"The Quake"
03/11/2011
Quake Is 5th Biggest, But Japan Best Prepared
by AP Take the world's most earthquake-prepared country, jolt it with one of the biggest quakes in history and add a devastating tsunami minutes later.
Powerful Tsumani Inevitably Followed Japan Earthquake
The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the Japanese island of Honshu is the strongest quake worldwide since the 2004 Indian Ocean quake, and it created classic conditions for a powerful and destructive tsumani,...
What Would Happen if an 8.9 Quake Hit the US?
Here are some answers to a few other earthquake questions: What would an 8.9 quake be like in the US? Moschetti says that an 8.9 quake is only possible in subduction zones, areas where one plate is underneath another plate.
Japan earthquake: how big was it?
It can be difficult to grasp the power of today's earthquake. The dramatic video and photos coming out of Japan paint a devastating picture.
Japan earthquake: nuclear disaster fears as reactor overheats
Japan was battling to avoid a nuclear disaster after a reactor was critically damaged by the country's biggest earthquake. Prime minister Naoto Kan declared a nuclear emergency as his trade minister admitted that a radiation leak might occur at the ...
Obama offers quake-ravaged Japan any assistance needed Los Angeles Times
2007 Japan quake was a 'wake-up call' on nuclear safety msnbc.com (blog)
WSJ: Yen's Post-Earthquake Rally Draws Skeptics
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The yen surged on Friday as investors made bets that the country's biggest earthquake in centuries will force companies there to bring home cash from abroad, yet further gains could prove ...
Discovery Channel to air earthquake, tsunami special -- EXCLUSIVE
Anatomy of a Disaster promises unprecedented footage showing the 8.9 magnitudeearthquake and resulting tsunami that devastated the west coast of Japan and continues to send its ripple effects as far away as California and Oregon.
Comcast unscrambles TV Japan channel to view quake, tsunami news San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
For quake news, Comcast makes TV Japan free Seattle Times (blog)
What Causes a Tsunami?
Voice of America - 2 hours ago
A tsunami is a series of large waves generated by an abrupt movement on the ocean floor that can result from an earthquake, an underwater landslide, a volcanic eruption or - very rarely - a large meteorite strike.
Senator Inouye's Wife in Tokyo When Earthquake Hit
As often happens with catastrophes like the violent earthquake that shook Japan, the event touches the lives of many in its wake in an indiscriminate way, young, old, rich, poor.
Japan Quake Affects $1.5 Bln Of 'Catastrophe Bonds'
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The earthquake that struck Japan on Friday may affect more than $1.5 billion of specialized securities called natural catastrophe bonds, leaving investors scurrying to determine their potential...
Ryo Ishikawa wakes to quake news, near Doral lead
Ryo Ishikawa awoke to the horrifying news Friday that his homeland was in chaos due to a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa focuses on game after earthquake, tsunami Washington Post (blog)
Ishikawa, with mind on homeland, just one off lead New York Daily News (blog)
China Offers Japan Support for Quake Relief
China's government, often at odds with Tokyo, offered support to Japan after Friday's powerfulearthquake, with Premier Wen Jiabao expressing “deep sympathy and solicitude to the Japanese government and the people” and telling his ...
Quake in China kills at least 25 TriValley Central
China and the Earthquake in Japan New Yorker (blog)
Another quake jolts Tokyo, adding to chaos from 8.9 quake, tsunami
The tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people.
Effects of earthquake near Japan felt in Grand Island
After a massive earthquake near Japan and numerous tsunamis around the Pacific, effects are being felt here in Grand Island.
Japanese players try to get news after earthquake
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
Hundreds of people were killed or missing after Japan was struck by its biggest recordedearthquake and a massive tsunami. "It's a tough situation," Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima said through a translator.
Oakland A's Hideki Matsui expresses sympathy, concern for Japan after ... San Jose Mercury News
Oakland A's plan to raise funds for tsunami relief San Francisco Chronicle
Message from the chancellor about Japan's earthquake and tsunami
UC Berkeley - 30 minutes ago
By Public Affairs, UC Berkeley | March 11, 2011 We are shocked and saddened today following news that hundreds have been killed in Japan following a magnitude 8.9 offshore quake, which unleashed a ferocious tsunami on the country's eastern coast.
Video: UNM students stuck in Japan
KRQE.com
KRQE.comTemple students in Japan shaken | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-11 Philadelphia Inquirer
3 Students studying abroad in Japan safe The Brown Daily Herald
Google Releases Person Finder for Victims of Japan Tsunami andEarthquake
Fox News - 5 hours ago
Google has unveiled a person finder app to aid those affected by the massive, magnitude 8.9 offshore earthquake that struck Japan and the massive tidal wave that followed it.
Google launches Person Finder for Japanese quake victims Computerworld
2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami: The Internet response is a wonder Washington Post (blog)
Japan quake may hit flash memory chip supply hard
The supply of flash memory chips, a principal component in hot-selling tablets and smartphones, will be affected--possibly significantly--by the earthquake in Japan, according to a report. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake and series of ...
Japan Quake Rattles Chip Industry Wall Street Journal
Undersea Convulsion Fueled Tsunami
Even in Japan's turbulent seismic history, the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Friday was one for the record books.
Video: Tsunami rocks boats in Santa Cruz Harbor Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Japanese players struggle to find loved ones after quake, tsunami
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Takashi Saito and New York Yankees minor leaguer Kei Igawa left their respective spring training camps today in the wake of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. Saito and Igawa both hail from a ...
Former Dodger Takashi Saito can't locate parents following quake Los Angeles Times
