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(Updated with Video) – At Least Ten Killed as Shallow 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Spain

05/11/2011 3 comments

“An earthquake measuring 5.3 hit a town in southeast Spain today causing houses to collapse, damaging historic churches and killing at least six people.

Some reports said that the rare earthquake in Lorca, sent tremors through the region of Murcia and had affected a nursing home and the tower of an important church in the town which is dependent on farming.

The large quake struck the community on Wednesday evening, two hours after a moderate 4.7 earthquake hit the town.

‘Unfortunately, we can confirm … deaths due to cave-ins and falling debris,’ the mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, told radio station Ser.

‘We’re trying to find out if there are people inside the collapsed houses.'”  Read more.

Update:  AFP reports quake has been reduced to 5.1 but has now killed 10 people and caused widespread damage.





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Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Vanuatu

05/10/2011 1 comment
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A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On – Earthquakes Shaking Alaska to Australia Over the Last Hour

05/09/2011 Leave a comment

Richter magnitude 5.0 – ALASKA PENINSULA
55.856°N, 161.124°W
Monday, May 09, 2011 at 11:05:04 AM
Depth:  28.9 km (18.0 miles)

Richter magnitude 5.8 – MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
5.384°N, 126.472°E
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 03:13:27 AM
Depth:  35.7 km (22.2 miles)

Richter magnitude 6.3 – WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
56.612°S, 147.837°E
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 04:54:42 AM
Depth:  1 km (~0.6 mile)

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Stressed: Earth Experiences Unusual Spasm of Moderate Earthquakes Over 24 Hour Period

05/06/2011 Leave a comment

5.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.6 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
5.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.3 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
5.9 ALASKA PENINSULA
5.4 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
5.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
6.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.8 ALASKA PENINSULA
5.7 GUERRERO, MEXICO
5.0 MOLUCCA SEA
5.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.5 SULAWESI, INDONESIA

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6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East Coast of Japan

05/05/2011 Leave a comment
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Smaller Earthquakes in El Paso, TX Could Mean A Large One Is Coming

05/03/2011 Leave a comment

“EL PASO, Texas — In the past week, the El Paso region has had four earthquakes at least 4.2 in scale. Seismologist Aaron Velasco tells KFOX14 the earthquakes could foreshadow a large scale earthquake in El Paso.

These earthquakes all happened in a remote area of Chihuahua, Mecico. They were still pretty close to the U.S. border.

Most El Pasoans KFOX 14 spoke with said they never worry about earthquakes because they don’t think we’re on a fault line. Velasco said the mountains in El Paso are proof that we are on one or more fault lines. ‘The hazard is not zero here in El Paso,” said Velasco. “It’s low compared to California and Japan, but at any particular time that means that we could have an earthquake.'”  Read more.

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6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes South of Panama

04/30/2011 Leave a comment
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6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia

04/24/2011 Leave a comment
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6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Solomon Islands

04/23/2011 Leave a comment

“The Solomon Islands, in the south-western Pacific Ocean, were struck by a powerful earthquake in the early hours of the 23 April 2011. The earthquake, which was reported by the United States Geological Survey as having a magnitude of 6.9, occurred offshore, around 50 miles from the town of Kirakira (USGS ‘Magnitude 6.9 Solomon islands’, earthquake.usgs.gov).”  Read more.

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6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Again Strikes Off East Coast of Japan

04/23/2011 Leave a comment
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6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 39 Miles East of Tokyo

04/21/2011 Leave a comment
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6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off the East Coast of Japan

04/21/2011 Leave a comment
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