Pro tip:
Don’t be in the middle of trying on clothes in a dressing room during a 4.7 #earthquake 😵💫
Pro tip:
Don’t be in the middle of trying on clothes in a dressing room during a 4.7 #earthquake 😵💫
A friend just sent me this terrifying video of boulders crashing down onto a road during the #earthquake in #Taiwan 😵
#Earthquake shakes U.S. East Coast
The U.S. Geological Survey initially measured the earthquake at a 4.8 magnitude.
Two giant blobs lurk deep within the Earth, but why?
From @popsci "Some scientists believe they could be responsible for plate tectonics."
The Atacama Desert in #Chile has some of the darkest night skies in the world, perfect for #astronomy. But it's also a very seismic area. When an #earthquake hits, how do we keep our telescopes safe? We tell you all about it in this new video: https://youtu.be/y_nfFwKwmmM
Scientists have mapped one of the most hazardous spots on the globe in unprecedented detail: a 600-mile geologic boundary just off the #PacificNorthwest coast.
Along this fraught stretch, called the #CascadiaSubductionZone, 2 pieces of the #Earth’s crust slide against each other, building up stresses capable of unleashing a catastrophic 9.0-magnitude #earthquake & generating a #tsunami, w/waves as high as 40 feet.
#science #geology #climate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/06/07/earthquake-tsunami-cascadia/
Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of the "big one." When should they tell the public?
From NBC News: "For U.S. seismologists, Japan’s 'megaquake' warning last week renewed discussion about when and how to warn people on the West Coast if they find elevated risk of a major earthquake."