Earthquake Risk Prompts Order to Drain California Dam February 27, 2020 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Worried that an earthquake could collapse a big dam south of San Francisco, officials have ordered...
Agencies Map Tectonic Fault That Touches Southeast Alaska August 29, 2018 Federal agencies have completed the first high-resolution mapping of a fast-moving underwater tectonic fault that extends from Vancouver Island, Canada,...
Earthquake Models Continue to Evolve May 25, 2017 By Denise Johnson With a focus on tectonic plate movement, induced quakes and subperils, earthquake models continue to evolve, according to Andrew O’Donnell,...
Taiwan Launches Database to Track Areas Vulnerable to Quake Damage March 16, 2016 Taiwan launched a database Monday to inform residents about which areas might be susceptible to creating potentially catastrophic sinkholes in...
Washington Schools Get Tested on Seismic Safety With Students’ Help December 18, 2015 By SANDI DOUGHTON, The Seattle Times On the count of three, a scrum of Washington sixth graders flung themselves in the air, landing with a thud...
Rhode Island Dam Would Likely Withstand Quake October 6, 2014 An engineering expert says the dam that supplies drinking water to roughly 60 percent of the state’s population could likely...
Earthquake Risk Increased for Nearly Half of U.S. July 21, 2014 By SETH BORENSTEIN A new federal earthquake map dials up the shaking hazard just a bit for about half of the United States...
New Report Reveals Spokane Earthquake Fault January 6, 2014 By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS There may be previously unknown earthquake faults running through Spokane and the surrounding area, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday....
2 Utah Fault Lines Could Erupt Together April 22, 2013 Geologists say new research shows the two main fault lines in the Salt Lake City area will erupt at the...
University of Idaho Helps County Prepare for Big Temblor April 11, 2013 Central Idaho’s Blaine County is a big draw for tourists to its towns like Sun Valley and Ketchum, but what...