'Boomerang' earthquake simulations suggest ricocheting ruptures may be more common than previously thought

An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...
Fox 12 Oregon

Burnside Bridge project to prepare for a big earthquake gets design input from community board

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - If “the big quake” were to hit the Portland metro today, experts said driving across the Willamette River would not be possible on any of the existing bridges. Given that ...
Medicine Buffalo

Can a Bridge Built in Days, Not Months, Survive a Major Earthquake?

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The major earthquake that "struck" a 70-ton, 60-foot-long concrete bridge today in the University at Buffalo's Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory will help ...
ABC7

Will SF's Golden Gate Bridge survive the next big earthquake? USGS details new threat

SAN FRANCISCO -- California is long overdue for a major earthquake. In fact, new data from the United States Geological Survey suggests the next one to hit the Bay Area will likely be larger and more ...
CBS News

Earthquake simulator comes to Union Station in downtown LA

An earthquake simulator was set up at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday to give people the chance to test how ready they are for "the big one." The simulator was installed by the ...