Seismic testing being done for new Burnside Bridge project in Tom McCall Waterfront Park
The new bridge will be earthquake-ready, so crews are digging a 10-foot-wide, 125-foot-deep hole to see how concrete supports react during a simulated seismic event.
As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselves
More Greek islands closed schools Tuesday as hundreds of earthquakes ratted the Aegean Sea, while a handful of hardy tourists enjoyed having Santorini’s stunning views to themselves.
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Practice 'Drop, Cover, and Hold On!' During Earthquake Awareness Month
SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is encouraging everyone in ...
Santorini earthquakes: Could a major seismic event happen?
Seismic activity near Greek island has prompted evacuations to the mainland, but scientists cannot predict whether these ...
'I am afraid': Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Santorini; people flee amid series of temblors
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Santorini, Greece, the latest in a series of temblors near the popular tourist ...
Santorini earthquakes: What does it mean for holidaymakers visiting the popular Greek island?
Precautions were also ordered on several nearby Aegean Sea islands - all popular summer vacation destinations - after more ...
Tourists and locals flee earthquake hit Greek islands: ‘You cannot contend with nature’
Greece lies in a highly seismically active part of the world, and earthquakes are frequent. The vast majority cause no ...
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People flee from earthquake on Santorini
The Greek island of Santorini is currently being shaken by earthquakes every five to ten minutes. Flights and ferries away ...
Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as earthquake swarm worries Greek experts
More than 200 undersea earthquakes have been detected near the Greek island of Santorini over the past three days, worrying Greek experts and island residents alike.
Swarm of earthquakes around Santorini leaves many fleeing Greek tourist island
Crescent-shaped Santorini is a premier tourism destination with daily arrivals via commercial flights, ferries, and cruise ...
Fay Vincent, former MLB commissioner during 3 years of turmoil, dies at 86 after battling cancer
Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was ...
Fay Vincent, Baseball Commissioner in a Stormy Era, Dies at 86
He presided in a period of union strife, the emergence of steroid use, the banning of Pete Rose and an earthquake that ...