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News From Wednesday, June 23, 2010
11:26:41 PM Earthquake Hits Ontario and Quebec: No Damage Reported
Wall Street Journal - USA

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit southern Ontario and Quebec around 1:41 pm EDT Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey. ... [more]

11:21:42 PM Geologists answer questions on today's quake
Globe and Mail - Toronto,Ontario,Canada

Below is an edited transcript of the Q&A: Jen MacMillan: I've got Alexander Cruden from University of Toronto, geology professor, on the line to take some ... [more]

10:04:06 PM Did You Feel the Earth Shaking This Afternoon?
New York Magazine - New York,NY,USA

If so, it might be because shortly before 2 pm, according to the US Geological Survey, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake rocked Southern Ontario, in Canada, ... [more]

10:01:25 PM Earthquake Hits Toronto Canada, Michigan, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Rochester
Sportz Mania (blog)

University of Toronto geologist Russell Pysklywec said. “Based on historical data huge part of North America was buried two kilometres of ice 10000 years ... [more]

9:40:46 PM Interview: State Geologist Larry Becker On Today's Earthquake
Vermont Public Radio - Colchester,VT,USA

(Host) The US Geological survey has confirmed a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck on the Ontario-Quebec border region this afternoon a little after 1:30 pm ... [more]

9:24:36 PM Magnitude 5.0 earthquake reported in Canada; did you feel it?
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA

Phil Carpenter, a geology and geophysics professor at Northern Illinois University, said the center of the quake was so far away that he's surprised people ... [more]

9:07:29 PM Earthquake in Wellsville?
Wellsville Daily Reporter - Wellsville,NY,USA

By John Anderson Wellsville Geologist Art Van Tyne said it was probably from one of the faults up north. "It was an earthquake, we felt the effects of it. ... [more]

8:42:57 PM Earthquake tremors felt in Michiana
WNDU-TV - South Bend,IN,USA

Geologists tell NewsCenter 16 the earth in the eastern portion of the United States absorbs energy different than in the west, which is why the tremors were ... [more]

8:36:27 PM Canada earthquake rattles buildings in northern NJ, New York state
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

(Map by US Geological Survey) BERGEN COUNTY -- A 5.0 magnitude earthquake today centered north of Ottawa, Canada rattled buildings throughout New York state ... [more]

7:10:11 PM 5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Canada
FOX News - USA

A strong earthquake measuring 5.5 rocked Ottawa and Montreal in eastern Canada Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey reported. ... [more]

5:59:50 PM Bear mauls geologist near Rainy Pass Lodge
Juneau Empire - Juneau,AK,USA

ANCHORAGE — A geologist who was mauled by a bear near Rainy Pass Lodge is reported in fair condition at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. ... [more]

5:21:39 PM New Florida State president Eric Barron discusses athletics, conference ...
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA

Eric Barron graduated from Florida State in 1973 with an undergraduate degree in geology. He returned earlier this year to become Florida State University's ... [more]

5:09:08 PM Foundation Resources Management Changes
MarketWatch - USA

His contribution while working with the Ontario Geological Survey included the discovery of numerous mineral occurrences of precious and base metals, .... [more]

3:12:06 PM Stronghold Announces SEDAR Filing of National Instrument Compliant
MarketWatch - USA

MarketWatch (press release) The results of the historic drilling and geology in the southwest of the Property suggest that gold occurrences may be wider spread but lack geological ... [more]

2:51:08 PM Quarry regulations fall between the cracks
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA

However, geologists or geotechnical engineers — as opposed to rank-and-file quarry workers — may have been able to detect the disaster before it was too ... [more]

2:08:32 PM Oil spill: Even worse worst-case scenarios!
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

My geology professor from way back sent me his worst-case scenario for the gulf disaster: Somewhere, you might want to bring in the Lusi mudflow in .... [more]

1:26:58 PM AmeriLithium's CEO Visits Nevada-Based Lithium Properties with VP
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) GeoXplor Corp., who oversaw the survey, commented: "An independent geologist was retained from a NY firm to perform due diligence on all of the work, ... [more]

12:17:59 PM HudBay Discovers Additional Gold and Copper at Lalor
MarketWatch - USA

The core was logged and mineralized intersections were marked for sampling and assaying by geologists and geotechnicians employed by HudBay's Hudson Bay ... [more]

8:59:42 AM 3.3-magnitude quake reported in The Geysers Tuesday
Lake County News - Lakeport,CA,USA

Quakes of 3.0 magnitude and above receive special cataloging status from the US Geological Survey, as previously reported by Lake County News. ... [more]

7:32:29 AM Summer confluence course
Pueblo Chieftain - Pueblo,CO,USA

CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/JOHN JAQUES Jim Bruce (left, in orange shirt), a biologist with the US Geological Survey, explains how water quality measurements are made ... [more]

6:58:52 AM Dominion Petroleum drills Ngaji-1 well in Uganda
ScandOil

The Ngaji location was chosen as it was deemed the best place to test the geology of the Lake Edward Basin in Uganda; specifically designed to identify ... [more]

6:10:34 AM Minor quake felt
Village News Network - Fallbrook,CA,USA

According to the US Geological Survey website, a magnitude 1.8 eathquake happened at 10:29 pm. tonight. It was centered where hundreds of aftershocks have ... [more]

5:14:05 AM Aggie receives geology award
The Battalion - USA

He received the Doris Malkin Curtis Medal for his contributions to the understanding of the geology of the Gulf of Mexican basin and other basins globally. ... [more]

3:44:37 AM Each day, another way to define worst-case for oil spill
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

"Once you started disturbing the underground geology, you may have made one of those seeps even worse," he said. But Tadeusz Patzek, a professor who is the ... [more]

2:18:33 AM State Continues Geological Mapping Project
Media Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA

Geologists under contract are required to identify themselves, and will possess an official letter signed by the State Geologist, Dr. David Wunsch, .... [more]

1:10:26 AM Minor quake stokes Fiji 'prophecy' fears
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand

The US Geological Survey has reported that an earthquake of magnitude of 5.5 hit the Fiji region at 10.16 today. It centred between Fiji and Tonga but was ... [more]

12:13:12 AM Geologists view new gas vent in Puu Oo Crater
KHON2

Geologists with the Hawaii Volcano Observatory flew over the Big Island's Puu Oo crater yesterday, getting good views of a new gas vent on the crater's east ... [more]



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