Disastrous consequences likely in inevitable SF quake

Disastrous consequences likely in inevitable SF quake
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
SAN FRANCISCO - Hurricane Katrina was bad enough. But consider what an earthquake like the monster that devastated this city 100 years ago would do today. ...
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Women to knit mittens for earthquake survivors
KAJ News - Kalispell,MT,USA
BOZEMAN Knitters in Bozeman and surrounding communities are making mittens for children who survived last year's earthquake in Pakistan. ...

SANTA ROSA ALSO PLANNING EARTHQUAKE COMMEMORATION EVENTS
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
Santa Rosa, like San Francisco, is planning events to commemorate the centennial observation of the 1906 earthquake. The 7.9 magnitude ...

A mover and a shaker Earthquake scientist has her hands full as ...
Alameda Times-Star - Alameda,CA,USA
... starts a conversation that lasts for the rest of the flight," says Zoback, a seismologist who coordinates the USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards team. ...

'Demolish' the easy answer
Wanganui Chronicle - Wanganui,New Zealand
... Robinson is using a 100-year-old building in Victoria Ave as an example of his concerns about the Wanganui District Council�s earthquake-prone buildings ...
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Waiting for the next big Bay quake
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
As San Francisco prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of its hellish 1906 earthquake, major photographic exhibits offer both a celebration of the City by the ...
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Rains disrupt return of Pakistan quake survivors
Reuters.uk - UK
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Heavy rains hit Pakistan's earthquake-devastated northern region, triggering landslides and disrupting return of survivors ...
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Rebuilding cost will go up, warns Erra
Pakistan Dawn - Karachi,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 8: The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority warned on Saturday that the cost of reconstruction of quake-hit areas would ...
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The 1906 Great Earthquake & Fire Exposition
SFStation.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
... This system is designed to be used in emergency situations, such as occurred during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and Marina district fire when the regular ...

SF's former 'earthquake shacks' survive a century
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
"I think this is one of the original earthquake shacks," the man with the camera told her. Although there was little other than ...
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Project to clear debris from AJK capital launched
Pakistan Dawn - Karachi,Pakistan
MUZAFFARABAD, April 8: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched its first post-earthquake relief project here on Saturday, a ...
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Earthquake kills 70 in Iran

Earthquake kills 70 in Iran
Reuters.uk - UK
GARAJ, Iran (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. ...
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United States Offers To Provide Earthquake Assistance to Iran
Washington File - Washington,DC,USA
... The United States provided more than $5.7 million in aid to Iran following the December 2003 earthquake that devastated the southeastern city of Bam. ...
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Russia Sends Aid to Earthquake-Hit Iran
MOSNEWS - Russia
Two planes are ready to take off from an airfield near Moscow to travel to earthquake-hit Iran, Russian Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Viktor Beltsov ...
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Pakistan earthquake: survivors must steer efforts to rebuild their ...
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
Six months after the deadly Pakistan earthquake, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is stressing the importance of enabling ...
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Iran Earthquake Kills 70, Destroys 330 Villages
New York Times - United States
TEHRAN, March 31 � A strong earthquake hit Iran's western province of Lorestan this morning killing 70 people and flattening more than 300 villages, state ...
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Earthquake Jolts Iran: 38 Killed, 700 Injured
Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey
By AA. An earthquake measuring six on the Richter scale killed 38 people and injured 700 in western Iran today. Iranian state television ...
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A look at the government's hypothetical earthquake disaster
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... Security Department dreamed up 15 hypothetical catastrophes it wanted to "war game," only two natural disasters made the cut: a hurricane and an earthquake. ...
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Earthquake hits NE China province
Xinhua - China
CHANGCHUN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted China's northeastern Jilin Province on Friday and no casualties have ...
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PAKISTAN: Returns of earthquake displaced occurring at "an ...
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
BALAKOT, 31 March (IRIN) - The returns of earthquake displaced in Pakistan's North Western Frontier Province (NWFP) to their villages are occurring at "an ...

Merkel sends condolences over Iran earthquake
Expatica - Netherlands
"It fills me with great sadness that the Iranian people again have to suffer from an earthquake disaster," said Merkel in a statement, adding that she extended ...

Earthquake jostles Iran
Geotimes - Alexandria,VA,USA
After an evening of precursory tremors, a magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck western Iran today at local time 4:47 am, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS ...
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Mild intensity earthquake jolts Mansera

Mild intensity earthquake jolts Mansera
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
MANSEHRA, March 25 (Online): Mild intensity tremors were felt in Mansehra and surrounding areas on Friday at 8:37am. The tremors ...

14 earthquake victims return after treatment in Cuba
Kashar News - Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: March 24 (SANA): Fourteen earthquake victims from NWFP and AJK Friday arrived at the PAF, Base Chaklala after a successful and necessary treatment ...

Mild intensity earthquake jolts Mansera
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
MANSEHRA, March 24 (Online): Mild intensity tremors were felt in Mansehra and surrounding areas on Friday at 8:37am . The tremors ...
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Expert Sources on the Centenary of the San Francisco Earthquake
UC Davis - Davis,CA,USA
April 18, 2006, marks the 100-year anniversary of the earthquake and fire that destroyed the city of San Francisco. The following ...

100th Anniversary of 1906 Earthquake Renews Calls for Seismic ...
California Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Speaker pro Tem Yee Co-authors Resolution Commemorating San Francisco Earthquake. SACRAMENTO � The California State Assembly approved ...

Visit San Francisco on earthquake centennial
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA
... modern city while gaining an appreciation for its history as it holds a variety of observances for the centennial of the devastating 1906 earthquake on April 18 ...

How did the earthquake affect your animal pals?
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
As I said in Thursday's column, I'm having a little survey on how your pets reacted to Tuesday's 1:41 pm earthquake and the several small aftershocks that ...

Souper luncheon to benefit Pakistani earthquake relief efforts
Milford Daily News - Milford,MA,USA
... charitable event. All proceeds will be sent to Action Against Hunger to benefit Pakistani Earthquake Relief efforts. Recognized ...

Turks setting up tents fearing possible earthquake following solar ...
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
ANKARA, Turkey - Residents in a small quake-prone central Turkish town have set up tents in streets and gardens in fear of a possible earthquake following the ...

Guebuza visits earthquake victims in central Mozambique
AngolaPress - Angola
... President Armando Guebuza on Monday visited Machaze district in the central Mozambican province of Manica that were worst hit by the earthquake of 23 February. ...

 

Red Cross Begins Recovery Operations in Pakistan's Earthquake Zone

Red Cross Begins Recovery Operations in Pakistan's Earthquake Zone
Voice of America - USA
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says humanitarian operations in Pakistan's earthquake zone have begun shifting from relief ...

Spain sends aid to earthquake victims in Iran
Xinhua - China
The agency charte red a Hercules transport aircraft, carrying 656 six-man tents, 480 canvas covers and four electrical generators, to Teheran from the Torrejon ...

Minor Earthquake Rocks Oklahoma
KWTX - Waco,TX,USA
The US Geological Survey says the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0, happened at about 1:45 pm CDT. It was centered eight ...

Moderate earthquake jolts Pakistan
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
A moderate earthquake on Tuesday jolted the Pakistani capital Islamabad, Muzafarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and northern parts of the ...
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PAKISTAN: Land policy for earthquake displaced coming soon
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... the government of Pakistan is expected to provide information on land allocation for those displaced in Pakistani-administered Kashmir by October's earthquake. ...
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Surgeon's return visit to help Asian earthquake victims
Clitheroe Today - Burnley,East Lancashire,UK
... A SURGEON from Whalley has returned to Pakistan to help victims of the country's devastating earthquake. Mr Aamir Zubairy a consultant ...

Earthquake rattles western Greek island of Zakynthos
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Athens - A strong earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale rattled the western Greek island of Zakynthos Wednesday, causing no damage or injuries, the ...
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Carter County Rattled by Earthquake
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
Calls flooded KTEN's Ardmore studios Wednesday afternoon, with folks claiming they felt and earthquake near Lone Grove. We have ...
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PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE � SIX MONTHS ON
British Satellite News - London,UK
Six months ago an earthquake devastated parts of northern Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. ... Six months ago, the earthquake hit south Asia. ...
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New Schools to be Built-Canadian Relief Foundation Continues ...
CCNMatthews (press release) - Toronto,ON,Canada
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - April 5, 2006) - Three new earthquake-resistant elementary schools will be built over the next three months in the devastated ...

 

Earthquake hits central RP (1:50 pm)

Earthquake hits central RP (1:50 pm)
Sun.Star - Philippines
MANILA -- A strong earthquake shook the central Philippines early Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the government's ...
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ADB to help quake-affected households in Pakistan
Xinhua - China
MANILA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB will help poor households affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan to begin restoring ...
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Joe Strummer's "Earthquake Weather" reissued digitally with b ...
Punknews.org - USA
Joe Strummer's 1989 solo album Earthquake Weather has been given a new lease on life via the digital download service Rhapsody. ...

Strong Earthquake Jolts Tokyo Area
Planet Ark - New York,NY,USA
TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted the Tokyo area on Tuesday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. ...

Memphis university seeks funds for earthquake observatory
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - University of Memphis researchers want to establish an earthquake observatory in the New Madrid seismic zone. The ...
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Dance tribute to 1906 earthquake
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Almost 100 years ago, an earthquake ripped through San Francisco, killing thousands and starting a fire that destroyed much of the city. ...

Pakistan: Earthquake recovery
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland
... of service delivery. Children's basic human needs met as earthquake response moves from relief to reconstruction. 1. Basic services ...

Strong earthquake jolts Tokyo area
Reuters - USA
TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted the Tokyo area on Tuesday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency ...
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BRR presents 1,209 housing units to Nias earthquake victims
Antara - Antara,Indonesia
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) presented over 1,209 housing units to earthquake victims in Nias ...
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LLNL scientists simulate 1906 earthquake and possible future ...

LLNL scientists simulate 1906 earthquake and possible future ...
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA
There are seven major earthquake faults in the San Francisco Bay area: the San Gregorio, San Andreas, Hayward, Calaveras, Rodgers Creek, Concord�Green Valley ...
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Earthquake-proof certificates to be imposed in Cantt
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board has made it compulsory to get an earthquake-proof certificate prior to construction of new houses, shops and plazas ...

KYRGYZSTAN: Minor earthquake felt in Naryn
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
ANKARA, 5 April (IRIN) - A minor earthquake measuring three on the Richter scale has struck the northern Kyrgyz province of Naryn, a spokesman for the Kyrgyz ...

Kuwait 'largest donor' of Iran earthquake victims
Kuwait Times - Kuwait
KIRMINSHAH, West Iran: The diverse Kuwait human relief supplies to Iran since last Friday's earthquake that hit Loristan, is the largest foreign aid received ...

Moderate Earthquake Hits Western India
KFMB - San Diego,CA,USA
A moderate earthquake hit the western Indian state of Gujarat on Thursday but caused no damage or casualties, officials said. The ...

April is Earthquake Preparedness Month
Valley Sun - La Ca�ada Flintridge,CA,USA
La Ca�ada Flintridge schools and city officials are educating residents of the importance of being ready for the next earthquake during April, which is ...
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LLNL Scientists Simulate 1906 Earthquake
HPCwire - San Diego,CA,USA
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists has unveiled detailed computerized recreations of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as simulations ...
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Eight survivors from city's 1906 earthquake throw first pitches
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
Lynam and seven other earthquake survivors from San Francisco's 1906 Great Quake and fires threw out the ceremonial first pitches before the Giants' home ...

Earthquake victims facing great difficulties due ramshackle ...
Online - International News Network - Islamabad,Pakistan
... victims. The earthquake victims of Muzaffarabad, Neelum valley and Bagh have expressed anger over the policies of present governments. ...
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Reunion For Survivors Of The 1906 Earthquake
KFMB - San Diego,CA,USA
With the 100th anniversary just weeks away, quake survivors are giving first hand accounts of San Francisco's great earthquake and fire of 1906. ...
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Moderate earthquake hits western India
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
NEW DELHI - A moderate earthquake hit the western Indian state of Gujarat on Thursday but caused no damage or casualties, officials said. ...
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Earthquake measuring 4.7 on Richter scale hits North of country

Earthquake measuring 4.7 on Richter scale hits North of country
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon
BEIRUT: "An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit Lebanon Thursday at 1.05 am, 100 kilometers from the Lebanese northern borders," according to the ...

Moderate earthquake rocks southern Turkey
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
A moderate earthquake measuring 4. 7 on the Richter scale shook southern Turkey's Mediterranean coast early on Thursday with no casualties and damages reported ...
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Centre okays Rs 243 cr for J&K earthquake relief
Hindustan Times - India
... the Cabinet had also approved the expenditure incurred by paramilitary forces on providing relief items to the victims of the devastating earthquake in October ...

Museum opens exhibit about 1906 earthquake
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Barbershop owner Henry P. Johnson and cannery owner Lew Hing were probably miles apart when the 1906 San Francisco earthquake hit, but their shared experiences ...
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US Military Ends Earthquake Relief Mission in Pakistan
Voice of America - USA
By Benjamin Sand. The US military has announced the official end of its extensive earthquake relief mission in Pakistan. Officials ...
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WHO South Asia Earthquake Situation Report 36: 16 - 29 Mar 2006
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland
... the final version of the �Build Back Better� Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Strategy for the Health Sector diffused by the Earthquake Reconstruction and ...

Ind-Pak ODI for earthquake relief
CNN-IBN - New Delhi,India
The series will give fresh impetus to the relief efforts for the October 2005 earthquake that had struck India and Pakistan killing nearly 85,000 people. ...
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'Osaka earthquake could destroy 710,000 buildings'
The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka,Japan
About 710,000 houses and buildings located on the Uemachi Fault in Osaka Prefecture would be destroyed or damaged if a major shallow-focus earthquake were to ...

Moderate earthquake recorded near Koyna dam
Deepika - Kottayam,India
Karad, Satara, Mar 30 (UNI) An earthquake of slight intensity was today recorded near the Koyna dam here. Chief Engineer Deepak ...

GSI to set up two macro earthquake monitoring observatories
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
Shillong: The Geological Survey of India would set up two macro erthquake monitoring observatories in the North East as it is located in a seismic zone. ...

earthquake centennial inspires ballet performed to live seismic ...
UC Berkeley - Berkeley,CA,USA
... The solo performance is part of a program commemorating the centennial of the 1906 earthquake. ... For instance, no one he knew had an earthquake kit. ...
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UNHCR launches Pakistan website on refugee, earthquake operations

UNHCR launches Pakistan website on refugee, earthquake operations
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
... provide comprehensive information on its work with one of the world�s largest refugee populations, and with Pakistanis displaced by the October 8 earthquake. ...

Flu pandemic is like an earthquake, could strike any time: US ...
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
BEIJING - Anticipating when the next flu pandemic will occur is like waiting for an earthquake along the San Andreas fault: It�s just a matter of time before ...
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IRAN EARTHQUAKE. FLIGHTS FROM BRINDISI TO BRING AID
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - Italy
(AGI) - Rome, April 3 - Two humanitarian flights to bring aid to the people of Lorestan, the Iranian region struck by an earthquake last week, have been set up ...

EARTHQUAKE IN THE PROVINCES OF PERUGIA AND MACERATA
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - Italy
(AGI) – Rome, April 4 – A slight earthquake struck the provinces of Perugia and Macerata. The epicentre was between the ...

Geneva is the master of invention
Swissinfo - Switzerland
... Over in the security section investors will find a centrifugal parachute for escaping from high buildings and a Chinese earthquake alarm clock, described as "a ...
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Earthquake injures at least 24 people in northern Pakistan
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Islamabad - At least 24 people were injured, three seriously, as an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook northern Pakistan Tuesday ...
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San Francisco Exhibit Featured at Julian Pioneer Museum
Ramona Journal - Ca, USA
By Amber Ward. The Julian Pioneer Museum is featuring a special exhibit for the 100-year anniversary of the "Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire.". ...
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UN agencies providing financial aid for earthquake-hit areas
Islamic Republic News Agency - Tehran,Iran
... UNFPA, which has mobilized USD 100,000 as an initial contribution for the most urgent reproductive, health and psycho-social needs of the earthquake victims has ...
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New corporate investment scheme to support UNHCR's earthquake ...
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... based in Zurich and derilab sa, a Swiss derivatives company, to launch an investment scheme which will help raise funds for UNHCR's earthquake relief operation ...

Exhibit Commemorates Earthquake Victims
Georgetown University The Hoya - Washington,DC,USA
Six months after an earthquake shattered the lives of millions in the Pakistan-Kashmir region, Georgetown students offered a visual reminder of the devastation ...

Is the Bay Area ready for the next big earthquake?
SanFranciscoSentinel.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
On April 18, 1906, the great San Francisco earthquake rocked the Bay Area and now, 100 years later, researchers and state officials alike are advising ...
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PAKISTAN: Earthquake returns gather momentum

PAKISTAN: Earthquake returns gather momentum
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
ISLAMABAD, 3 April (IRIN) - With the focus shifting from earthquake relief to recovery in northern Pakistan, more than 40,000 quake survivors have returned ...

Caritas Brings Immediate Aid to Iran�s Earthquake Victims
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Caritas Iran�s assessment visit to Boroujerd, one of the towns in western Iran most severely affected by Friday�s earthquake, Caritas Internationalis is ...
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As We See It: Earthquake preparedness is needed
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
It was 100 years ago that San Francisco and much of Northern California suffered from the big 1906 earthquake, the one that killed hundreds and left thousands ...
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Guy Carpenter, AIR Develop Earthquake Cat Model for Switzerland
Insurance Journal - USA
... catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide Corporation, jointly announced an initiative to develop a detailed catastrophe model focusing on earthquake exposures in ...
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Earthquake Fair to Commemorate 1906 Temblor
UCSF Today - San Francisco,CA,USA
San Francisco history shifted dramatically at 5:12 am on April 18, 1906, when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake ruptured the area. Over ...
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Earthquake Hits West Iran, Killing 70
Planet Ark - New York,NY,USA
GARAJ, Iran - A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. ...
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Civil Engineering students subject dormitory models to simulated ...
The UCLA Daily Bruin - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Scale models of college dormitories were put to the seismic test in an earthquake simulator when seven teams from California universities competed in the ...
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Six months on from South Asia Earthquake 300,000 children still ...
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... in Pakistan remain desperate to return to school, six months after their classrooms were destroyed and their friends and teachers killed in the earthquake on 8 ...
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Kuwait continues sending relief aid for earthquake victims in Iran
Kuwait News Agency - Kuwait
... military cargo plane arrived at Kirmanshah airport, Western Iran, Monday carrying the second shipment of relief aid to victims of the earthquake that hit ...

Pakistan earthquake city to be moved
Malaysia Sun - Malaysia
Balakot -- home to 300,000 Pakistanis before an earthquake in the Kashmir region rocked the area in October -- will be rebuilt away from fault lines. ...
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One 1906 earthquake story
San Mateo Daily Journal - San Mateo,CA,USA
By Joan Levy. Let me tell you my earthquake story. It was April 18, 1906, just one hundred years ago. ... The earthquake occurred at 5:13 on that Wednesday morning. ...

 

Civic Center Tenants Demand Seismic Retrofit on Earthquake ...

Civic Center Tenants Demand Seismic Retrofit on Earthquake ...
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Risk Level 4 Unreinforced Masonry Building, meaning that the building is made from brick, was constructed before 1933, and in a large earthquake will probably ...
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Hutchison: Earthquake preparedness is shaky most of the time
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The last time I checked the coat closet where I keep our earthquake crisis kit, I counted 11 gallon-bottles of water and about five packs of D and AAA batteries ...

EARTHQUAKE REMEMBERED
Special Broadcasting Service - Australia
... Newsom. Most of the city's 400,000 residents were still in bed when the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck at 5.12am on April 18, 1906. ...
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Another earthquake rattles Greek Ionian islands
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Athens - A strong earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale rattled Greece's western Ionian islands Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of injury ...
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City marks centennial of deadly earthquake
Buffalo News - NY, United States
A handful of centenarians who survived the devastation of the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck at 5:12 am on April 18, 1906, joined hundreds of residents ...
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of Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
SanFranciscoSentinel.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
The Board of Supervisors honored the memory of the Great Earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906. Several agenda items at Tuesday's ...
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Chung: Earthquake die-hards need a good shake
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By LA Chung. The centennial coverage of the 1906 earthquake has been like a good party celebrating survival and overcoming adversity. ... Hey, it's an earthquake! ...
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San Francisco marks centennial anniversary of great earthquake
Xinhua - China
In the pre-dawn morning of April 18, 1906, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit just 3 km off the coast of San Francisco in the Pacific. ...
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Reflecting on event's magnitude

Reflecting on event's magnitude
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
The 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco is one of the defining events in California's cultural history -- magnifying the sense that we ...
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Ignoring an
Delta Democrat Times - Greenville,MS,USA
... It turns out that a whopping 86 percent of homeowners there lack earthquake insurance - in a state that is criss-crossed by seismic faults and has a clear ...

Light earthquake shakes Humboldt County
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
- An earthquake with a preliminary-magnitude of 4.6 struck just off the Humboldt County coast Saturday evening, according to the US Geological Survey. ...
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�World community cooperation helps mitigate miseries of quake ...
Online - International News Network - Islamabad,Pakistan
... UNDP Representative called on the NWFP Governor, Mr.Khalil-ur-Rehman at Governor�s House, Peshawar on Sunday and discussed the post earthquake situation in ...

One killed in south Iran earthquake -IRNA
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
TEHRAN, March 26 (Reuters) - One person was killed in a strong earthquake that hit a rural area in Iran's southern province of Hormuzgan on Saturday, the ...
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California fault line primed for big earthquake, experts predict
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
... "A lot of these structures are going to come down," said David P. Schwartz, the chief of the USGS's Bay Area Earthquake Hazards Project. ...
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Most without quake insurance in Calif.
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
By Scott Lindlaw. SAN FRANCISCO -- When Charlie Bott got an offer in the mail recently for earthquake insurance, he stared long and hard at the bottom line. ...
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Bridge upgrades delayed after state pushes some costs onto local ...
KESQ - Palm Desert,CA,USA
LOS ANGELES California's local governments have delayed making bridges more earthquake-resistant since the state began shifting some upgrade costs to them. ...
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Strong quake hits south Iran, no damage reported

Strong quake hits south Iran, no damage reported
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
TEHRAN, March 25 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.0 struck Iran's southern province of Hormuzgan on Saturday but there were no reports of casualties or ...
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�No road, no water, no cattle, no land'
Globe and Mail - Canada
... He had already endured the most dangerous winter of his life, after the Oct. 8 earthquake that turned his home into a pile of stone and mud. ...

N-power plant safety thrown into doubt
The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka,Japan
About 10 percent of the world's earthquakes occur in Japan, which means earthquake-resistant design is essential to ensure the safety of a nuclear power plant. ...
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Earthquake jolts southern Iran, no reports of casualties
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
TEHRAN, Iran � A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted southern Iran on Saturday, knocking over nearly two dozen buildings. ...

Strong earthquake hits Fiji islands, no damage reported
Xinhua - China
WELLINGTON, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake shook South Pacific Fiji area early Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey. ...
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Prosperity & empowerment in earthquake-hit Gujarat villages
Indian Catholic - New Delhi,India
Bhuj (ICNS) -- Five years after an earthquake destroyed Bhuj in Western India�s Gujarat state, the rehabilitation and rebuilding works carried out by Caritas ...

Strong earthquake jolts southern Iran
Radio Australia - Australia
... Last November, nine people were killed and scores more injured when a similar earthquake measuring close to 6.0 on the Richter scale struck nearby Qeshm island ...

Turks setting up tents in some areas fearing possible earthquake ...
Siste.no - Gr�nland,Oslo,Norway
... Turkey (AP) _ Residents in a small quake-prone central Turkish town have set up tents in streets and gardens in fear of a possible earthquake following the ...

Earthquake jolts southern Iran
Jerusalem Post - Israel
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted southern Iran on Saturday but no casualties were initially reported, the official Islamic Republic ...
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Fault east of Bay Area 'locked and loaded'
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... It's the geologists, emergency planners and historians who seem to do most of the worrying, even in this year of heightened earthquake awareness for the 100th ...
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San Franciscans Mark Centennial of Great Earthquake

San Franciscans Mark Centennial of Great Earthquake
Voice of America - USA
By Mike O'Sullivan. Crowds gathered on the streets of San Francisco early Tuesday to recall the earthquake and fires that devastated the city 100 years ago. ...
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On 100th Anniversary of 1906 Earthquake, San Francisco Seen as ...
TMCnet - USA
Today, the centennial of the San Francisco earthquake, the big question is: how well is the Bay Area prepared for the next Big One? ...

San Francisco marks earthquake centennial
Irish Examiner - Cork,Ireland
... doers.�. Most of the city�s 400,000 residents were still in bed when the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck at 5:12am on April 18, 1906. ...
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Greece hit by heavy earthquake
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Athens - A strong earthquake measuring 5,0 on the Richter scale rattled Greece's western Ionian islands on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of ...
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San Francisco Marks Earthquake Centennial
ABC News - USA
... thousand people gather in San Franciscos financial district around 5:12 am to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake on Tuesday ...
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Thousands mark centennial of 1906 earthquake in SF
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... wrinkled faces, knowing just how fortunate they were to attend the city's centennial commemoration after emerging from the nation's most destructive earthquake ...
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Earthquake fears prompt business continuity
CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
SAN FRANCISCO--On April 18, 1906, San Francisco was rocked by an earthquake that destroyed large swathes of the city and claimed the lives of more than 3,000 ...
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Earthquake Proof Buildings
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA
At Lehigh's Atlss Center everyday is April 18th, 1906. 903 "This is a structural damper that we put into a building to absorb the energy from an earthquake. ...
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San Francisco Marks Earthquake Centennial
ABC News - USA
Earthquake survivor Irma Weule, 106, left, is interviewed by a reporter at a dinner honoring suvivors of the 1906 Earthquake at John's Grill in San Francisco ...
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UNHCR Funds IOM To Help Earthquake Victims Leave Camps, Return ...
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
... to facilitate the voluntary, safe and dignified return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from relief camps in Pakistan�s earthquake-affected areas to ...

Capitol Reconstruction Project Aims to Save Lives in Earthquake
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... units can be installed. There will be 265 of them in all, each a kind of earthquake shock absorber. Brent Rowley, Jacobsen Hunt ...
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Earthquake hits no man's land in west China

Earthquake hits no man's land in west China
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale on Friday jolted a place in between Zhidoi County of Qinghai Province and ...

FEATURE-San Francisco marks quake centenary confused on scale
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... PARK, Calif., April 14 (Reuters) - At every corner, the San Francisco area is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the April 18, 1906, earthquake that marked ...
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Lessons Learned From 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Voice of America - USA
... What has happened?'". What had happened was that an earthquake -- today estimated at magnitude 7.9 - violently shook the city. Gas ...
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BART moves ahead on Bay tube earthquake retrofit
Inside Bay Area - Oakland,CA,USA
... will continue on the entire Bay Area Rapid Transit system over the next nine years" to make the system capable of withstanding a major earthquake, said Molly ...

Gambling with lives
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
At 5:12 am on April 18, a massive earthquake turned parts of the city into rubble -- and what the quake didn't get, fires created by broken gas mains did. ...
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Taren Sapienza and Lee Housekeeper Keeping Alive Memory of ...
Beyond Chron - San Francisco,CA,USA
... their history back to the "South of Market Boys." With a membership possibly as large as 2,000, many were survivors or had lost family in the 1906 earthquake. ...
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BART awards contract for earthquake strengthening
East Bay Business Times - Contra Costa,CA,USA
BART has awarded the first major construction contract to strengthen the Transbay Tube to withstand a major earthquake. BART's board ...
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The 1906 earthquake: Did it happen here?
Petaluma Argus-Courier - Petaluma,CA,USA
By DANE GOLDEN AND KATIE WATTS. Nothing happened in Petaluma on April 18, 1906, the day of the great San Francisco Earthquake and ensuing fire. ...
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Reports Of Earthquake Being Investigated In Northeast Ohio
NewsNet5.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
... A representative said he is investigating. There was an earthquake Monday northwest of Ashtabula. It was registered at 1:55 am under Lake Erie. ...
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Romania Orders Homeowners to Buy Insurance
Houston Chronicle - United States
... damage to property. Parts of the country are also in an active earthquake zone, including the capital, Bucharest. There are more ...

Many Bay Area Schools Vulnerable In Quake
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
... is the only district in Bay Area to retrofit all of its schools and preschools, and the Northern California chapter of the Earthquake Engineering Research ...
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Big Earthquake Could Devastate US Midwest, Experts Warn
National Geographic - Washington,D.C.,USA
But the approaching anniversary of the great 1906 earthquake that leveled San Francisco has some seismologists turning their attention to a completely ...

Reports Say California Not Earthquake Proof, 100 Years After San ...
YubaNet - Nevada City,CA,USA
On April 18, 1906, San Francisco was hit by the Big One -- a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 3,000 people, resulted in more than 200,000 homeless ...

Revived push for water-transit network
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... launched their latest effort Wednesday to create a regional water-transit network they say will be necessary in the wake of an inevitable devastating earthquake ...
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Car culture heightens earthquake danger in California: scientists
SF.Indymedia.org - San Francisco,CA,USA
As California recalls the catastrophic earthquake that struck San Francisco 100 years ago, seismologists warn that the golden state's love of cars could turn ...
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Major earthquake hits Far East peninsula
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, April 12 (RIA Novosti) - A magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit the western coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East Wednesday ...

The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Fact Monster - Boston,MA,USA
by Chris Frantz. At 5:12 am on April 18, 1906, the people of San Francisco were awakened by an earthquake that would devastate the city. ...
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�64 earthquake devastation draws Seward closer
Kenai Peninsula Online - Kenai,AK,USA
By PATRICE KOHL. An earthquake, tsunami and a flaming petroleum spill carried waves of destruction over Seward on a Friday afternoon in 1964. ...

Understanding quakes
Stanford Daily - Palo Alto,CA,USA
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake marked the birth of modern earthquake science. As the tragedy�s Tuesday centennial approaches ...
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Earthquake rocks Chiba
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
CHIBA -- A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 hit northwestern Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Friday afternoon. The ...
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Special Edition Facts for Features: 100th Anniversary: San ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
On April 18, 1906, at 5:12 in the morning, "The Great San Francisco Earthquake" struck, followed by a series of catastrophic fires that burned for three days ...

Shock tactics: Dynamiting the San Andreas fault
Independent - London,England,UK
It's 100 years since San Francisco was destroyed by a huge earthquake. Now, seismic experts are dynamiting the San Andreas fault. ...
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Prayer Service Commemorates Earthquake
Garden City News - NY, USA
This service will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake, which took place at 5:12 am (Pacific Time) on April 18, 1906. ...
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UN agency to end quake relief operation in Pakistan due to fund ...
Xinhua - China
ISLAMABAD, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has announced to end its operation in Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas on ...
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Kern County Fire Dept. reminds residents about earthquake ...
One Bakersfield - Bakersfield,CA,USA
Identifying potential hazards ahead of time and advance planning can reduce the dangers of serious injury or loss of life from an earthquake. ...
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Reports Say California Not Earthquake Proof, on 1906 Quake's ...
Insurance Journal - USA
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services recently noted in two articles, "San Francisco's Credit Rating Is Strong--But Not Earthquake Proof" and "One Hundred Years ...
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The Great Quake: 1906-2006 Earthquake diaries: Adolf Sinsheimer
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
This is a condensed version of a letter that businessman Adolf Sinsheimer, who was on the fourth floor of the Victoria Hotel on Geary Street when the quake ...

Mild earthquake felt in Turkey
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
A moderate earthquake was felt in Turkey's Aegean port city of Izmir, a seismology centre said. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. ...

San Francisco said unprepared for the "Big One"
Reuters.uk - UK
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco-area households are woefully unprepared for the "Big One," the catastrophic earthquake expected to strike the region ...
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San Francisco to Mark Centennial of 1906 Earthquake
Voice of America - USA
... VOA's Chris Mitchell has more on the devastating 1906 earthquake. ... While some exhibits focus on the earthquake and the recovery, others find art in the chaos. ...
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EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
... actually, where Monterey County emergency coordinators spent a few hours doing exactly what they hope they would do if a 7.7 magnitude earthquake had struck ...

1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
By Robert Noyce. Perhaps it should have been called the Great San Francisco Fire instead of the Great San Francisco Earthquake. ... The result is an earthquake. ...

Moderate earthquake rattles northern Japan
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
TOKYO (AP) - A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 rattled northern Japan Thursday afternoon, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the ...
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The Great Quake: 1906-2006 Earthquake diaries: Myrtle Robertson
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
This is a condensed version of an account of the quake from Myrtle Robertson, who had been a student at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute for three years. ...

Confusion held sway after 1964 earthquake
Kenai Peninsula Online - Kenai,AK,USA
Editor�s note: This is the last of a five-part series examining the lasting effect the 1964 Good Friday earthquake had on the Kenai Peninsula, especially the ...
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Big quake might ravage US Midwest
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
PALO ALTO, CA, United States (UPI) -- Some seismologists are reportedly concerned a major earthquake occurring in the middle of the nation might devastate the ...

1906 Earthquake, Seismological Society of America Celebrate 100 ...
AScribe - USA
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Aftershocks of the great 18 April San Francisco earthquake were still being felt on 30 August 1906, when ...
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San Francisco hit by earthquake dilemma
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
San Francisco is grappling with the dilemma of how to mark the 100th anniversary of the worst tragedy in its history: the earthquake and fire that all but ...
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Earthquake exhibit documents human story behind 1906 wreckage
Stanford Report - USA
... work as university archivist, Margaret Kimball has encountered hundreds of photographs documenting the devastation that the April 18, 1906, earthquake left in ...

The Great Quake: 1906-2006 Out of chaos came new Chinese America
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The earth dragon has awakened, Chinatown residents are said to have screamed as the 1906 earthquake and fire flattened their neighborhood and killed untold ...

UN agency to end relief due to lack of funds
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Office for Project Services has announced it will end its operation in Pakistan�s earthquake-hit areas on April 20 owing to ...
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