Earthquake Studies

How an Alien World Crashed into Planet Earth [and may produce Earthquakes]

Scientists have proposed that an large Alien World may have crashed into Earth billions of years ago and help to set the basis for our planet. Hence much of the inside of planet earth may be made up of another planet. This ground breaking and cutting edge theory may not be as crazy as it…
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The New Madrid Seimic Zone Report, Part 1

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has created an interesting report published November 1st of 2022. The report is titled Addressing the New Madrid Seismic Zone Earthquake Protection Gap. For obvious reasons this paper is of keen interest to QuakeCov. And for that reason we shall make this rerport subject of several blog articles about…
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UCERF3

UCERF3 simply stands for the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, and the third verion of it. According to the Southern California Earthquake Center UCERF3 “provides authoritative estimates of the magnitude, location, and likelihood of earthquake fault rupture throughout the state.” UCERF3 was created by a working group in 2014 and implemented in 2015. UCERF3 is…
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Seven Interesting Articles about Earthquakes

A couple of interesting articles about Earthquake History, Science, and Economic Costs. So much to read online these days its hard to imagine finding all of the time. Information about earthquakes though can be challenging to find. This blog – QuakeCov, which is dedicated to independent earthquake insurance issuance – also covers other aspects of…
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Are Creeping Faults at Risk of Rupturing?

A new Cal Tech study using earthquake simulations has provided very strong evidence for a form of earth movement that may have been involved in the Japan 2011 Quake and Tsunami. This quake was a 9.0 magnitude quake. The study involves a little known type of gravel known as rock gouge which is sized in…
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Earth’s Core Oscillates – Just Not in the Way Previously Thought

University of Southern California scientists recently found evidence that our planet’s core oscillates and not necesarily in the way we thought. Using data from the 1970s in the United States and Russia, researchers have made modern discoveries in the new millennium. This new information changes what we previously believed to be true about Earth’s movement.…
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Hay Wired Earthquake Scenario

The Hay Wired Earthquake Scenario now Available online: An October 2021 report from the USGS is now available for the public to peruse. The New report from the USGS is worth a solid read. Severl publications, include a report, a movie, and a fact sheet are now available on the USGS website. For most consumers…
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