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Friday, August 29, 2014

August 29, 2014

What happened this week?

California Hit With Earthquake Of 6.0 Magnitude. A large earthquake rolled through California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, damaging some buildings, igniting fires... Read More

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Rocks Trinidad and Tobago, Part of Venezuela.  An earthquake hit northwest of Trinidad. The quake measured magnitude 6.4 at a depth of 37... Read More

Major 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Reported in Central Peru. The seismological service said in a preliminary report that the quake was centered about 26 miles east-northeast of an area called Tambo, and about 471 292 miles southeast of the capital of Lima. It had a depth of 36 miles... Read More

Atlántico Department, San Juan de Tocagua. Storm with gale-force winds left 20 houses flooded and with damaged roofs in the southwest area of Atlántico. A local government commission will arrive in the next hours to evaluate damage and offer assistance to the population... Read More

Nicaragua, Managua: Floods update, Managua. Storm with gale-force winds left 20 houses flooded and with damaged roofs in the southwest area of Atlántico. A local government commission will arrive in the next hours to evaluate damage and offer assistance to the population... Read More


Interesting Facts

7.0 m earthquake strikes Peru + 6.0 m in California + Iceland erupting = Major unrest occurring.  The “pressure” now being placed on North America is coming from both sides. Movement coming from the Midatlantic, and from the Pacific... Read More

What Caused California’s Napa Valley Earthquake? Faults Explained. The magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck California’s Napa Valley north of San Francisco on Sunday morning—collapsing older buildings, sparking fires and causing scores of injuries—fell along a series of cracks in the Earth tied to the famed and feared San Andreas Fault... Read More

Study examines link between earthquakes and drought. In the wake of Sunday’s 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Napa Valley, scientists are now questioning whether or not there is a connection between earthquakes and the drought... Read More

What's new in Disaster Risk Reduction?

Santiago, Cuba: International Project of seismic risks. Education initiatives in communities and building plans consistent with the risks facing this territory are among the activities planned within the project... Read More






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