http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 07 Oct 2008 7:04:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38448/how-to-detect-earthquakes-from-your-desk.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSeismologists have found a way to harness the power of a built-in feature of many laptops and create a new wide-ranging earthquake-detection system, the Economist reports. The "Quake-Catcher Network" capitalizes on laptops' accelerometers, little devices that detect when the computer is falling or shaken, to provide widespread—and highly sensitive—recordings of the earth's vibrations.http://www.newser.com/story/38448/how-to-detect-earthquakes-from-your-desk.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 26 Sep 2008 9:22:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36083/61-magnitude-quake-hits-off-british-columbia-coast.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Canada's west coast today near Vancouver Island. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The quake was the latest in a series of coastal tremors since Monday. Two quakes rattled the area yesterday, both with magnitudes of around 5. There have been 18 quakes with a magnitude greater than 4 in the region this week.http://www.newser.com/story/36083/61-magnitude-quake-hits-off-british-columbia-coast.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 28 Aug 2008 11:33:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33237/japan-quake-injures-dozens.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA powerful earthquake jolted north-central Japan early today, injuring over 100 people, according to initial reports. The 6.8 quake collapsed 31 buildings on Japan's main Honshu island, according to CNN. Thousands of homes lost power in a blackout and landslides cut off key roads Officals have warned of aftershocks but say there is no danger of a tsunami.http://www.newser.com/story/33237/japan-quake-injures-dozens.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Jul 2008 1:33:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32089/new-clues-may-help-predict-earthquakes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultResearchers could be closer to predicting earthquakes hours before they happen, with an article in the journal Nature detailing how scientists detected seismic changes in rocks as much as 10 hours before two small California temblors. “Hurricane [warnings] give you an idea of what could be done,” one researcher told the BBC of such a breakthrough—still perhaps years away in daily application.http://www.newser.com/story/32089/new-clues-may-help-predict-earthquakes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 10 Jul 2008 8:45:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31306/china-quake-beat-the-odds.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe earthquake that leveled parts of China’s Sichuan province last month was a geological oddity arising from usually inactive faults, LiveScience reports. The bizarre seismological coincidences behind the quake explain why no one was able to predict the event, which claimed 69,000 lives.http://www.newser.com/story/31306/china-quake-beat-the-odds.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 30 Jun 2008 14:49:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29980/72-mag-quake-kills-6-in-northern-japan.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Japan today, killing at least 6 people and injuring more than 140 others, the AP reports. Landslides trapped another 100 bathers at a hot springs resort, but no tsunami warning was issued. At a nuclear power plant, 5 gallons of radioactive water splashed from two pools storing spent fuel, but officials said there was no leakage outside the plant.http://www.newser.com/story/29980/72-mag-quake-kills-6-in-northern-japan.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 13 Jun 2008 22:23:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28492/big-quakes-beget-more-shakes-worldwide.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMassive earthquakes like this month's in China's Sichuan province can quite literally make waves on the other side of the Earth, a new seismology study finds. The surface tremors resulting from events like Indonesia's tsunami-triggering quake in 2004 lead to increased seismic activity around the globe—from two to five times the average, LiveScience reports.http://www.newser.com/story/28492/big-quakes-beget-more-shakes-worldwide.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 27 May 2008 6:36:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28371/6-die-in-57-mag-colombia-quake.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAt least six people died and eight were injured during an earthquake in Colombia today, Reuters reports. The 5.7-magnitude temblor also razed 10 homes, damaged buildings, and sent people running into the streets of Bogota. Three of the quake's fatalities were trapped in landslides, and three others, including a baby, were in a car buried by an avalanche.http://www.newser.com/story/28371/6-die-in-57-mag-colombia-quake.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 24 May 2008 15:53:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27551/girl-pulled-from-quake-rubble-after-50-hours.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA girl was rescued from school dorm rubble last night after 50 hours trapped in the wreckage from China’s earthquake, CNN reports. She was calling “uncle, save me," said a rescuer. "The voice could haunt me for the rest of my life.” The rescue was a bright spot as China reported that nearly 400 dams were cracked in the quake, and scrambled to relieve pressure and shore them up.http://www.newser.com/story/27551/girl-pulled-from-quake-rubble-after-50-hours.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 15 May 2008 6:28:28 CDT