By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON (AP) LOS ANGELES — A moderate earthquake jolted Southern California on Wednesday, rattling buildings in downtown Los Angeles, toppling wine bottles at desert resorts and briefly halting rides at Disneyland. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage, although residents across a wide swath of Southern California were spooked by the force of the magnitude-5.4 quake. It struck at 4:53 p.m. and was centered 28 miles south of Palm Springs, or...
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HAARP made earthquakes: Speculation or truth???

(CNN) -- As dawn broke Thursday in earthquake-ravaged Jiegu, China, some people walked the streets in shock as others continued their all-night efforts to scour debris with their hands for survivors. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit near the town in an impoverished area of Qinghai province the morning before, killing more than 580 people and injuring at least 10,000 others, according to state-run media. "Civilians are scouring over the debris, looking for survivors, looking for ...
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I have just gotten electricity on in the house, as well as internet today.  I am writing to all of you to tell you one thing…HELP US NOW!! Many have offered things, but what we need, simply put is MONEY!!  With money, we can buy food.  The supermarkets are closed, but there is looting going on in the country.  We have a member of the church that has a wholesale food outlet.  The business is closed, but they have agreed to sell to us at cost (she is a member,...
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Chile earthquake may have shortened days Santiago, Chile, before the earthquake - "pray the news." The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday. Chile earthquake may have shortened Earth's day The Associated Press Chile Earthquake: Earth's Axis Shifted, Day Shortened Right Pundits TIME - E Canada Now - Twirlit -...
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Photo: AFP Chile's President Michelle Bachelet (r) talks to residents in a destroyed area of Concepcion, some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter of a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile on February 27, 2010. Hundreds of looters have been detained in earthquake-hit Chile, where troops have been forced to fire tear gas to stop mobs from pillaging shops and homes. Efforts to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake are being hampered by the need to...
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We are deeply saddened by the reports of the destruction and death coming out of Haiti. We've been heartened by the outpouring of support and donations coming from the Causes community. Thousands of donors have together given over $ 150,000 to help nonprofits that are working on the ground to provide food, shelter, medical care, water, and other necessities to the people of Haiti....
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- Lutheran World Relief and its partners on the ground are rushing to provide water, water purification supplies, food, and shelter items to victims of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12. "At this point, water is a critical need on the ground. People have been...
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CCNews asks,  "Please pray the news."  --  Listen to the Video:  How to Be Heard in Heaven SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A devastating earthquake struck Haiti late Tuesday afternoon, causing the collapse of the National Palace, leveling countless shantytown dwellings and bringing even more suffering to a nation that was already the hemisphere’s poorest and most disaster-prone.   READ Haiti Blog  - Haiti Newslinks...
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L'AQUILA, Italy – A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings early Monday as residents slept, killing more than 100 people in the country's deadliest quake in nearly three decades. Tens of thousands were homeless and 1,500 were injured. Civil protection official Roberto Forina said late Monday that authorities have counted more than 100 bodies. But he could not confirm a report by the ANSA news agency that the death toll had...
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Earthquakes Still Swarm Yellowstone Supervolcano Caldera December 31, 2008 09:07 AM ET | James Pethokoukis | Permanent Link | Print Earthquakes. Supervolcanoes. Calderas. The End of Civilization.  Not the usual subject matter of this blog, but I go where the news takes me. I just checked the last data from the...
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By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on Thursday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said if earthquakes strike in what geologists define as the New Madrid Seismic Zone, they would cause "the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster...
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RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--International Mission Board missionaries serving in Japan are asking Southern Baptist churches to pray for the victims of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook northern Japan on June 14.The earthquake killed at least 10 people and injured more than 250 others. Rescue teams continue to search for survivors. No IMB personnel were harmed.Missionaries Kevin and Donna Qualls serve in Miyagi-ken, a city about 50 miles from the earthquake’s epicenter in Japan’s...
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May I recommend a few things that could be very important and possibly life saving in the event that we might experience a major earthquake sometime in our lifetime.   Here is a quick link that is a fun quiz that tests our "readiness" of what to do in an earthquake.  It takes about a minute to do and has a great list of resources at the end:  ...
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Calif. faces 99.7 percent chance of big quake in next 30 years

By ALICIA CHANG - AP Science Writer

Last Updated 1:44 pm PDT Monday, April 14, 2008

By MARTIN MEJIA and MAURICIO MUNOZ, Associated Press Writers ICA, Peru - The death toll rose to 450 on Thursday in the magnitude-8 earthquake that devastated cities of adobe and brick in Peru's southern desert. Survivors wearing blankets against the winter cold walked like ghosts through the ruins.Dust-covered dead were pulled out and laid in rows in the streets, or beneath bloodstained sheets at damaged hospitals and morgues. Doctors struggled to help more than 1,500 injured, including...
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HONOLULU — A strong earthquake shook Hawaii early Sunday, jolting residents out of bed and causing a landslide that blocked a major highway. Ceilings crashed at a hospital, and aftershocks kept the state on edge. The state Civil Defense had unconfirmed reports of injuries, but communication problems prevented more definite reports. Gov. Linda Lingle issued a disaster declaration for the entire state, saying there had been damage to buildings and roads. There were no reports of...
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Two aftershocks followed a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that erupted deep below the sea off the Northern California coastline late Thursday night but was felt as far away as San Francisco, the fourth major temblor to rock the state since Sunday. (NOTE: Earthquake web link at left sidebar for current information)
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