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6.9 quake in Baja California

8/04/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

A huge earthquake rocked northwest Mexico today, Monday August 3, 2009, registering 6.9 in the Richter’s scale. The tremblor caused buildings in California to shudder raising fears of a tsunami. No significant casualty and physical damage were so far reported.

“The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck inside the Sea of Cortez, 76 miles (122 km) from the town of Santa Isabel on the Baja California peninsula and was 6.2 miles (10 km) deep. The figures were revised from its initial estimates. There were no initial reports of deaths or serious damage. Baja California, home to desert and mountains, is sparsely populated.”---Reuters (08/03/09)

Reports said the quake was most felt in San Diego California.(Photo Credit: wwwhorizon-taal.nl) =0=

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Italy’s rising quake death toll

4/07/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

Ninety-two (92) people were reportedly killed in an earthquake which struck central Italy on April 6, 2007 injuring scores of people and leaving about 50,000 homeless. The tremblor which registered 6.3 in magnitude heavily destroyed the city of L’Aquila prompting Prime Minister Berlusconi to declare a state of emergency.

“Some surrounding villages, where a greater proportion of homes were older, are feared to have fared even worse. People in Tempera, a few kilometres east of L'Aquila, told the Guardian that virtually every house in the historic village centre had been flattened, with many people feared dead.”----Guardian.co.uk (04/06/09, Hooper, J; Walker P)

Rising death toll has been reported in L’Aquila which is in a state of chaos. Dozens of buildings, a big proportion are old, have collapsed as rescue workers race with time to save survivors trapped in the rubble.

Makeshift shelters, mobile hospitals, and tents are being dispatched in the region to help in the worst calamity in the area since 2002. Humanitarian help and offer for assistance poured in from neighboring countries. (Photo Credit: Seele) =0=

UPDATE: Later counts of those who perished and suffered injuries placed the dead to about 150. The injured numbered 1,500 and is increasing. Many people who lost their homes had to stay out in the open for fear of another tremblor.
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