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Japan trudges towards recovery as industrial output rises

Tue, 05/31/2011 - 15:20 by Jamie Anderson

The Japanese economy, which was in a shambles after an unprecedented quake-tsunami in March and subsequent nuclear crisis hit it, is slowly but surely limping back to recovery.

Honda workers asked to take additional days off

Mon, 05/23/2011 - 16:07 by Jamie Anderson

Honda workers in Japanese plants have been asked to take 14 days off in the coming months as production at these factories continues to be disrupted due to the earthquake and tsunami that rocked the country in March.

Japanese economy shrinks post earthquake and nuclear crisis

Thu, 05/19/2011 - 13:33 by Anter Prakash Singh

The Japanese economy has plunged into a recession following the worst ever earthquake which was followed by a tsunami and a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, data for the first quarter of this year reveals.

Japan radiation poses no threat to US residents

Fri, 03/18/2011 - 16:51 by Neka Sehgal

After the earthquake and tsunami, the next worry is the threat posed by radiation leaks from Japan nuclear plant and how winds will disperse the radioactive material over the Pacific Ocean.

Japan quake disaster may hit global business

Tue, 03/15/2011 - 16:52 by Anter Prakash Singh

While the devastation caused by the earthquake in Japan is still being assessed, economists have already expressed fears that the disaster in Japan could affect the businesses throughout the world with the most impact on the automobile, machine tools and electronics sector.

Japan quake disrupts PCs', gadgets' production

Sun, 03/13/2011 - 13:17 by Yasser Ali

The colossal earthquake that shook Japan not only took thousands of lives, but also affected the manufacturing sites of some of the world’s biggest technology companies.

8.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan, tsunami follows

Fri, 03/11/2011 - 15:19 by Jaspreet Virk

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.9 has jolted Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a 13-foot tsunami that swept away dozens of cars, boats, and buildings along side the coast.

Earthquake fault identified in Idaho

Fri, 11/19/2010 - 09:40 by Prince damin

Boise, Idaho -- U.S. seismologists say they've mapped a previously unknown active earthquake fault in the Rocky Mountains in Idaho capable of generating a 7.5 magnitude quake.

The 40-mile fault at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains near the small town of Stanley was of some concern, and shaking from a temblor on the fault could extend to the state capital of Boise, Glenn Thackray, chairman of Idaho State University's geosciences department, said.

Scientists say they believe two earthquakes have occurred along the fault in the past 10,000 years, with one occurring 7,000 years ago and the other 4,000 years ago.

Another earthquake may jolt Haiti--geologists

Sun, 10/31/2010 - 16:00 by Jaspreet Virk

Problems don't seem to be nearing end for the disaster wrecked Haiti. After the Jan. 12 earthquake, and the recent cholera epidemic, another devastation may be in the offing.

'Puzzling' earthquake hits California

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 06:34 by Prince damin

Sacramento -- Seismologists say they are puzzled by a small earthquake in California in a region with no known faults and where temblors are rare.

The Oct. 15 earthquake, of just 3.1 magnitude, was centered 7 miles northwest of Lathrop in the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, The Sacramento Bee reported.

"It was a surprise to us," Jack Boatwright, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Calif., said. "There's something down there that we don't know about."

Residents of Manteca, about 10 miles southeast of the epicenter, felt the 4:04 a.m. quake.

Haiti said at risk of another earthquake

Mon, 10/25/2010 - 22:40 by Prince damin

Miami -- Haiti's January earthquake may not have relieved stresses on the main earthquake fault there, leaving it "locked and loaded" for a major quake, researchers say.

Studies suggest a previously unmapped "blind" fault may have triggered the catastrophe but did little to ease centuries of seismic strain building up along the island's major Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone.

That could put the island at risk for repeat temblors along the Enriquillo fault, one researcher said.

"Even if this earthquake did not occur along the entire fault, it's certainly an indication that stress has built up in the area," Andrew Freed, a Purdue University geophysicist, told The Miami Herald.

'Wall to wall' San Andreas quake overdue

Sun, 10/10/2010 - 22:19 by Prince damin

Los Angeles -- Some U.S. seismologists are increasingly alarmed at the potential of an earthquake occurring along the entire length of California's San Andreas fault.

The San Andreas has long been considered one of the most dangerous faults in the state; however recent research has some experts fearing a future major quake could occur along its entire 340-mile length.

"My concern is that we will get a series of large earthquakes along the San Andreas fault," said Thomas Jordan, director of the Southern California Earthquake Center.

Jordan told the Los Angeles Times the quakes could include a devastating 8.1 shaker and could run "wall to wall" from Monterey to the Salton Sea near the Mexican border.