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ESS PhD Student Madeleine Lucas Honored as 2023 Homecoming Scholar
Thursday, October 19, 2023
ESS PhD Student Madeleine Lucas is honored as a 2023 Homecoming Scholar. She is one of six extraordinary students across the UW campus whose stories exemplify Husky adaptability, tenacity, and resolve. Read More -
New earthquake risks revealed in study | KREM
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Researchers say they have discovered a new kind of earthquake threat that could violently shake the PNW. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
Shaking up earthquake science in Cascadia | Eos
Thursday, October 19, 2023
A new center named CRESCENT will bring together earthquake scientists to study the Cascadia Subduction Zone and clarify seismic hazards. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
Washington earthquake tests emergency alerts system | KING 5
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
If the quake exceeded magnitude 5 an alert would have given people near the epicenter a five seconds heads up. In the Seattle area, it would have been 11 seconds. Renate Hartog, manager of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and affiliate associate professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW Read More -
Mild quake shakes Western Washington -- what should we do to prepare for something bigger? | KUOW
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Did you feel it Sunday night at 7:21? Some did, others had no idea. That's when Western Washington experienced a 4.3 magnitude earthquake. It was centered south of Port Townsend, near Marrowstone Island, about 35 miles below the Earth's surface. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
Earthquake felt in WA on Sunday -- here's chances of a big one | Bellingham Herald
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released a new study on Thursday, showing how a tsunami produced by a major earthquake in the Puget Sound would impact the greater Seattle area. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
Research uncovers new details on earthquake threats in Western Washington | KING 5
Friday, October 6, 2023
New research led by the University of Arizona shows a seismic event around 1,100 years ago likely involved two faults rupturing together or back-to-back earthquakes in Western Washington. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is interviewed. Read More -
A massive, two-fault earthquake may have struck the Pacific Northwest 1,100 years ago | Smithsonian Magazine
Monday, October 2, 2023
The region needs to be prepared for the possibility of more intense quakes than previously thought, a new study of tree rings finds. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
Dead trees uncover truth of massive earthquake that current models don't plan for | FOX 13
Monday, October 2, 2023
It's no secret that the Seattle area is at risk for seismic activity. New research has uncovered yet another possible danger, an earthquake twice as strong as what had previously been thought possible along the fault that passes over Seattle. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
Earthquake faults in Spokane | KREM Spokane
Friday, September 29, 2023
KREM's "Verify" segment asks experts whether a seismic fault exists under Spokane. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is interviewed. Read More