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Huge earthquake jolts Alaska; no tsunami danger for California
Alaska was jolted by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday afternoon. Tsunami information was not immediately available.
4.3-magnitude earthquake - then dozens more - rattles California lake, USGS says
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake jolted a lake shoreline Friday, July 11, in Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey ...
No tsunami danger on California coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Alaska, officials say
A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning after the magnitude 7.3 quake was felt ...
An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground ...
Android Phones Can Detect Earthquakes Before the Ground Starts Shaking
Since their first implementation in Mexico and Japan, earthquake early-warning (EEW) systems have provided critical advance ...
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Billions of phones can detect and warn about nearby earthquakes
Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...
USGS: 3.0 magnitude earthquake shakes area between Ridgecrest and California City
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck between Ridgecrest and California City Thursday afternoon, according to the USGS.The tremor was reported around 3:55 p.m., nor ...
7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Alaska; no tsunami threat to California
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Sand Point, Alaska, on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning from the National Weather Service.
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First earthquake, then fire: UC San Diego researchers test steel building
The goal is to see whether it’s safe to build taller buildings out of cold-formed steel, a strong, lightweight recycled ...