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Hilarious Tweets from LA 3.8 Earthquake

WQBK — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:16:59 +0000

Whenever something happens people take to social media to point out the obvious. If you wanted to know if it was raining you could check your facebook or twitter feeds. This morning a 3.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Los Angeles California area and residents took to social media. I found ten hilarious tweets from people including celebrities regarding the minor quake.

Foo Fighters Cause Earthquake in New Zealand

WQBK — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:58:48 +0000

Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters took to the stage on December 13th in New Zealand. During their performance the band made history and registered earthquake level tremors directly related to the highs and lows of the Foo's set. The band also used footage from that earth rattling show to create a video for their new song 'These Days'. Watch it now!

7.1 Magnitude Quake Off Alaska Coast – Tsunami Warning Issued

BJ Ragone — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:37:54 +0000

As if the United States needed another disaster. In the early hours this morning the US Geological Survey reported that a 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Alaska and now there is a tsunami warning in place. The reports right no indicate that the quake hit 34 miles northwest of Anchorage and according to [...]

The Northeastern Earthquake's Impact on Technology

amanda.medina — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:19:18 +0000

Today's 5.8 magnitude earthquake not only shook us up, but it also shook up our social networking numbers. Astonishing numbers of comments and tweets were met within minutes of the earthquake.

Virgina Earthquake Shakes Albany, NYC, DC, and The Northeast

Bryen — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:55:59 +0000

An earthquake epicentered in Virginia occurred Tuesday afternoon, with people in Washington, DC, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Toronto reporting they felt the tremors, as well.

Reports thus far indicate the quake registered a 5.9 on the Richter scale.

Help Japan by Rocking Out on iTunes

amanda.medina — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:11:14 +0000

There are several programs that have started to give aid to Japan since the major earthquake that struck a couple weeks ago. Apple has stepped up and is offering music as a relief fund. With charities, it’s hard for some of us to give such generous donations when a lot of us are short in [...]

Large Earthquake Shakes Southeast Asia

amanda.medina — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:11:13 +0000

Today, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook the countries of Myanmar (also known as Burma) and Thailand. Both countries reside in Southeast Asia. Office buildings in major cities were shook up during the earthquake, which caused mass evacuations of several surrounding buildings. Several people actually went into panic fearing that buildings would collapse. Yahoo News interviewed [...]

Rock Artists Create Japan Relief Fund

WQBK — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:30:16 +0000

Slash, Staind and Linkin Park have donated unreleased songs to be available for help the Japan Earthquake Tsunami victims. How can you help? A Download To Donate Album is being created by the Linkin Park Music for Relief nonprofit to help towards Tsunami Relief in Japan. New, unreleased songs by such artists as , Angels & [...]

More Iron Maiden News!

Jennifer Beaudoin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:50:26 +0000

A few days ago I blogged about Iron Maiden releasing another "best of" album that was to cover the past two decades. Now, the band has announced that all proceeds for select merch T-Shirts will be going to the Japanese Red Cross to help victims, restoration and clean-up from the March 11 earthquake and earthquake-induced tsunami.

Sandra Bullock Donates $1 Million to Japanese Relief Efforts

Big Rich — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:56:45 +0000

According to CNN, Sandra Bullock has donated $1 Million dollars to the Red Cross for use in the Japanese Relief effort from the massive earthquake and tsunami last week. The Red Cross says it’s the largest celebrity donation so far in th effort, but many other large contributions have been made, with the contributors asking [...]

Quake News: The Youngest Survivor And Best Story Yet

Jennifer Beaudoin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:32:37 +0000

Since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan just four days ago, soldiers and other military groups have been searching through all of the rubble for bodies, dead or alive. This is obviously no easy task, but the following miraculous story made it all worth it.

All That Remains' Earthquake/Tsunami Experience

Jennifer Beaudoin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:22:04 +0000

Oh my God! My heart sank when I read that one of my top five bands, All That Remains, was in Tokyo when the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. Thankfully they are all OK, but are understandably a little shook up. They're from Massachusetts so they never have to worry about a natural disaster of that scale. Vocalist Phil Labonte did a short interview with Noisecreep about their experiences during the disaster.

Tech Tuesday – The Internet Survives the Japanese Quake

Big Rich — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:30:31 +0000

Redundancy was built into the Internet from the start. It's primary purpose was to survive a nuclear attack and keep information flowing. And is has done this many times during past disasters, and the Japanese earthquake is no exception. In fact, in a matter of a few hours it was back up to normal traffic levels.

Japan Still In Trouble

BJ Ragone — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:16:44 +0000

Japan is still feeling the effects of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit them last week. They are racing to fix coolant systems in their Nuclear Power Plants and the death toll continues to rise. As the days go on more and more develops on the latest disaster to strike the world. The 8.9 magnitude [...]

Quake And Tsunami Hit Japan–US West Coast Impacted [Update]

BJ Ragone — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:40:26 +0000

The 8.9 magnitude quake that struck Japan is not only impacting them, but the rest of the world. The world Market has taken a big hit and now Japans Nuclear Power Plant reactors may melt down. According to US geophysicist Dale Grant Japan has never seen something like this before. At around 3pm their time [...]

Google Launches Person Finder For Japan Disaster

WQBK — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:45:28 +0000

A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean nearby Northeastern Japan at around 2:46pm on March 11 (JST) causing damage with blackouts, fire and tsunami. Google has launched a webpage to provide information regarding the disaster including damage with realtime updates, a person locator and more. The google page has quick links, resources, maps, the latest news, plus emergency [...]

New Zealand Quake Creates Giant Iceberg

BJ Ragone — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:13:05 +0000

As if the massive 6.3 magnitude earthquake wasn’t enough trouble for New Zealand, that quake shook free a gigantic 30 million ton piece of ice from a New Zealand glacier. The massive piece of ice dropped into a lake miles from the city of Christchurch just minutes after the earthquake hit. When it dropped it [...]

Massive Earthquake Rocks New Zealand

BJ Ragone — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:01:08 +0000

Christchurch, New Zealand was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake at the peak of the workday killing dozens and laving even more trapped in office buildings.According to the Associated Press this may be one of the worst quakes to hit New Zealand. Back in September the same city was hit by a 7.1 magnitude quake [...]