Category Archives: seismic activities

Disaster Struck the Planet Again: Chile Quake

A deadly 8.8-magnitude on Richter Scale earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, ripping apart buildings, highways and bridges and leaving a path of smoky rubble across a long swath of this earthquake-tested country before sending waves rumbling across the Pacific … Continue reading

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US ‘Tectonic Weapon’ Caused Haiti Quake:Chavez

A ‘tectonic weapon‘ under testing by the United States caused the Haiti earthquake, according to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.President Chavez said the US was ‘playing God’ by testing devices capable of creating eco-type catastrophes, the Spanish newspaper ABC quoted him … Continue reading

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USGS funding a student to develop Twitter Earthquake Detector (TED)

The U.S. Geological Survey is funding a student who’s investigating social Internet technologies as a way to quickly gather information about recent earthquakes. In this exploratory effort, the USGS is developing a system that gathers real-time, earthquake-related messages from the … Continue reading

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Huge tsunami sweeps many to their death in American Samoa and Samoa

A huge tsunami struck American Samoa and Samoa early day, causing many deaths in both Pacific island groups.Initial reports from Sky News put the death toll in American Samoa at 14, while upgraded reports estimate the death toll in Western … Continue reading

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