Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Unusual earthquake swarm shakes Southern California

The earthquakes, the largest of which measured magnitude 5.5, began on Saturday evening and have been centered near the town of Brawley close to the state's inland Salton Sea, said Jeanne Hardebeck, research seismologist for the U.S. GeologicalTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake as big as the one that jolted northern Japan last year could kill more than 320,000 people if it happened off central and western Japan, though the probability of such an occurrence is extremely low, the government saidMonday, August 27, 2012 at 23:16:01 UTC; Monday, August 27, 2012 at 04:16:01 PM at epicenter; Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones · Location, 30.614°N, 113.876°W. Depth, 10.1 km (6.3 miles). Region, GULF OFDespite that, Gov. Sean Parnell worries a major earthquake or volcanic eruption could leave the state's 720,000 residents stranded and cut off from food and supply lines. His answer: Build giant warehouses full of emergency food and supplies, just in case.The earthquakes, the largest of which measured magnitude 5.5, began on Saturday evening and have been centered near the town of Brawley close to the state's inland Salton Sea, said Jeanne Hardebeck, research seismologist for the U.S. Geological
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