SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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08/23/2018
Forget Doorframes: Expert Advice on Earthquake Survival Strategies
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok and the adjacent Gili Islands this week, and...
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok and the adjacent Gili Islands this week, and...
Scientific American
08/23/2018
Hunting for Landslides from Cascadia’s Great Earthquakes
Researchers examine the rings of drowned trees in landslide-dammed lakes for clues to today’s earthquake hazards in th...
Researchers examine the rings of drowned trees in landslide-dammed lakes for clues to today’s earthquake hazards in th...
AGU EOS
08/07/2018
Better Performance and New Features on USGS Earthquake Website
The USGS is committed to delivering accurate and timely natural hazards information, so we’ve been working on our webs...
The USGS is committed to delivering accurate and timely natural hazards information, so we’ve been working on our webs...
USGS
08/07/2018
The Latest via AP: Lombok quake death toll rises to 98
National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says the death toll from the Lombok earthquake has ri...
National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says the death toll from the Lombok earthquake has ri...
AP
07/15/2018
A Seismic Change in Predicting How Earthquakes Will Shake Tall Buildings
In their quest to make tall buildings safe during earthquakes, engineers have for decades relied on calculations that re...
In their quest to make tall buildings safe during earthquakes, engineers have for decades relied on calculations that re...
Thomas Fuller
06/04/2018
Global earthquake forecast passes test
A newly-accepted study by the journal, Seismological Research Letters, analyzes the Global Earthquake Activity Rate (GEA...
A newly-accepted study by the journal, Seismological Research Letters, analyzes the Global Earthquake Activity Rate (GEA...
Temblor
05/31/2018
Earthquakes: Separating Fact from Fiction
Unlike the sensationalized Hollywood depictions of earthquakes, researchers say there is still no way to predict how and...
Unlike the sensationalized Hollywood depictions of earthquakes, researchers say there is still no way to predict how and...
SDSC
05/25/2018
How to earthquake proof your home or apartment for under $50
In the next 30 years, scientists predict California will have a massive earthquake. The big question is, are you prepare...
In the next 30 years, scientists predict California will have a massive earthquake. The big question is, are you prepare...
ABC7
05/04/2018
M 6.9 Earthquake - 16km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii, 2018-05-04 22:32:55 UTC, 5.0 km depth.
PAGER: Yellow for economic losses, Green for casualties. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures th...
PAGER: Yellow for economic losses, Green for casualties. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures th...
05/04/2018
The Latest: No reports of damage after huge Hawaii quake
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The Latest on the eruption of a Hawaii volcano that sent molten lava through forest land and bubb...
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The Latest on the eruption of a Hawaii volcano that sent molten lava through forest land and bubb...
