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2) Maps
Pub. Date
2004
Description
The map server displays maps of earthquakes within Colorado. The map server contains several ways to learn about an earthquake event from the database such as date, time, magnitude, location, depth and references.
Author
Series
Open file report volume 86-8
Pub. Date
[1986]
Description
On November 7, 1882 an earthquake rocked parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Kansas. An isoseismal map for the main event and the felt area of an aftershock on November 8th, along with historic wave path and focusing considerations, suggest the epicenter was probably in north-central Colorado, perhaps in the northern Front Range or possibly southern Laramie Mountains. Similarities with the 1984 Laramie Mountains earthquake support an interpretation...
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
A program called HAZUS-MH (Hazards U.S. - Multi-Hazard) developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can estimate losses from natural disasters such as earthquakes. A strong earthquake in Colorado would be comparable to Hurricane Katrina considering the lack of government preparedness and the myriad of unforeseen consequences brought on by such a large-scale event. Earthquakes can be major disasters, and they pose a very real threat...
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