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Great ShakeOut shows disaster preparedness goes beyond pandemics.
https://pamplinmedia.com/msp/129-news/525749-420142-great-shakeout-shows-disaster-preparedness-goes-beyond-pandemics 


Why Disaster Recovery Is No Longer Optional For Today’s Businesses.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/10/12/why-disaster-recovery-is-no-longer-optional-for-todays-businesses/


Amateur Radio Operators Help Fill Earthquake Donut Holes.
https://eos.org/science-updates/amateur-radio-operators-help-fill-earthquake-donut-holes


California’s aging dams face new perils, 50 years after Sylmar quake crisis.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-02-10/earthquakes-climate-change-threaten-california-dams


Oregon-based geologists discover that an earthquake along the Cascadia fault might trigger earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault, but find no evidence that the opposite would happen.
https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/post/big-one-times-two-research-shows-cascadia-quakes-sometimes-trigger-san-andreas-fault


Scientists make use of unused fiber optic telecom cables called “dark cables” to spot an undersea fault.
https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-spot-an-undersea-fault-using-fiber-optic-cables


Long-awaited earthquake early warning app for L.A. can now be downloaded
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-earthquake-early-warning-app-20190102-story.html


A milestone for forecasting earthquake hazards
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-milestone-earthquake-hazards.html


From elevators to trains, earthquake early warning system grows as Trump threatens to kill it
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-earthquake-early-warning-20170602-htmlstory.html


Twenty years of multinational earthquake prediction research in Iceland, and the future
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/conferences/jsr-2009/earthquake-prediction/


EARTHQUAKE FORECAST SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH A SMALL SATELLITE
http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1946&context=smallsat


Can animals predict earthquakes?
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2014/02/seismology


Can Artificial Intelligence Predict Earthquakes?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-artificial-intelligence-predict-earthquakes/


CRUST adds new layer of defense against earthquakes, tsunamis
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313085603.htm


The earthquake in Central Italy: stereotyped narratives and missing social science
http://danddresearch.blogspot.jp/2016/08/the-italian-disaster-stereotyped.html


Large-scale metamaterials could combat earthquake shocks
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2016/sep/05/large-scale-metamaterials-could-combat-earthquake-shocks


Italy commits to long-term earthquake preparedness
http://www.unisdr.org/archive/50085


Deadly Italian quake highlights continuing struggle to communicate risk
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/italys-earthquake-trial-casts-long-shadow-over-risk-communication


Despite the exposure to seismic risk, few Swiss homeowners take out earthquake insurance
http://lenews.ch/2016/08/30/despite-the-exposure-to-seismic-risk-few-swiss-homeowners-take-out-earthquake-insurance/


Individualize quake alert apps, says Israeli researcher
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Individualize-quake-alert-apps-says-Israeli-researcher-466111


Lessons in disaster: children taught to prepare for Bangladesh’s killer quakes
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/aug/24/lessons-in-disaster-children-taught-to-prepare-for-bangladesh-killer-quakes-south-asia


The shaky grounds of earthquake science
http://www.trtworld.com/in-depth/the-shaky-grounds-of-earthquake-science-172968


The problem of medieval villages and earthquakes
https://www.irinnews.org/analysis/2016/08/26/problem-medieval-villages-and-earthquakes


Can we get better at predicting earthquakes?
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Opinion/2016/08/26/Can-we-get-better-at-predicting-earthquakes/9691472231168/


Italy to test earthquake predictor to reduce deaths and damage
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2102848-italy-to-test-earthquake-predictor-to-reduce-deaths-and-damage/


Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake In Central Italy Kills At Least 247 People
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/24/491175723/magnitude-6-2-earthquake-in-central-italy-kills-at-least-37


Myanmar Earthquake Live Updates: Burma Rocked By Magnitude 6.8 Temblor
http://www.ibtimes.com/myanmar-earthquake-live-updates-burma-rocked-magnitude-68-temblor-2406417


Expert on Earthquake Prediction Available: Quakes Foretold in Small-Scale Laboratory Experiments Backed by Machine Learning
http://newswise.com/articles/earthquakes-foretold-in-small-scale-laboratory-experiments-backed-by-machine-learning


Predicting earthquakes in Japan is a numbers game
http://asia.nikkei.com/Tech-Science/Science/Predicting-earthquakes-in-Japan-is-a-numbers-game?n_cid=NARAN012


Japan quake regions use Pokemon Go to revive tourism
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-37048250


Magnitude 7.2 earthquake briefly triggers Pacific tsunami alert
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/12/earthquake-vanuatu-tsunami-alerts-south-pacific-islands


Rising up from the Ashes, Gujarat ramps up Disaster Preparedness
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2016/05/23/rising-up-from-the-ashes-gujarat-ramps-up-disaster-preparedness


INTERVIEW-Nepal quake impact on single women underlines need for equal land rights – activist
http://news.trust.org//item/20160810050136-9c2ov/?source=gep&google_editors_picks=true


New Earthquake-Resilient Water Pipes‘Surpassed Expectations’ in Recent Tests
http://www.routefifty.com/2016/07/earthquake-resilient-pipes-los-angeles/130359/?oref=govexec_today_pm_nl


Legislative speaker delivers earthquake donations to Japan
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/03/2003652356


Japanese Officials Send Emergency Alert for Non-Existent 9.1 Magnitude Earthquake
https://weather.com/safety/earthquake/news/japan-earthquake-app-alerts-massive-fake-quake-near-tokyo


Altiscale and QuakeFinder Announce Strategic Partnership for Earthquake Forecasting Research
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/altiscale-quakefinder-announce-strategic-partnership-earthquake-forecasting-research-2145223.htm


B.C. megathrust earthquake could rupture like a zipper, expert says
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-megathrust-earthquake-could-rupture-like-a-zipper-expert-says-1.2917261


Coconuts could inspire new designs for earth-quake proof buildings
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/sfeb-cci070116.php


IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 364 Million in Financial Support for Ecuador
http://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2016/07/11/17/19/pr16328-ecuador-imf-executive-board-approves-us-364-million-in-financial-support


State budgets $10 million for earthquake early warning
http://news.berkeley.edu/2016/06/30/state-budgets-10-million-for-earthquake-early-warning/


Third quake in four days for Tokyo
http://www.enca.com/world/third-quake-in-four-days-for-tokyo


Why Florida’s Recent Earthquake Is So Rare
http://www.livescience.com/55443-why-earthquakes-in-florida-are-rare.html


An Earthquake Swarm Has Taken Over Central California
http://gizmodo.com/an-earthquake-swarm-has-taken-over-central-california-1783868788


Magnitude 5 earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/earthquake-shakes-buildings-in-tokyo-witness


China Starts Offering Special Earthquake Insurance Policies
http://english.caixin.com/2016-07-06/100963234.html


2 Strong Quake Shake Coastal Area in Northwestern Ecuador
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/10/world/americas/ap-lt-ecuador-earthquake.html?_r=0


China Integrates Animals into Development of Earthquake Monitoring Stations
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/94487/20160705/china-earthquake-monitoring-animals.htm


Google rolls out earthquake alerts and info
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/30/google-rolls-out-earthquake-alerts-and-info.html


Nankai Trough earthquake measures to be boosted
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003046422


Earthquake-resistant kindergarten in Japan is made using shipping containers
http://inhabitat.com/shipping-containers-make-an-earthquake-resistant-kindergarten-in-japan/oa-kindergarten-back/


Rebuilding homes after the Kumamoto Earthquake
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003015150


Assessing the impact of Nepal’s 2015 earthquake on older people and persons with disabilities and how gender and ethnicity factor in that impact
http://www.cbm.org/article/downloads/54741/Assessing_the_impact_of_2015_nepal_earthquake.pdf


Parametric earthquake cover for micro-finance launched in Indonesia
http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2016/06/20/parametric-earthquake-cover-for-micro-finance-launched-in-indonesia/


How GM contained quake’s ripple effect
http://www.autonews.com/article/20160620/OEM01/306209955/how-gm-contained-quakes-ripple-effect


Women who build resilience
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/field-blogs/stories/women-who-build-resilience_en


These 360 Videos Show the Aftermath of Japan’s April Earthquake
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/these-360-videos-show-the-aftermath-of-japans-april-earthquake


Small earthquake detected in Stamford Monday morning
http://fox61.com/2016/06/13/small-earthquake-detected-in-stamford-monday-morning/


Earthquakes for Kids
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/


Major earthquake causes panic in volatile Ring of Fire after homes destroyed
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/677926/Major-earthquake-causes-panic-in-volatile-Ring-of-Fire-after-homes-destroyed


Port Alberni to be site of massive 9.0 earthquake, tsunami disaster drill
http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2016/06/08/port-alberni-to-be-site-of-earthquake-tsunami-disaster-drill-.html


BIG ONE COMING? US on red alert for devastating earthquake and tsunami to strike
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/676871/BIG-ONE-COMING-US-prepares-for-devastating-earthquake-tsunami-to-strike


Earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra, sending tremors as far as Singapore
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/01/earthquake-strikes-off-indonesias-sumatra-sending-tremors-as-far-as-singapore.html


California’s Earthquake Early Warning System Gets Green Light
http://www.care2.com/causes/californias-earthquake-early-warning-system-gets-green-light.html


Pagasa mulls establishing forecasting center in Cebu
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2016/05/20/pagasa-mulls-establishing-forecasting-center-cebu-474671


Aon’s earthquake data enhances World Bank’s new risk reduction tool
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aons-earthquake-data-enhances-world-banks-new-risk-reduction-tool-300270835.html


Building For Earthquakes
http://ww2.kqed.org/quest/2016/04/15/building-for-earthquakes/


Japan suffers low insurance protection despite frequent earthquakes
http://www.theactuary.com/news/2016/05/japan-suffers-low-insurance-protection-despite-frequent-earthquakes/


G-7 host Abe to push for coordination in disaster risk reduction
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/04/20/national/politics-diplomacy/g-7-host-abe-push-coordination-disaster-risk-reduction/#.VyB0hDHF6r_


Major earthquake ‘imminent,’ could result in thousands of deaths
http://kutv.com/news/local/major-earthquake-predictions-double-in-utah


How can we make earthquakes less deadly?
http://news.trust.org/item/20160420070623-8c6yk/


One year on, health partners review Nepal quake response, call for scaling up emergency preparedness
http://www.searo.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2016/1624/en/


Nepal one year on, most vulnerable people risk exclusion from earthquake recovery
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2016/04/nepal-one-year-on-most-vulnerable-people-risk-exclusion-from-earthquake-recovery


Nepal quake anniversary underlines need to build back better
http://www.unisdr.org/archive/48632


One year on: Learning from the Nepal earthquake
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/A-View-from-the-United-Nations-/one-year-on-learning-from_b_9773292.html


Nepal: Caring For Earthquake Survivors, Preparing For Future Disasters
http://www.handicap-international.us/nepal_caring_for_earthquake_survivors_preparing_for_future_disasters


Is California Overdue For Its Next Big Earthquake?
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/04/18/is-california-overdue-for-its-next-big-earthquake/


Ecuador quake leaves trail of ruin
http://www.mb.com.ph/ecuador-quake-leaves-trail-of-ruin/


Phivolcs’ debunks Japan, Ecuador quakes rumor
http://www.mb.com.ph/phivolcs-debunks-japan-ecuador-quakes-rumor/


California seismologist will speak at Cosmosphere about the rise of manmade earthquakes
http://www.hutchnews.com/kansas_earthquakes/news/california-seismologist-will-speak-at-cosmosphere-about-the-rise-of/article_c9130f55-d930-5651-b23c-d46099990df0.html


4.9 Magnitude Earthquake in Wasco
http://abc30.com/news/49-magnitude-earthquake-in-wasco/1215593/


Here’s What Would Happen If an Earthquake Caused a Mega-Tsunami
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a19132/video-earthquake-tsunami/


Taiwan earthquake zone transformed into virtual reality model
http://mashable.com/2016/02/06/taiwan-earthquake-zone-transformed-into-virtual-reality-model/#fNTIa9eVjPqP


Few hospitals ready for post-Nankai Trough quake with support plans
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160221/p2g/00m/0dm/011000c


Ben Miller’s a Hedge-Fund Guy Now With a Funky Model to Try Out
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-11/bill-miller-s-a-hedge-fund-guy-now-with-a-funky-model-to-try-out



UNISDR hails The Economist Intelligence Unit’s move on disaster risk analysis
https://www.unisdr.org/archive/51073


Study: Full moon can trigger big earthquakes
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2016/09/12/full-moon-high-tides-earthquakes/90259216/


Arria NLG PLC Partnership agreement with GeoCosmo Sciences SPC
http://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/arria-nlg-plc-partnership-agreement-geocosmo-sciences-spc/412709774


Geocosmo detects intermittent magnetic and ground temperature signals 2-3 weeks before large earthquakes
http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2016/09/geocosmo-detects-intermittent-magnetic.html


Mystery 15 Year Quake Drought Raises Stakes In Cascadia MegaQuake Fears
http://www.catholic.org/news/green/story.php?id=70071


Tide-triggered tremors give clues for earthquake prediction
http://www.sciencecodex.com/tidetriggered_tremors_give_clues_for_earthquake_prediction-186808


Can States Stop Man-Made Earthquakes?
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2016/07/21/420911.htm


Scientists study link between U.S. oil drilling and rise in earthquakes
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/scientists-study-link-u-s-oil-drilling-rise-earthquakes/


These disaster machines could help humanity prepare for cataclysms
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/07/these-disaster-machines-could-help-humanity-prepare-cataclysms


Better understanding post-earthquake fault movement
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-post-earthquake-fault-movement.html#nRlv


Spring tides trigger tremors deep on California’s San Andreas fault
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/07/spring-tides-trigger-tremors-deep-california-s-san-andreas-fault?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=theirfault-5826


Slow Quakes Add Clues for Forecasting Terrible Tremors
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/slow-quakes-add-clues-for-forecasting-terrible-tremors/


Giant quake may lurk under Bangladesh
http://earthsky.org/earth/giant-quake-may-lurk-under-bangladesh


‘Seismic strain’: Land around the San Andreas fault is rising and sinking, new earthquake research shows
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-andreas-fault-20160622-snap-story.html


Canadian Earthquake Detector Has Deep-Sea Edge over U.S. Rival
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/canadian-earthquake-detector-has-deep-sea-edge-over-u-s-rival/


Researcher helps break ground on forecasting earthquakes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160614133623.htm


Study: Nepal Could Be Due for Another Major Earthquake
http://www.citylab.com/weather/2016/06/nepal-earthquake-research-university-of-colorado-boulder/486680/


New Algorithm To Predict When Tsunamis Strike
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/23010/20160601/new-algorithm-predict-when-tsunamis-strike.htm


Find earthquake hazard at your house with new OSU tool
http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2016/06/new_tools_show_earthquake_haza.html


Slow-slip earthquakes may provide the key for forecasting the world’s biggest shakes
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/80018219/slowslip-earthquakes-may-provide-the-key-for-forecasting-the-worlds-biggest-shakes


Scientists Shake the Foundations of Earthquake Prediction
http://sputniknews.com/asia/20160412/1037892833/singapore-science-earthquakes.html


Science on the Hill: Can we someday predict earthquakes?
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/health_and_science/science-on-the-hill-can-we-someday-predict-earthquakes/article_60ce77ad-9bf8-58b3-8912-e646a225091e.html


Now, turn your smartphone into earthquake detector
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/now-turn-your-smartphone-into-earthquake-detector/articleshow/50973890.cms


Expert forecasts major quake in a yr
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Expert-forecasts-major-quake-in-a-yr/articleshow/51030454.cms


Special Report: Central Coast earthquake forecasting
http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/special-report-central-coast-earthquake-forecasting/37868074


Earthquakes In Southern Spain Not Likely Forecasting Larger Event, Says IGN Earthquake Boss
https://www.thespainreport.com/articles/620-160205142630-earthquakes-in-southern-spain-not-likely-forecasting-larger-event-says-ign-earthquake-boss


Feb 05 2016—ANALYSIS—The Spain Report spoke to the woman in charge of Spain’s earthquakes database
https://www.thespainreport.com/articles/620-160205142630-earthquakes-in-southern-spain-not-likely-forecasting-larger-event-says-ign-earthquake-boss


Aleutian Quake Zone Could Shoot Big Tsunamis To Hawaii, California
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/12/462708068/aleutian-quake-zone-could-shoot-big-tsunamis-to-hawaii-california


June 28, 2013
QuakeFinder, an American private laboratory, has been approved as a member of Champions of Change by the White House for its researches on earthquake prediction and seismo-electromagnetics.
QuakeFinder http://www.quakefinder.com/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/champions
http://www.sys-con.com/node/2720182