An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists have observed quakes that reverse course, further shaking up areas that ...
SEATTLE — Fifty new simulations of "the big one" show how a magnitude 9.0 earthquake from the Cascadia Subduction Zone could play out. The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a fault that sits along the ...
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency created "The Day the Earth Shook," a simulation game to teach kids how to prepare for a major earthquake like one that could occur along the New Madrid or ...
This illustration featuring earthquake simulation data from the San Francisco Bay Area shows how seismic energy is shaped and directed by local geology and how buildings and infrastructure respond to ...
SEATTLE — For the first time, we are seeing in detail how large tsunami waves would roll out along the coast and through the inland waters of Washington state. The simulations from the Washington ...