Quake Hits California 11 Years Late
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More than 11 years after scientists predicted it would occur, a strong earthquake rocked the central California town of Parkfield on Tuesday morning.
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A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck Northern California Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was about nine miles northeast of San Jose's City Hall. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, but the quake sent residents scrambling for cover.
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Major earthquakes around the world since early last century:
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A damaged car perches on a brick wall December 27, 2004 after a quake-triggered tsunami hit Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, near the epicentre of the quake off Indonesia&#39;s Sumatra island.
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A strong earthquake and more than a  dozen aftershocks struck central California on Tuesday,  rattling a large chunk of the state along the San Andreas Fault  but apparently causing little damage.
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A moderate earthquake has hit central California, but there have been no reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey says the quake had a magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter scale and was followed by a series of smaller aftershocks.
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More than one-hundred-sixty aftershocks have followed today&#39;s central California quake, but no injuries have been reported. The earthquake was centered a few miles southeast of Parkfield.
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THE effects of an earthquake registering 8.1 on the Richter scale, the biggest recorded anywhere in the world in almost four years, were felt by residents throughout the State about 2am on Christmas Eve.
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A strong earthquake shook central California yesterday, cracking pipes, breaking bottles of wine and knocking pictures from walls.
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A magnitude 4.2 earthquake that could be felt throughout the Bay Area struck Thursday night, officials said.
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PARKFIELD - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck Tuesday along the San Andreas fault in a place known as California&#39;s earthquake capital.
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There are no reports of injuries or damage after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Central California. The Tuesday afternoon quake was centred southeast of Parkfield, the town known as California&#39;s earthquake capital.
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A strong earthquake struck Central California at 10:15 am today, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was centered in Parkfield, near Paso Robles.
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CULIACAN, Mexico  - A strong earthquake hit Mexico's Gulf of California on Saturday, but there were no reports of damage and no danger of a tsunami.
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The magnitude 6 earthquake that rocked central California on Tuesday may have been the most widely anticipated earthquake in history.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck near Parkfield last Tuesday [Sept. 28] at 10:15 am and lasted more than 10 seconds.
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Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake to shake the planet in more than 40 years wiped out coastal areas across Asia as far as 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) away, killing more than 11,000 people.