When the first big earthquake hit, a magnitude-6.4 on Thursday morning, Ridgecrest resident Heather Martin said so many of her belongings fell in front of her bedroom door that all she could do was crouch in a corner and wait for the shaking to stop. When the magnitude-7.1 quake struck …
Read More »Small earthquakes triggered by winter snow, spring melt in California, study finds
The Sierra Nevada and Coast ranges are pushed down by fractions of an inch each winter by the weight of rain and snow and then rise after melt and runoff, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Japan has disaster theme parks where you can ride out fake earthquakes
Somehow, it’s not surprising that the country that gave us Godzilla and elevated fake food to a fine art has also found a way to make earthquake preparedness entertaining. Guided … Click to Continue »
Read More »