LOS ANGELES — A 4.5 magnitude earthquake on the Puente Hills fault jolted much of Los Angeles and Orange counties Friday, raising concerns about the volatility of this seismic threat to Southern California.
Considered far more deadly than the infamous San Andreas, the Puente Hills thrust fault has the capacity to […]
A swarm of 91 earthquakes rattled the Yellowstone National Park region in just 24 hours on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Michael Poland, scientist-in-charge at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, told McClatchy News in an email the cluster of quakes “is on the large side in terms of […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – As COVID-19 continues its tight grip on much of the nation, the deadly virus is taking a serious toll in Los Angeles County.
Weeks after the Los Angeles Times referred to the county’s predominately Latino southeast area as an “epicenter” of the virus’ impacts, people and businesses are […]
he Washington Department of Natural Resources recently released simulations that show how a powerful tsunami would overwhelm the state’s coastal and shoreline communities if a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck along the Cascadia subduction zone.
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In the midst of a global pandemic, the County of San Diego is bracing itself against disaster of all kinds.
A $6.4 billion budget recommended for fiscal year 2020-21 had $100 million dedicated to testing, medical supplies, food distribution and other needs related to the COVID-19 health crisis, and also called […]
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake last month in L.A. rippled well into Orange County, rousting people from their sleep in the wee hours of the morning.
It was a literal wake-up call. During months of barely detectable seismic activity, many had forgotten the threats earthquakes bring to our region.
The larger the quake, the […]
But not in the midst of this global pandemic. Schools throughout the nation – even around the world – are doing things differently, teaching remotely, staggering schedules, social distancing and more to keep children and communities safe from the virus.
School campuses won’t be the same this fall. But this isn’t […]
Optimum Seismic, Inc – September 2020 Newsletter
COVID-19 is changing our lives in ways that are similar to an earthquake disaster, with deaths, hospitalizations, shuttered businesses and widespread unemployment. These impacts […]
A study published recently shows a relationship between earthquakes and the release of carbon dioxide gas.
For more info, please read the original article by New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/science/earthquakes-carbon-dioxide.html
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of northern Chile. Officials said the earthquake caused damage and prompted some people to evacuate as a precaution An aftershock, which measured 6.3, followed within half an hour.
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