Topic: Geophysics

2nd large quake in month hits off N. Calif coast

2nd large quake hits off Northern Calif in less than month; no major injury, damage reportedResidents of Northern California's Humboldt County were rocked by a magnitude-5.9 earthquake Thursday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of major injury or damage from the second large temblor to hit ...
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Another quake threatens Haiti: seismologists

Another earthquake is threatening to hit Haiti with as much, if not more force than the massive temblor that leveled Port-au-Prince, seismologists said, urging the country to rebuild with strict norms. Aftershocks have already rattled the impoverished Caribbean nation in the days following the January 12 quake that killed over ...
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High aftershock risk for Haiti in next 30 days: USGS

Earthquake-hit Haiti faces a high risk of possibly damaging aftershocks for at least 30 days and is set to suffer further tremors for months or even years to come, the US Geological Survey said Friday. The capital Port-au-Prince was hit by two fresh aftershocks on Friday, 10 days after the ...
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Experts: Haiti at risk for another big aftershock

Another big jolt like Wednesday's possible for Haiti, experts say; 40-plus aftershocks so farHaiti can expect more aftershocks in coming weeks, and while the usual pattern suggests they will become weaker and less frequent, another one as strong as Wednesday's jolt is certainly possible, scientists say. The battered ...
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