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Haiti Earthquake

January 14, 2010 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Haiti Earthquake

Peacekeeping - MINUSTAH The magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the impoverished nation of Haiti has clearly had devastating consequences. I don’t know what I can add in terms of useful information except perhaps to point interested readers to these additional sources of information. This is truly a heart-breaking situation. Click through for the links. (Photo by UNDP Global)

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The next full-margin rupture of the Cascadia subduction zone will spell the worst natural disaster in the history of the continent.
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The Earthquake That Will Devastate Seattle

August 2, 2015 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on The Earthquake That Will Devastate Seattle

This is a fantastic article by Kathryn Schulz for New Yorker Magazine on the seismic and tsunami hazards associated with the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest. Ms. Schulz paints a very vivid picture […]

Cars were crushed by the ruins of the destroyed Clock Tower in Finale Emilia, Italy after a magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook the region early Sunday.
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Italian quake causes widespread damage

May 22, 2012 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Italian quake causes widespread damage

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Italy on Sunday, killing several and leaving an estimated 3,000 people homeless. A number of renaissance era buildings were damaged or destroyed in a region known for it’s production of […]