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As a key base region for the US Navy there are currently approximately 38,000 US Troops stationed in the region alongside 43,000 US family members and almost 3,000 Department of Defense civilians, so it would make perfect ...
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I was just getting ready to hit the sack last night when the news of the devastating 8.9 earthquake hitting Japan flashed across my Twitter stream with links to video being caught by people in the affected ...
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Following the massive 8.9 earthquake that hit Japan tsunami warnings were issued for over twenty countries and the death toll began to be counted as people in the affected areas of the earthquake began searching for loved ...
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Details are scant right now, but it appears the death toll from the earlier devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in Japan has risen sharply with the discovery of 200 to 300 bodies on a beach ...
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Spokesman for the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management John M. Cummings III cautioned Hawaiians that the tsunami warning in the wake of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunamis in Japan is "very, very serious" and warned that ...
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A Tsunami that followed the 8.9 earthquake in Japan earlier today has killed possibly hundreds of people.
Footage of the tsunami shows water flooding across massive areas of rural Japan, as well as some metropolitan areas. ...
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A massive 8.9 earthquake hit Japan Friday afternoon (local time) causing widespread flooding and damage across the Japanese islands, including Tokyo.
The quake hit at 2:46pm local time (5:46 UTC) and resulted in tsunamis that inundated large parts ...
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A moderately strong earthquake rattled homes across Southern California this afternoon, in what may turn out to be one of the bigger quakes in the region so far this year.
The quake struck at 4:53pm local time and ...
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Having never experienced an earthquake I can't vouch for the accuracy of this flowchart but I would be negligent in my duties if I didn't post it for those that do.
via Holy Taco
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The spate of bizarre sesmic activity hasn't left the Great Southern Land tonight with news that Melbourne has experienced yet another earthquake.
The latest quake struck at around 7:10pm local time (AEDT) and follows another small quake centered ...
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Just after 4AM local time this morning, a minor quake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale hit "a large swath" of Southern California.
The quake was centered about ten miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Little damage was ...
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A massive earthquake has struck just offshore Maule, Chile, 320 kms (200 miles) South West of Santiago.
The 8.8 quake, 90 kms from Chile's second largest city Concepcion, struck at 3:34am local time Saturday morning (6:34 GMT.)
Reports ...
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Chalk this up as a stupid and heartless - not to mention totally bone-head - move by the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' ship Independence of the Seas.
I understand that live must go on for the rest of ...
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A minor earthquake rattled homes and businesses on Monday afternoon (January 11) across the broader Los Angeles Area.
The earthquake struck at 6:41pm local time with a preliminary reading of 4.3. The epicenter was located 10 km (6 ...
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A small earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay area this morning (January 7 2010,) including the tech hub of Silicon Valley.
The 4.1 earthquake struck at 10:09 a.m. local time with an epicenter just to the east of ...
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A second earthquake registering 7.2 shook the Solomon Islands Monday morning, less than an hour following a 6.5 quake.
The second earthquake struck at 9:36:30 local time 105 km (65 miles) SSE of Gizo at a depth of ...
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A 6.5 earthquake off the Solomon Islands caused alarm Monday morning, shaking homes across the island chain.
The quake struck at 8:48am local time 88 kms (55 miles) south-southeast of Gizo at a depth of 10 kms (6 ...
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An extremely loud sonic boom that was heard over the broader San Diego area this afternoon was mistaken for an earthquake or major explosion.
Locals turned to Twitter and 911 for details of a San Diego earthquake, but ...
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Fresh from a minor rattle yesterday, residents in San Jose and the southern San Francisco Bay Area have experienced a second minor earthquake this evening.
The 3.3 quake struck at 7:57:23pm local time with an epicenter in the ...
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Thousands are missing, feared dead after an earthquake struck off the coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia Wednesday.
As we reported earlier, the 7.6 quake struck at 5:16pm local time and caused a tsunami alert for Indian ...
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A strong earthquake with an epicenter 192 miles from Tokyo rattled the Japanese capital Sunday night local time.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the earthquake has a preliminary reading of 6.9, although the USGS is currently ...
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A 3.2 earthquake with an epicenter 18 km (11.2 miles) below the Los Angeles International Airport rattled surrounding areas Monday evening (July 13) at 9:14pm local time.
There are no reports of damage although officials at the airport ...
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