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Video: Magnitude 7 Earthquake Strikes Anchorage, Alaska

December 1, 2018 rockman Geologic Hazards, News Comments Off on Video: Magnitude 7 Earthquake Strikes Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck just 8 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska this morning causing widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure. The quake struck at 8:29 am local time and the focus of the earthquake […]

Aerial photo and geologic map of landslide deposits along Wasatch front in Utah
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Landslide Hazards along Wasatch Front in Utah – Video

May 21, 2009 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Landslide Hazards along Wasatch Front in Utah – Video

Given the earthquake risk from the Wasatch Fault in Utah and the already steep landslide prone terrain in the area, there is definitely cause for concern about the potential for major landslides in the region. […]

A tsunami flowing into the city of Mikayo after the 9.0 magnitude Fukushima earthquake March 11, 2011 (JIJI PRESS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
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Underwater landslide may have doubled 2011 Japanese tsunami

September 30, 2014 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Underwater landslide may have doubled 2011 Japanese tsunami

A seismologist at the University of Tokyo believes that the monstrous tsunami that was responsible for so much damage and loss of life during the 2011 Fukushima earthquake may have been a result of a […]