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News on faults
Is tunneling safe in Los Angeles?
Following Elon Musk's attempt to introduce underground transportation systems a question is raised. Is tunneling safe in Los Angeles? Musk founded a construction company (Boring Company)...
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Earthquakes induced by injection wells
- Sep, 12, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Rock Mechanics Soil Dynamics In-Situ Seismic
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz found that bigger and more distant earthquakes can occur when injecting fluid into sedimentary rock than into the underlying basement rock. The evidence from this study...
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Possible tsunami threat in the Caribbean
- Jun, 22, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Risk & Reliability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
An incident similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami might also be a potential risk for the Caribbean region, according to seismologists at the SSA 2018 Annual Meeting. The Caribbean Islands l...
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Scientists explore underwater active seismic fault
The international team of scientists just finished exploring the seabed of the Pacific Ocean, offshore Alaska and British Columbia, in an effort to understand better the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fa...
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Avalanche triggered by quakes buries hotel in Italy
- Jan, 19, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Amatrice, Province of Rieti, Italy
Four earthquakes of magnitude above five hit central Italy on Wednesday, triggering a deadly avalanche that swept into Rigopiano Hotel, at the foot of the Gran Sasso mountain. The tremors came righ...
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