Fifty years ago, a giant earthquake hit off the coast of Portugal that caused a tsunami that killed over a dozen people. Two hundred years before that an earthquake hit the same spot, killing more than 100,000 people and destroying Lisbon. The interesting thing about the earthquakes is they were […]
May 2019 Newsletter.
To many of us, the 1990s don’t seem all that long ago, but 30 years can make a lot of difference when it comes to the seismic safety of our buildings.
Case in point: The […]
A massive 7.2 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea. It hit at 7:20 am Tuesday morning cutting power and knocking items off shelves. No tsunami threat has been issued because it was so deep. Inspector Leo Kaikas said, “We have no reports as yet of serious damage.” Papua New Guinea is […]
This is a quick guide created by Janella Paris from the Rappler.com She explains what intensity, focus, epicenter, fault, and magnitude mean when it comes to an earthquake. With the help of info graphs it gives people the chance to understand when people are reporting about one.
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This video produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Geological Survey and the National Earthquake Information Center show you earthquakes from January 1, 1901 to the year 2000. The numbers of earthquakes have increased over time from the 1970s and onwards.
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