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It’s been close to 30 years since California enacted the bulk of its seismic safety standards, but hospitals continue to ask for more time and flexibility. They argue that many facilities, especially smaller ones, can’t afford the retrofitting or replacement costs.
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A 6.4 magnitude quake in late December and a New Year's Day aftershock have left approximately 170 people displaced from their homes.
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We can't prevent earthquakes from happening, at least at this point in our scientific development. What we can do is provide some warning before the full…
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The Klamath Basin is no stranger to earthquakes. A big one in 1993 damaged several buildings, including the county courthouse, which had to be replaced.…
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The month when all the kids are back in school seems like a good month to learn some new lessons. So September is National Preparedness Month, a chance…
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By now, most of us are familiar with the basic mechanics of earthquakes: there are cracks in the earth's crust, and movement along those cracks or faults…
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The White House proposal for the next federal budget is out. Like the previous one, it proposes to cut all funding for the ShakeAlert earthquake early…
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Bit by bit, emergency service providers and families in the region prepare for what could be a very big earthquake: a movement along the Cascadia…
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Volcanoes not only erupt and spew objects into the air; they also move the ground. Quite a bit, in some cases. So there's often some shaking with the…
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Once upon a time, we thought earthquakes only happened in San Francisco and Alaska. You know, not here. But the discovery of the Cascadia Subduction Zone…
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The ground shook in Alaska in March 1964. And shook and shook and shook. When the earthquake was over, it measured higher in magnitude than any other…
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All three West Coast states are now hooked up to the ShakeAlert system, set up to provide some warning of seismic activity. California, Oregon, and…
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We can be wary of the earthquake potential of the Cascadia Subduction Zone and still appreciate what it's done for the landscape. The meeting of tectonic…
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Check out the web page of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and click on the markers for recent earthquakes.You'll be surprised to see that they…