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LOS ANGELES - A moderate earthquake was felt Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The magnitude-4.1 temblor was centered 10 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles near Los Angeles International Airport, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The City of Los Angeles is hosting an International Earthquake Conference in November, 2008, focusing on Policy, Planning, & Preparedness, in partnership with the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative and in conjunction with the Great Southern California ShakeOut. Academics, policy-makers, emergency managers, and responders from the high-earthquake-risk megacities of the world have been invited to present best practices & policies, new ideas, and cutting-edge technologies that reduce earthquake risk and minimize losses. They will discuss both policy approaches as well as present actual tools used to prepare communities and respond to disasters. All attendees will take a trip during the conference to observe different venues participating in the ShakeOut Drill on Nov. 13, such as emergen...
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PASADENA - U.S. researchers Monday scrambled to find out as much as possible about a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck south of the border Sunday leaving at least two dead and 230 injured. Photo Gallery: Easter Sunday Earthquake
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LOS ANGELES - A light earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area today, waking residents and knocking some items off shelves and walls. The magnitude 4.5 temblor struck just before 1 a.m. about 4 miles northwest of Chatsworth, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of injuries, said spokesman Brian Humphrey, of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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PASADENA - Caltech scientists said Monday that yesterday's 7.2- magnitude quake in Mexico will not significantly increase the chances of a quake in Southern California. Kate Hutton, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, which has an earthquake center at Caltech, said that there is a theory among researchers that one large magnitude earthquake can increase the chance of another quake elsewhere.
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YOU can take super-salesman Tim Leiweke's word for what the deal is for AEG's proposed downtown football stadium - it just depends which day of the week he's talking and which side of his mouth he's talking from. The proposal has shifted more times than the earthquake-prone ground beneath Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES - The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the mysteries of sudden ground shifts. Despite decades of research, earthquake prediction remains elusive. As much as society would like scientists to tell us when a jolt is coming, mainstream seismologists are generally pessimistic about ever having that ability.
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Moderate earthquake felt in downtown LA LOS ANGELES - A moderate earthquake rattled downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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-- Link: Southern California Earthquake Center LOS ANGELES - The chances of a major earthquake striking California in the next 30 years is a "near certainty," seismologists said Monday, and such an event is more likely to happen in Southern California than anywhere else in the Golden State.
