Reflecting on the Nisqually Earthquake Anniversary: A Reminder for Earthquake Preparedness has been sent

A series of earthquakes that has rattled the eastern coast of Chiba Prefecture and surrounding areas over the past week — believed to be part of a phenomenon known as a “slow slip” in tectonic plates — have prompted a government panel to warn of more “strong tremors” in the coming days.
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Think of the Earth as one big hot mess of rocky tectonic plates floating around on a sea of hot molten metal. When these plates move and rub together they release huge amounts of energy, causing earthquakes. But what is the biggest earthquake ever?

It is estimated that there are 20,000 earthquakes a year across the world, which is roughly 55 per day. Of these, around 16 will be classed as major (magnitude 7 or above) in any given year.
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On Feb. 6, 2023, two major earthquakes — with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.5 — occurred nine hours apart in the southern region of Türkiye. As of March of the same year, an estimated 3 million people in Türkiyehave been displaced and around 320,000 buildings were heavily damaged or collapsed. In northwestern Syria, which was also affected by the earthquake, more than 9,100 buildings collapsed. This earthquake sequence was the most devastating to hit Türkiye in more than 20 years and the fifth-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century.
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While headlines often dwell on the destructive power of earthquakes, their true human cost can be elusive. A recent study offers a fresh perspective through a new metric: the earthquake fatality load, or EQFL.
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Earthquake effects are often thought of in terms of the human impact, be that fatalities or destruction to homes and infrastructure. However, the environmental toll can also be damaging, and new research, published in Nature Geoscience, suggests the forest recovery may take even longer than rebuilding an urban zone’s infrastructure, on the scale of decades.
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In the monthly seismicity reports for Yellowstone, it is common to read the statement, “earthquake activity in Yellowstone remains at background levels.”
In fact, in the United States Geological Survey monthly activity reports, there is an alert level assigned to each volcano, Yellowstone included.
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