Earthquake - The Durango Herald

Dramatic rescue amid rubble gives Ecuador hope for survivors

MANTA, Ecuador – Rescuers in Ecuador pulled three people out alive after being trapped for more than 32 hours in the rubble of a shopping center that was flattened by this weekend’s powerful...

DATE: Apr 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. to join quake relief effort in Japan; 41 dead, 11 missing

MINAMIASO, Japan – Eleven people remained missing Sunday in southern Japan from two powerful earthquakes that killed at least 41 people, as the U.S. military announced it was preparing to jo...

DATE: Apr 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Earthquake kills 238 in Ecuador; emergency workers rush in

PEDERNALES, Ecuador – Rescuers pulled survivors from rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Survivors pulled out from building 2 days after Taiwan earthquake

TAINAN, Taiwan – At least four people, including an 8-year-old girl, were rescued Monday from a high-rise Taiwanese apartment building toppled by a powerful quake two days earlier, as frustr...

DATE: Feb 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Strong quake hits Taiwan; 11 dead, dozens trapped

TOKYO – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit southern Taiwan at 3:57 a.m. Saturday, with the epicenter located in the city of Kaohsiung, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau. A ...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

More quakes rattle Oklahoma but state avoids tough measures

OKLAHOMA CITY – In Oklahoma, now the country’s earthquake capital, people are talking nervously about the big one as human-made quakes get stronger, more frequent and closer to major populat...

DATE: Jan 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

States get guidance on handling drilling quakes

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A group of U.S. drilling states, seismologists, academics and industry experts issued guidance Monday in a frank new report on handling human-induced earthquakes caused by h...

DATE: Sep 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Strong quake shakes Chile capital, causing buildings to sway

SANTIAGO, Chile – A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile’s northern coast Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and other cities and sending people running into t...

DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Durangoans help Nepali village rebuild

Raised $35K for housing, clean water

DATE: Jun 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Taking a look backward, or maybe it’s forward ...

The original intent of today’s column was to take a look back, to revisit previous stories and provide a “where are they now.” But instead of just looking back, I found myself looking sidewa...

DATE: May 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: John Peel