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California's earthquake early warning system passes major test

Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — In the seismic annals of California, Monday's 4.7 earthquake was little more than a footnote. It gave Southern California a small morning jolt but caused no damage and was largely shrugged off by noon.
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Earthquake early-warning system's future still in doubt

Los Angeles

INDIAN WELLS, Calif . — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale hit the Coachella Valley on Monday morning, the two-year anniversary of the massive Tohuko earthquake in Japan. The quake was
INDIAN WELLS, Calif . — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale hit the Coachella Valley [...]

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4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes Northern California awake

Los Angeles

The Queenstown Lakes District Council says it has decided against adopting an ''alarmist approach'' to the Government's consultation over earthquake-prone buildings and believes more work needs to be done on details about assessment, risk and
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 22:51:51 UTC; Monday, March 11, 2013 at 08:51:51 AM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other [...]

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California's earthquake early warning system passes major test

Los Angeles

Some might believe that the 4.7 magnitude Riverside County temblor that rattled windows and swayed skyscrapers across Southern California on Monday morning released tension from the San Jacinto fault, thereby avoiding danger of a larger earthquake.
Some might believe that the 4.7 magnitude Riverside County temblor that rattled windows and swayed skyscrapers across Southern California on [...]

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California's earthquake early warning system passes major test

Los Angeles

INDIAN WELLS, Calif . — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale hit the Coachella Valley on Monday morning, the two-year anniversary of the massive Tohuko earthquake in Japan. The quake was
Some might believe that the 4.7 magnitude Riverside County temblor that rattled windows and swayed skyscrapers across Southern California on [...]

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Earthquake early-warning system successful during Monday quake

Los Angeles

The small quake was felt in nearby Ewing, Ill., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked northeast Japan. The earthquake triggered devastating tsunamis, which in turn set off the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Two years later, we look back at the carnage: Nearly 16,000 deaths,
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Magnitude 4.7 earthquake is Monday morning's shake-up call

Los Angeles

Monday morning's magnitude 4.7 earthquake in Riverside County was followed by more than 100 small aftershocks that radiated northeast, indicating that the quake occurred on a secondary fault of the San Jacinto fault, according to the U.S. Geological
The small quake was felt in nearby Ewing, Ill., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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California earthquake: Hundreds of aftershocks, more expected

Los Angeles

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Monday morning in the Riverside County desert, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It was the second earthquake in the Anza area Monday. [Updated at 10:59 a.m., March 11: The quake has been downgraded to 4.7
Burleson, Joshua and other residents living near the Johnson County-Tarrant County line told the U.S. Geological [...]

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California earthquake: Aftershocks continue for second day

Los Angeles

On March 11th, 2011, at 14:46 JST, the Pacific Plate. When it moved the entire Island of Honshu, Japan moved up and eight feet eastward. The Earthquake registered 9.0 on the Richter scale and was the fifth largest
INDIAN WELLS, Calif . — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale hit the [...]

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California earthquake: Aftershocks continue for second day

Los Angeles

Holly Lawson was working in a campground kiosk at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, about 60 miles south of the epicenter of Monday's earthquake, when the windows in her tiny kiosk began to rattle. The rolling rumble lasted about six seconds, she said
A 4.7 earthquake felt widely around Southern California this morning was another good reminder [...]

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