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July 2008
- Japan Quake Injures Dozens
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 24, 08 2:34 AM CDT
  
  A powerful earthquake jolted north-central Japan early today, injuring over 100 people, according to initial reports. The 6.8 quake collapsed 31 buildings on Japan's main Honshu island, according to CNN. Thousands of homes lost power in a blackout and landslides cut off key roads Officals have warned of aftershocks but say there is no danger of a tsunami. More »
- New Clues May Help Predict Earthquakes
  
  newser | BBC | Jul 10, 08 11:02 AM CDT
  
  Researchers could be closer to predicting earthquakes hours before they happen, with an article in the journal Nature detailing how scientists detected seismic changes in rocks as much as 10 hours before two small California temblors. “Hurricane [warnings] give you an idea of what could be done,” one researcher told the BBC of such a breakthrough—still perhaps years away in daily application. More »
June 2008
- China Quake Beat the Odds
  
  newser | LiveScience | Jun 30, 08 4:06 PM CDT
  
  The earthquake that leveled parts of China’s Sichuan province last month was a geological oddity arising from usually inactive faults, LiveScience reports. The bizarre seismological coincidences behind the quake explain why no one was able to predict the event, which claimed 69,000 lives. More »
- 7.2-Mag Quake Kills 6 in Northern Japan
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 14, 08 7:21 AM CDT
  
  A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Japan today, killing at least 6 people and injuring more than 140 others, the AP reports. Landslides trapped another 100 bathers at a hot springs resort, but no tsunami warning was issued. At a nuclear power plant, 5 gallons of radioactive water splashed from two pools storing spent fuel, but officials said there was no leakage outside the plant. More »
May 2008
- Big Quakes Beget More Shakes Worldwide
  
  newser | LiveScience | May 27, 08 9:45 AM CDT
  
  Massive earthquakes like this month's in China's Sichuan province can quite literally make waves on the other side of the Earth, a new seismology study finds. The surface tremors resulting from events like Indonesia's tsunami-triggering quake in 2004 lead to increased seismic activity around the globe—from two to five times the average, LiveScience reports. More »
- 6 Die in 5.7-Mag Colombia Quake
  
  newser | Reuters | May 24, 08 6:29 PM CDT
  
  At least six people died and eight were injured during an earthquake in Colombia today, Reuters reports. The 5.7-magnitude temblor also razed 10 homes, damaged buildings, and sent people running into the streets of Bogota. Three of the quake's fatalities were trapped in landslides, and three others, including a baby, were in a car buried by an avalanche. More »
- Girl Pulled From Quake Rubble After 50 Hours
  
  newser | CNN | May 15, 08 8:07 AM CDT
  
  A girl was rescued from school dorm rubble last night after 50 hours trapped in the wreckage from China’s earthquake, CNN reports. She was calling “uncle, save me," said a rescuer. "The voice could haunt me for the rest of my life.” The rescue was a bright spot as China reported that nearly 400 dams were cracked in the quake, and scrambled to relieve pressure and shore them up. More »
- Burst Dams New Peril in Quake Aftermath
  
  newser | Reuters | May 14, 08 5:46 PM CDT
  
  Chinese authorities are warning of possible flooding and further destruction caused by bursting dams in the aftermath of Monday's catastrophic earthquake, Reuters reports. "The most dangerous problems are several reservoirs near Wenchuan," about 30 miles northwest of the ruined city of Dujiangyan, one official said. The Zipingpu dam, 6 miles upriver of Dujiangyan, has passed a safety check, state TV announced this evening. More »
- China Quake Toll Tops 13,000
  
  newser | Reuters | May 13, 08 3:10 PM CDT
  
  The official death toll for the Chinese earthquake shot past 13,000 today and is expected to jump sharply after the full extent of the devastation is accounted for, Reuters reports. In one town with a prequake population of 12,000, only 2,000 survived; in all, 60,000 are missing in Wenchuan, the quake’s epicenter. More »
- Grief Turns to Fury For Quake Survivors
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | May 13, 08 10:15 AM CDT
  
  As rescue efforts continue in western China, the mood among survivors of the earthquake has transformed from grief to fury: at the military, at builders, and above all at the government. In Dujiangyan, where several hundreds pupils died when a school collapsed, the Guardian reports that residents tried to push through military police and begged Western media to circulate their stories. More »
- Quake Buries Nearly 19,000 in 1 Town
  
  newser | CNN | May 13, 08 7:42 AM CDT
  
  Nearly 19,000 people are reported buried in rubble in just one Chinese town, the state media said today, as the death toll from yesterday's 7.9 earthquake in Sichuan province climbed to 12,000. Overwhelmed rescuers worked frantically to rescue as many as possible, impeded by rain and mudslides, while hundreds of children still beneath a collapsed school have been given up for dead, reports the New York Times . More »
- China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600
  
  newser | Washington Post | May 12, 08 11:16 AM CDT
  
  The earthquake that shook central China has claimed at least 7,651 lives and injured 10,000 more in Sichuan province, the Washington Post reports. In Beichuan county, which accounted for more than 5,000 dead, local news said 80% of the buildings had been toppled. More »
- 3,000 Dead, 900 Kids Buried in China Quake
  
  newser | Reuters | May 12, 08 5:54 AM CDT
  
  Some 900 students were buried when a school collapsed in today's earthquake in China, state media reported, and the death climbed past 3,000 in just one county. Two other school collapses killed at least 5 children in a province adjacent to Sichuan province, where the quake occurred. Little else is yet known because phone communication is out in the epicenter about 60 miles from Chengdu, home of some 10 million people. More »
- 7.8 Earthquake Rocks China
  
  newser | CNN | May 12, 08 3:05 AM CDT
  
  A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked central China today, with shaking felt a thousand miles away in Beijing, and in Thailand and Vietnam. Exact damage or injuries were not known, but the quake hit about 60 miles from Chengdu, a city of 10 million in China's Sichuan province, reports CNN. "This is a very dangerous earthquake," said a geophysicist with the US Geological Survey. Five people are reported dead, with 100 injured. More »
- Giant Sinkhole Eats Texas Town
  
  newser | New York Times | May 9, 08 3:48 AM CDT
  
  A gigantic sinkhole is gobbling up a small East Texas town, the New York Times reports. The hole—dubbed "Sinkhole de Mayo" by the residents of Daisetta—opened up suddenly, and quickly grew to the size of several football fields, swallowing trees and trucks. Many of the town's thousand residents have already packed their bags. The hole opened when an underground salt dome collapsed, possibly due to increased saltwater from nearby oil drilling. More »
- Volcanic Plume Blankets S. America
  
  newser | Philippine Daily Inquirer | May 7, 08 8:04 PM CDT
  
  A mammoth plume of ash and smoke from a newly erupted volcano in Chile is slowly working its way across South America and now poses a health risk to the 8 million residents of Beunos Aires, AFP reports. Thousands of residents of southern Chile were evacuated Tuesday, with ash coating city streets and health officials urging people to don masks. More »
- Chilean Volcano Keeps Rumbling
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 6, 08 1:53 PM CDT
  
  The southern Chilean town of Chaiten has been totally evacuated after a volcano, active since Friday, belched molten lava and ash more than 12 miles high, the AP reports. Around 4,000 people have already left the area since the volcano—believed dormant for thousands of years—began acting up, and navy ships evacuated any that remained today. More »
- 6.5 Quake Rocks Alaska
  
  newser | Reuters | May 2, 08 4:27 AM CDT
  
  In another of a troubling series of earthquakes to hit the US, a 6.5 magnitude shaker has struck Alaska, Reuters reports. The quake hit a sparsely inhabited section of the Aleutian island chain, and so far there have been no reports of injuries. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the earthquake was not large enough to pose a tsunami risk. A spasm of quakes have rattled California and Nevada in recent weeks. More »
April 2008
- 5.2 Quake Again Rattles West
  
  newser | CNN | Apr 30, 08 7:50 AM CDT
  
  The latest in a series of shakers to rattle the West was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck a rural area 190 miles northwest of Sacramento last night. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. Quakes have recently rattled Los Angeles, Lake Tahoe, and Reno, where a swarm of hundreds of tremors building in strength the past six weeks are making scientists—and residents—jittery. More »
- All Safe in 5.8 Mexico Quake
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 28, 08 4:21 AM CDT
  
  A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico yesterday, but no major damage or injuries were reported, AP reports. The rumble, centered 96 miles north of Acapulco, rattled buildings in Mexico City and sent many scurrying into the streets. "It scared us. It was strong," remarked one resident who recalled the 1985 quake that killed thousands. “We’re just waiting for an earthquake that strong to hit again.” More »