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Fingerprinting Slow Earthquakes And How They Relate To The Big One
April 23, 2009 — The most powerful earthquakes happen at the junction of two converging tectonic plates, where one plate is sliding (or subducting) beneath the other. Now scientists have found that an anomalous layer ... > full story -
Caribbean At Risk Of Tsunami, Disaster Experts Warn
April 21, 2009 — Up to 30,000 residents and tourists could be under threat from a newly discovered tsunami risk in the Caribbean, according to experts in disaster risk management. The heavily populated coast of ... > full story -
Satellites Show How Earth Moved During Italy Quake
April 15, 2009 — Scientists have begun analyzing the movement of Earth during and after the 6.3 earthquake that shook the medieval town of L'Aquila in central Italy on 6 April ... > full story -
One-Story Masonry Building Survives Strong Jolts During Seismic Tests
April 14, 2009 — A one-story masonry structure survived two days of intense earthquake jolts after engineering researchers put it to the ... > full story -
Why Earthquake Waves Spread Unevenly
April 11, 2009 — Propagation of earthquake waves within the Earth is not uniform. Experiments indicate that the velocity of shear waves in Earth's lower mantle between 660 and 2900 km depth is strongly dependent on ... > full story -
Tectonic Events Behind Earthquake That Killed 595 In Peru
April 10, 2009 — Scientists have analyzed data on the earthquake in Pisco, Peru and its impact on regional topography. Using InSAR-based geodetic data and teleseismic data, the scientists were able to use satellite ... > full story -
Solomon Islands Earthquake Sheds Light On Enhanced Tsunami Risk
April 9, 2009 — The 2007 Solomon Island earthquake may point to previously unknown increased earthquake and tsunami risks because of the unusual tectonic plate geography and the sudden change in direction of the ... > full story -
Monitoring Yellowstone Earthquake Swarms
April 9, 2009 — Analysis of the recent swarm suggests epicenters migrated north over the 12-day period and maximum hypocenter depths abruptly shallowed from 12 km to 3 km depth at the time of rapid cessation of ... > full story -
Understanding Risk To Seattle's High-Rise Buildings From A Giant Cascadian Earthquake
April 9, 2009 — What is the risk to high-rise buildings in Seattle from a giant earthquake? The Cascadia subduction zone is likely to produce the strongest shaking experienced in the lower 48 states. Although ... > full story -
California's Central Coast Earthquake Hazards: New Information About Recently Identified Faults
April 9, 2009 — Seismologists are re-evaluating the earthquake potential of the Central Coast, a very complex tectonic region located west of the San Andreas Fault, between Monterey Bay and the Western Transverse ... > full story
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