Strong 6.6 quake hits off northwest Australia — USGS

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 07:22:51 +0000

A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off northwest Australia Sunday, shaking buildings over a wide area but causing no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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Upcoming Metro Manila shake drill aims to be ’realistic’

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 10:54:39 +0000

Upcoming Metro Manila shake drill aims to be ’realistic’

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Saturday said it would aim for a “realistic” scenario on the next earthquake drill.

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5.5 – magnitude quake leaves 25 people hurt, buildings damaged in Surigao

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:27:10 +0000

5.5 - magnitude quake leaves 25 people hurt, buildings damaged in Surigao

SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Philippines – Some 25 people were hurt and several buildings, houses and bridges were damaged in Surigao del Sur

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Davao Sur town suspends classes until Friday to assess schools after quake

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:41:26 +0000

The local chief executive of Magsaysay, Davao del Sur has ordered the suspension of classes in four schools in the town until Friday, July 12, pending evaluation of the integrity and safety of the buildings in the wake of Tuesday’s earthquake.

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Aftershocks continue in California desert

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:57:33 +0000

Aftershocks continue in California desert

TRONA, Calif.  – Aftershocks of last week’s big earthquakes are still rumbling beneath the California desert, but seismologists say the probability of large quakes continues to decline.

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Classes still suspended in Kidapawan City, Makilala in Cotabato

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:53:27 +0000

Fears of another strong aftershock has led local government and education officials here to suspend classes on Thursday, July 11.

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Huge California military base still closed after big quakes

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:32:42 +0000

Huge California military base still closed after big quakes

LOS ANGELES – A sprawling Navy base in the Southern California desert is still closed to nonessential personnel Tuesday as the military works to determine the damage from two powerful earthquakes last week.

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Big earthquakes raise interest in West Coast warning system

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 22:45:22 +0000

Big earthquakes raise interest in West Coast warning system

LOS ANGELES – The powerful Mojave Desert earthquakes that rocked California ended a years-long lull in major seismic activity and raised new interest in an early warning system being developed for the West Coast.

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Crews rush to fix roads, utilities after California quakes

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 22:31:25 +0000

Crews rush to fix roads, utilities after California quakes

RIDGECREST, Calif. – Officials in two damaged desert communities worked Sunday to repair roads and restore utilities following the largest earthquake in Southern California in nearly two decades.

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Months of aftershocks could follow big California earthquake

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 23:02:11 +0000

Months of aftershocks could follow big California earthquake

RIDGECREST, Calif.  – Officials in Southern California expressed relief Saturday that damage and injuries weren’t worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years, while voicing concerns about the possibility of major aftershocks in the days and even months to come.

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