Science briefs about new earthquake research written for non-scientists.
Release Date: MAY 29, 2020 Residents in California, Oregon, and Washington have been told that earthquake early warning is at their doorstep and will alert them to the shaking from an earthquake before it arrives. Some media reports have said there will be “up to a minute of warning”.
The problem is, for onshore earthquakes these claims are exaggerated, and under some conditions a warning is...Release Date: OCTOBER 17, 2019 How will ShakeAlert® likely perform now on a large earthquake impacting a major urban area? How much warning will you get? To answer this, let’s do a thought experiment...
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