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Quake Forecast Gets High Score in Study
ScienceDaily (Oct. 3, 2011) — While earthquakes can't yet be predicted, scientists are making advances in their ability to forecast where they are most likely to occur, with the best forecasts now about 10 times more accurate than a random prediction, according to a new study by scientists at the University of California, Davis.
Assessing California Earthquake Forecasts
ScienceDaily (Sep. 29, 2011) — According to a study published Sept. 26 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, seven different earthquake forecasts that were submitted to a competition organized by the Southern California Earthquake Center were compared to each other and a control group. Results indicate a strong correlation between the forecast data and actual earthquakes.
Natural Disaster News
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Sumatra faces yet another risk: Major volcanic eruptions
The early April earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that shook Sumatra was a grim reminder of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in 2004 and 2005. Now a new study shows that the residents of that region are at risk from yet another potentially deadly natural phenomenon -- major volcanic eruptions.
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Chocolate and diamonds: Why volcanoes could be 'a girl's best friend'
Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized volcanic process, similar to one that is used in chocolate manufacturing, which gives important new insights into the dynamics of volcanic eruptions. The scientists investigated how a process called ‘fluidized spray granulation’ can occur during kimberlite eruptions to produce well-rounded particles containing fragments from the Earth’s mantle, most notably diamonds.
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USGS Recent Quakes
USGS M 5+ Earthquakes
Real-time, worldwide earthquake list for the past 7 days-
M 5.0, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
May 19, 2012 22:23:21 GMT
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M 5.0, north of Halmahera, Indonesia
May 19, 2012 20:06:01 GMT
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M 5.9, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
May 19, 2012 19:05:19 GMT
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M 5.9, offshore Antofagasta, Chile
May 19, 2012 08:35:10 GMT
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M 5.0, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
May 18, 2012 21:23:25 GMT