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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island (Reuters)
Reuters - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

5.7 quake recorded off BC, no tsunami (AP)
AP - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded about 105 miles west of Ucluelet off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Vanuatu Earthquakes Continue to Shake South Pacific (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - The South Pacific Ocean has continued to shake and rattle with earthquakes near the island chain of Vanuatu. The United States Geological Survey has registered several earthquakes of varying magnitude in the past two days with the largest being a 7.1 magnitude that struck at 12:34 a.m. local time on Friday, February 3. These earthquakes have epicenters offshore, about 77 miles west of Port-Vila on the island of Efate in Vanuatu.

San Andreas Fault May Look Like a Propeller, Scientists Find (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Last October more than 8.6 million Californians practiced the "Drop, Cover and Hold On" drill in the Great California ShakeOut. The exercise was designed to help residents prepare for the next "big one," a potential magnitude-7.8 earthquake along the southern San Andreas Fault.

Japanese entrepreneurs aim for Silicon Valley (AP)

AP - For an emerging generation of Japanese innovators, the dream isn't a job for life at a big company. They have new ambitions, and they're determined to go places. Especially Silicon Valley.




US man shot in Haiti dies at Florida hospital (AP)
AP - A U.S. man died Thursday from gunshot wounds he suffered a week ago during a robbery in Haiti where he was working on an orphanage he and his wife were building through their charity, officials said.

Quake passes nearly unnoticed in northeast Nevada (AP)
AP - A shallow earthquake rattled nearly unnoticed near a rural northeastern Nevada town that was badly damaged in a larger quake almost four years ago.

4.4 Magnitude Quake Shakes Spain (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was registered in southern Spain on Tuesday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck near Granada, Spain, at 3:36 p.m. local time.

Data to Help U.S. Nuclear Facilities Assess Earthquake Hazards (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - The Electric Power Research Institute, in cooperation with the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has released a seismic study to help U.S. nuclear facilities to assess seismic hazards. Here are the details.

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Peru; at Least 100 Injured (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - An early-morning earthquake near the coast of central Peru has left more than 100 injured and some damage in Ica. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 6.3 magnitude quake struck about nine miles southeast of Ica at 12:11 a.m. today.

More than 100 hurt in Peru quake (AP)
AP - Peruvian authorities say 112 people have been treated for injuries after a magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck the country's central coast. They say none of the injuries are life-threatening.

6.3 earthquake shakes Peru but no injuries or damage reported (Reuters)
Reuters - A earthquake of 6.3 magnitude rattled the coast of Peru early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake rattles Crete (AP)
AP - Greek authorities say an earthquake with preliminary 4.9-magnitude has shaken the country's southern Aegean islands, including Crete. No injuries or damage were immediately reported in the quake, which was the third in three days in the area.

 

 



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