Monthly Archives: November 2018

26 November, 2018

SF high-rises in need of inspection

By |2018-11-26T23:58:55+00:00November 26th, 2018|Related News|

A report that was released recently revealed dozens of high-rises in San Francisco all share a features that be detrimental when the next major earthquake strikes. The buildings were all completed between 1964 and 1989 all have steel skeletons. They are connected with a welding technique that experts now known […]

26 November, 2018

6.3-Magnitude Earthquake hit Western Iran, injures over 700 people

By |2018-11-26T23:56:55+00:00November 26th, 2018|Related News|

: According to Time’s Iranian authorities said Monday that the number of injured had risen to 716. Not fatalities have been reported. More than 160 aftershocks occurred in the region. The earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq near the town of Sarpol-e Zahabi. The quake hit after […]

21 November, 2018

Small Earthquake Hits Washington’s Olympic Peninsula

By |2018-11-21T17:18:59+00:00November 21st, 2018|Related News|

A 4.1 magnitude has hit an area under the Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles, the USGS confirmed. It happen after 3 am no reports of damages

For more info, please read the original article by Insurance Journal:
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2018/11/21/509939.htm

20 November, 2018

“Shake Alert” is 38 percent completed in Oregon

By |2018-11-20T19:31:38+00:00November 20th, 2018|Related News|

In Oregon the early warning system is 38% completed, it is estimated completion by 2020. “You just never know when it’s going to happen!” explains Wade Krawec. Scientists need to place dozens of sensors that detect ground movement and they are slowly testing the system.

For more info, please […]

19 November, 2018

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji Monday

By |2018-11-19T17:52:48+00:00November 19th, 2018|Related News|

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji Monday, but it was too deep to cause any damage. No tsunami warning has been issued. Fiji sits within the “Ring of Fire” the area is used to undersea earthquakes.

For more info, please read the original article by ND […]

16 November, 2018

Tremors have been felt around the Ring of Fire today

By |2018-11-16T19:12:18+00:00November 16th, 2018|Related News|

Earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 and higher. Some of the countries affected are the Solomon Islands, Indonesia and Japan among others. No tsunami warning has been issued and no lives have been lost.

For more info, please read the original article by Express UK:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1046326/Earthquake-today-Solomon-Islands-Indonesia-Japan-latest-earthquakes-2018-Ring-of-Fire

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16 November, 2018

University of Tokyo, earthquake researchers’ finalists for Gordon Bell Prize

By |2018-11-16T19:09:09+00:00November 16th, 2018|Related News|

A team of earthquake researchers in Japan are finalist for the coveted Gordon Bell Prize for outstanding achievements in high-performance computing. Earthquake are a problem around the world including, Japan. Ichimura’s team use coding prowess with the power of supercomputers to generate models for disaster mitigation and response.

For […]

15 November, 2018

Another earthquake strikes the coast of Bali

By |2018-11-15T19:35:48+00:00November 15th, 2018|Related News|

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 has struck off the coast of Bali, today. There is no tsunami threat and no expected damage, but with recent tragedies many of the visitors who were Australians were afraid.

For more info, please read the original article by News Au:
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