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    Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Two reported dead after powerful earthquake jolts Sichuan, China

    BEIJING -- Chinese television reported at least two people had been killed Saturday morning when a powerful earthquake shook Sichuan province. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.6 with a depth of less than eight miles. The...

    Tags: Chengdu (China), China Earthquake (2010), News Agency

    2. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. China quake toll hits 41; hundreds injured

     BEIJING -- A strong earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Saturday morning, state media said, and early reports from the scene indicated significant injuries and at least 41 deaths.
     BEIJING -- A strong earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Saturday morning, state media said, and early reports from the scene indicated significant injuries and at least 41 deaths. The earthquake’s epicenter was about 80 miles...

    Tags: China Earthquake (2010), China, Natural Disasters

    3. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Feral cats killing endangered Hawaiian birds, study finds

    Academic researchers and federal scientists have for the first time come up with direct evidence of feral cats killing endangered Hawaiian petrels. The study, by scientists from the University of Hawaii, the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological Survey, confirms what has been widely suspected, that wild cats are playing an important role in the population decline of the rare birds.
    Academic researchers and federal scientists have for the first time come up with direct evidence of feral cats killing endangered Hawaiian petrels. The study, by scientists from the University of Hawaii, the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological...

    Tags: Science, Science and Technology, National Parks

    4. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Rain hampers search for survivors of Texas explosion [Update]

    Even as as President Obama pledged federal assistance to the devastated community, morning rainfall was hampering search and rescue efforts Thursday at the site of the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion, which killed as many as 15 people and...

    Tags: CBS Corp., Hospitals and Clinics, Chemical Industry, Fertilizer, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Cobb, Calif.

    A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening four miles from Cobb, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 7:04 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 mile.
    A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening four miles from Cobb, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 7:04 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 mile. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13...

    Tags: Natural Disasters

    6. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 3.4 earthquake strikes near Smith Valley, Nevada

    A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning 21 miles from Smith Valley, Nev., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:07 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5.6 miles.
    A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning 21 miles from Smith Valley, Nev., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:07 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5.6 miles. The epicenter was 22 miles from...

    Tags: Natural Disasters

    7. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Dozens reported killed in Pakistan after massive Iran quake

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Dozens of people were reportedly killed in Pakistan after a massive earthquake struck a remote border area of neighboring Iran on Tuesday. Yet in Iran, officials said the disaster was far less devastating than originally feared, telling reporters there were no deaths on Iranian soil.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Dozens of people were reportedly killed in Pakistan after a massive earthquake struck a remote border area of neighboring Iran on Tuesday. Yet in Iran, officials said the disaster was far less devastating than originally feared,...

    Tags: Iran, Islam, Islamabad (Pakistan), Emily Alpert, Human Interest

    8. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Strong Iran quake leaves conflicting reports on casualties

    TEHRAN — A powerful earthquake hit southeastern Iran near Pakistan on Tuesday, but the extent of damage and casualties was not immediately clear.
    TEHRAN — A powerful earthquake hit southeastern Iran near Pakistan on Tuesday, but the extent of damage and casualties was not immediately clear. Iranian state television initially reported at least 40 people had died in the quake, which Iranian...

    Tags: Iran, Earthquakes, Nuclear Power, Natural Disasters, Pakistan

    9. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  9. Dozens killed as quake hits Iran, Pakistan

    TEHRAN, Iran -- An  earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai. It also forced Iranian officials -- for the second time in less than a week --...

    Tags: Iran, Earthquakes, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Burj Khalifa, Applied Physics

    10. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Major earthquake kills at least 40 near Pakistan border

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Seismologists say a major earthquake has struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border, less than a week after a quake in Iran killed at least 37 people.
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Seismologists say a major earthquake has struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border, less than a week after a quake in Iran killed at least 37 people. Iranian state TV says at least 40 people have been killed. ...

    Tags: Iran, Earthquakes, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Natural Disasters, Pakistan

    11. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. Quake kills at least 46 along Iran-Pakistan border

    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flattened homes and offices Tuesday on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border, killing at least 46 people in the sparsely populated region...

    Tags: Iran, Earthquakes, Burj Khalifa, Pakistan

    12. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Earthquake: 3.5 quake strikes near Cobb, Calif.

    A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Monday afternoon two miles from Cobb, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:09 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 2.5 miles.
    A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Monday afternoon two miles from Cobb, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:09 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 2.5 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13...

    Tags: Natural Disasters

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