People assume its not a matter of if a “big one” will hit border the Mississippi but a matter of when. In recent weeks tiny tremors have hit the surrounding states and scientists have seen evidence that the central Mississippi River valley has seen major earthquakes for more than 4,000 […]
The ordinance will apply to soft story apartment buildings built before 1991. The main reason they are doing this is because, “If we don’t increase the integrity of the buildings, not only will we have loss of life, but massive displacement,” Kalb said. Oakland has about 2,810 buildings that would […]
-Appeared on Apartment Association Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA).
The recent Mars landing of NASA’s robotic lander InSight means we can now look forward to two years of data from seismic monitoring and underground temperature readings that will unlock mysteries about the origin of the red […]
Aspen, Colorado was woken up by one earthquake and then a follow up earthquake. The first one was around Glenwood Springs with a 3.2 magnitude. The second one a 3.6 magnitude around 4:07 am.
For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/two-early-morning-earthquakes-rattle-glenwood-springs/
On Monday the 7.1 earthquake struck on southern Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in an advisory that it did not cause a tsunami threat.
For more info, please read the original article by ND TV:
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-near-antarctica-no-tsunami-warning-1960735
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California just experienced its deadliest and most destructive wildfire, ever. Nearly 14,000 homes, 530 commercial structures and 4,300 other buildings were destroyed in November when the Cal Fire ravaged the Butte County landscape, incinerating entire communities like […]
Oregon faces the threat of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that would hot the 700-mile Cascadia Subduction Zone. The playbook provides a two-week blueprint for the state’s response and expectations for prioritizing Oregon’s recovery. from what would be the deadliest natural disaster in the U.S.
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Residents of Castle Rock springs were going to bed, not before a 3.2 magnitude hit at 11:38 p.m. So, far no reports of any damages or aftershocks.
For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-earthquakesa-earthquake-32-quake-strikes-near-castle-rock-springs-calif-0uir-story.html
Magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, “is a number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake.” To calculate the size difference between a 7.0 and a 4.8, we’d take the difference in magnitude — 2.2 — and raise 10 to that power.
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December 2018 Newsletter.
Drop, cover and hold on. If you remember anything about earthquakes, make it this. I found reports of last week’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Anchorage alarming due to the countless descriptions I […]
