Magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, “is a number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake.” To calculate the size difference between a 7.0 and a 4.8, we’d take the difference in magnitude — 2.2 — and raise 10 to that power.
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December 2018 Newsletter.
Drop, cover and hold on. If you remember anything about earthquakes, make it this. I found reports of last week’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Anchorage alarming due to the countless descriptions I […]
There has been countless stories about the earthquake that happen last Friday. The main thing they all have in common is no one died from it because of Alaska’s commitment to resilience. “Building codes mean something,” Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said in a press conference Friday. No large buildings collapsed. […]
A new seismic analysis shows as the ground stops shaking the water in the pipes would drain away after a major earthquake. It will take a good two months to entirely restore water service in the city. Every Seattle neighborhood would lose tap water for drinking, showering, flushing – and […]
With over 230 earthquakes in Alaska since Friday Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said on Saturday night during a press conference the city was retuning to normal. Despite damage to roads and buildings to fatalities or series injuries were reported. Although, the Anchorage School District canceled classes for Monday and Tuesday to […]
The 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Alaska, eight miles north of Anchorage and caused authorities to announce a tsunami warning.
“Reports of road damage have been confirmed, including International Airport Road,” Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport said from its official Twitter account. More information to come.
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Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner has just approved a rate reduction for California Earthquake Authority residential earthquake policyholders that he says, “will bring millions of dollars in premium savings for 10s if thousands of homeowners and renters in the state.”
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Dr. Lucy Jones told San Diego officials they should considered replacement of aging water pipes and completing an inventory of local buildings, especially unreinforced brick buildings. Dr. Lucy Jones said water system is a city’s most crucial and vulnerable point in earthquake because the shake can cause cracks in the […]
The San Jacinto fault produced another earthquake early Thursday morning at 5:48 a.m. The quake center was 12 miles southeast of Ocotillo Wells. The quake was felt in places like Alpine, San Diego, Spring Valley, Oceanside and Valley Center.
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Generally speaking, knowledge is the key to understanding threats and developing strategies to overcome them.
We ask our loved ones to wear their seatbelts, because we know that their chances of surviving a crash are so […]
