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Padilla introduces bill to create earthquake early-warning system
State Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) introduced a bill Monday to create a system in California to warn the public seconds in advance of an earthquake. The warning system, which is already implemented in Japan, could give people as long as one minute to...
Tags: Google Inc., Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Geological Survey, Science
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Caltech building is the epicenter of seismological research
Millikan Library is the tallest building on the Caltech campus. It is also the most sensitive. The sleek, gray nine-story building is home to 13 pocket-sized seismometers and a rooftop “shaker” that sends vibrations through the structure....
Tags: Google Inc., Physiology, Science and Technology, Technology, Engineering
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GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds
When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...
Tags: Science and Technology, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Oceans, Indonesia, Japan
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Magnitude 3 quake strikes near Hawthorne, Nev.
A shallow magnitude 3 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 12 miles from Hawthorne, Nev., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:24 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 62 miles...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Disasters
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Dozens killed as quake hits Iran, Pakistan
TEHRAN, Iran -- An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai. It also forced Iranian officials -- for the second time in less than a week --...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Burj Khalifa, Armed Forces, Iran
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20-foot boat that drifted to California is tsunami debris
The barnacle-covered boat with Japanese lettering spent 758 days at sea before it drifted onto a Northern California beach. Nearly three weeks after the 20-foot boat washed ashore in Crescent City, about 20 miles south of the Oregon border, the National...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Japan, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis
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Japanese boat first confirmed tsunami debris in California
A 20-foot boat that washed ashore earlier this month in Northern California has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami to reach the state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, working with the Japanese...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Google+, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Japan
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Major earthquake kills at least 40 near Pakistan border
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Seismologists say a major earthquake has struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border, less than a week after a quake in Iran killed at least 37 people. Iranian state TV says at least 40 people have been killed. ...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Iran, Natural Disasters, Pakistan
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China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 188
LUSHAN, China (AP) — After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Monday, two days after an earthquake killed at least 188 people and...
Tags: Heavy Engineering, First Aid, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Human Interest
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Death toll in China quake hits 113
Reporting from Beijing -- A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake at 7.0, while the...
Tags: Chengdu (China), Science and Technology, Xi Jinping, Military Equipment, U.S. Geological Survey
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China quake kills at least 179
BEIJING — When their beds began to shake and the dishes clattered off the shelves, people knew what to do this time. The temblor Saturday morning in Sichuan province was a lesser replay of a killer quake that struck along the same fault line...
Tags: Science and Technology, Xi Jinping, U.S. Geological Survey, China, Armed Forces
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Early quake warning system for Southern California gets $5 million
Earthquake scientists have received about $5 million to develop an earthquake early warning system for Southern California -- enough to build the network but not enough to operate it. The money, announced Friday, has enabled scientists to already...
Tags: Finance, Travel Alerts, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Geological Survey, Antonio Villaraigosa
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