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Tsunami evacuation buildings: another way to save lives in the Pacific Northwest

Tsunami evacuation buildings: another way to save lives in the Pacific Northwest

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some time soon, a powerful earthquake will trigger a massive tsunami that will flood the Pacific Northwest, destroying homes and threatening the lives of tens of thousands of people, says Yumei Wang, a geotechnical ...


The fault line where this happened runs parallel to Sumatra and is called the Sunda Trench

New Sumatra quake takes seismologists by surprise

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

The huge earthquake that hit Sumatra occurred at a deep, unexpected location, illustrating the dangerously complex geological mosaic in this area, a seismologist told AFP on Thursday.


New data: Mega-quake could strike near Seattle

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created Aug 16, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 2

Using sophisticated seismometers and GPS devices, scientists have been able to track minute movements along two massive tectonic plates colliding 25 miles or so underneath Washington state's Puget Sound basin. Their early ...


Shaking the Earth: Just add water

Shaking the Earth: How Water Helps Tectonic Plates Slide in New Zealand

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created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- New Zealand is the site of one of the world’s youngest subduction zones, where the Pacific Plate of Earth’s crust dives beneath the Australian Plate. Now, a University of Utah study shows ...


Scientists: Silent tremors may foretell next Big One

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The seismometer is snugged in its hole and tamped over with dirt. Now it's time for the stomp test.


Locations of strain, slip identified in major earthquake fault

Locations of strain, slip identified in major earthquake fault

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created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Deep-sea drilling into one of the most active earthquake zones on the planet is providing the first direct look at the geophysical fault properties underlying some of the world's largest earthquakes and tsunamis.


Potential for large earthquake off coast of Sumatra remains large

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created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

The subduction zone that brought us the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami is ripe for yet another large event, despite a sequence of quakes that occurred in the Mentawai Islands area in 2007, according to a group ...