Predicted Ground Motions For Great Earthquake In Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Victoria And Vancouver
Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 20:21
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.