The Salt Lake Tribune published an article recently on some trenching activity by the Utah Geologic Survey and the USGS to better date past movements on this active fault.
Geologic Hazards
8.2 Magnitude Earthquake off Coast of Chile, Triggers Tsunami Warnings
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile late Tuesday. The damage estimates will probably begin rolling in today, but early indications are that it could have been much worse. Some 5 people […]
Geologic Hazards
50th Anniversary of San Fernando Earthquake
I posted about the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake, but there was another notable earthquake anniversary recently…the 50th anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. Khaled Chowdhury from the US Army Corps of Engineers […]
Geologic Hazards
Earthquake Ravaged Sumner Road Reopens in New Zealand
Sumner Road in Christchurch, New Zealand is a critical infrastructure link between Christchurch, the Port of Lyttleton, and the communities of Sumner and Lyttelton. It was severely damaged in the 2010-2011 earthquakes that struck the […]