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Congress and California State Legislature: Waiting for the Big Earthquake

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Date: 2014-04-21 17:46:52
Blog: Geology.com News
URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Geologycom/~3/ZeWnOo43fEc/congress-and-california-state-legislature-waiting-for-the-big-earthquake.shtml

Summary:

Mexico has an early warning system that can detect earthquakes and notify people before vibrations arrive. During last week’s magnitude 7.2 earthquake along Mexico’s Pacific coast the system gave people in Mexico City about 60 seconds of warning before vibrations arrived. People in Acapulco had 27 seconds of warning. This gave them time to seek […]

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
AcapulcoMX16.8453-99.8438
Mexico CityMX19.3325-99.144
CaliforniaUS37.2719-119.27
West CoastUS40.1912-123.295

Keywords:

Acapulco, Big Earthquake Mexico, California State Legislature, Congress, early warning, Earthquakes, Mexico City, people, time, vibrations

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