SCEC Highlights and News
Archive of SCEC highlights and news articles that may be of interest to the SCEC community.
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10/11/2021
MyShake App: Take Cover Before The Ground Shakes
Did you know there is an app on your phone that can alert you seconds before an earthquake hits giving you time to act? ...
Did you know there is an app on your phone that can alert you seconds before an earthquake hits giving you time to act? ...
MyShake
09/30/2021
Earthquake Retrofitting Los Angeles Homes: Is It Worth It?
Seismic retrofitting involves strengthening a structure to make it more resistant to earthquake shaking and damage. In m...
Seismic retrofitting involves strengthening a structure to make it more resistant to earthquake shaking and damage. In m...
CRMP
09/17/2021
USGS Event Page: M4.3 Earthquake - 1km ESE of Carson, CA
2021-09-18 02:58:34 (UTC) 33.825°N 118.270°W 14.7 km depth ...
2021-09-18 02:58:34 (UTC) 33.825°N 118.270°W 14.7 km depth ...
USGS
09/09/2021
Complex needs of earthquake survivors require continued specialised care
The greatest number of deaths and injuries from Haiti’s 14 August earthquake occurred in the country’s southernmost ...
The greatest number of deaths and injuries from Haiti’s 14 August earthquake occurred in the country’s southernmost ...
ReliefWeb
09/09/2021
Hunger spikes in Haiti following deadly earthquake
Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and has long been vulnerable on multiple fron...
Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and has long been vulnerable on multiple fron...
United Nations
09/09/2021
Essential Earthquake Safety Tips
Millions of California homes are vulnerable to earthquake damage, and most are within 30 miles of an active fault. And m...
Millions of California homes are vulnerable to earthquake damage, and most are within 30 miles of an active fault. And m...
Cal OES
09/09/2021
‘I don’t see my mum’: Haiti’s earthquake leaves new generation of orphans
“Most stay at a neighbour’s house, or in a makeshift shelter,” says Loraus, at a school on the outskirts of Les Ca...
“Most stay at a neighbour’s house, or in a makeshift shelter,” says Loraus, at a school on the outskirts of Les Ca...
Guardian
09/08/2021
IRIS Teachable Moment, M7.0 Mexico Earthquake (09/17/2021)
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has occurred in Acapulco, Mexico at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). One death has been reported....
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has occurred in Acapulco, Mexico at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). One death has been reported....
IRIS
08/16/2021
Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000
Rescuers and scrap metal scavengers dug into the floors of a collapsed hotel Monday in this quake-ravaged coastal town, ...
Rescuers and scrap metal scavengers dug into the floors of a collapsed hotel Monday in this quake-ravaged coastal town, ...
AP
08/16/2021
IRIS Teachable Moment, M7.2 Haiti Earthquake (08/14/2021)
A M7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, reducing churches, hotels, and homes to rubble. This earthquake...
A M7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, reducing churches, hotels, and homes to rubble. This earthquake...
IRIS
