In Washington over the summer structural engineers were busy inspecting school buildings to see what level of seismic risk they posed. The assessment looked at how close the school is to a fault line, if it is in a tsunami zone or a region vulnerable to a magnitude […]
August has a been a shaky month, what does that mean? We have had a lot of seismic activity this whole month, and this has sparked reports that California will experience the “big one” soon. Is this true?
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A team of researchers from Colombia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, University of California, University of California at Riverside and the U.S. Geological Survey has come up with a physics-based model that marks a defining moment in earthquake forecasting. Bruce Shaw, a geophysicist at Lamont-Doherty said, “We now have a physical […]
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A key worry among apartment owners faced with any major renovation, repair or alteration of their building is the impact that construction could have on their tenants — and whether the outcome of their Tenant Habitability Plan […]
A 7.3 earthquake struck on Tuesday off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. So far no injuries or deaths were reported. No tsunami warnings were issued. Several buildings were shaken causing structural damage.
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With more than 53 significant earthquakes unleashed in a day yesterday along the Ring of Fire. Experts worry that Ring of Fire has the capacity to unleash some catastrophic quakes. One place where the Big One could wreak havoc would be California. Experts have been saying for some time that […]
Did you know the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that 500,000 detectable earthquakes occur in the world each year? At least 1,230 deaths worldwide resulted from earthquake activity in 2017. Read more facts about earthquakes here.
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A 5.3 earthquake has hit near Italy’s eastern coastline, close to the city of Montecilfone in the Molise region. So far, no reports of injury but this occurred less than 48 hours after a 4.6 tremor struck in the same region.
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Is San Francisco ready for a major earthquake? A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey says that there is more than a 70 percent chance that a 6.7 magnitude or higher earthquake will hit the Bay Area in the next 30 years. Watch Video Below Courtesy Of […]
The number of death toll has raised to 436, it is expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. Many people have migrated to the mountain areas because of fear of a tsunami. When the earthquake hit, residents of Lombok were barely recovering from another 6.4 tremor that hit and killed […]
