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There will be another major quake
If another earthquake the size of the 1906 tremor hit Silicon Valley or San Francisco, what could happen? Using high tech scientists working for U.S. Geological Survey found some of the answers.
A graphic representation of the 1906 quake
Brad Aagaard, a geophysicist at USGS and part of the Earthquake Hazards Team, explains live animations he and other geophysicists created to show the magnitude and effect on Earth that the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had in exact dimensions.\r\n
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This presentation shows what will happen if a 1906-size quake struck today, from the perspective of historians, earthquake scientists, structural engineers, emergency responders and others.
This presentation shows what will happen if a 1906-size quake struck today, from the perspective of historians, earthquake scientists, structural engineers, emergency responders and others.
A machine that can forecast quakes
QuakeFinder CEO Tom Bleier explains the functionality of the QF-1005 Ground Instrument, a machine that can telegraph future earthquakes.
A look at S.F.'s underwater sand dunes
Patrick Barnard, a geologist with the Santa Cruz branch of the United States Geological Survey, narrates this short video showing the placement and depth of sand dunes located beneath 300 feet of water in and around the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
A look back at the 1906 S.F. quake
When the 1906 quake hit Northern California, author Jack London covered the damage for a magazine. The quake killed untold numbers, but it also gave rise to modern seismology in America. Here's the story with London's photos courtesy of the California Historical Society.
After months of speculation about what's behind his major weight loss, Steve Jobs talks about his health problems for the first time in public. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper and Tom Krazit examine the surprise announcement.
NASA works with the U.S. Geological Survey to track and understand the Earth's restless crust. This video from NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory traces the progress of seismology since the 1906 quake.
