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 […]
Aug. 2018 Newsletter.
Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” was an autobiographical account by June Carter of what it was like to fall in love with the popular singer. Today, […]
When buildings crumble – when they are red-tagged due to damage from an earthquake – small businesses suffer, setting off residual waves of hardship that can devastate economies.
The Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) has teamed up with Chairman’s Circle member Optimum Seismic […]
Aftershocks are common when we have a seismic event, but they usually occur close to where the quake originated from. Researchers from Oregon State University concluded when a big earthquake strikes, there’s a good probability another seismic event will occur on the other side of the world.
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The 1963 Skopje earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed Macedonia’s capital came with an unusual silver lining, an invaluable crash course for budding local professionals. During the reconstruction after the quake unprecedented global effort was taken to help and rebuild communities. Entire neighborhoods went up, linked by all manner of […]
Are you ready for the “Big One”? 10 quakes hit the southern Oregon coast on July 24. Many believe these quakes could be part of a bigger problem. The Ring of Fire, the largest and most active fault line in the world, can be ready to discharge disastrous tremors. Protect […]
Thousands of small tremors over the past few months, starting in May have moved Washington and Vancouver Island westward and have stopped for now. Scientist believe the offshore fault called, the Cascadia Subduction Zone could trigger a megaquake by an episode of tremors.
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Breaking News: Mexico City was rocked by an earthquake this morning, with homes and office buildings forced to be evacuated. The quake hit just 1km north-west of Huajuapan de Leon, a city in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, with aftershocks supposedly felt in Mexico City.
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The University of Washington’s civil engineers and seismic experts will not be safe if a major earthquake were to strike, that is due to the fact their building is vulnerable to earthquakes. The civil engineers and seismic experts live in More Hall, it was built in 1946 before modern building […]
