Most people picture earthquakes as a West Coast problem. California shakes regularly, the news covers it, and residents there ...
Most homebuyers check school ratings, flood plains, and commute times. Very few pull up a seismic hazard map. That oversight ...
“If we don’t understand the underlying tectonic processes, it’s hard to predict the seismic hazard,” said co-author Amanda Thomas, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis. Three of the ...