entrance when the mine collapsed an hour later; rescue teams are now within 2,500 feet of their location, federal mine safety officials tell the Deseret News . More »

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      earthquake  • Utah  • natural disaster  • miners  • collapse  • mine

  • July 2007

    • Quake Damage Halts Auto Assembly Lines

      Forbes  |  Jul 19, 07 9:26 AM CDT

      Quake Damage Halts Auto Assembly Lines

      (Newser) - Japanese auto makers known for their lean inventories have had to shut down assembly lines for want of parts in the wake of Monday's earthquake. A key supplier of transmission and engine components was damaged in the 6.8-magnitude quake. Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi have all halted production at some plants; Honda is threatening to join them, Forbes reports. More »

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      Japan  • earthquake  • Toyota  • electricity  • Tokyo  • power plant  • nuclear waste

    • Quake Triggers Wave of Nuke Plant Fears

      BBC  |  Jul 18, 07 5:42 AM CDT

      Quake Triggers Wave of Nuke Plant Fears

      (Newser) - New fears about the safety of nuclear power are rattling Japan after radioactive material leaked from a reactor damaged in this week's magnitude 6.8 earthquake. Plants must be built to withstand a 6.5, but stronger quakes are common on the Pacific Rim, and this year all 12 of the nation's power companies admitted to shirking safety regulations, the BBC reports. More »

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      Japan  • earthquake  • nuclear power  • nuclear reactor

    • Quake Rocks Japan

      Associated Press  |  Jul 16, 07 8:09 AM CDT

      Quake Rocks Japan

      (Newser) - A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Japan early Monday, killing six people, injuring hundreds, and causing a fire in a nuclear power plant. The quake hit Kashiwazaki the hardest—2,000 people were evacuated from the city. "I almost fainted by the fear of shaking," a shopkeeper there said. More »

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      Japan  • earthquake  • aftershock

  • April 2007

    • Bay Area Overpass Collapses

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 30, 07 5:50 AM CDT

      Bay Area Overpass Collapses

      (Newser) - A speeding 8,600-gallon gas tanker smashed into a guardrail early yesterday on a Bay Area highway, causing a fireball that melted an overpass above it. The driver sustained minor injuries, and no one else was hurt. But the collapsed overpass, which carried traffic eastbound from the Baby Bridge, closed I-880 and I-580 indefinitely. More »

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      California  • San Francisco  • earthquake  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • traffic  • Bay Area  • commute

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