Predicted ground motions for great earthquake in Pacific Northwest
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 07:21
in Earth & Climate
A new study evaluates expected ground motion in Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver from earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 - 9.0, providing engineers and policymakers with a new tool to build or retrofit structures to withstand seismic waves from large 'subduction' earthquakes off the continent's west coast...
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