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China funds Cuban quake detection: state media
Havana (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 China has donated 700,000 dollars to upgrade Cuba's earthquake detection system, state news agency AIN said Tuesday. The funds will be put toward revamped seismometers, radio communication technology and mobile stations to monitor earthquake activity, the agency said. "The new equipment will automatically determine the location and magnitude of each seismic event" on the island, Bladimir Moreno, director of the National Seismological Research Center, told AIN. Quakes mainly affect the Caribbean island's mountainous southeast. China and Cuba are key political and economic allies, with the rising Asian giant Havana's second largest trading partner and an important source of credit for the Americas' only communist regime. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Taiwan to boost quake warning system with undersea facilityTaipei (AFP) Nov 15, 2009 Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said Sunday. The station, which is due to come into service in 2011, would help reduce the margin of error when monitoring undersea quakes and improve on the island's existing system of land-based seismic stations. ... read more |
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