Shaky End of Year: A Series of Very Powerful Quakes Plus A Very Rare Quake Event
As we approach the ending of 2016 it seems the Earth is getting pretty active seismically speaking. We’ve seen some very large quakes and there was even one that occurred in a place not known to receive much shaking. Not only did it occur in a rare place but the magnitude was quite large for that location. The rare quake … Continue reading
‘Calexit’ California Considers Becoming Independent State after Trump Win
#calexit trending on Twitter Liberals saying a Donald Trump win means country too divided and we need to separate… Is this civilized or inciting civil war? So could it actually happen? Possibly – there is no specific ban on state secession in the US Constitution. In fact, there’s nothing on secession in there at all. Plus, there’s a bit of … Continue reading
Danger Times 2: Two San Francisco-Area Earthquake Faults Found to be Connected
The most dangerous earthquake fault in the San Francisco Bay Area is connected to another, which means both could rupture simultaneously and unleash major devastation, a new study finds. The Hayward Fault has long been considered a threat because it runs under densely populated neighbourhoods east of San Francisco. The new work found that beneath San Pablo Bay, it joins … Continue reading
New Type of Earthquake Discovered By Scientists In California
Researchers in southern California have discovered a new type of earthquake that can occur a lot deeper than expected – more than 24 km (15 miles) deep, in Earth’s upper mantle. This new type of earthquake can’t be detected by traditional seismic sensors, and has the potential to make quakes much more destructive than previously predicted. Until now, our understanding … Continue reading
San Andreas Fault: Extremely Deep Originating Earthquakes Making Scientists Nervous
A NEW study has revealed that earthquakes in California are originating from much deeper underground than it was thought, meaning that they will be even more devastating than previously feared. Californians are currently on a knife-edge as experts believe that they could be close to a devastating earthquake when the San Andreas fault finally gives. Seismologists thought that powerful earthquakes … Continue reading
Potentially Significant New Fault Discovered in Earthquake-Prone Southern California Region
A swarm of nearly 200 small earthquakes that shook Southern California residents in the Salton Sea area last week raised concerns they might trigger a larger earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault. At the same time, scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, … Continue reading
7.0+ Earthquake Could Shake California… Today or Tomorrow
Southern California is on a heightened earthquake alert until Tuesday. The first ever, “earthquake advisories” issued for Los Angeles sounds like something out of the movies. Geologists with the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council (CEPEC) say a 7.0 could hit at any moment either today or tomorrow. The reason for the hype? A large grouping of micro-quakes have occurred with … Continue reading
Cascadia Stirring? 5.0 and 4.6 earthquake Rumbles Southern Oregon Coast Late Saturday
A pair of moderate earthquakes rattled the coast of Southern Oregon and Northern California late Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A magnitude 5.0 quake occurred in the Pacific Ocean nearly 100 miles off the coast of Gold Beach, Oregon, around 10:01 p.m. Saturday. A magnitude 4.6 quake rumbled nearly 100 miles off the … Continue reading
A Big Earthquake Can Trigger Others in Minutes
New findings could have ominous implications for fault-laden California. Earthquakes that occur on one fault can trigger quakes on other faults as well, a fact known for some time by scientists. Back in 1992, for example, a 7.3 quake that struck in the Mojave Desert,120 miles east of Los Angeles, caused ruptures on five other faults in the region. But … Continue reading