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11 minor earthquakes rattle East County
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- East County rattled with a series of earthquakes overnight and Sunday. Eleven minor or moderate quakes have rattled Ocotillo, a small scattering of homes just east of the San Diego-Imperial county line, in the overnight hours. A pair of...Tags: Mexico, Natural Disasters, Easter, U.S. Geological Survey
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Millions take part in statewide quake drill
SAN DIEGO -- Hundreds of thousands of San Diegans took part in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill Thursday.
Organizers said more than 674,000 San Diego County residents registered for the event, in which they were asked to drop, cover and...Tags: Disasters, Injuries and Wounds, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, U.S. Geological Survey
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Several aftershocks shake San Diego
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- Four aftershocks shook the Imperial Valley and eastern San Diego County within a half hour, according to automated seismographs and computers operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. The largest temblor, magnitude 4.1, hit at 3:35 p.m. Its...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Carrier Reagan heads to aid Japanese quake victims
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was diverted to the northern coast of Japan Friday to provide aid to victims of a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that has more than killed 300 people.
The government of Japan has requested U....Tags: Disasters, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Military, Pacific Ocean, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Tsunami debris may wash up in California
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Trash, debris and pollution dragged back into the Pacific Ocean by the Japanese tsunami could drift to the California coast over the next two years, oceanographers said Tuesday. The earthquake and tsunami that devastated Northeastern Japan...Tags: Disasters, Pacific Ocean, Science and Technology, Science, University of California, San Diego
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Ship departs for humanitarian mission in Pacific
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- A Navy amphibious ship left San Diego Monday for a four-month humanitarian mission to island nations in the Pacific Ocean. The USS Cleveland will be the command ship in a flotilla including vessels from Australia, New Zealand and Japan in...Tags: Disasters, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Technology, Science and Technology
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Two survive nine days in Japan rubble
KTLA NewsBeijing (KTLA) -- An 80-year-old woman and her 16-year-old grandson were rescued Sunday after being buried under rubble for nine days following the worst earthquake in Japanese history and a massive tsunami ravaged their home. The boy, Jin Abe, managed...Tags: Disasters, KTLA, Physical Conditions, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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USS Lincoln feels tsunami from Japanese quake, no damage
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterThe USS Abraham Lincoln ended a nearly 7 month deployment Saturday, that included feeling the tsunami that hit Hawaii following the 9.0 earthquake that rocked Japan on March 11. "There was a little surge, but it did not damage the boat," said Admiral...Tags: Disasters, Transportation Accidents, Washington (U.S. state), Abraham Lincoln, Japan
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USS Ronald Reagan moved after detecting radiation
SAN DIEGO -- The Navy said Monday that it has moved its ships and planes away from a damaged Japanese nuclear plant after the USS Ronald Reagan detected low-level radioactive contamination.
Tests detected the radioactivity on 17 U.S. Navy helicopter...Tags: Disasters, Media Industry, U.S. Navy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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Calif. estimates tsunami damage at $50M
LOS ANGELES -- Experts estimate the damaged caused by the earthquake-triggered tsunamis along the California coast could top $50 million.
Humboldt State University experts told the L.A. Times Saturday that the damage estimate may rise.
Officials spent...Tags: Disasters, Washington (U.S. state), Oregon, Political Systems, Jerry Brown
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Spa donates profits to Japanese quake victims
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- A San Diego spa owner is reaching out to victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami by donating the profits from 1,000 facials and massages services. Suki Day Spa owner Suki Lung said 10 of her employees are Japanese and several still...Tags: Disasters, Employees, Lungs and Airways, Charity, Human Interest
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Engineer: Local nuke plant built to withstand tsunamis
SAN ONOFRE, Calif. -- Engineers at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station at the north end of San Diego County said Friday that the reactor is designed with protections against tsunamis.
Chris Able of Southern California Edison, which manages the...Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Disasters, Southern California Edison Company, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters
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