Latest Earthquake Stories

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental Energy Corporation (OTCBB: CPPXF) (the "Company") an emerging international oil and gas company, today announced the hard fought completion of 3D seismic acquisition and processing operations on its Bengara-II Block, Indonesia. The Bengara-II block production sharing contract is owned and operated by the Company's 18% owned subsidiary, Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) Ltd. ("CGB2"). Surface damage claims disputes with prawn...

  Full-size pickup trucks on bridge deck to add important data to be used for new design standards Six full-size pickup trucks took a wild ride on a 16-foot-high steel bridge when it shook violently in a series of never-before-conducted experiments to investigate the seismic behavior of a curved bridge with vehicles in place. The 145-foot-long, 162-ton steel and concrete bridge was built atop four large, 14-foot by 14-foot, hydraulic shake tables in the University of Nevada, Reno's...

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- US Seismic Systems (USSI), a subsidiary company of Acorn Energy, Inc. (Nadsaq: ACFN) announced today that it has received an order for a high temperature down-hole seismic monitoring system based upon USSI's revolutionary Ultra High Sensitivity (UHS) fiber optic sensor technology. This order, valued at over $620,000, represents the fifth significant order received by USSI in 2011 for energy applications. The company has over $2.4 million...

RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Virginia Power informed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today that multiple detailed inspections have found no significant damage to equipment at North Anna Power Station from the Aug. 23 earthquake. North Anna, like other U.S. nuclear stations, was hardened against earthquakes and other potential hazards in the 1990s. An analysis at that time demonstrated that it could successfully withstand, without significant damage to safety...

  Iceland’s Katla volcano has been the site of small but increasing earthquake activity but scientists said Tuesday there is no immediate concern that the increased seismic activity will trigger a dangerous eruption. Earthquakes around Katla are common, increases in cluster earthquakes are not, reports the Associated Press (AP). “It’s one of the most feared volcanos, so we’re closely monitoring it,” Pall Einarsson of the University of Iceland told AP's Gudjon Helgason....

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The earthquake that occurred in central Virginia was felt over a broad area on the east coast. The region escaped the earthquake without major damage. Catastrophe models forecast losses associated with the earthquake are expected to be less than $100 million. As other catastrophes in the area have recently caused billions of dollars in damage, the damage and losses associated with the earthquake seem small in comparison. Earthquakes occur...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest earthquake to hit Virginia in more than a century struck Louisa County yesterday. The 5.9 earthquake hit Virginia at 1:51 p.m. on August 23, but the effects were felt in several states including Washington, New York City and North Carolina. No injuries or major damage were reported but many buildings were evacuated and masses of people flooded the streets. Some buildings also experienced electrical loss. The quake comes one...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PennDOT bridge inspectors in each of the agency's 11 districts are doing precautionary inspections of bridges around the state after today's 5.9 magnitude earthquake that was centered near Richmond, Virginia. "We have no reason to believe the Virginia earthquake caused major damage to any state roadways or bridges," said Scott Christie, P.E., PennDOT's Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration. "But to err on the side of caution,...

  Virginia was rocked by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday that was felt all the way into New York City and beyond. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said that the 5.9-magnitude earthquake's epicenter was in Mineral, Virginia, about 100 miles away from Washington D.C. Buildings throughout Washington and New York City were evacuated, including the Pentagon. CNN reported that there is standing water from a pipe broken at the Pentagon as a result of the earthquake. The same...

Local insurance experts provide residents with earthquake safety information. Anaheim, California (PRWEB) August 17, 2011 It seems as though the last five years have been rife with natural disasters that have occurred all around the world, which is why local California home insurance agency Hall, Mahar & Associates is helping more and more local residents obtain the coverage they need to protect their houses in cases of unforeseeable damages. However, basic house insurance may not...