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Buy Now, Save Now
Why 2012 is a good year to buy By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features New-vehicle sales could rise by as much as six to seven percent during 2012 according to Automotive News, due largely to the effects of a stabilizing economy and pent-up consumer demand....Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Tsunamis, Values, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no...Tags: Tsunamis, U.S. Geological Survey, Tokyo (Japan), Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake
ReutersTOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warnings have been issued. The United States Geological Survey recorded the quake at 6.1,...Tags: Tsunamis, U.S. Geological Survey, Tokyo (Japan), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters
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GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds
When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...
Tags: Indonesia, Tsunamis, Oceans, Science and Technology, Bodies of Water
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Magnitude 3 quake strikes near Hawthorne, Nev.
A shallow magnitude 3 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 12 miles from Hawthorne, Nev., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:24 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 62 miles...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Disasters
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San Jose: 3.4-magnitude earthquake reported east of Alum Rock
San Jose Mercury NewsA 3.4-magnitude earthquake was reported at 10:12 p.m. Thursday about 5 miles east of the Alum Rock neighborhood of San Jose. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake was about 4 miles deep and on the Calaveras Fault. San Jose...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Disasters
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Japanese boat first confirmed tsunami debris in California
A 20-foot boat that washed ashore earlier this month in Northern California has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami to reach the state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, working with the Japanese...
Tags: Tsunamis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Google+, Pacific Ocean, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Quake shakes Morgan County
The Decatur Daily, Ala.Valhermoso Springs resident Royce Turney felt a slight "jarring" and heard a rumble at his home Monday morning before leaving to drive his school bus. The Antioch Road resident assumed it was just more testing at Redstone Arsenal and was surprised to...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Somerville, Natural Disasters
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20-foot boat that drifted to California is tsunami debris
The barnacle-covered boat with Japanese lettering spent 758 days at sea before it drifted onto a Northern California beach. Nearly three weeks after the 20-foot boat washed ashore in Crescent City, about 20 miles south of the Oregon border, the National...
Tags: Tsunamis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Ocean, Natural Disasters, Japan
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Dozens killed as quake hits Iran, Pakistan
TEHRAN, Iran -- An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai. It also forced Iranian officials -- for the second time in less than a week --...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Armed Forces, Applied Physics, U.S. Geological Survey, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Major earthquake kills at least 40 near Pakistan border
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Seismologists say a major earthquake has struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border, less than a week after a quake in Iran killed at least 37 people. Iranian state TV says at least 40 people have been killed. ...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Pakistan, Iran, Natural Disasters
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Quake fears dismissed
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainREGIONAL experts have dismissed claims that Bahrain could be affected by a major earthquake predicted to hit Iran in the coming days. The US Geological Survey Agency (USGS) warned a tremor measuring 9.8 could happen anytime between tomorrow and April...Tags: Bahrain, Chile Earthquake (2010), U.S. Geological Survey, Yemen, Manama (Bahrain)
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