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Watch as the Ridgecrest earthquake shatters desert floor in stunning before-and-after images
Los Angeles Times   23 July 2019   USA   California  
Sotiris Valkaniotis / Google Earth / DigitalGlobe
<p>Millions felt the shaking from the Ridgecrest earthquake.<br>But new satellite images offer a dramatic and instructive view of the immense power of the magnitude 7.1 quake, showing how California’s biggest earthquake in nearly two decades caused the ground ...
Seismic activity along the San Andreas fault line could trigger a devastating earthquake in California by 2030
CNN   06 July 2019   USA   California  
<p>(CNN) Residents of Southern California are on high alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked communities near the Mojave Desert on Friday, just one day after a 6.4-magnitude quake occurred in the same area.<br>The United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...
The Latest: 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern California
CBS Los Angeles   05 July 2019   USA   California  
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake’s epicenter was 7.5 miles southwest of Searles Valley at a depth of 6.6 miles. (CBSLA)
<p>TRONA (CBSLA) &mdash; In the town closest to the epicenter of Thursday morning&rsquo;s earthquake, the lights are finally back on &mdash; though residents are still waiting for water and gas to return.<br />The other issue, according to CBS2&rsquo;s Tom ...
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits near Northern California coast
The Mercury news   24 June 2019   USA   California  
USGS Screenshot
<p>SCOTIA &mdash; The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.5 earthquake has hit near the Pacific coast of Northern California. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:53 p.m. at a spot 17.3 miles (27.9 kilometers) southwest of Scotia, a town of 850 ...
Ring of Fire WARNING: When will earthquake strike California - when will BIG ONE hit?
Express   11 February 2019   USA   California  
<p>CALIFORNIA will eventually be struck by a huge earthquake that could have catastrophic effects. But when will the Big One hit?</p>
America's first public earthquake-warning app unveiled in Los Angeles
The Guardian   04 January 2019   USA   California  
Photograph: Richard Vogel/AP
<p>Los Angeles has unveiled the US&rsquo;s first publicly available earthquake early-warning app, a development seismologists hope will move cities across the west coast to invest in wide-scale alert technology.<br /><br />ShakeAlertLA uses mobile app technology ...
Eldridge Moores: He Looked at a Jumble of Rocks and 'Saw' the Sierra Being Born
KQED   17 December 2018   USA   California  
Eldridge Moores in one of the road cuts where rocks reveal the origins of the Sierra Nevada. (Craig Miller/KQED)
<p>The new year will mark a half-century since a "seismic" shift in geology unfolded.</p><p>Eldridge Moores was a key thinker in that shift. He died in late October, but the longtime UC Davis professor and field researcher left a permanent mark on geology ...
The 11 most dangerous volcanoes in California, ranked
Business Insider   07 November 2018   USA   California  
U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images
<p>In October, the US Geological Survey released a new report detailing the relative threats posed by volcanoes in the United States. It was the first updated threat assessment since 2005, and officials will use the data to prioritize volcanoes for research ...
Two HUGE earthquakes STRIKE New Caledonia - tremors RICOCHET across Ring of Fire
Express   16 October 2018   USA   California  
Two HUGE earthquakes have struck the New Caledonia islands (Image: USGS)
<p>TWO MASSIVE earthquakes have struck the French island of New Caledonia sending aftershocks ricocheting through the volatile Ring of Fire region. A huge magnitude 6.8 quake rocked the region early on Tuesday morning. <br>The earthquake followed an earlier ...
Largest Bay Area dam built in 20 years is finally finished
The Mercury news   21 September 2018   USA   California  
Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group
<p>SUNOL &mdash; After toiling away in the remote hills east of Interstate 680 on the Alameda-Santa Clara county line for seven years, hundreds of construction workers have finally finished the largest dam built in the Bay Area in 20 years.</p> <p>The 220-foot ...
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