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Shaking it Up in Alaska: ShakeMap Released for 7.9 Earthquake
(created on 11-13-2002)

Alaska Interior Reveals Scars and Ruptures from 7.9 Denali Fault Quake
(created on 11-8-2002)

Science, Location and Luck Minimized Alaska's Earthquake Damage
(created on 11-6-2002)

Protecting the Public From Earthquake Hazards - Advanced National Seismic System Comes to Memphis
(created on10-29-2002)

M6.7 Nenana Mountain, Alaska, Earthquake
(created on 10-25-2002)

Scientists To Conduct Seismic Experiments Near Memphis Small Underground Explosions Will Mimic Earthquake Waves
(created on 10-25-2002)

USGS Study Shows that Anchorage Area Fault is Capable of a Large Quake
(created on 10-23-2002)

Mrs. Mary C. Rabbitt - Noted USGS Geophysicist and Historian
(created on 8-30-2002)

Scientists Launch Major Earthquake Drilling Project Along the San Andreas Fault
(created on 6-24-2002)

Quake hits Southern Indiana-Illinois Border Region
created (created on 6-19-2002)

University of Utah to Monitor Olympic Earthquakes - Thanks to USGS
(created on 1-30-2002)

THE "SHIP"ping NEWS -- USGS Scientists Launch Earth Shaking Study in the Puget Lowlands
(created on 1-25-2002)

Normal Seismic Activity During 2001, But Heavy Toll in Human Losses
(created on 1-4-2002)

USGS HOSTS 'SHOW AND TELL'
(created on 10-2-2001)

SCIENTISTS FIND THAT FLUID-LIKE FLOW OF ROCK OCCURS BELOW FAULTS FOLLOWING BIG QUAKES
(created on 9-7-2001)

Northeastern U.S. Not Immune from Earthquake Dangers, New USGS Map Reveals
(created on 4-30-2001)

NISQUALLY (SEATTLE) EARTHQUAKE REVIEWED AT SSA MEETING
(created on 4-18-2001)

EYE AND EARWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF 1906 EARTHQUAKE
(created on 4-17-2001)

Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon Rattled by
(created on 4-17-2001)

NEW TOOLS FOR RAPID RESPONSE TO DAMAGING EARTHQUAKES
(created on 4-17-2001)

FROM 'O6 TO SEATTLE, EARTHQUAKES GETS DISECTED AT SSA MEETING
(created on 4-16-2001)

USGS Earthquake Research on Tap For GSA Spring Meeting
(created on 4-6-2001)

Blackouts Will Not Affect USGS Earthquake Monitoring or Posting of Information
(created on 3-21-2001)

Earthquake Shakes Eastern Tennessee
(created on 3-8-2001)

No More Earthquakes Than Usual, But 2001 So Far Is Deadly
(created on 3-5-2001)

Science, Mitigation Helped Preserve Seattle during Quake
(created on 3-2-2001)

Minor Aftershock hits Seattle
(created on 3-2-2001)

USGS Reports Seattle Area Earthquake
(created on 3-1-01)

Earthquake in India, January 26
(created on 1-26-2001)

New USGS Map Will Improve Earthquake Hazards Assessment in the Bay Area
(created on 1-23-2001)

Earthquake Shaking -- Find the 'Hotspots'
(created on 1-18-2001)

Earthquake Rattles New York City
(created on 1-17-2001)

USGS, FEMA Partner To Reduce Nation's Natural Disasters
(created on 12-13-2000)

Earthquake Shakes Evansville Area
(created on 12-7-2000)

Seismic Study of Santa Clara Valley Gets Underway
(created on 10-27-2000)

Unlocking the Secrets of the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater
(created on 9-26-2000)

San Jose Deep Well Will Monitor Groundwater and Assess Earthquake Hazards in Santa Clara Valley
(created on 9-8-2000)

USGS Takes "Cat Scan" of Va. Crater
(created on 9-5-2000)

Earthquake Shakes Amarillo
(created on 8-17-2000)

New Continuous Coring Investigations in Long Beach
(created on 7-10-2000)

Earthquake Shakes Northern Arkansas
(created on 6-28-2000)

Earthquake Shakes Southern New England
(created on 6-19-2000)

TURKISH EARTHQUAKE REPORT REMINDS U.S. OF NEED TO PREPARE
(created on 4-27-2000)

Earthquake Shakes Eastern New York
(created on 4-20-2000)

The Hector Mine Earthquake Came at the Right Time For Scientists Studying The Earth Beneath Los Angeles
(created on 4-7-2000)

USGS Scientist Joins Other Celebrities to Promote Earthquake Awareness/Safety
(created on 3-21-2000)

The Demise of The San Bruno Fault, or the Fault that Never Was
(created on 3-15-2000)

Earthquake Shakes New Hampshire
(created on 1-28-2000)

Giant Earthquake, 300 Years Ago This Week
(created on 1-24-2000)

Earthquake Shakes Southern Maine
(created on 1-4-2000)

Quake-Related Casualties Double, and More Earthquakes, in 1999
(created on 1-3-2000)

Most Recent Natural Disasters Were Not the Century's Worst, USGS Says
(created on 1-3-2000)

More Earthquake Monitoring Sites Needed in San Fransciso and Oakland
(created on 12-20-99)

The "Music" of Earthquakes Comes to Moscone
(created on 12-8-99)

Local Scientist Heads Geological Society
(created on 10-28-99)

Why So Many Earthquakes Lately? Who's Next
(created on 10-22-99)

Media Advisory: "Ten Years After the World Series Earthquake: Progress Toward Safer Communities"
(created on 10-21-99)

70 Percent Odds For Large Earthquake By 2030
(created on 10-14-99)

ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK...But Check the Aftershocks Probabilities
(created on 10-8-99)

TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EARTHQUAKES ON NEW BAY AREA MAPS
(created on 10-8-99)

When the Shaking Stopped, The Work Began -- For USGS Scientists
(created on 10-7-99)

"The Next Big Earthquake" - Still Helpful and Still Available; From USGS
(created on 10-7-99)

USGS Scientists Available for Additional Earthquake Information
(created on 9-21-99)

Earthquake Near Athens Unrelated to Turkish Event
(created on 9-7-99)

Earthquake Shakes Northern Illinois
(created on 9-2-99)

REPORT EARTHQUAKES OR FOLLOW USGS SCIENTISTS IN TURKEY - ON USGS WEBSITE
(created on 8-23-99)

USGS ADJUSTS THE MAGNITUDE OF TURKEY EARTHQUAKE
(created on 8-19-99)

USGS Scientists Available for Additional Earthquake Information
(created on 8-18-99)

Puget Sound Earthquake Hazards are Focus of Monday Night Meeting
(created on 5-3-99)

Puget Sound Earthquake Hazards are Focus of Monday Night Meeting
(created on 5-3-99)

Seismic Profiling Reveals Ancient River Valley and Prehistoric Faulting Beneath Portland, Ore.
(created on 4-30-99)

Sources of Migrant Oil and New Views of the San Gregorio Fault Highlight USGS Presentations at AAPG Meeting
(created on 4-30-99)

Earthquake of the east coast of Kamchatka
(created on 3-9-99)

The Bungee-Cord Connection in Earthquakes
(created on 1-22-99)

Fatalities Increase in 1998, but ... Earthquake Death Toll Still Below Long-Term Average
(created on 1-7-99)

Memphis Chosen for Earthquake Hazard Mapping... USGS Scientists Look for Rock and Roll Sites in Memphis
(created on 12-3-98)

Update: Earthquake Shakes Central Virginia
(created on 10-21-98)

Earthquake Shakes Central Virginia
(created on 10-21-98)

Earthquake Shakes the Northeast
(created on 9-28-98)

More than 16,000 earthquakes recorded in this century... New Map Pinpoints Past Caribbean Earthquakes
(created on 7-15-98)

Wanted: A Few Good Backyards
(created on 6-5-98)

Earthquake in North Carolina
(created on 6-5-98)

They "Shoot" Earthquakes --- Don't They?
(created on 5-29-98)

Map of Western Hemisphere Indicates Location of Potential Earthquake Damage
(created on 5-28-98)

Earthquakes Would Rattle Central United States
(created on 5-28-98)

USGS Earthquake Research in the Central and Eastern U.S.-- What's Shakin'
(created on 5-27-98)

Earthquake in Central Bolivia
(created on 5-22-98)

Earthquake in Papua
(created on 5-14-98)

Mega Earthquake Not Likely For Southern California
(created on 3-18-98)

From Alabama to Alaska, Earthquakes Get Close Examination from USGS Scientists
(created on 3-17-98)

San Andreas Fault on the Move at Parkfield
(created on 3-17-98)

USGS Maps Show Where Earthquakes May Trigger Landslides in Southern California
(created on 3-17-98)

Critical Disaster Information Needed: The Time is Now, Says NOAA Chief in Address to Emergency Managers
(created on 2-9-98)

Fewer Major Earthquakes But...Earthquakes Take More Lives in 1997
(created on 1-4-98)

Long Valley, California Earthquake
(created on 12-30-97)

Update on Alabama Seismic Event
(created on 12-16-97)

Log on to Natural Hazards... Before They Become Disasters: USGS Scientists to Describe Their Agency's Real-Time Monitoring of Natural Hazards
(created on 12-10-97)

Hayward Fault Is Still the Most Dangerous
(created on 12-10-97)

Sulawesi, Indonesia Earthquake
(created on 11-25-97)

Peru Earthquake - Tues., Oct. 28, 1997
(created on 10-28-97)

Earthquake Shakes Up More Than Alabama
(created on 10-24-97)

Earthquake in Manassas, Virginia
(created on 9-30-97)

Minor Earthquake in Northeastern Arkansas
(created on 9-18-97)

Tennessee Earthquake
(created on 7-30-97)

Digging for Earthquake Clues On The Hayward Fault
(created on 7-9-97)

Seismic Survey In Puget Sound Seeks Info On Hidden Faults
(created on 6-25-97)

Low-Level Aircraft Part Of USGS Earthquake Hazards Research
(created on 6-16-97)

Scientists Describe Upcoming Earthquake Research Project Set for Puget Sound
(created on 5-27-97)

Midwest Earthquakes, High-Flying Fault Finders and the Health of the Chesapeake Bay...
(created on 5-27-97)

Mexico Earthquake
(created on 5-1-97)

Three Large Earthquakes Shake In Little More Than 24 Hours
(created on 4-28-97)

Guam Earthquake
(created on 4-23-97)

Trinidad Earthquake, April 22, 1997
(created on 4-22-97)

Large Earthquakes Are Hazards to be Reckoned With in Hawaii; Could Affect Building Codes, Accoding to USGS Researcher
(created on 4-21-97)

World's Earthquake Toll Already Exceeds All of Last Year
(created on 3-5-97)

LECTURE: -- "LIVING WITH GEOLOGIC HAZARDS IN SAN MATEO
(created on 2-19-97)

Alaska and Washington Yield Largest U.S. Earthquakes. . . Most Significant Earthquakes of '96 Rattle China, Indonesia
(created on 2-13-97)

U.S. Geological Survey 1998 Budget: Increased Support for Drinking Water, Earthquakes and Biological Sciences
(created on 2-6-97)

EARTHQUAKE NETWORK IS HAMPERED BY AT&T SATELLITE FAILURE
(created on 1-22-97)

Plate Tectonics Video To Premiere At AGU
(created on 12-17-96)

USGS Researcher Introduces New Method To Assess Potential Losses From Liquefaction During Earthquakes
(created on 12-17-96)

Seismic Images of Rocks Beneath Seafloor Shed Light on Earthquake Hazards in Pacific Northwest
(created on 12-17-96)

Seismic Images of Rocks Beneath Seafloor Shed Light on Earthquake Hazards in Pacific Northwest
(created on 12-17-96)

CYPRUS EARTHQUAKE
(created on 10-10-96)

Taiwan Earthquake
(created on 9-6-96)

EASTER ISLANDS/PACIFIC OCEAN EARTHQUAKE
(created on 9-6-96)

Indonesia Earthquake
(created on 6-21-96)

EVIDENCE OF MAJOR PREHISTORIC EARTHQUAKES IN MIDWEST
(created on 4-3-96)

MISSISSIPPI EARTHQUAKE
(created on 3-26-96)

NICARAGUA EARTHQUAKE
(created on 3-5-96)

MEXICO EARTHQUAKE
(created on 2-26-96)

KOBE EARTHQUAKE WAS DEADLIEST, BUT NOT LARGEST IN '95
(created on 2-26-96)

SEISMIC CRISIS OVER, BUT HAZARDS REMAIN AT HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
(created on 2-8-96)