Sentences with phrase «next big earthquake»

«From where will the next big earthquake hit the city of Istanbul?

A new study suggests the next big earthquake on the Seattle fault may cause devastating damage from landslides, greater than previously thought and beyond the areas currently defined as prone to landslides.

But the next big earthquake could be years or decades from now, he said.

And whether it comes before the next big earthquake.

Since earthquake seismology started after a large earthquake destroyed San Francisco in 1906, seismologists have usually assumed that when the next big earthquake will happen on a fault depends on the time since the last one happened.

Northern California's next big earthquake could kill 800 people and cause more than $ 100 billion in economic losses.

Conservative estimates are that the next big earthquake could result in 100,000 dead, 200,000 injured and one to two million people displaced

The same issue is seen in Oregon, where hundreds of schools are known to be at risk from the next big earthquake.]

Just because we can't predict when the next big earthquake in California will occur, should we stop building earthquake - resistant buildings?

Is your house ready for the next big earthquake?