Quake In Washington

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  Terrifying Preview Of 'The Big One', Giant Quake That May Hit California

  If you live in California, you may have to answer that question in your lifetime. Los Angeles has a 31% chance within the next 30 years of experiencing a magnitude-7.5 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey

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  Spacecraft Captures Eerie Rumble Of First ''Mars Quake'' Ever Detected

  For months, the spacecraft sat very still in the vast, empty expanse of a flat Martian plain, alone and undisturbed but for the thin whine of an alien wind.

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  Over 400 Killed In Indonesia Tsunami, Earthquake; More Casualties Feared

  Just 34 minutes after Indonesia was hit by another major earthquake, officials called off a tsunami warning. Aid agencies and others - still dealing with the aftermath of a devastating quake in August - breathed a sigh of relief.

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  Dog Who Rescued Quake Survivors Found Dead. Owner Says He Was Poisoned

  When a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the central Italian town of Amatrice two years ago, Fabiano Ettore and his German shepherd, Kaos, were among the first to join in the rescue efforts. Kaos, who was just over a year old at the time, worked for days with other dogs to find survivors of the quake, which killed 241 people and destroyed most of the to...

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  'Whole Island Felt It': Hawaii Hit By Historic Quake After Volcano Erupts

  A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii's Big Island as residents were evacuating lava flows and toxic gas in the wake of Kilauea's eruption.

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  'My House Is Full Of Blood': Over 145 Dead In Powerful Mexico Earthquake

  A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and killing dozens of people on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that devastated Mexico City.

• Virginia Political Quake May Doom Barack Obama Immigration Hopes

  A grassroots revolution in Virginia did not just topple Republican Party chieftain Eric Cantor.

• Strong 6.2 quake in Russia near North Korea border

  A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday in eastern Russia near the border with China and North Korean, the US Geological Survey said.

• 8.0 quake strikes Solomons, sparks Pacific tsunami

  A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake was feared to have flattened villages in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, and triggered a tsunami with destructive potential for Pacific nations' coasts, monitors said.

• East Coast quake strongest since World War II

  Tens of millions of people from Georgia to Canada were jolted on Tuesday by the strongest earthquake to strike the East Coast since World War II. Three weeks before the 10th anniversary of September 11, office workers poured out of New York skyscrapers and the Pentagon, relieved it was nothing more sinister than an act of nature.

• US earthquake: Cracks in Washington Monument

  Tens of millions of people from Georgia to Canada were jolted on Tuesday by the strongest earthquake to strike the East Coast since World War II. Three weeks before the 10th anniversary of September 11, office workers poured out of New York skyscrapers and the Pentagon, relieved it was nothing more sinister than an act of nature.There were no known...

• Earthquake in US: Quake rattles Washington, felt in New York

  A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.