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[unable to retrieve full-text content]What the New Jersey earthquake tells us about the fault system beneath the Northeast  Yahoo! Voices Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years damages buildings, leaving 4 dead  Yahoo! Voices Source link

(Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) Google is testing its earthquake and tsunami warning system with existing network of undersea fiber optic cables to detect disturbances on the seafloor. These cables are used to carry data, and internet, across continents. During transmission, light’s state of polarization (SOP) changes when it encounters mechanical disturbance along the cable. Seismic activity can be… Source link