Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Oaxaca, Mexico

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April 20, 2012

An earthquake that struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico at 12:02 p.m. local time was revised slightly downward to magnitude 7.4, the United States Geological Society reports.

The epicenter was 15 miles east of the Acapulco resort area and 200 miles south, southeast of Mexico City. Its depth was recorded at 12.4 miles.

The quake was followed by an aftershock that shook southern Mexico, swayed buildings in Mexico City and [...]

SF Bay Area Wakes Up To 4.0 Mag Quake

(CBS)

A jerking earthquake with an initial reported magnitude of 4.0 hit the Bay Area just after 5:30 Monday morning.

The quake was centered a mile north of El Cerrito, four miles north of Berkeley. Phone-in reports indicate that the quake was felt across much of the East Bay as well as the North Bay and San Francisco, according the the United States Geological Survey website.

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“Don’t Frack Me Up”

by Marin Katusa of Casey Research

“Don’t Frack Me Up”

To many walking the planet, fracking has a seriously bad reputation. Thanks to hyperbole and misinformation, fracking opponents have convinced a lot of people that the operators who drill and then hydraulically fracture underground rock layers thumb their noses at and even hate the environment.

Anti-fracking claims may be twists on reality – for example, that a legislative loophole makes fracking exempt from the [...]

Russia Claims New Arctic Hydrocarbon Finds Effectively Double Nations Reserves

by John C.K. Daly of OilPrice.com

Russia Claims New Arctic Hydrocarbon Finds Effectively Double Nations Reserves

Russia, currently vying for the title of world’s top oil producer with Saudi Arabia, claimed that new findings in its offshore Arctic territories have effectively doubled the nation’s energy reserves.

According to numerous Russian media reports, addressing a meeting of the sixth media forum of the United Russia Party [...]

Tsunami alert issued

A STRONG 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea today prompting a local tsunami alert, US seismologists said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit at 4.37am AEST at a depth of 43 kilometres some 120 kilometres west of the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, according to the United States Geological Survey.

“Earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local [...]

ALERT: A strong earthquake of 6.5 magnitude strikes off the coast of Papua New Guinea – The U.S. Geological

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea, US seismologists say, prompting a local tsunami alert.

According to the United States Geological Survey, there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit at 4:37am (local time) at a depth of 43 kilometres, 120 kilometres west of the island of Bougainville.

“Earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local [...]

Geologist: Alarming magnetic field changes signal major quake for West Coast

If it happens, you heard it here first. Not to get your panties in a bunch over it as there’s nothing you can do about it but it’s not out of the question. Talks about animal behavior and mass fish kills. A Must Read.

“A former United States Geological Survey scientist says a major quake on the West Coast is imminent.

Jim Berkland predicts earthquakes…accurately.

Never heard of him? Perhaps [...]