Aug 06 Watch 7:09 Earthquake early warning system could save lives in California By PBS News Hour Earthquakes, unlike other natural disasters, often hit without warning. But some countries have systems to give residents a heads-up before one strikes. Despite a history of deadly quakes in California, the U.S. has no widespread warning system. The NewsHour’s Cat… Continue watching
Jun 03 Record number of earthquakes over 4.0 hits Los Angeles for first time since 1994 By Colleen Shalby In the the past five months, and as recently as Sunday, Los Angeles has experienced five earthquakes — each with a magnitude larger than 4.0. The city hasn’t witnessed such an occurrence since 1994, when the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake… Continue reading
Oct 25 #earthquake BREAKING: Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off Fukushima region of Japan, US Geological Service says.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 15 Philippine earthquake leaves dozens dead .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Centuries-old churches were damaged in… Continue reading
Sep 25 FROM THE WIRE: Pakistan earthquake death toll spikes overnight Wednesday morning, the AP is reporting a death toll of at least 271 in Pakistan in the wake of Tuesday's deadly earthquake. The powerful 7.7 magnitude quake struck the country's remote Baluchistan province and has left thousands injured… Continue reading
Apr 11 ‘On Shaky Ground’ Shows Oversight Faults in California School Buildings A new report by California Watch found that hundreds of California's public schools do not meet the legal construction codes for earthquake safety. In the On Shaky Ground multimedia series, investigative reporter Corey Johnson and the California… Continue reading
Apr 14 Seismologist: China’s Quake Severe But Not Unusual By Larisa Epatko A series of temblors shook the sparsely populated area of Qinghai Province in the Tibetan plateau, killing at least 400 people and injuring 10,000. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch News Wrap: Fed Warns Congress to Rein in National Debt In other news Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress and the President to begin reining in the deficit and a series of powerful earthquakes killed at least 400 people in western China. Continue watching
Mar 01 Video Roundup: Earthquake Aftermath in Chile By Larisa Epatko Following the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, rescuers were burrowing through wrecked buildings to find survivors on Monday. Continue reading
Mar 01 Santiago Warily Emerges From Quake as South Struggles to Get Basic Needs By Larisa Epatko The night of Chile's massive earthquake, Pascale Bonnefoy, GlobalPost correspondent in Santiago, had just returned home from vacation and gone to bed when she awoke to a house "jumping up and down."… Continue reading