In the Cascadia subduction zone, medium and large “intraslab” earthquakes, which occur at greater depths in the Earth’s crust within the subduction plate, are likely to...
IMAGE: Glaciers like Yakutat in southeast Alaska, shown here, have been melting since the end of the Little Ice Age, affecting earthquakes in the area. Show...
IMAGE: In sediment cores of 8 meters long, geologists found different types of earthquake effects. The photo shows Plansee in Reutte, Tyrol, Austria. Show more Credit:...
Over the past century, seismic building laws and practices have focused primarily on saving lives by reducing the likelihood of significant damage or structural collapse. However,...
IMAGE: A 3,000-year randomized clip from the California Physics-Based Seismic Simulation Catalog, created on Frontera. Show more Credit: Kevin Milner, University of Southern California Fortunately, massive...
Oregon faces the risk of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that would hit the 700-mile Cascadia subduction zone, undulating from the coast … Picture Credit!
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