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Earthquakes Warnings to princes Calling for repentance Ready the people of God
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Allstate Dropping Earthquake Insurance From New Madrid Area JUNE 16, 2006 By Jerri Stroud ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH The "good hands" people are washing their hands of earthquake insurance, sending thousands of local customers hunting for policies from another insurer.
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Quake increased in Alaska June 2006
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Airports out of commission Many of Oregon's coastal airports would be out of commission because of earthquake damage, tsunami inundation and debris, or lack of instrumentation for approaches, according to a survey done by Oregon State University earthquake researcher Chris Goldfinger. "Most of the airports are at low elevation and have relatively short runways, which could make it difficult for fixed-wing aircraft to land in the aftermath of a major earthquake because of water and debris," said Goldfinger, an associate professor of marine geology in OSU's College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. "Lack of instrument approaches and working navigation aids may also hinder the use of helicopters if the earthquake happens during bad weather. - June 14, 2006 By Mark Floyd, OSU Medford News - Medford, OR
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20-Foot Waves Destroy Homes in Nicaragua — Not Tsunami June 20, 2006 By FILADELFO ALEMAN - The Associated Press Big waves generated by a storm 2,000 miles away battered a long stretch of the Pacific coast, wrecking homes, hotels and restaurants from Peru to Central America, civil defense officials said Tuesday. Experts said the event was not a tsunami: the massive waves triggered by undersea earthquakes. Hundreds evacuated after coastal flooding.
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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Indonesia – 24 June 2006 June 24, 2006 CBC News A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Sunday morning local time, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. This comes after a 6.3-magnitude quake that devastated large parts of Java on May 27, killing more than 5,800 people. The latest quake struck just before dawn, under the sea, about 290 kilometres southwest of the city of Manado on Sulawesi.
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Strong Quake Shakes Taiwan, Japan TAIPEI — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan on Friday, rocking buildings in the capital but causing no damage or casualties, the Central Weather Bureau said. The quake's epicentre was located about 150 kilometres southeast of Taipei, the bureau said. Japan's Meteorological Agency said there was no threat of a tsunami. The quake was also felt in the Yonaguni islands in southwestern Japan, but there were no reports of damage or injuries there either, officials said. Quakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little or no damage. However, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in central Taiwan in September, 1999, killed more than 2,300 people. - July 28, 2006 Associated Press The Globe and Mail
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Places That Don't Normally Shake Experiencing Earthquakes AMSTERDAM — An earthquake shook the north of the Netherlands early on Tuesday morning. Measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale, it was equal in strength to the strongest earthquake on record in the northern Netherlands. This took place in Alkmaar five years ago. - August 8, 2006 Expatica - Netherlands
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Places That Don't Normally Shake Experiencing Earthquakes There have been 10 quakes roughly equivalent to this magnitude since the first earthquake caused by the gas drilling took place in 1986. There have been several dozen smaller shooks during this period too. The earthquakes result from tension in the earth's crust caused by the extraction of gas. The tension increases in correlation to the amount of gas extraction. The first earthquake took place 27 years after drilling began in Groningen in 1959. - August 8, 2006 Expatica - Netherlands
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Maine Quake Causes Dramatic Drop in Well Water Level A minor earthquake that shook parts of Maine at 8:07 p.m. local time Monday caused water to drop 2.5 feet at a U.S. Geological Survey monitoring well. Graph: This USGS graph shows the water drop is even more dramatic than what this article reports. Instead of seeing a normal water daily dip of 3-4 inches, this drop was 14 times this average. (Source: USGS Waterdata) Nearly 17 hours later, the water level was still dropping, scientists announced today. Hydrologists call the change in the well “dramatic,” and said well-water users might notice changes in their drinking water. - October 4, 2006 Live ScienceUSGS Waterdata
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NOVEMBER 15, 2006 Mag. 8.3 "Bell Ringer" Slams Northern Japan, Small Tsunami FollowedMag. 8.3 "Bell Ringer" Slams Northern Japan, Small Tsunami Followed Crescent City, Calif. Docks Damaged in Tsunami Surge, No InjuriesCrescent City, Calif. Docks Damaged in Tsunami Surge, No Injuries ReportedSmall Tsunami Surge Hits Hawaii ShoresReportedSmall Tsunami Surge Hits Hawaii Shores Scientists Say They Nearly Issued Tsunami Evacuation in HawaiiScientists Say They Nearly Issued Tsunami Evacuation in Hawaii
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THAILAND TO INSTALL FIRST INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM - 16 Nov 2006 JVIMTHAILAND TO INSTALL FIRST INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM
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Giant ice shelf snaps free from Canada's Arctic Collapse was so powerful earthquake monitors 250 kilometres away picked up tremors from it 7:06 PM Dec 2006
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Strong earthquake can happen anytime near where you are AP - Thousands of people in residents along Japan's eastern coast fled to higher ground after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami warnings Saturday in parts of the Pacific region, including Hawaii and Alaska. – 12 Jan 2007
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