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11/12/2024: Cape Girardeau County surveys residents on disaster readiness and pet evacuation plans (Southeast Missourian)
08/06/2024: Rare earthquake hits in Lake Michigan near Wisconsin (The Detroit News)
05/30/2024: Earthquake shakes state capital, USGS says (SDPB)
02/14/2024: The United States Has an Updated Map of Earthquake Hazards (EOS)
10/30/2023: Strengthening Resilience: LA Regional Food Bank Hosts Great ShakeOut 2023 (LA Regional Food Bank)
10/30/2023: Great Shakeout Exercise Increases Preparedness for NOAA Staff (NOAA)
10/21/2023: Are earthquakes happening more? What to know if you're worried and how to stay safe. (USA Today)
10/19/2023: Residents of earthquake zones ‘drop, cover and hold on’ during annual ShakeOut quake drill (Associated Press)
10/18/2023: Fifth Annual Great ShakeOut is Thursday (Greensburg Daily News)
09/21/2023: Ensuring the Safety of Our Pets: The Necessity of Disaster Preparedness (Honolulu Magazine)
09/20/2023: FEMA Introduces Disaster Preparedness Guide for Older Adults (FEMA)
06/05/2023: 4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti; 4 dead, dozens injured (Associated Press)
04/06/2023: The phones that detect earthquakes (BBC)
04/05/2023: Tallest Full-scale Building Ever Built on an Earthquake Simulator Put to the Test at UC San Diego (UC San Diego Today)
03/29/2023: The Role We Play in Earthquake Preparedness (FEMA)
03/23/2023: How earthquakes helped us map the interior of the Sun (BigThink)
03/22/2023: See One Historic Turkish Street Before and After the Earthquakes (The New York Times)
03/20/2023: Oxygen on early Earth may have come from quartz crushed by earthquakes (New Scientist)
03/07/2023: Remembering past earthquakes improves earthquake forecasts (Temblor)
03/01/2023: A Quick Look at How to Prepare Your Children for an Earthquake (Intelligent Living)
03/01/2023: Predicting earthquakes is unlikely, but could we detect them earlier? (Scripps News)
02/27/2023: New Turkey quake kills one person, flattens more buildings (Reuters)
02/23/2023: Quakes Are Inevitable. Huge Death Tolls Are Not (Bloomberg News)
02/17/2023: Why can’t we predict earthquakes? (Nature)
02/06/2023: More than 500 dead as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey (CNN)
02/02/2023: Without a Recent Earthquake, Efforts at Mitigation Fade (Government Technology)
12/21/2022: How are earthquakes triggered and how are their magnitudes measured? What to know (Charlotte Observer)
12/20/2022: When it comes to earthquakes, size matters but so does the terrain (CNN)
12/20/2022: From ShakeAlert to smartphones: Earthquake Early Warning now and beyond (Temblor)
12/13/2022: Speed kills: fast, potentially damaging earthquakes more common (Temblor)
12/07/2022: Earthquake Safety: Do’s and Don’ts during an Earthquake (United News of Bangladesh)
12/06/2022: Convergent plate boundaries: All you need to know (Interesting Engineering)
12/04/2022: Simulations show how bridges are damaged during earthquakes (The Print)
11/30/2022: The need for early warning systems that can cover everyone (Innovation News Network)
11/30/2022: Landslide risk remains long after an earthquake, according to satellite imagery study (Phys.org)
11/30/2022: Earthquake lab experiments produce aftershock-like behavior (Science Daily)
11/21/2022: Exploring the deep: Drones offer new ways to monitor sea floor (Science Daily)
11/18/2022: Detecting smaller earthquakes could improve forecasting of larger temblors (Temblor)
11/18/2022: Supershear earthquakes are super powerful, and a lot less rare than previously thought (Los Angeles Times)
11/17/2022: IIT-Roorkee scientists believe this technique can mitigate earthquake damage (CNBC TV-18)
11/14/2022: America has an earthquake early-warning system now — on your phone (The Washington Post)
11/14/2022: Early warning sensors can limit damage due to earthquake: Experts (Tribune India)
11/11/2022: This type of powerful earthquake is more common than previously thought; Are we due for a ‘big one?’ (KTLA)
10/29/2022: Lori Dengler | The complex relationship between small, large earthquakes (Times Standard)
10/26/2022: At least 26 injured in magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Philippines (Al Jazeera)
10/20/2022: Allen Institute to Become Part of ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System Along the West Coast (Goskagit)
10/17/2022: Hidden faults pose a hazard to major cities around the world (Temblor)
10/14/2022: Near real-time seismic data processing helps scientist understand aftershocks (Temblor)
10/12/2022: 65 earthquakes at Mauna Loa in the past 24 hours (KHON)
10/12/2022: 2022 Shake Out & Get Out Community Evacuation Exercise (Strathcona Regional District)
10/11/2022: Tie rods aren’t just a pretty facade. Here’s how they help earthquake proof Charleston (Temblor)
09/26/2022: Taiwan earthquake sequence may signal future shocks (Temblor)
09/23/2022: The plate boundary between Africa and the Iberian Peninsula could cause large tsunamis (Phys.org)
09/22/2022: Mexico rattled by pair of earthquakes (Temblor)
09/20/2022: Written in Stone: Inca Buildings Remember Ancient Earthquakes (EOS)
09/16/2022: Experts weigh-in on swarms of recorded earthquakes in Midlands (Fox Carolina News)
09/15/2022: Cracking the Secrets to Earthquake Safety, One Shake Simulation at a Time (Berkeley Lab News)
09/14/2022: The Tonga Eruption Produced a 90-Meter Tsunami (Universe Today)
09/09/2022: Global Seismic Networks: Recording the Heartbeat of the Earth (EOS)
08/26/2022: The Himalayas' ancient earthquake-defying design (BBC Travel)
08/18/2022: Fault that caused a July quake in the Philippines still in question (Temblor)
08/11/2022: Researchers Hope Fiber Optic Cable Will Inform Earthquake Science, Detection (California Polytechnic Humboldt News)
07/28/2022: Balloon fleet senses earthquakes from stratosphere (Phys.org)
07/26/2022: Scientific challenge: predicting earthquakes or avoiding them? (Tehran Times)
07/25/2022: Earthquakes could be predicted with 80% accuracy with new Israeli method - study (The Jerusalem Post)
07/08/2022: Deadly Afghanistan quake challenges scientists trying to study it (Nature)
07/03/2022: Explained | How are earthquakes measured? (The Hindu)
06/24/2022: Earthquake tech could limit deaths. Afghanistan shows it’s not easy. (Washington Post)
06/24/2022: Why Was Afghanistan’s Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake So Devastating? (Scientific American)
06/22/2022: What causes earthquakes in Afghanistan? (DW)
06/22/2022: Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills at Least 920 People, Official Says (New York Times)
06/16/2022: Ask the expert: Understanding the nature of big earthquakes (MSU Today)
06/15/2022: The Mechanism That Unleashed Tonga's Record-Breaking Tsunami Has Been Identified (Science Alert)
06/13/2022: Scientists provide explanation for exceptional Tonga tsunami (Phys.org)
06/10/2022: Mars “earthquakes”: Red Planet might have more seismic activity than we ever expected (BigThink)
06/03/2022: Trained Rats to Be Sent Into Earthquake Debris Wearing Tiny Backpacks With Microphones (Newsweek)
05/24/2022: Earthquake researchers hope artificial intelligence could lead to prediction breakthrough (KTLA)
05/19/2022: Deep-sea internet cables could help sense distant earthquake rumbles (PopSci)
05/11/2022: Gravity signals could detect earthquakes at the speed of light (Science.org)
05/10/2022: Ancient Chile quake upended coastal Atacama communities (Temblor)
05/09/2022: NASA’s InSight Records Monster Quake on Mars (JPL News)
04/28/2022: Mexico City’s urban noise reveals the sinking metropolis’ changing seismic hazard (Temblor)
04/26/2022: Self-driving cars and earthquakes have more in common than you’d think (Temblor)
02/28/2022: A slow-motion section of the San Andreas fault may not be so harmless after all (Science Daily)
02/11/2022: Invisible' earthquake caused mysterious 2021 tsunami, scientists find (Live Science)
02/04/2022: Shaking up earthquake research at MIT (MIT News)
01/20/2022: Tsunami Survey: Share Your Experience (CGS)
01/20/2022: Tonga faces 'unprecedented disaster' as New Zealand warns of further eruptions and tsunami risk (CNN)
01/18/2022: Tonga tsunami: Before and after eruption (BBC)
10/21/2021: Global earthquake safety movement "ShakeOut" includes more than 30 million participants in 2021 (PR Newswire)
10/21/2021: Global earthquake safety movement “ShakeOut” includes more than 30 million participants in 2021 (AP News)
10/18/2021: Americans Prepare for Major Earthquake Event on October 21 (WeatherBoy)
10/18/2021: Get Earthquake Ready: Join the Annual Shakeout Drill on Oct. 21 (FEMA)
10/14/2021: ShakeOut 2021: Earthquake Awareness Enables Community Preparedness (USGS)
10/13/2021: ShakeOut 2021: Earthquake Awareness Enables Community Preparedness (HS Today)
09/09/2021: Hunger spikes in Haiti following deadly earthquake (United Nations)
09/09/2021: Complex needs of earthquake survivors require continued specialised care (Relief Web)
09/09/2021: ‘I don’t see my mum’: Haiti’s earthquake leaves new generation of orphans (The Guardian)
09/07/2021: IRIS Teachable Moment, M7.0 Mexico Earthquake (09/07/2021) (IRIS)
09/01/2021: How to prepare for a disaster if you live with a disability (LA Times)
08/25/2021: How to prepare for an earthquake or other disaster on a budget (LA Times)
08/16/2021: IRIS Teachable Moment, M7.2 Haiti Earthquake (08/14/2021) (IRIS)
07/30/2021: Improving Earthquake Simulation Modelling That May Save Lives (Intel)
07/15/2021: July 2021 NHERI Newsletter (NHERI)
07/02/2021: Webinar: Safer Buildings, Stronger Communities: A Road Map to Action for Earthquake Country (EERI)
01/29/2021: Who’s Sharing? Inconsistent Eyewitness Accounts Can Affect How We Understand Earthquakes (USGS)
01/27/2021: New report charts path toward superior earthquake recovery (Science Daily)
01/25/2021: Earthquake Early Warning Seismometers Expand in National Forests (USGS)
01/18/2021: Stanford AI Technology Detects Hidden Earthquakes – May Provide Warning of Big Quakes (SciTech Daily)
12/15/2020: Don't just think about earthquakes, prepare for them (Phys Org)
12/14/2020: When preparing for earthquakes, don’t forget the small ones (Temblor)
12/14/2020: Emergency preparedness series: Earthquakes (The Caregiver)
10/21/2020: Annual Great California ShakeOut goes virtual (USC Annenberg Media)
10/14/2020: Hold Your Own Earthquake Drill on International ShakeOut Day this Thursday, October 15 (Cision)
10/13/2020: ShakeOut 2020: Staying Safe When the Ground Starts to Rumble (USGS)
10/08/2020: California Edges Closer To The Big One (Forbes)
10/06/2020: Millions participating in Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, adapting for COVID-19 pandemic (Cision)
01/17/2020: Modern search and rescue technology advances (Medium)
01/15/2020: Japan’s Wildlife Is Still Reeling from the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami (Hakai)
01/07/2020: USGS: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake in Puerto Rico (USGS)
11/14/2019: Earthquake Conspiracy Theorists Are Wreaking Havoc During Emergencies (Vice)
10/15/2019: Great ShakeOut – 45 States, Territories at Risk for Earthquakes (American Red Cross)
10/14/2019: Millions Worldwide to Participate in Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills (Cision)
07/25/2019: The Most Common States for Earthquakes (And How You Can Stay Safe) (Apartment Guide)
10/09/2018: Sign Up for Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill: National Event Allows Individual to Practice Response (FEMA)
10/01/2018: FEMA to conduct emergency alert system test Wednesday (Eureka Times-Standard)
09/24/2018: September's National Preparedness Month is a Reminder to Join Millions in October's Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills (SCEC)
09/18/2018: Lessons from Mexico's earthquake early warning system (Prevention Web)
09/13/2018: Campus Safety Magazine September 2018 Issue (Campus Safety Magazine)
08/27/2018: Earthquake Preparedness: Join Campuses Worldwide for the Great ShakeOut Drill (Campus Safety Magazine)
08/27/2018: How USC Integrates the Great ShakeOut Into Its Emergency Management Plan (Campus Safety Magazine)
08/22/2018: A Milestone for Forecasting Earthquake Hazards (AGU EOS)
08/14/2018: Heroic nurses react to eathquake in southwest China (South China Morning Post )
08/13/2018: Lombok earthquake death toll surges above 400 (CNN)
08/13/2018: Only deadly NZ tsunami on record hit the Chathams, 150 years ago (The Press NZ)
08/10/2018: Indonesian Islands Were Shaken in Quake. Tourists' Confidence Was Too. (New York Times)
08/09/2018: Forget Doorframes: Expert Advice on Earthquake Survival Strategies (Scientific American)
08/08/2018: Hunting for Landslides from Cascadia’s Great Earthquakes (AGU EOS)
08/07/2018: The Latest: Soldiers pull man alive from collapsed mosque (ABC News)
08/07/2018: More Than 100 Dead After Indonesia's 2nd Major Earthquake In A Week (AOL Canada)
08/07/2018: Research finds that earthquakes can systematically trigger other ones on the opposite side of Earth (Continuity Central)
08/06/2018: Better Performance and New Features on USGS Earthquake Website (AGU EOS)
08/06/2018: Indonesia Earthquake: At Least 98 Dead and 20,000 Homeless (New York Times)
08/06/2018: Surrey earthquakes: Scientists call for oil drilling ban as mysterious tremors continue to strike region (The Independent)
08/01/2018: Re-measuring Mt Everest (Nepali Times)
07/31/2018: New Model Reveals Rips in Earth's Mantle Layer Below Southern Tibet (Research & Development)
07/30/2018: Shakeout drill successful, says city gov’t (Manila Bulletin)
07/28/2018: Lombok earthquake: 14 killed on Indonesian tourist island (CNN)
07/28/2018: Deadly Quake Strikes Indonesian Island of Lombok (The New York Times)
07/26/2018: Big one' coming? Earthquakes off the West Coast could eventually trigger a global event (FOX News)
07/24/2018: Researchers develop model for predicting landslides caused by earthquakes (PHYS.ORG)
07/22/2018: Minor earthquake again shakes Sea of Galilee (The Times of Israel)
07/22/2018: Iran SHAKES after fourth major earthquake hits country in two days (express.co.uk)
07/21/2018: Frida the hero dog gets her own statue for saving people in wake of Mexico earthquake (CBS NEWS)
07/16/2018: The 'death box' where Seattle earthquake researchers work (KUOW)
07/14/2018: CHECKLIST: What barangays should prepare for an earthquake (Rappler)
07/14/2018: How to put together an earthquake/typhoon preparedness kit at the �100 shop (Japan Today)
07/14/2018: ARC 'Pillowcase Project' increases hazard awareness (Hill Country Community Journal)
07/11/2018: Watch Cats Run 10 Seconds Before an Earthquake Hits (Huffington Post)
07/10/2018: Israel Steps Up Earthquake Preparation after Series of Tremors (CBN News)
07/10/2018: Be Prepared: Safety Tips to Follow Before, During and After an Earthquake (The Jerusalem Post)
07/10/2018: 9 natural disasters that took the lives of hundreds of thousands (Business Insider)
07/09/2018: Estimate: 80,000 Buildings in Danger of Collapsing in Face of Earthquake (The Jerusalem Post)
07/03/2018: What's shakin'? Broadband networks, fiber-optic cables could help detect earthquakes (USA Today)
07/02/2018: What was learned form the Osaka earthquake? (Japan Times)
06/29/2018: New Simulations Break Down Potential Impact of a Major Quake by Building Location and Size (Office of Science - U.S. Department of Energy)
06/28/2018: Explosions at Hawaii's Kilauea summit keep producing magnitude 5.3 quakes (CNN)
06/27/2018: A Seismic Change in Predicting How Earthqaukes Will Shake Tall Buildings (New York Times)
06/26/2018: Hokkaido and Pacific coast now understood to face higher risk of powerful earthquakes (Japan Times)
06/26/2018: Leading earthquake scientists, engineers, and policymakers convene so societies can better prepare to survive and recover (Philadelphia Tribune)
06/24/2018: Local authorities say more than 6,000 structures were damaged in recent Osaka earthquake (Japan Times)
06/22/2018: Summer Could Trigger Major Earthquakes (It's Not Why You Think) (LiveScience)
06/21/2018: Researchers say an earthquake emoji could save lives (Fast Company)
06/18/2018: Writing About Earthquakes, and Feeling One (New York Times)
06/18/2018: No, World Cup Fans Didn't Trigger an Earthquake. Here's Why. (National Geographic)
06/18/2018: 4 dead after Osaka hit with massive 6.1 magnitude earthquake (Dayton Daily News)
06/18/2018: Mexico fans may have caused an earthquake while celebrating World Cup win (Deseret Morning News)
06/17/2018: Earthquake kills 3, injures hundreds in western Japan (LA Times)
06/14/2018: Northland introduces indoor tsunami alerting option (Insurance Business New Zealand)
06/14/2018: Underwater fiber-optic cables could moonlight as earthquake sensors (Science News Online)
06/13/2018: National Security: National Preparedness Month (ALA In the Know eBulletin)
06/13/2018: Smart ECBS boosts NDRRMC disaster preparedness efforts (SwirlingOverCoffee)
06/05/2018: Why is Guatemala's volcanic eruption so much deadlier than Hawaii's? (CNN.com)
06/04/2018: We still dont know how to predict major earthquakes, and its possible we never will (Yahoo! News)
06/03/2018: How to Pack an Emergency Kit for Any Disaster (nytimes)
05/27/2018: Aichi hopes to see million participate in September quake drill (japantimes)
05/23/2018: How to earthquake proof your home for less than $50 (ABC7)
04/10/2018: Aftershocks hit Papua New Guinea as it recovers from a remote major earthquake (Random Thoughts)
04/10/2018: USA: Federal funding increase moves ShakeAlert closer to reality (Prevention Web)
04/10/2018: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Chile (Sify)
04/10/2018: Haiti Records 20 Earthquakes During First Quarter Of This Year (Pride News)
04/09/2018: Wales earthquake is biggest 'onshore UK event' in 10 years (Bismarck Tribune)
04/06/2018: PNG earthquake’s political aftershocks require careful handling (East Asia Forum)
04/05/2018: 6.2 magnitude quake strikes Mindanao in Philippines: USGS (Indian Express)
04/04/2018: Can Asia improve its mixed record on disaster preparedness? (Nikkei Asian Review)
04/04/2018: Is the Ring of Fire becoming more active? (Nikkei Asian Review)
04/03/2018: Mag 5.9 quake shakes El Salvador, but no damage reported (ABC News)
04/03/2018: Powerful 6.8 quake strikes Bolivia: USGS (Business Standard India)
04/03/2018: Modeling future earthquake and tsunami risk in southeast Japan (Innovations Report)
04/03/2018: A giant crack in Kenya opens up, but what's causing it? (CBS News)
04/03/2018: Mexico analyzes seismological footprint with Japanese technology (Notimex)
04/03/2018: Major insurer to charge more for high risk earthquake prone homes yesterday (Newstalk ZB)
04/02/2018: What on Earth? (What on Earth?)
03/29/2018: How effective are earthquake warnings? (Financial Express Bangladesh)
03/28/2018: Earthquake imminent; Geological Survey Authority warns (Graphic Ghana)
03/27/2018: Top Ten Doomsday Disasters (Top Ten Doomsday Disasters)
03/20/2018: Candles on the Sand (Santa Monica Mirror)
02/20/2018: Earthquake early warning: How the U.S. trails Mexico in potential life-saver (sfchronicle.com)
02/19/2018: Earthquake shakes southern Mexico for second time in three days (yahoo.com)
02/19/2018: Large Mexico quakes offer clues about the Northwest (king5.com)
02/17/2018: Britain reacts to an underwhelming" earthquake" (bbc.co.uk)
02/17/2018: 7.2 quake damages 50 homes, but Mexico avoids major destruction (pe.com)
02/17/2018: Helicopter Assessing Earthquake Damage Crashes In Mexico, Killing 13 (huffingtonpost.ca)
02/16/2018: Magnitude 7.2 earthquake slams Mexico's Oaxaca state (latimes.com)
02/15/2018: How to Prepare Your Community for a Disaster (nytimes.com)
02/06/2018: Quake alerts no substitute for resilient buildings, communities (news.webindia123.com)
02/06/2018: 2 dead, 198 injured after 6.4-magnitude quake off Taiwan (cnn.com)
02/06/2018: M6.4 Taiwan temblor leaves at least two dead, topples hotel: premier (japantimes.co.jp)
02/05/2018: Philippines volcano seen from space in satellite images (kfqd.com)
02/05/2018: Weak Hydrogen Bonds Key to Strong, Tough Infrastructure (pddnet.com)
02/05/2018: Lava fountains, rumbling, earthquakes continue at Mayon (mb.com.ph)
02/05/2018: Hualien quakes sign that Taiwan has entered 100-year earthquake cycle: Researcher (etaiwannews.com)
02/05/2018: 'Swarm' of 19 earthquakes strike eastern Taiwan on Tuesday (etaiwannews.com)
02/04/2018: Global toll from landslides is heaviest in developing countries (longroom.com)
02/02/2018: China launches satellite to study earthquake precursors (business-standard.com)
02/02/2018: Should you buy earthquake insurance? (abc3340.com)
02/02/2018: Surviving natural disasters: Earthquake and tsunami scenarios (naturalnews.com)
02/01/2018: WATCH | Mayon Volcano spews less lava but more ash; experts remain watchful (interaksyon.com)
01/31/2018: Pakistan and Afghanistan rocked by deadly earthquake (theoldhamtimes.co.uk)
01/31/2018: Japan: Resilient Infrastructure PPPs - Contracts and Procurement: The Case of Japan (reliefweb.int)
01/31/2018: NZ_s big natural disaster questions get $1m EQC research funding (livenews.co.nz)
01/23/2018: Earthquake Shakes Alaska and Sends a Shudder of Alarm Along the Coast (New York Times)
11/28/2017: Surprise: Increased Hurricane Activity During the Younger Dryas (markgelbart.wordpress.com)
11/28/2017: 'Megathrust' Earthquake And Tsunami Could Ravage New Zealand (ibtimes.com)
11/25/2017: A call for preparedness (sundayobserver.lk)
11/24/2017: Israel raises tsunami awareness (preventionweb.net)
10/19/2017: California Prepares for the 'Big One' With Earthquake Drill (nytimes.com)
10/19/2017: Memories of the Northridge Earthquake ripple as CSUN takes part in the Great ShakeOut (dailynews.com)



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