CITY (AP) — Mexico vowed to keep looking for a mysterious island that could extend its offshore oil claims after university researchers said they couldn't find it. "The island doesn't exist" in the area where it was shown on maps, a National Autonomous University of Mexico study concluded after conducting studies with underwater sensing devices and aerial reconnaissance in the area. "Isla Bermeja" appeared on maps from the 1700s as a speck of land off the northwest coast of the Yucatan...
South Whidbey fault has potential for major quake
MSNBC
MSNBC
updated 3:17 a.m. ET June 15, 2009 LOCAL NEWS - EVERETT -- The South Whidbey Island Fault is connected to a system of powerful earthquake fault lines stretching from Victoria, B.C., to Yakima that is capable of...
Earthquakes
CBC
CBC
Local residents walk past destroyed buildings in Mianyang in southwest China's Sichuan province, where a massive earthquake left thousands dead and many more homeless. (Kyodo News/Associated Press)An earthquake is one of...
Planet ‘restlessness’ may predict big quakes
MSNBC
MSNBC
The earthquake struck seemingly without warning. On the morning of Dec, 26, 2004, the ocean floor broke off the coast of Sumatra, unleashing a magnitude 9.3 temblor. The resultant tsunami killed nearly a quarter of a...
Quake advice to be probed / Govt plans to scientifically test oft-repeated instructions
Daily Yomiuri
Daily Yomiuri
"When an earthquake strikes, hide under a table." "Don't rush outside immediately." Are these actually life-saving actions in an earthquake? The Education, Science and Technology Ministry plans to see if such commonly...
6.7 quake rocks Papua New Guinea
Inquirer
Inquirer
PORT MORESBY, Papua New GuineaA powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea overnight, waking people from their sleep but causing no damage or tsunami, an official told AFP on...
Scientists hope to zero in on silent earthquakes
The News Tribune
The News Tribune
SEQUIM - The seismometer is snugged in its hole and tamped over with dirt. Now it's time for the stomp test. "This is the fun part," says University of Washington researcher Ken Creager, pounding his foot on the ground...
Scientists: Silent tremors may foretell 'Big One'
The News Tribune
The News Tribune
The seismometer is snugged in its hole and tamped over with dirt. Now it's time for the stomp test. "This is the fun part," says University of Washington researcher Ken Creager, pounding his foot on the ground three...
More foul weather on the way
NZ Herald
NZ Herald
4:00AM Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 By A makeshift 'ferry' transports Swanson residents across a flooded road. Photo / Dean Purcell Ponsonby lightning strikeLightning hits Sky TowerNZ's wild weather Related links: The foul...
Some Reservoir Residents Say Blasting Shaking Homes
MSNBC
MSNBC
updated 9:45 a.m. ET June 23, 2009 RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. - Some people who live at the Ross Barnett Reservoir said they thought an earthquake hit Monday morning. advertisement | This week an oil company began blasting to...
Satellites Guide Relief to Earthquake Victims
NASA
NASA
| | | June 19, 2009: On Thursday, May 28th, at 2:24 a.m. local time, a deadly earthquake rocked Honduras, killing seven people and injuring several others, demolishing homes, damaging scores of other buildings, and...



