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- Strong quake hits remote area of northwest China
- BEIJING, June 18 Kyodo A magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted a remote highland area of northwest China on Wednesday, a day after a M4.5 temblor killed two people and injured another one in the country's center, official media reported. Xinhua News Agency said the quake in...
- Research articles 2008-06-23
- 2ND LD: Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Iceland
- WASHINGTON, May 29 Kyodo (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rocked Iceland on Thursday, 50 kilometers east-southeast of the capital Reykjavik, damaging roads and buildings and causing injuries, U.S. media reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 3:46...
- Research articles 2008-06-02
- Troops hike to Chinese villages
- MIANYANG, China -- Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death toll of more than 12,000 was certain to rise as the buried were found. Rescuers worked through a steady rain searching...
- Research articles 2008-05-14
- Moderate quake wakes up midwestern US states
- CHICAGO AFP — A moderate 5.4 earthquake struck the midwestern US state of Illinois Friday, giving residents of the region a rude pre-dawn awakening, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 4:36 am (936 GMT) at a very shallow depth of five kilometers three miles and was...
- Research articles 2008-04-18
- Business licenses
- The following business licenses have been awarded in the past month, listed by business name, owner and address: Advance Appliance Service, Robert E. Hill, 1155 N. State St., #618, Bellingham, WA 98225. Bellingham Computer Guys, Northsound. biz Inc., 672 Sudden Valley, Bellingham, WA 98229. Chronic Reefer, Jason...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- Strong earthquake shakes northern Chile, kills at least two
- SANTIAGO AFP — A strong earthquake measuring 7.7 rocked arid northern Chile Wednesday, killing at least two people, sparking panic and causing power outages. One of the victims was an 88-year-old crushed under a collapsing wall in the city of Tocopilla, 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) north of Santiago and...
- Research articles 2007-11-14
- Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace
- Miroslav Volf. Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005. 247 pp. $12.99. Miroslav Volf is the Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture and Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School. Well known for his book...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Quake causes damage in eastern Turkey
- ANKARA AFP — An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the open-ended Richter scale has jolted the eastern Turkish province of Agri, causing damage in several villages. "Buildings in several villages were damaged. We have no information so far about injuries or deaths," Agri Governor Halil Ibrahim Akpinar told NTV television. The...
- Research articles 2007-01-21
- Another small quake reported in Berkeley
- An earthquake with an epicenter east of Berkeley was measured at magnitude 2.8, the U.S. Geological Survey reported this morning. The quake hit at 5:37 a.m. about two miles north of Piedmont, according to the USGS. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
- Research articles 2006-12-28
- Could Batavia shake, rattle and roll? History says 'yes'.(Neighbor)(Batavia)
- Byline: Sammi King When the earthquake hit Hawaii last weekend, my first thought was, at least we don't have to deal with that in the Midwest. OK, maybe we have minor quakes, but 6.8 on the Richter scale? Could it happen here? ...
- Research articles 2006-10-19
- Moderate earthquake shakes northern Chile
- WASHINGTON AFP — A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 has shaken northern Chile early, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, the US government said. The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 0820 GMT Saturday, was located in a mountain region 159 kilometers (99...
- Research articles 2006-10-07
- Quake rattles Gulf of Mexico region
- WASHINGTON AFP — A strong earthquake rattled the Gulf of Mexico region, the US Geological Survey reported. No casualties were immmediately reported Sunday. The epicenter of the 5.8 magnitude quake was located in the ocean some 400 kilometers (251 miles) southwest of Tampa, Florida, and some 530 kilometers (330 miles)...
- Research articles 2006-09-10
- Moderate quake rattles El Salvador, Guatemala
- SAN SALVADOR AFP — A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale, shook El Salvador and Guatemala, alarming residents but causing no injuries, officials here have said. The quake, recorded by seismologists at 1:03 am (0703 GMT), had an epicenter in the Pacific, some 25 kilometers (15 miles)...
- Research articles 2006-08-10
- Quake rocks northwest China
- BEIJING AFP — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale shook a sparsely populated area in northwest China, state media has reported. The epicenter of the tremor, which struck Wednesday afternoon at 5:53 pm (0953 GMT), was in Yushu county in Qinghai province, the Xinhua...
- Research articles 2006-07-19
- Major quake causes at least six injuries in Japan
- TOKYO AFP — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake nearly as strong as last month's deadly tremor in Indonesia has shaken large areas of southwestern Japan, injuring at least six but not killing anyone. Local trains were temporarily suspended as a precaution and some elevators came to a halt in the early-morning...
- Research articles 2006-06-11
- 5.3-magnitude quake hits Greece in Ionian Sea
- ATHENES AFP — An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale has been recorded in the Ionian Sea, but was not felt at the nearby island of Zakynthos. The epicenter of the quake, registered early Friday at 2314 GMT, was located about 320 kilometers (200 miles) southwest of Athens,...
- Research articles 2006-05-26
- Moderate quake hits Japan's Pacific coast
- TOKYO AFP — A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, rocked the Pacific coast of Japan's main island Honshu, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no fears of tidal waves, the agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake occured at...
- Research articles 2006-05-02
- Small earthquake shakes Rwanda, eastern DRCongo
- KIGALI AFP — A small earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale has shaken parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo DRC and neighboring Rwanda, but no damage or injuries were reported. Vulcanologists who record seismic activity around the Virunga volcanos in the region said the epicenter of the...
- Research articles 2006-04-08
- Tsunamis: how safe is the United States?
- Introduction The tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean on September 26, 2004 raised global awareness of the vulnerability of coastal populations to tsunami hazards. Natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes occur globally without any discrimination. There was no warning system...
- Research articles 2006-03-22
- Earthquake hits Serbia, Bulgaria - no casualties
- SOFIA AFP — An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale hit Bulgaria and Serbia, with the epicenter some 300 kilometers (186 miles) northeast of the capital Sofia. BTA news agency cited seismologists and safety officials as saying the tremor, centred in neighbouring Serbia, was registered at 1:27 pm...
- Research articles 2006-03-22
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