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List reveals 3,400 San Francisco buildings may face earthquake risk
NBC News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA draft list of San Francisco concrete buildings reveals properties that the city says could be...
How earthquake preparation has changed since 1906
KRON via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Thursday marked the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire that devastated San Francisco, killing 3,000 people. It’s been...
Supershear earthquakes are super powerful, and a lot less rare than previously thought
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew research finds that violent supershear earthquakes are more common than previously believed,...
San Franciscans remember 1906 earthquake 118 years later
KTVU via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSAN FRANCISCO - On April 18, 1906, San Franciscans were awoken at 5:11 a.m. by what would become the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history. On Thursday, 118 years later, residents of the city ...
Century-old postcards capture the early years of San Francisco's Chinatown
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn the face of anti-immigration laws and a devastating earthquake, Chinese immigrants built an...
California hasn't seen a catastrophic earthquake recently. But 'quiet' period won't last
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe San Andreas fault is capable of magnitude 7.8 earthquakes. Two have occurred twice in recent...
The fourth-largest earthquake of the 20-century triggered a 5-metre tsunami
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
Deadly earthquakes have hit Turkey before: Why there? Could a similar quake strike the US?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRescue workers continue recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria after a devastating series of...
California faces threat from the type of back-to-back mega-earthquakes that devastated Turkey
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe mega-quakes in Turkey this week showcase how a magnitude 7.8 quake could trigger a magnitude 7.5...
North America is home to some of the biggest earthquakes: How you can prepare for US tremors
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVictims' relatives sit around a fire next to the rubble of a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Turkey...