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• Strong earthquake shakes Mexico City

  March 20, 2012 in News MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong, long 7.6 earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shook central southern Mexico on Tuesday, swaying buildings in Mexico City and sending frightened workers …

• Magnitude-4.0 quake shakes San Francisco Bay area

  March 5, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO — Some San Francisco Bay area residents were awakened by an earthquake and some smaller aftershocks.

• 4.6 quake shakes north-central Washington

  November 18, 2011 in Region A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook awake many Okanogan County residents at 5:09 a.m. today and was felt in Leavenworth, Wenatchee and Entiat, Wash. 10

• Earthquakes rock Guatemala, 1 confirmed dead

  September 19, 2011 GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Three earthquakes shook a major part of Guatemala in less than 90 minutes Monday afternoon, killing at least one person, authorities said.

• Rescuers in choppers reach Himalaya quake villages

  September 19, 2011 in Nation/World GANGTOK, India (AP) — Rescue workers dug through mudslides as they struggled Monday to reach thousands of villagers cut off by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 53 people …

• Quake rocks Washington, D.C., felt on East Coast

  August 23, 2011 in Nation/World A 5.9-magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the memorials and monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from South Carolina to Martha’s Vineyard, the … 7

• Japan’s consul general praises Northwest for aid

  April 14, 2011 in City on Page A5 Soon after the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, the Seattle office of the consul general of Japan was overwhelmed with messages of condolences from Northwesterners. In the weeks …

• Car makers restrict colors over supply from Japan

  March 26, 2011 in Business on Page A10 DETROIT – Chrysler on Friday became the second Detroit automaker to restrict dealers from ordering certain colors due to a “potential” pigment shortage that is related to slow recovery of …

• Experts say problems at Japanese reactors unlikely to affect Washington

  March 15, 2011 in News It’s possible that nuclear products released as a result of problems facing Japanese reactors will be detected in Washington, but highly unlikely that levels could affect human health on this … 16

• ISU seeks new host for figure skating worlds

  March 15, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland – Accepting that Tokyo could not host the World Figure Skating Championships next week, the sport’s governing body stepped up efforts Monday to find a new venue and …

• Wheat farmers may feel impact

  March 12, 2011 in City on Page A4 Whether it’s revolution in the Middle East or an earthquake and tsunami in Japan, this year has already been tumultuous for the region’s wheat industry. Japan buys more Washington-grown wheat …

• Tsunami hits Hawaii; five swept to sea on West Coast

    March 11, 2011 in News SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) — A tsunami on Friday sank several boats in Brookings harbor, swept half a dozen other boats out to sea and washed into the ocean four people … 38

• Mukogawa students unlikely to be greatly affected by quake

  March 11, 2011 in News Parent university located in west central Japan, where most students come from

• Earthquake, tsunami devastate Japan

    March 11, 2011 in News TOKYO (AP) — A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan’s eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away ships, cars …

• 3.4 quake at 5:21 a.m. Tuesday near a Seattle suburb

  May 25, 2010 in Region A number of residents in the suburbs north and east of Seattle were shaken awake Tuesday by a small earthquake. 2

• What if disaster struck?

  March 14, 2010 in Features on Page D1 Two weeks ago, Hawaii came to a standstill when oceanographers warned that the Chilean earthquake could culminate in a killer tsunami. Residents and tourists cleared the beaches. Sirens blew. Families … 5

• Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami warning issued for Pacific

    February 27, 2010 in News TALCA, Chile (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Chile on Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami threatened every …

• Haitians flee in fear as big aftershock hits

  January 20, 2010 in Nation/World The most powerful aftershock yet struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking more rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets eight days after the country’s capital was …

• Obama taps former presidents to help with Haiti

  January 16, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that America “stands united” with the Haitian people as he thanked two former presidents for agreeing to help raise billions to rebuild …

• Spokane family awaits word of children in Haiti

  January 15, 2010 in News For Angela Simpson, the television images are hard to watch. And hard not to.

• Gonzaga priest’s niece died in Haiti earthquake

  January 15, 2010 in Region A recent college graduate from Port Orchard who was volunteering at a Haiti orphanage was killed when the Port-au-Prince earthquake struck, her family said Friday. 3

• Tri-City woman borrows phone to call from Haiti

  January 15, 2010 in Region A 59-year-old Kennewick woman who’s in Haiti working at an orphanage has gotten word to her family that she survived the devastating earthquake that left thousands of people injured or … 1

• Tremor near Lake Spokane likely micro earthquake

  January 15, 2010 in City A micro earthquake was reported Wednesday in the vicinity of Lake Spokane to the southwest of Tum Tum, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

• Aid workers in Haiti face ‘logistical nightmare’

    January 14, 2010 in Nation/World Roads full of hungry, homeless people. A ruined port and an overwhelmed airport. Hundreds of crumpled buildings and little heavy machinery. Few working phones. Relief supplies and emergency experts started … 1

• Thousands feared dead in Haiti quake; many trapped

    January 13, 2010 in Nation/World Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after a powerful earthquake flattened the president’s palace, the cathedral, hospitals, schools, the main prison and whole neighborhoods. Officials … 2

• Northern California coast rattled by 6.5 earthquake

  January 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 FERNDALE, Calif. – A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California Saturday afternoon, shaking buildings south of the Oregon border and knocking out power in several coastal …

• Sumatra digs for survivors

  October 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 JAKARTA, Indonesia – A powerful earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has left a once-vibrant port city heaped with corpses sealed in canary-yellow bags as soldiers and rescue workers …

• Military help arrives for devastated Samoas

  October 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 APIA, Samoa – Convoys of military vehicles brought food, water and medicine to the tsunami-stricken Samoas on Thursday as victims wandered through what was left of their villages with tales …

• Counselor heading to disaster site

  October 2, 2009 in City on Page A4 A mental health counselor from Spokane will join the Red Cross disaster response team in American Samoa as it assesses the damage from Wednesday’s tsunami. As mental health manager, Lyle …

• Strong quake hits Indonesia

  October 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 PADANG, Indonesia – A powerful earthquake that struck western Indonesia trapped thousands of people under collapsed buildings – including hospitals, a hotel and a classroom, officials said. At least 200 …

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