Why does Oregon participate in these earthquake drills? There are many reasons — including one "big one" — why residents ...
The Pacific Northwest is at risk for a mega-earthquake because of the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The region is primed for powerful quakes, with a particularly strong one called the Big One ...
The Large-Scale Laminar Soil Box system provides an unprecedented experimental facility for evaluating the complex manner in which such structural systems as buildings and bridges interact with the ...
Up to 199,000 people would be killed by a devastating tsunami if a maximum-scale earthquake strikes off the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to the northern part of the Tohoku region, according to ...