The threat of earthquakes is very real in Canada. Are you prepared?

With the threat of earthquakes being very real in Canada, especially on the West Coast, disaster preparedness specialist Jackie Kloosterboer says every Canadian should be prepared in the event a ...
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Nevada earthquakes? USGS sent an alert but here's what really happened

A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near Carson City in western Nevada could produce heavy shaking in the region. But ...
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You’re likely to survive an earthquake. Here’s what to do

At 10:16 this morning, you might want to DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON. It’s the Great Shakeout, a worldwide earthquake drill. While we won’t have much notice when a real earthquake happens, preparation is ...
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Around 90% of an Earthquake’s Energy Doesn’t Do What You Think It Does

Earthquakes can be deadly and disastrous. But what we feel may constitute a tiny sliver of an earthquake’s destructive energy, according to a new experiment. In a recent AGU Advances paper, ...
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Why Your Phone May Get a Loud Earthquake Test Alert Today — and How the MyShake App Works

A heads-up: your phone might be getting a loud earthquake test alert this morning. At least, you will if you’re one of the over 4 million Californians who have the MyShake earthquake warning app ...
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How to Turn on earthquake early warnings: MyShake and Android ShakeAlert

West Coast citizens get crucial seconds of warning with Android ShakeAlert and MyShake earthquake detection apps that issue life-saving alerts before hazardous shaking. Such new technologies turn ...