At least 15 people were killed and several buildings knocked down after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck southern Turkey on Monday. The tremors were so strong that they were felt in Syria, Lebanon and Cyprus. Several buildings also collapsed in Aleppo in northern Syria, officials said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter that “search and rescue teams … [Read more...]
Why San Francisco’s Earthquake Risk Is Growing
A U.S. Geological Survey report says that there is more than a 70 percent chance that a 6.7 magnitude or higher earthquake will hit the Bay Area in the next 30 years. Here's why San Francisco is not as ready as one may think when the next big earthquake hits. Two major earthquakes have hit the Bay Area in modern history. In 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit San Francisco … [Read more...]
5.1 California earthquake – Seismologist says aftershocks as strong as 4.0 possible
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near San Jose Tuesday morning and was felt across the Bay Area. Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist at Center for Science and Society and research associate at Seismological Laboratory at Caltech, says aftershocks as strong as 4.0 earthquake are possible on the Calaveras Fault in the next 24 hours. Full interview here: … [Read more...]
Earthquake rattles San Francisco classroom – watch art sway
A teacher at a school in San Francisco shared this video showing swaying art as the effects of an earthquake that was centered near San Jose, California reached all the way to the city. https://abc7ne.ws/3Du3ZPg #earthquake #SanJose #Californiaearthquake abc,abc7 news,Calaveras Fault,earthquake,san jose California quake,south bay earthquake,seven trees,earthquake near me,usgs … [Read more...]