Hundreds of Hikers Rescued from Mt. Rinjani Volcano, Indonesia Trapped by Landslides Caused by Earthquake More than 500 hikers have been rescued from the Mount Rinjani volcano, a popular tourist destination on the Indonesian island of Lombok, following a slew of landslides caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, reports Asian Correspondent. According to the AAP, the National Disaster Management Agency said rescuers extracted 543 hikers after the powerful earthquake that left 16 dead and another […] Steven Agar | August 1, 2018 0 Comments
Newly Discovered Durmid Ladder Shakes Up Southern California The Geological Society of America has identified a new ladder-like structure in the San Andrea’s fault zone. The Durmid ladder structure could cause the next major earthquake, also known as the “Big One“. The San Andrea’s fault zone is a major cause of concern for those who live in the densely populated areas that the fault runs through. While it […] Katy Shipley | June 25, 2018 0 Comments
Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts Forcing Thousands to Flee their Homes [arve url="https://youtu.be/94gPXQTkU-Y"] Steven Agar | May 4, 2018 61 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Earthquake Strikes South Korea Hours Before Mens Snowboarding Slopestyle Final At around 5:00 am on Saturday morning, 5 hours before the men’s snowboarding slopestyle final was set to start, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, about 200 miles south of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The activity was felt in Phoenix Park, the location of the snowboard slope course and halfpipe reports Transworld. Athletes and media on site woke up to […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
California is in an Earthquake Drought | Big One Almost Certain in next 30-Years California earthquakes are a geologic inevitability. The state sits across the North American and Pacific tectonic plates and is crisscrossed by the San Andreas and other active fault systems. The magnitude 7.9 earthquake that struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island on Jan. 23, 2018 was just the latest reminder of major seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, writes Richard Aster at […] Steven Agar | January 31, 2018 0 Comments
Tsunami Alert for Entire Western US Coast Cancelled as Wave Thankfully Fails to Show Up A tsunami watch issued for the entire US west coast after a large earthquake off the Alaskan coast Tuesday morning has been canceled, reports wbtv.com. The quake struck 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, AK.  Kodiak officials warned residents to evacuate if they lived in low-lying areas and people reported on social media that the quake was felt hundreds of miles away, […] Steven Agar | January 23, 2018 0 Comments
Mount St. Helens Experienced 40 Earthquakes in 3 Days Forty earthquakes occurred around Mount St. Helens in the first three days of the year, with the most powerful a magnitude 3.9 that occurred about 5 miles from Mount St. Helens and 23 miles from the town of Morton. The 3.9 magnitude earthquake was felt in Portland and Seattle but there were no reported injuries or damage. Since then there […] Steven Agar | January 8, 2018 0 Comments
5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Montana Today | Strongest MT Earthquake in Nearly 12-Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEoZfW0uVm8 Montana was rocked by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake early this morning. Â This was the largest earthquake in Montana since 2005. 9 aftershocks occurred in the hour after the earthquake including a 4.9-magnitude quake 5-minutes just after the initial 5.8-magnitude earthquake. The quake was felt 500 miles away in Seattle, WA. Around 10,000 felt the earthquake. Lincoln, MT (3 miles […] Industry News CragBrains | July 6, 2017 0 Comments