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Nuclear Panel Expanding Team to Check for Quake Damage New York Times By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON — The earthquake last Tuesday in Virginia may have produced stronger shaking at the North Anna nuclear plant than the reactors were designed to withstand, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent additional ... See all stories on this topic »

Earthquake simulator gives model levee a big shake San Jose Mercury News By Mike Taugher SHERMAN ISLAND -- A model levee wobbled and tossed as if it were on a giant waterbed but held up nearly intact during a series of simulated earthquakes Monday. The tests were meant to probe a deep worry among water suppliers around the ... See all stories on this topic »

Time for an earthquake tax? Stuff.co.nz (blog) English, Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and EQC chief executive Ian Simpson were quick to reassure: claims will be paid out, and the rebuild will continue. Brownlee is off to Monte Carlo and London in a couple of weeks to steady the nerves ... See all stories on this topic »

Professor explains recent earthquake The Breeze 23, Facebook and Twitter feeds exploded as people along the East Coast felt the rumble of an earthquake centered in Mineral, Va. To get more information on the quakes and what students need to know, The Breeze spoke with Anna Courtier on Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Earthquake shakes complacency — and then comes Irene The Mercury The largest earthquake to hit the area in more than 60 years rumbled from its epicenter in Virginia north through the Middle Atlantic states and all the way to New England. The quake, which registered a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale, ... See all stories on this topic »

San Francisco 1906: Major Earthquake on the San Andreas Fault Decoded Science The 1906 earthquake which devastated San Francisco, on California's Pacific coast, killed an unknown number of people (estimated to be in the thousands) and was one of the largest recorded on the North American continent. Located on the notorious San ... See all stories on this topic » Decoded Science

IAAF makes $250000 donation to Japan for disaster relief from March 11 ... Washington Post By Associated Press, DAEGU, South Korea — The IAAF has donated $250000 to Japan to assist the country in rebuilding from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The IAAF says President Lamine Diack presented Japan Athletics Association President Yohei ... See all stories on this topic »

Much isn't known with earthquakes Wilkes Journal Patriot Two assistant professors in Appalachian State University's Department of Geology have started a website that addresses questions concerning earthquakes, an area of science full of uncertainty. Dr. Scott Marshall and Dr. Sarah Carmichael created the ... See all stories on this topic »

A little shaking, not a lot of damage in Tuesday earthquake Franklin Press By MA Lewis Many Maconians felt the shudder of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck northern Virginia Tuesday. Callers to The Press reported dishes rattling and homes shuttering from the aftershock just before 2 pm The United States Geological Survey ... See all stories on this topic »

Torrey Smith Feels Earthquake, Bolts Off Camera: Video Zimbio (Getty Images)more pics » Torrey Smith (Getty Images) Torrey Smith is fast, but how fast do you have to be to outrun an earthquake? The Ravens wide receiver was caught on video last week as reacted to a minor quake that rattled the East Coast. ... See all stories on this topic » Zimbio

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