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As Idaho Shakes, Geologists Look For Answers

On March 31, 2020, at precisely 5:52 pm central Idaho was rocked by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. The quake was the second-largest ever recorded in the state. The largest temblor in Idaho’s history was the Borah Peak earthquake in 1983 which registered as a magnitude 6.9. The questions geologists are asking of the March 31st quake is why was it […]

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Alex Camerino | September 5, 2020
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Global Seismic Background Noise Reduced Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns

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Seismic background noise has been reduced due to the worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns a new study shows. There are thousands of seismic stations around the world. Those stations record the movement of plates using seismometers. As humans go about their daily life they shake the ground ever so slightly. We shake the ground when we drive, cheer at a sporting event, […]

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Alex Camerino | July 31, 2020
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USGS Report: “It’s Raining Plastic”: Microplastics in the Mountains?

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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently released its report of particulates found in eight locations across the Colorado Front Range using the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network.  The study, which was conducted from January 24, 2017, to December 19, 2017, and included twelve collection dates surprisingly (or not so surprisingly) found microplastics present or possibly present in 9 […]

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Jonathan Thomson | August 23, 2019
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USGS: Chance of California Earthquake Of Magnitude 5 or Higher Is 99 % Within The Next Week

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The USGS in California stated late last night that the chance of an earthquake aftershock of magnitude 5 or higher is 99% within the next week in southern California. The chance of an earthquake of magnitude 6 or higher is 61 %, and it is most likely that as few as 0 or as many as 5 such earthquakes may […]

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SnowBrains | July 6, 2019
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