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An earthquake just off California’s coast poses dire tsunami risk for many communities
Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...
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Almost half of California's faults — including San Andreas — are overdue for earthquakes
California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world.
California is overdue for a devastating earthquake. Here are some tips if it hits
A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...
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‘Very elevated chance it happens by summer of next year’: Social media earthquake predictor warns PNW
The PNW may be hit with a major earthquake in the next 50 years. There is no telling when, but a social media earthquake ...
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Touring the 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake Aftermath
Though Santa Barbara had not been aware if the earthquake was isolated or part of a bigger California wallop, the rest of the ...
Science Daily6d
Lighting up earthquakes: How scientists watched ruptures evolve in milliseconds
Scientists have built a lab model that visually tracks how microscopic contact points between fault surfaces evolve during ...
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Mercury seeks $100m California fire reinsurance with Luca Re catastrophe bond
Mercury General Corporation, the California headquartered insurer, has entered the 144A catastrophe bond market for the first ...
One U.S. State Is ‘Overdue’ for a Major Earthquake, Study Finds
A new study published in the journal JGR Solid Earth has found that one U.S. state is “overdue” for an earthquake. Lead author Vasiliki Mouslopoulou believes that the information, while chilling, ...