Watch Earth Rock and Roll in New Simulation of 1906 Quake
Geologists recreate the event and animate the tremendous shaking that caused damage 200 miles away. The purpose: to warn of the next Big One. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was so powerful and pervasive that it damaged buildings in Ferndale, a ... [... more]
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Detailed New Images of the San Andreas Fault
Details as small as 2 inches are visible in the new images. Fault lines that hadn't been seen before are now evident, along with the area's trees and some cows. LIDAR image created by the B4 Project shows the Dragon's Back region of the San ... [... more]
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Orphan Tsunami Gets a Frightening Parent
Around midnight on January 27, 1700, a mysterious tsunami stole through several villages on the eastern coast of Japan. Three centuries later, its cause is finally found. Snapshot simulations of the 1700 orphan tsunami spreading across the ... [... more]
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Shaking Presaged Large California Earthquakes
Discovery offers one more way to predict major events, seismologist says. Earthquake forecasting remains a mostly elusive pursuit, but seismologists have developed models that predict activity years in advance and also seconds before a ... [... more]
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Mystery Vibrations Detected Inside Earth
Scientists have an idea what might be behind the constant vibrations, but the source has yet to be pinned down. The SAFOD drilling rig, located in Parkfield California, near the San Andreas Fault. Credit: Earthscope/NSF A map showing the site of ... [... more]
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Some Good Earthquake News: Fault Mellows with Age
The infamous âEURoeTriple JunctionâEUR? could be gradually changing to a slightly less dangerous variety, new study indicates. The three major tectonic plates off the Pacific Northwest are shifting, and the site of their convergence is [... more]
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U.S. Unprepared for Next Great Quake
Lessons from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake have not fully reverberated to Seattle, Nashville or New York, all of which are vulnerable to a A century ago today, residents of San Francisco were roused from their sleep by a disturbing natural ... [... more]
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Wild and Wacky Tales from the 1906 Quake
A paralyzed man walks, a horse is shot for looting, and the U.S. Mail is saved. Big disasters produce amazing stories of struggle and survival that are usually more interesting, but oftentimes exaggerated. True to form, the great San Francisco ... [... more]
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Global Disaster Finder Now Online
A new website from USGS allows Internet users to find recent and current earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather, fires and more. A new website from U.S. Geological Survey allows Internet users to find recent and current earthquakes, volcanoes, ... [... more]
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The Odds of Dying
When major catastrophes strike, like the recent Asian earthquake and tsunami, the mass deaths can lead one to think that natural disasters are the most likely way people can die. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the leading ... [... more]
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Scientists Downplay Gulf Earthquake Fears
Scientists said Sunday's magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rattled windows from southwest Florida to Louisiana was rare. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes. Scientists said Sunday's magnitude 6.0 earthquake that ... [... more]
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Silent Earthquakes Might Predict Major Events
You can't feel them or even see their effects. But these gradual events could pack ominous portent. Slow moving "silent" earthquakes that last on the order of weeks to months could be useful for predicting when more destructive temblors will ... [... more]
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