An earthquake registering at 8.8 magnitude struck approximately 80 miles east of the island of Honshu, Japan, at 2:46 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Japan’s NHK television network is reporting that the national meteorological agency has issued a major tsunami warning to coastal areas in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Based [...]
Mega-Quake Strikes Off Coast of Japan! (Update)
March 11th, 2011 · 4 Comments
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USGS Assessment: Large Quantities of Oil Shale Resources Available in Colorado’s Piceance Basin
April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
U.S. Geological Survey officials said in a news release today that oil shale resources in Western Colorado’s Piceance Basin are more than 50 percent larger today than they were in 1989. “For the first time in 20 years, we have an updated assessment of in-place oil shale in the Piceance Basin of Colorado,” said Secretary [...]
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Republicans Responsible for Midwest Quake
April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Before the day is over, I fully expect presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will attempt to place blame for this morning’s 5.2 Midwest earthquake squarely on the shoulders of President George W. Bush and their Republican rival, John McCain. In an attempt to beat the dueling Democrats to this ludicrous punch, I offer [...]
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USGS Map Shows Epicenter in Olney, Illinois
April 18th, 2008 · 9 Comments
A U.S. Geological Survey map (below) shows the epicenter of the earthquake that awakened people as far away as St. Louis at approximately 4:40 a.m. this morning was located at or near Olney, Ill. UPDATE 4-18-08 7:27 a.m. Central: Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey have updated the information about the earthquake, estimating it measured [...]
Tags: · earthquake, Illinois, japan, new madrid fault, olney, richter scale, St. Louis, tremblor, u.s. geological survey, usgs
