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Oldest survivor of San Francisco earthquake of 1906 dies

2015-09-02 19:26:14| Food - Topix.net

William Del Monte, seen here at the 2011 commemoration ceremony for the 1906 earthquake at Lotta's Fountain, is now the only known earthquake survivor still living. More than 1,000 people were killed in the April 18th 1906 earthquake and ensuing fires.

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Kansas earthquake decline coincides with injection rate reduction

2015-08-22 19:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Wichita Eagle: Earthquakes in Kansas have decreased since the Kansas Corporation Commission ordered oil companies in two southern counties to reduce the amount of saltwater they inject back into the ground, a state official said Friday. But its too soon to tell whether the decrease is a direct result of the KCC mandate, said Rex Buchanan, interim director of the Kansas Geological Survey. The jury is still out on the cause, Buchanan said. Earthquake activity is going to fluctuate naturally. Having...

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OPB: Northwest earthquake risk ripples to DC's radar

2015-08-04 15:55:07| PortlandOnline

News story posted to OPB.org August 3, 2015.

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Oklahoma Corporation Commission takes new earthquake actions

2015-08-04 02:16:58| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is imposing new guidelines on oil and natural gas disposal well operations in response to a rise in earthquake activity in northern Oklahoma and southern Logan counties. The commission that regulates the oil and gas industry announced the new rules Monday.

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