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Posted 23 May
2008
Disaster
Earthquake Scenario Unveiled for Southern California -
Scientists have
provided hypothetical Scenario describing how a magnitude 7.8 Southern
California earthquake would impact the region, causing loss of lives and
massive damage to infrastructure, including critical transportation,
power, and water systems;
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here..
Posted April 14,
2008
New Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF) Study Shows
Odds High for Big California Quakes.
USGS Press Release,
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Full report, }click
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Fact sheet,
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here.
Supplemental information,
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Posted 8 Apr 2008
HAZUS-MH
used to access potential damage from a M6.0 earthquake in the Salt Lake
Valley region,
Apr
7, 2008
Possible Link Found Between Earthquakes Along The Cascadia And San
Andreas Faults,
Posted Mar 20, 2008
Interview with Dr. Hiroo Kanamori concerning his innovations in
earthquake measurements and early-warning systems,
NOAA Launches Final Two
Buoys to Complete U.S. Tsunami Warning System,
1868 Hayward Earthquake Alliance - October 21, 2008 marks
the 140th anniversary of the 1868 Hayward earthquake - the first great
“San Francisco earthquake” and one of the most damaging earthquakes in
the nation's history.
NVHUG
responds to Feb 21, 2008 M 6.0 Wells Earthquake -
A GIS-Based Methodology for Exporting the Hazards U.S. (HAZUS) Earthquake
Model for Global Applications,
Congressional Hazards Caucus; Earthquake Fact Sheet -
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USGS San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake Preparedness Handbook
