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New theory of why midcontinent faults produce earthquakes
A new theory developed at Purdue University may solve the mystery of why the New Madrid fault, which lies in the middle of the continent and not along a tectonic plate boundary, produces large earthquakes such as the ones ...
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Jul 30, 2010 |
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Time to shift view of seismic risk - experts
Knowledge of seismic risk is badly skewed in favour of earthquakes that occur on plate boundaries, such as the March 11 temblor that hit northeast Japan, rather than those that strike deep inland, a pair of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 22, 2011 |
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Big quakes no more likely than in past: study
Massive earthquakes are no more likely today than they were a century ago, despite an apparent rise of the devastating temblors in recent years, US researchers said on Monday.
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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After Haiti, Worries About Other Big Quakes
In the last several days, while the attention of the world has been focused on the human toll of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti, scientists have begun to look at the quake's geological toll. What is the danger ...
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Jan 18, 2010 |
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There's a hole in this possible earthquake pattern
As University of California at Davis physicist and geologist John Rundle ponders the map of recent California earthquakes, he sees visions of a doughnut even Homer J. Simpson wouldn't like.
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Jul 22, 2010 |
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Earthquake simulation shows off the potential for safer bridges (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- With a series of computer-controlled earthquakes, simulating some of the most devastating in recent memory, Berkeley engineers Wednesday showed off new technology designed to keep bridges not just from collapsing ...
May 27, 2010 |
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Haiti should brace for more devastating quakes: study
The 2010 earthquake that devastated southern Haiti may have opened a new era of seismic activity and residents should brace for more massive temblors, said a US study on Thursday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Tokyo mega-quake 'would kill over 9,000'
More than 9,600 people would die with nearly 150,000 injured if a mega-quake struck Tokyo, a disaster that would also level large parts of the Japanese capital, a government projection said Wednesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Recent Indonesia quake added pressure to key fault
(AP) -- Seismologists say last week's powerful earthquake off western Indonesia increased pressure on the source of the devastating 2004 tsunami: a fault that could unleash another monster wave sometime in ...
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Apr 19, 2012 |
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Trial opens against scientists for Italy quake
Seven scientists and other experts went on trial on manslaughter charges Tuesday for allegedly failing to sufficiently warn residents before a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Strong earthquake jolts Anchorage, Alaska
(AP) -- A strong earthquake jolted a swath of southern Alaska on Monday, sending people diving under desks and huddling in doorways but causing little damage.
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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Latest quake highlights Los Angeles seismic danger
(AP) -- The latest earthquake to hit the nation's second-largest city was a garden-variety temblor by California standards, rumbling through on a Sunday evening when most residents were home eating dinner ...
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May 19, 2009 |
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UCLA researchers shake model levee, for peat's sake
The earth rippled and squirmed on this Delta island Monday. It did not yawn open, but did reignite a debate about the seismic safety of levees in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Jaded West Coast chuckles over East Coast quake
Soon after the lunch plates stopped rattling and books stopped thumping to the floor, shaken easterners could hear another sound from Tuesday's magnitude-5.8 quake: snickering emanating from the opposite side ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2011 |
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East vs. West quakes: Way different creatures
(AP) -- The East Coast doesn't get earthquakes often but when they do strike, there's a whole lot more shaking going on. The ground in the East is older, colder and more intact than the West Coast or the ...
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Aug 24, 2011 |
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