The region around New Madrid, Missouri in 1811 and 1812 experienced a number of major earthquakes. The last earthquake occurred on the Reelfoot fault, and temporarily change the course of the Mississippi River. Since the earthquakes, the New Madrid area is known as a high-hazard zone for potential seismic events. […]
Residents Southeast of San Jose were woken up by a 2.0-magnitude earthquake early Tuesday morning at around 4:50 a.m.
For more info, please read the original article by Kron4 News Station:
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/20-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-south-bay/1575935448
The San Diego Museum of Man will be closing its iconic California Tower to the public, so the City of San Diego can do a seismic retrofit of the historic structure. The work will begin in January of 2019 and last up to seven to 10 months
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The San Andreas fault begins through California at the Salton Sea. The North American and Pacific plates interact has become the focus of interest. A muddy spring mysteriously has begun to move at a faster pace through dry earth — first 60 feet over a few months, and then 60 […]
Multiple earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault, the largest measuring a 4.1 magnitude through Hollister area and the Salinas Valley Friday morning.
For more info, please read the original article by CBS News:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-earthquake-today-4-1-magnitude-quake-felt-in-salinas-hollister-along-the-san-andreas-fault/
A new study by the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences reports on the observation of foreshocks that, if evaluate accordingly, can increase the early warning time before a large earthquake.
For more info, please read the original article by Phys.org :
https://phys.org/news/2018-11-micro-earthquakes-earthquake-istanbulan-early.html#jCp
November 2018 Newsletter.
More than 60 million people participated last month in the 10th annual Great ShakeOut, a global drill that originated here in earthquake-prone California. It’s a great opportunity for people to check […]
Many buildings in Chinatown ID, Seattle are brick buildings built in the 1910s and 1920s that are vulnerable to earthquakes. Fixing them would be too costly. How many of them can buildings will be effect during an earthquake?
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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand’s central North Island on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage, though parliament in Wellington was briefly suspended after the quake at 3:13 p.m. local time.
For more info, please read the original article by Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-30/magnitude-6-2-earthquake-strikes-new-zealand-s-north-island
With the help of artificial intelligence, scientist say changes in the way can analyze seismic data can help better understand earthquakes and provide a more accurate early warnings. The believe AI can help with new insights.
For more info, please read the original article by Seattle Times:
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