Several earthquakes jolted the western US last year, including magnitude 6.5 events near Challis, Idaho and the Monte Cristo Range in Nevada, as well as a magnitude 5.7 near Salt Lake City and a 5.8 in Owens Valley, California. Damage was thankfully minor, but the quakes served as reminders that these are seismically active places. … Continued
RAPID Response to the November 30, 2018 M 7.1 Earthquake 13 km N of Anchorage, Alaska Project Overview On November 30, 2018 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck just north of Anchorage, Alaska and caused over $75 million in damage to private and public facilities. The earthquake took place in the upper part of a subducting … Continued
Project Overview Just before noon local time on April 25, 2015 at 11:56 am, a moment magnitude (Mw) 7.8 earthquake struck central Nepal and was felt in the capital, Kathmandu. Please see the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) summary and Nepal’s National Seismological Centre summary of the Gorkha earthquake for more information about the event and aftershocks. Hours after the … Continued