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4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes New England

Joe Hyer — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:05:34 +0000

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake centered near Hollis Center, Maine (which is located 20 miles west of Portland) was felt across New England at 7:12 p.m on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Security Cameras Capture Terrifying Footage of Tornadoes, Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters

Stephen Lenz — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:40:25 +0000

Capturing a natural disaster on a video camera or cellphone is one thing, but to see one through the objective and unassuming eye of a security camera is another altogether.

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East Coast Earthquake May Have Restored Deaf Man's Hearing [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:03:52 +0000

Not only was last week’s East Coast earthquake nice enough not to seriously injure anybody, but its rumbling effects may have actually helped a deaf man hear again.

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Rare East Coast Earthquake Damages National Cathedral, Washington Monument [VIDEO]

Jade Walker — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:36:36 +0000

The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that unnerved millions of people on the East Coast of the United States on Tuesday forced schools in three states to close and damaged several buildings and federal landmarks.

At least four aftershocks followed the powerful quake, including a 3.4-magnitude tremblor that hit near the nation’s capital overnight.

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East Coast Rocked by Earthquake, Pentagon Evacuated

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:17:20 +0000

An earthquake epicentered in Virginia occurred Tuesday afternoon, with people in Washington, DC, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Toronto reporting they felt the tremors, as well.

Reports thus far indicate the quake registered a 5.9 on the Richter scale.

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Japan's Nuclear Crisis Still Worsening

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:13:46 +0000

Japan's nuclear crisis continues to grow more dire. The rating of the exposure has been raised from 5 to 7 and is at the highest level we've seen from a plant under the International Atomic Energy Agency. With the continued amount of radiation being leaked, there are fears that Japan's nuclear disaster could reach Chernobyl level catastrophe. What can be done to contain the radiation?

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Japan's 7.4 Aftershock VIDEO

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:02:19 +0000

Japan is still feeling aftershocks from the massive earthquake nearly a month ago. Early this morning an aftershock measured at 7.4 was shaking much of northeast Japan and here is a video of the tremor

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Japan Looks To Extend Evacuation Zone

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:27:12 +0000

The crises in Japan continues with focus on the Nuclear Plant in Fukushima. Monitoring the seawater's level of radioactive material, officials are debating whether to extend the danger zone to a 25 mile radius.

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Bozeman Raises $13,000 for Japan

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:51:30 +0000

Bozeman's community (you guys!) raised over $13,000 in relief money for Japan this past Saturday with a food drive at I-Ho's Korean Grill. Noriko Ishibashi, I-Ho Pomeroy, Ted Watanabe, and Masaki Uchida were the organizers of the food sale.

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Japan's Radiation Levels On The Citizen Level

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:24:09 +0000

RDTN.org is a site set up by a group of Oregonians to give average citizens the power to monitor the radiation levels in Japan. Citizens across the country are submitting their reading off of their radiation measuring devices to this website. While it relies on the accuracy of each person, the data is very interesting.

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Japan: Searching For Anything

1450 KMMS AM — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:04:34 +0000

As the searching continues in Japan for survivors and the deceased, the rural areas hit hard by the tsunami are becoming increasingly more and more difficult for extraction. Searchers estimate they have only covered about 20% of the landscape and it's almost too difficult in some areas for the search teams to reach

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Japanese Food Sale To Help Japan

1450 KMMS AM — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:55:14 +0000

Japanese residents living in Bozeman are planning a fund raiser on March 27th to help gain support for the devastated people in Japan. The fundraiser will be at I-Hos Korean Grill and will be selling Japanese food. The Japanese population in Bozeman have reported that their families are safe in Japan but their hearts go out to all of the people suffering in their native country. See how you can help inside.

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Amazing Before/After Satelite Images Of Japans Landscape

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:02:58 +0000

With the use of Google Maps' extremely powerful satelite imaging, ABC was able to make a comparison of the landscape and architecture before and after the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on Friday. It really puts it into perspective showing just how powerful the wave was to completely remove homes and buildings from the ground and deposit them into a pile of debris. Check out the 20+ images inside.

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Japan's Nuclear Scare

1450 KMMS AM — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:43:34 +0000

Japan's nuclear power plant in Fukushima is continuing to melt down and suffered its second explosion Monday. Workers are attempting to cool the cores of the nuclear plant with sea water to prevent more explosions. While radiation has been able to escape through the explosions the levels of radiation are not yet dangerous for the public.

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Japan Earthquake: How You Can Give Help

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:41:21 +0000

International relief agencies launched a variety of ways Friday for people make donations to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan.

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Nuclear Power Plant In Japan Declares Emergency Evacuation

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:25:53 +0000

Japan has evacuated thousands of people surrounding a Nuclear Power Plant after problems arose with the cooling system following the earthquake this morning.

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Tsunami To Hit West Coast

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:39:25 +0000

The first waves from the Japanese
tsunami have reached the U.S. mainland along the Oregon coast.
Authorities in parts of California, Oregon and Washington state
have been urging coastal residents to move to higher ground

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Earthquake Destroys And Floods Japan (35 PICS)

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:26:05 +0000

After a massive earthquake of 8.9 occurred just off the coast of Japan's North Eastern shore, buildings were smashed, cars and planes swept away, and houses engulfed in water. The News Observer has compiled a gallery of 35 images showing the destruction in North East Japan.

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Japan 8.9 Earthquake Video Stream

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:12:44 +0000

Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and Google's crisis response page to report missing persons. Live feed of Japan's coast inside.

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4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Indianapolis

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:11:24 +0000

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook Indiana at about 6:00am MT this morning (12/30). Residents reported shaking that lasted about ten seconds. According to the USGS, the quake was centered about 13 miles north of Indianapolis

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