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Burnside Bridge getting seismic test in case of Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake
Currently, none of Portland's bridges open to vehicular traffic that span the Willamette River would survive a major Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, leaving the city's core potentially cut ...
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An earthquake rattled the Cascadia fault 325 years ago. Here’s what we know about the massive quake
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Centuries later, the ancient quake has left clues for scientists to ...
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Did you feel it? 3.5 magnitude earthquake reported near Snoqualmie
This is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone. According to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), earthquakes happen in Washington every day, but most are too small to be felt.
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Two earthquakes, 4.2 and 3.0, strike off WA coast
Both of Wednesday’s earthquakes occurred within the Juan de Fuca Plate, but not quite along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which is one of several subduction zones on the Pacific Ring of Fire where ...
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Crews dig deep hole in Waterfront Park to put new Burnside Bridge design to the test
They’ll also build the system they’ll use to fake a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. "So in the steel reinforcement cage, we have what's called load cells and those are basically two-foot ...
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Japan Fears A Catastrophic Nankai Megathrust Earthquake Is Likely To Hit In Next 30 Years
Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes ... the south of Japan's biggest island of Honshu. It’s a subduction zone located where the Philippine Sea Plate is ...
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Cascadia earthquake turns 325. Here's what we know about the massive quake
January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Centuries later, the ancient quake has left clues for scientists to prepare for the next one.
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San Bernardino shaken by 3.5 earthquake — its third jolt of the day
After a pair of small earthquakes shook San Bernardino on Monday morning, the city was jolted by another earthquake just before 10 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was the second ...
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Magnitude 2.0 earthquake centered off the coast of New Hampshire
WARMUP AND WHAT FOLLOWS. COMING UP. USGS IS REPORTING ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE FELT IN THE GRANITE STATE THIS MORNING. IT’S REPORTING A 2.0 EARTHQUAKE ABOUT 11.8 MILES OFF THE COAST OF PORTSMOUTH.
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3.5 magnitude earthquake recorded near Snoqualmie
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed a magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit several miles outside of Snoqualmie in Western Washington Monday afternoon. Washington felt its most recent tremor at 1: ...
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Claims for the world’s deepest earthquake challenged by new analysis
The earthquake took place within the Izu-Bonin subduction zone 680 kilometers below the Earth’s surface. The mechanisms behind deep earthquakes—those occurring 500 kilometers or deeper—are ...