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May 2, 2008 4:27 AM CDT

6.5 Quake Rocks Alaska

No injuries reported after shaker hits Aleutians

(Newser) - 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...

5.2 Quake Again Rattles West

Apr 30, 2008 7:50 AM CDT

5.2 Quake Again Rattles West

Spate of temblors raising jitters

(Newser) - 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...

All Safe in 5.8 Mexico Quake

Apr 28, 2008 4:21 AM CDT

All Safe in 5.8 Mexico Quake

5.8 shaker causes no major damage

(Newser) - 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...

Scientists Warn Reno to Brace for Major Quake

Apr 27, 2008 6:25 AM CDT

Scientists Warn Reno to Brace for Major Quake

Two months of shakers could signal trouble

(Newser) - Scientists are warning Reno residents to prepare for a major quake following a series of smaller rumbles that have shaken the area for two months, AP reports. The strongest was Friday night’s magnitude 4.7 tremor, which cracked walls and rattled products off store shelves. Now, “a magnitude...

Laptops May Help Sense Quakes

Apr 22, 2008 1:57 PM CDT

Laptops May Help Sense Quakes

Personal, work computers enlisted as Calif. researchers aim to plug gaps in detection

(Newser) - Laptop computers are the key to a new earthquake-sensing project in California, the MIT Technology Review reports. Researchers are working to connect home and business computers in a network that could monitor activity and even provide early warning of big quakes. Motion detectors would report shaking to a central server,...

Another Earthquake
Shakes Up Illinois

Apr 21, 2008 4:55 AM CDT

Another Earthquake Shakes Up Illinois

No damage reported in 4.5-magnitude rattling

(Newser) - A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled southern Illinois early this morning in the strongest aftershock since the area was shaken by Friday’s 5.2 tremor, CNN reports. The rumble was centered in the same spot as last week's quake near the town of Mount Carmel, and began after midnight....

Illinois Quake? Wow

Apr 18, 2008 6:54 PM CDT

Illinois Quake? Wow

Today's 5.2 temblor is 'not unusual' for region, expert says

(Newser) - A geologist has sent a ripple of curiosity through the media by calling today's Illinois earthquake “not unusual," ABC News reports. The 5.2 temblor, which caused no injuries or major damage, is one of many the state has experienced since 1795. One rocked 500,000 square miles...

Mild 5.2 Earthquake
Shakes Up Chicago

Apr 18, 2008 7:45 AM CDT

Mild 5.2 Earthquake Shakes Up Chicago

No major damage reported in 20-second tremor

(Newser) - A moderate earthquake in southern Illinois was enough to wake far-off Chicago-area residents this morning, but no major damage was reported, the Chicago Tribune notes. The shake-up reached 5.2 on the Richter scale, shy of an area record of 5.4, but enough to move furniture. “For people...

Big Quake
Will Rock Calif.
by 2038: Study

Apr 14, 2008 9:00 PM CDT

Big Quake Will Rock Calif. by 2038: Study

Scientists warn state to plan for 7.5 mag temblor

(Newser) - A major earthquake is almost inevitable in California in the next 30 years, a new study says. The likely target is Southern California, which has a 97% chance of a 6.7 magnitude quake and 37% chance of a 7.5. Because it has suffered more big quakes in the...

Scientists Stumped
by Oregon Quakes

Apr 12, 2008 7:33 AM CDT

Scientists Stumped by Oregon Quakes

Rumbling of 600 quakes in 10 days caught by underwater microphones

(Newser) - A swarm of more than 600 earthquakes off the Oregon coast has scientists stumped, the Oregonian reports. The activity started around 10 days ago and a research ship has been diverted to the area to look for answers. The earthquakes resemble those that happen before a volcano erupts but there...

Stanford Dig Combines Sleuthing, Classwork

Mar 20, 2008 5:53 PM CDT

Stanford Dig Combines Sleuthing, Classwork

Students look into why '06 quake toppled gym

(Newser) - Stanford University has found a way to give archeology students valuable excavation experience without leaving campus, Bloomberg reports, and hopes to find out why an enormous gymnasium couldn't withstand the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The gym was intended as a signature building for the young school. "They thought if...

Top 10 Planet Earth Puzzlers

Mar 16, 2008 3:12 PM CDT

Top 10 Planet Earth Puzzlers

Even basic questions still have scientists scratching their heads

(Newser) - Forget deep-space exploration; even basic questions about Earth still have scientists scratching their heads, LiveScience reports. A panel of geologists and planetary scientists lists its top lingering mysteries.

How did Earth form into such a distinct body?
What happened during Earth's first 500 million years?
How did life start on

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Britons Quaking After Midnight Tremors

Feb 27, 2008 6:12 AM CST

Britons Quaking After Midnight Tremors

Moderate earthquake felt from London to Manchester

(Newser) - Britons are calming down with a cuppa this morning after an earthquake rattled much of the island at 12:56am. The biggest quake here since 1984, the tremor was reported to be between 4.7 and 5.3 on the Richter scale and centered 127 miles north of London. Bricks...

Powerful Quake Rattles Mexico

Feb 12, 2008 1:40 PM CST

Powerful Quake Rattles Mexico

No injuries reported despite 6.4 magnitude

(Newser) - A powerful earthquake that hit Mexico today caused no injuries, Bloomberg reports. The earthquake hit the country’s south Pacific coast, near the Chiapas-Oaxaca border. It measured 6.4 on the Richter scale, the strongest quake of the 40 that have hit Chiapas this year. The government oil company shut...

2 Internet Cables Repaired

Feb 12, 2008 7:48 AM CST

2 Internet Cables Repaired

Med and Persian Gulf damage repaired, says operator

(Newser) - Repairs are complete on two undersea Internet cables in the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf that were cut last month, reports the AP. UK-based Fiber-optic Link Around the Glob (FLAG) said the Persian Gulf cable was cut by an abandoned anchor, but the other cable cut remained unexplained. The damage...

Quakes Kill 39 in Rwanda, Congo

Feb 3, 2008 1:56 PM CST

Quakes Kill 39 in Rwanda, Congo

Nearly 400 injured in pair of incidents

(Newser) - A pair of earthquakes shook Rwanda and the Congo today, killing 39 and injuring 380, the AP reports. Congo was hit first, with a 6.0 blast early this morning. Rwanda was shaken scant hours later, with a 5.0 shock. “I was at home when the earthquake hit,...

Earthquake Rattles New Zealand

Dec 20, 2007 6:33 AM CST

Earthquake Rattles New Zealand

Offshore quake causes damage on both islands

(Newser) - An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked New Zealand tonight, with tremors felt on both islands. No casualties have been reported yet, writes the New Zealand Herald, but firefighters have been inundated with calls about damaged buildings and collapsed power lines. "There will be a massive...

Major Aftershocks Rock Chile

Nov 15, 2007 10:50 AM CST

Major Aftershocks Rock Chile

6.2, 6.8 jolts hit day after massive earthquake

(Newser) - Northern Chile trembled again today as two strong aftershocks jolted through the region, Reuters reports. No casualties were immediately reported in the wake of the tremors—which registered 6.2 and 6.8, respectively, according to the US Geological Survey—near the mining center of Antofagasta, but residents and emergency...

15K Homeless in Chile; Aid Starts

Nov 15, 2007 9:59 AM CST

15K Homeless in Chile; Aid Starts

'People are pretty afraid' of aftershocks, aid worker says

(Newser) - Thousands of Chileans spent the night in the streets after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake left at least 15,000 homeless, and damaged schools and gyms that might have served as shelters. But aid began arriving today, Reuters reports, as crews navigated treacherous road to bring food, water, and tents...

Major 7.7 Earthquake Shakes Chile

Nov 14, 2007 10:44 AM CST

Major 7.7 Earthquake Shakes Chile

'Horribly strong' temblor felt across 1,300 miles in South America

(Newser) - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rattled through northern Chile this morning, the AP reports, cutting power and causing injuries, but no deaths. The US Geological Survey said the temblor was centered 780 miles north of the capital Santiago, and a government spokeswoman said it was felt across 1,300 miles....