EARTHQUAKE
A Midwesterner Copes With Tremors in Quake-Prone Peru
I was sitting at my desk this afternoon when my computer monitor started shaking. Soon, the floor was rumbling, and a look outside the window revealed the high rise I work in to be swaying ever-so-sli...
Posted on 8/24/11 at 4:11 PM
N.D. budget director describes D.C. earthquake
BISMARCKNorth Dakotas budget director was standing in the National Museum of American History when the earthquake hit Washington, D.C. In a phone interview late Tuesday afternoon, Pam Sharp said she ...
Posted on 8/23/11 at 4:29 PM
Mountains beyond mountains
True stories can be far more compelling than any fiction, which explains why I quickly became engrossed a few years ago in reading "Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, ...
Posted on 1/19/10 at 5:01 AM
Drop your politics and reach for your heart
I was appalled Tuesday night to hear of the tragedy in Haiti, and am following closely the breaking news involving the earthquake that left so much devastation in its wake. Any disaster, natural or no...
Posted on 1/14/10 at 3:45 AM
Quake hits central Chile; no reports of casualties
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since the huge quake that devastated the area two years ago. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.March 25, 2012
7.4 quake shakes south Mexico, rattles capital
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit central and southern Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing at least 60 homes near the epicenter and a pedestrian bridge in the capital where people fled shaking office buildings in fear.March 20, 2012
5.8-magnitude quake hits Philippine island region
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a magnitude-5.8 earthquake in the Babuyan Islands region off the northern tip of the Philippines.January 14, 2012
Okla. quakes rattle nerves, no injuries reported
SPARKS, Okla. (AP) — Oklahomans more accustomed to tornadoes than earthquakes suffered through a weekend of temblors that cracked buildings, buckled a highway and rattled nerves.November 06, 2011
Turkey survivor emerges from quake rubble
Rescuers, working under floodlights, pulled a 13-year-old boy alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building early Friday, over 100 hours after a massive earthquake leveled many buildings in eastern Turkey, killing at least 550 people.October 28, 2011
Miracle baby emerges from Turkish quake rubble
By Selcan Hacaoglu and Suzan Fraser, Associated Press , October 25, 2011
Quake in Turkey kills more than 130 people
ANKARA, Turkey — Cries of panic and horror filled the air as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 138 people as buildings pancaked and crumpled into rubble. The death toll was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble and reached outlying villages.By Selcan Hacaoglu, Associated Press , October 24, 2011
Update: 7.2 quake in Turkey kills 85, collapses buildings
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, killing at least 85 people and sparking widespread panic as it collapsed dozens of buildings into piles of twisted steel and chunks of concrete.By By Selcan Hacaoglu, The Associated Press , October 23, 2011
7.2 quake causes damage, casualties in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish Red Crescent says 25 apartment buildings and one dormitory in the eastern town of Ercis have collapsed following a large earthquake.By By Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press , October 23, 2011
N.D. budget director in D.C. quake
North Dakota’s budget director was standing in the National Museum of American History on Tuesday when the earthquake hit Washington, D.C. In a phone interview late Tuesday afternoon, Pam Sharp said she was looking at the exhibit of Julia Child’s kitchen when the floor started shaking and things started banging.By Teri Finneman , August 24, 2011
Quake rattles the East Coast
By By Bob Lewis, The Associated Press , August 24, 2011
Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where President Barack Obama is vacationing. No injuries were immediately reported.August 23, 2011
Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.August 23, 2011
Earthquake hits western Turkey; 2 dead
ANKARA, Turkey — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked western Turkey on Thursday, shattering windows, damaging old buildings in one town and killing two people, authorities said.By By Selcan Hacaoglu, The Associated Press , May 19, 2011
JC student from Japan waits to return home
Hitomi Sakuma was more than 8,000 miles away from her family and friends when the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck 207 miles from her home in Tokyo one month ago.By By Minerva Morato, The Jamestown Sun , April 11, 2011
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