Engineering News-Record1d
ENR Travel Memories: Reporting From Disaster Zones, Various Locations, 2000s
ENR editor Tom Sawyer traveled extensively for ENR to project sites, disaster areas and war zones far afield and close to ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel3d
Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Tsunamis in Santa Cruz
The word tsunami generates an emotional response, much like earthquake or shark, especially if you live on the coast and get into the ocean frequently. It’s just one of those terrifying ...
Where in Northern California is most at risk for tsunami flooding? Check these maps
Some sections of Northern California's coast are considered vulnerable to tsunamis. Here's where those locations are and how ...
Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when
A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...
West Virginia Public Broadcasting13d
Did You Feel That Shaking? Earthquakes Are Rare In W.Va., But Not In Appalachia
Curtis Tate spoke with Tom Pratt, a U.S. Geological Survey research geophysicist, about seismic activity in the region.
VolcanoCafe14d
The Ljósufjöll earthquake swarm
Iceland can do surprises. Its main activity is in a limited number of volcanoes which can erupt anytime, with frequencies ranging between once per century to twice per decade. These are the usual ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation14d
Why earthquakes are more common in places such as Vanuatu
A major earthquake has struck Vanuatu, causing major damage across its capital city. While seismic activity is relatively frequent in the region, Tuesday's earthquake is considered to be one of ...
Newsweek14d
Maps Show How 7.3 Earthquake Struck Pacific Island Vanuatu
Map showing earthquakes with a USGS magnitude of 2.5+ in the past day. Vanuatu's position on a subduction zone means earthquakes of greater than magnitude 6 are not uncommon. (Source: USGS) Map ...
PBS17d
Scientists Solve the Mystery of a 300-Year-Old Megaquake
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protothema.gr19d
The map of micro-faults in Attica – Where they are located and what earthquakes they may cause
Geophysical surveys and epicenter records of small and medium-sized earthquakes help map Attica’s faults and ... and Oropos. This fault zone has produced deadly earthquakes in the past, ranging ...
CBS News20d
Here's why a tsunami warning was sent after the 7.0 earthquake in Northern California
Normally, tsunamis are triggered by underwater earthquakes at a subduction zone, where tectonic plates move up or down on top of each other. However, the earthquake last Thursday occurred on the ...
WREG22d
Seven earthquakes hit the Mid-South in the same day
At the University of Memphis Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Dr. Kent Moran is busy keeping a close eye on recent quake activity on Seismic Maps ... any fault zone, we have ...