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Light Earthquake Rattles Anchorage & Palmer

Updated 12 hours ago

An earthquake occurred around 11:20 p.m. Tuesday near Anchorage. No tsunami danger has been reported. According to the National Weather Service, the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 and it was located about 35 miles deep. The earthquake was ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52250554/ns/local_news-anchorage_ak/t/light-earthquake...

8.7 ideas in earthquake prediction

Nevertheless, researchers are trying to improve earthquake probability forecasts and working toward, maybe one day, prediction and prevention. Click the "Next" arrow above to learn about eight of their ideas. The color-coded map of California shown here is ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/30075875/ns/technology_and_science/t/ideas-earthquake-...

Power outages hit Mexico City after earthquake

MEXICO CITY - Power outages hit the Mexican capital of Mexico City in the early hours of Sunday after an earthquake struck the center of the country, and officials said there was no other damage reported. Some restaurants and residential buildings in the ...http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/16/18985291-power-outages-hit-mexico-...

Haiti earthquake: How to help

"Our embassy is still in the early stages of contacting American citizens through our Warden Network," the U.S. State Department ... e-mails that they will channel the donation to established groups. The FBI says anyone receipting an e-mail that appears ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/34840898/ns/meet_the_press/t/haiti-earthquake-how-help...

Earthquake Creep Is Shallower Than Thought

Along the San Andreas Fault between San Juan Bautista and Parkfield in central California, scientists issue no dire warnings of future bridge-collapsing earthquakes. This section of the 800-mile-long (1,300 kilometers) fault produces no strong earthquakes ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52158060

Earthquake Sounds Its Own Tsunami Warning

Death by drowning was the biggest killer in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. Since the disaster, scientists have analyzed the massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, seeking better ways to predict these dangerous waves. Based on computer modeling ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52160021/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/earthquak...

Earthquake Reported Off SoCal Coast

A magnitude-2.8 earthquake was one of several reports of minor shaking early Friday off the Southern California coast. The magnitude-2.8 quake was reported at 4:19 a.m., about five minutes before a magnitude-2.9 earthquake. A magnitude-2.6 earthquake was ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52130713/ns/local_news-los_angeles_ca/t/earthquake-rep...

Earthquake ruptures zip along faster than thought

Ruptures from earthquakes could zip faster along Earth's surface than previously thought, new research to be detailed in Friday's issue of the journal Science suggests. When faults in the Earth rupture to generate earthquakes, so-called shear waves are ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/06/18808614-earthquake-ruptures-zip-alo...

Earthquake Ruptures Faster Than Thought

Now scientists have generated micro-earthquakes with supershear ruptures in the lab using granite, which is common in Earth's crust ... These experiments revealed that ruptures need at most only a few centimeters of slip to reach supershear velocities.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52122952/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/earthquak...

Light Earthquake Shakes Fairbanks, No Damage Reported

A light earthquake shakes Alaska's second largest city, but there's been no reports of damage in Fairbanks. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says in a release that the earthquake happened just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. It was centered about 60 ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52119166/ns/local_news-anchorage_ak/t/light-earthquake...

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World News - earthquake

Updated June. 17, 2013

LUSHAN, China - Hundreds of survivors of a 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China, killing nearly 200 people, pushed into traffic along a main road on ...http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/earthquake

Ottawa earthquake felt widely because of old bedrock - Science

Updated June. 18, 2013

The moderate magnitude-4.4 earthquake that rattled Canada and the Northeast Friday morning made a big impact thanks to old bedrock. Quakes on the East Coast are ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18326193-ottawa-earthquake-felt-wide...

U.S. News - earthquake

Updated June. 17, 2013

A preliminary 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake was centered 6 miles west ...http://usnews.nbcnews.com/earthquake

5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Northern California - U.S. News

Updated June. 17, 2013

A preliminary 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake was centered 6 miles west ...http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/24/18457506-57-magnitude-earthquake-shak...

Earthquake ruptures zip along faster than thought - Science

Updated June. 14, 2013

Ruptures from earthquakes could zip faster along Earth's surface than previously thought, new research to be detailed in Friday's issue of the journal Science ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/06/18808614-earthquake-ruptures-zip-alo...

Earthquake Reported Off SoCal Coast - Local News - Los Angeles, CA ...

Updated June. 15, 2013

A magnitude-2.8 earthquake was one of several reports of minor shaking early Friday off the Southern California coast. The magnitude-2.8 quake was reported at 4:19 a ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52130713/ns/local_news-los_angeles_ca/t/earthquake-rep...

PhotoBlog - earthquake

Updated June. 16, 2013

Conversations sparked by photojournalism. Follow us on Twitter to keep up-to-date. ... Tents outside a hospital light up at night after Saturday's earthquake hit ...http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/earthquake

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Taiwan, some damage - World news ...

Updated June. 16, 2013

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Taiwan on Sunday and caused some damage, Taiwan media reported. The quake struck 24 miles southeast ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52072491/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/t/magnitude-earthq...

$15M repairs on damaged Washington Monument begin - TODAY.com

Updated June. 16, 2013

Work to repair the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument, the towering tribute to America's first president, has begun. The 555-foot obelisk is the world’s tallest ...http://www.today.com/news/repairs-begin-quake-damaged-washington-monument-6C1027...

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Pacific Ocean near Hawaii - US ...

Updated June. 17, 2013

(Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hawaii's big island on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52101838/ns/us_news-environment/t/magnitude-earthquake...