quake

Tomas soaks Haiti quake camps, triggers floods (Reuters)

November 5th, 2010

Earthquake survivors decide to stay in their camp, despite warnings of potential flooding by Tropical Storm Tomas, in downtown Port-au-Prince November 4, 2010. REUTERS/ Eduardo MunozReuters - Hurricane Tomas soaked Haiti’s crowded earthquake survivors’ camps and swamped coastal towns as it swirled between Haiti and Cuba on Friday, trailing thunderstorms that still could cause flooding…

Two dead after quake shakes central Serbia (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

Reuters - A 5.3 magnitude tremor shook central Serbia early Wednesday, killing two people, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic told Reuters.

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Fear of looming hurricane grips Haitian quake camps (Reuters)

November 2nd, 2010

Earthquake victims buy groceries at an improvised store in Camp Corail about 12 miles (19 km) north of Port-au-Prince November 1, 2010. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozReuters - How do you prepare a tent to stand up to a hurricane?


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Sharp quake rattles New Zealand city (AP)

October 19th, 2010

A young boy takes advantage of warped road to skateboard on in Paiapoi, 20km south of  Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - An earthquake rattled the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, cutting power and phone service and sending some residents running into the streets just weeks after…

Sharp quake rattles southern NZ city (AP)

October 18th, 2010

A young boy takes advantage of warped road to skateboard on in Paiapoi, 20km south of  Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - An earthquake rattled the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, cutting power and phone service and sending some residents running into the streets just weeks after…

Just 2 percent of quake debris in Haiti cleared (AP)

September 12th, 2010

AP - From the dusty rock mounds lining the streets to a National Palace that looks like it’s vomiting concrete from its core, rubble is one of the most visible…

Study: Aid after 2005 quake won trust in Pakistan (AP)

September 7th, 2010

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 file photo, Pakistan's army soldiers unload the relief supplies from a U.S. helicopter in Kalam, in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The U.S. had committed at least $87 million in aid and expected to give more in the coming days. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)AP - The influx of foreign aid after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake significantly increased survivors’ trust in the West, according to new research that also suggests hard-line Islamist charities did…

NZ cleans up after quake that tore new fault line (AP)

September 5th, 2010

A person cycles past a damaged road near the Avon River following Saturday's powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. The quake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city also ripped a new 11-foot- (3.5 meter-) wide fault in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Alexander)  **NEW ZEALAND OUT**AP - The powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault…

N. Zealand quake smashes buildings, rips new fault (AP)

September 4th, 2010

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key surveys the damage to buildings in central Christchurch after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the city September 4, 2010. REUTERS/Simon BakerAP - The powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around a New Zealand city also ripped a new 11-foot- (3.5 meter-) wide fault in…

Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake (AP)

September 4th, 2010

A police officer is seen on a street blocked by rubble from a damaged building following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Alexander) ** NEW ZEALAND OUT **AP - Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand’s South Island…