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4.4 Magnitude Earthquake WESTERN XIZANG - 17th May 2013
Magnitude mb 4.4Region WESTERN XIZANGDate time 2013-05-17 06:01:55.0 UTCLocation 31.49 N ; 86.53 EDepth 10 kmDistances 270 km NE of Saga, China / pop: 3,765 / local time: 14:01:55.0 2013-05-17
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN ALASKA - 17th May 2013
Magnitude mb 4.6Region SOUTHERN ALASKADate time 2013-05-17 05:24:54.0 UTCLocation 59.39 N ; 152.20 WDepth 60 kmDistances 46 km SW of Homer, United States / pop: 5,003 / local time: 21:24:54.0 2013-05-16
Exports, consumer spending lift Japan to 3.5% growth
Japan’s economy expanded the most in a year last quarter as consumer spending and export gains outweighed the weakest business investment since the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ||| Toru Fujioka and James Mayger Tokyo...Show More Summary
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND - 17th May 2013
Magnitude ML 4.2Region SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALANDDate time 2013-05-17 03:59:08.9 UTCLocation 43.62 S ; 172.43 EDepth 15 kmDistances 19 km SW of Christchurch, New Zealand / pop: 363,926 / local time: 15:59:08.9 2013-05-17
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION - 16th May 2013
Magnitude mb 5.3Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGIONDate time 2013-05-16 22:38:21.3 UTCLocation 56.09 S ; 26.80 WDepth 37 kmDistances 3247 km SE of Montevideo, Uruguay / pop: 1,270,737 / local time: 19:38:21.3 2013-05-16
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake WESTERN TURKEY - 16th May 2013
Magnitude ML 4.2Region WESTERN TURKEYDate time 2013-05-16 21:26:39.0 UTCLocation 37.05 N ; 28.38 EDepth 16 kmDistances 6 km SW of Ula, Turkey / pop: 5,275 / local time: 00:26:39.0 2013-05-17
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN - 16th May 2013
Magnitude ML 4.1Region TAIWANDate time 2013-05-16 21:15:26.7 UTCLocation 23.19 N ; 120.96 EDepth 13 kmDistances 51 km N of Taitung City, Taiwan / pop: 110,941 / local time: 05:15:26.7 2013-05-17
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake SERAM, INDONESIA - 16th May 2013
Magnitude M 4.6Region SERAM, INDONESIADate time 2013-05-16 20:32:40.9 UTCLocation 3.03 S ; 128.70 EDepth 36 kmDistances 41 km NW of Amahai / pop: 47,653 / local time: 05:32:00.0 2013-05-17
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake RED SEA - 16th May 2013
Magnitude M 4.4Region RED SEADate time 2013-05-16 20:21:55.0 UTCLocation 19.63 N ; 39.24 EDepth 200 kmDistances 208 km S of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia / pop: 2,867,446 / local time: 23:21:55.0 2013-05-16
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION - 16th May 2013
Magnitude M 4.6Region HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGIONDate time 2013-05-16 19:20:26.0 UTCLocation 42.72 N ; 143.40 EDepth 80 kmDistances 27 km SE of Obihiro, Japan / pop: 173,890 / local time: 04:20:26.0 2013-05-17
How should geophysics contribute to disaster planning?
Earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters often showcase the worst in human suffering – especially when those disasters strike populations who live in rapidly growing communities in the developing world with poorly enforced or non-existent building codes. read more
Ray Chambers: 200 Global Philanthropists and an African Mother
Helping our friends and our family members does not preclude helping women and babies in Africa or victims of the Tsunami in Indonesia or the earthquake in Haiti. We would walk through fire to help our own children and those in our communities, but why stop there?
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS - 16th May 2013
Magnitude mb 5.1Region SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDSDate time 2013-05-16 18:27:07.0 UTCLocation 22.18 S ; 179.56 WDepth 576 kmDistances 493 km SE of Suva, Fiji / pop: 77,366 / local time: 06:27:07.0 2013-05-17 463 km W of Havelu, Tonga / pop: 3,417 / local time: 07:27:07.0 2013-05-17
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake CARIBBEAN SEA - 16th May 2013
Magnitude M 5.0Region CARIBBEAN SEADate time 2013-05-16 16:29:21.0 UTCLocation 12.04 N ; 73.40 WDepth 60 kmDistances 76 km NW of Ríohacha, Colombia / pop: 92,431 / local time: 11:29:21.0 2013-05-16
Francis Ghesquiere: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Reducing Disaster Risks Around the World
Every day, rapid growth and urbanization increase the exposure of people and assets to earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural hazards... While disasters affect everyone, it is the poor and vulnerable - women, children, the elderly, and those recovering from conflict - who are most exposed. Show More Summary
A Japanese recovery?
Japan’s new GDP numbers look a bit puzzling: Japan’s economy expanded the most in a year last quarter as consumer spending and export gains outweighed the weakest business investment since the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Gross domestic product rose an annualized 3.5 percent, a Cabinet Office release showed in Tokyo. Private [...]
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake GULF OF ADEN - 16th May 2013
Magnitude M 4.5Region GULF OF ADENDate time 2013-05-16 15:03:49.0 UTCLocation 13.07 N ; 50.50 EDepth 16 kmDistances 145 km NW of Bereeda, Somalia / pop: 11,262 / local time: 18:03:49.0 2013-05-16
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake CHIAPAS, MEXICO - 16th May 2013
Magnitude mb 4.4Region CHIAPAS, MEXICODate time 2013-05-16 14:15:46.0 UTCLocation 15.09 N ; 92.26 WDepth 120 kmDistances 11 km N of Veinte de Noviembre, Mexico / pop: 4,309 / local time: 09:15:46.0 2013-05-16
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA - 16th May 2013
Magnitude M 4.3Region KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIADate time 2013-05-16 13:45:16.8 UTCLocation 3.27 N ; 127.20 EDepth 46 kmDistances 192 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia / pop: 10,000 / local time: 22:45:16.8 2013-05-16
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR WEST COAST OF COLOMBIA - 16th May 2013
Magnitude mb 4.7Region NEAR WEST COAST OF COLOMBIADate time 2013-05-16 13:28:56.0 UTCLocation 5.74 N ; 77.37 WDepth 2 kmDistances 11 km W of Nuquí / pop: 2,741 / local time: 08:28:00.0 2013-05-16