Report: Few inspections since L.A. quake
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More than 80 percent of the city's steel-framed high rise buildings have not been inspected for possible damage from the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and officials said they fear the extent of any problems may not be known until the next big quake hits.
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A moderate earthquake struck Central California on Tuesday that was felt from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area. There was no immediate report of injuries.
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The western Japanese city of Kobe fell silent for one minute to mark an earthquake 10 years ago which killed 6,433 people in the country's worst post-World War II disaster.
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The earthquake-damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct apparently has passed its latest round of inspections, with state officials determining the roadway hasn&#39;t settled since movement was discovered a year ago.
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Two significant earthquakes shook Alaska's seismically active Aleutian Islands, but there were no immediate reports of any damages or injuries.
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A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck in central California, shaking buildings as far away as San Francisco. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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A series of earthquakes, the  largest registering magnitude 5.9, shook central California on  Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no  immediate reports of injury or damage.
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Home construction starts fell 2.6 percent in August to their lowest level in more than 12 years while building permit activity, a sign of future construction plans, also dropped to a low not seen since mid-1995, a government report on Wednesday showed.
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U.S. states have found no signs so far that bridges like one that collapsed in Minneapolis last month have structural problems that would pose a danger to motorists, the government said on Wednesday.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan, July 17 -- Officials said Tuesday that the previous day's powerful earthquake tipped over barrels of nuclear waste at a power plant, and they were investigating whether there were any radioactive leaks.
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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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California is lagging in key areas of readiness for a bioterrorism attack, according to a national study released yesterday. The state fell short on five of the 10 indicators
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LOS ANGELES Only a fraction of California hospitals have been inspected to see if they are meeting a state law that imposes certain nurse-to-patient ratios.
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There were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage as a strong earthquake shook Central Calif. on Tuesday. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
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A pair of small earthquakes shook desert communities near the U.S.-Mexico border, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Earthquakes on two separate faults rattled Central California a day after a 6.0-quake jolted the region. No major damage or injuries were reported.
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Most earthquakes make history for the damage they inflict. But last week&#39;s quake at Parkfield, Calif., is likely to be remembered for insights that could improve earthquake-hazard assessments, quake-resistant