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Eugene schools, University of Oregon practice earthquake safety during ShakeOut
The Register-Guard via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSeveral Lane County schools and institutions participated in the annual Great Oregon ShakeOut, when...
California earthquake puts early warning system to the test
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs sensors picked up the first signs of a strong earthquake jolting the Northern California coast,...
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Northern California, 70,000 without power
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFERNDALE, Calif. — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday,...
Powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan, death toll rising, 800 injured
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAn earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, killing nine, injuring hundreds,...
How West Coast residents should prepare for the threat of a tsunami
Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen most people hear the word “tsunami,” they may imagine a massive wave, but that’s actually a...
5.4-magnitude quake in ocean off Alaska felt hundreds of miles away, seismologists say
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific Ocean south of Homer, Alaska, the U.S. Geological...
Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project moves to design phase
KOIN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Multnomah County’s Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project is moving into...
Elleda Wilson: Yes, they happen here
The Daily Astorian, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 26—Warning rerun: Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have an ongoing project at the mouth of the Lewis and Clark River, Coastal Hazards Specialist Patrick Corcoran, who is the ...
Coast Guard Unprepared for Tsunamis, Watchdog Warns
Military.com via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInvestigators say that "only 19 of the 39 Coast Guard units at risk in the Pacific Northwest have a written tsunami evacuation plan for personnel and...
Seismologists can't predict an impending earthquake, but longer term forecasts and brief warnings...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSeismologists monitor the Earth's activity, but can't predict a day, time and place for the next...
