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An Average Year for Earthquakes?

There have been six large earthquakes so far in 2010, including Haiti, Chile, last week's 7.7 magnitude quake off Sumatra, and Tuesday's devastating quake in western China. Seems

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Local Beaches Close Due to Tsunami Warning Following Chilean Quake

You might have heard, if you turned on a media-broadcasting appliance today, about this little temblor down in Chile. 8.8. Holy shit, right? Well, concern for the Chilean people has moved

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Thousands Dead in Haitian Earthquake

As most of you have probably heard, there was a devastating 7.0+ earthquake in Haiti yesterday. By some accounts, like The Haitian Blogger, the worst hit areas are in the mountainous region

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Oldest Survivor of San Francisco's 1906 Earthquake Dies at 107

by Jerry James Stone The oldest survivor of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake died on Monday at her home in El Dorado Hills. Jeanette Scola Trapani--who was 107--suffered from pneumonia