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Six scientists jailed for failing to predict 2009 Italian earthquake
Seismologists said they were horrified after six of their colleagues were sentenced to six years in jail for manslaughter Monday on charges of underestimating the risk of an earthquake that struck Italy in 2009. “We are deeply concerned. It’s not just seismology which has been put on trial but all…
Rare 4.7 earthquake shakes Oklahoma
A rare magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook the central US state of Oklahoma early Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 2:12 am (0712 GMT), was located nine kilometers (six miles) north of the town of Prague, the agency said. There were no immediate…
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