Rescue efforts are under way in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island's eastern coast, killing at least nine and injuring more than 900...
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Taiwan: Rescue efforts continue after 900 injured in earthquake

The earthquake has caused building collapses, landslides and caused power outages across the island.

Tree Rings Reveal A New Kind Of Earthquake Threat To The Pacific Northwest
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https://phys.org/news/2023-09-tree-reveal-kind-earthquake-threat.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh4973 <-- shared paper
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[as someone who has dove many, many times in the PNW, I am not sure I want that collection task ~wink~ ]
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Tree rings reveal a new kind of earthquake threat to the Pacific Northwest

In February, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Turkey-Syria border, followed by one nearly as large nine hours later. Shallow faults less than 18 miles beneath the surface buckled and ruptured, causing violent focused quakes that leveled thousands of buildings and killed tens of thousands.

Phys.org