Quake rattles southern California
June 15, 2010 by Trend PK
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LOS ANGELES: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near southern California”s border with Mexico Monday, rattling buildings across a wide area, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake hit at 9:26 pm (0426 GMT), five miles (eight kilometers) southeast of Ocotillo, a desert town some 200 miles southeast of Los Angeles, and was followed by a cluster of more than 10 aftershocks. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage but the temblor was felt throughout the region, rattling buildings in Los Angeles and even shaking a stadium hosting a Major League Baseball game in San Diego, reports said.
A seismologist from the California Institute of Technology said the quake was an aftershock of the 7.2 magnitude temblor which rattled northwestern Mexico in April, leaving two people dead.
transocean deepwater horizon
April 21, 2010 by Trend PK
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At least 11 people were missing and seven injured after an explosion and fire at an oil drilling platform off the coast of Louisiana, the Coast Guard said Wednesday.
Most of the 126 people were believed to have escaped safely after the explosion at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Mike O’Berry said. It happened about 52 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana’s tip.
The rig was still burning Wednesday morning and was listing about 10 degrees, O’Berry said.
“It’s burning pretty good and there’s no estimate on when the fire will be put out,” O’Berry said.
O’Berry said there were conflicting reports coming in but at least 11 – and possibly as many as 15 – were missing.
“We’re hoping everyone’s in a life raft,” he said.
Seven workers were airlifted to a Naval air station near New Orleans, then taken to hospitals. He said two of the seven were taken to a trauma center in Mobile, Ala., where there is a burn unit.
O’Berry said many workers who escaped the rig were being brought to land on a workboat while authorities searched the Gulf of Mexico for any signs of lifeboats.
The rig was drilling but was not in production, according to Greg Panegos, spokesman for its owner, Transocean Ltd., in Houston. The rig was
Mexicali Earthquake,San Diego Earthquake
December 30, 2009 by Trend PK
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TrendPK.com Mexicali Earthquake,San Diego Earthquake:A 5.8-magnitude earthquake centered 20 miles southeast of Mexicali occurred at 10:48 pm, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The quake was originally reported as a magnitude 5.9 and was felt throughout the Coachella Valley. The USGS has received reports of the weak Shaking in most valley cities with [...]
