r/IAmA • u/WaQuakePrepare • Oct 19 '22
We're Pacific NW U.S. earthquake experts ready to talk about tsunamis, earthquake early warning and more Science
EDIT: We are pretty much done! Thanks everyone for the great questions. We have some folks that could check in later if we didn’t get to your question or if you discover us later today but the answers won’t be right away. Remember no matter where you are, we invite you to drop, cover and hold on at 10:20 am Thursday. Learn more at shakeout.org
Oct. 20 is the Great ShakeOut, where millions of people across the country practice earthquake safety and drop, cover and hold on under a sturdy object. Today, we have experts in Washington state and Oregon talking about ShakeOut, earthquakes and we can even touch on Pacific Northwest volcanoes. For instance, did you now it’s possible to now get a warning on your phone before an earthquake strikes? It’s called the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System.
We are a team with a variety of expertise particularly in the Pacific Northwest including: earthquakes (science/physics, monitoring, protective actions, preparedness), tsunamis (tsunami safety, hazards, modeling, preparedness, and recovery), structural engineering/building performance and emergency preparedness.
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From Washington Emergency Management Division:
Brian Terbush
Elyssa Tappero
Mark Pierepiekarz, P.E., S.E.
Hollie Stark
Dante DiSabatino
From Pacific Northwest Seismic Network:
Bill Steele
Dr. Renate Hartog
Dr. Alex Hutko
From Washington Department of Natural Resources (Washington Geological Survey):
Corina Allen
Daniel Eungard
From Simpson Strong-Tie (Structural Products and Solutions including Earthquake Retrofits):
Emory Montague, S.E.
From Oregon Office of Emergency Management:
Althea Rizzo
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u/WaQuakePrepare Oct 19 '22
Researchers and major agencies like NOAA are always working on advancements in modeling and warning technology. Here in Washington we are pushing for vital upgrades to the National Tsunami Warning Center's systems that will allow better tsunami forecasting and alerting capabilities across the board, but especially for our state. Likewise, many people are working on other methods for tracking the creation of tsunamis, as right now we have to rely on tide gauges and DART buoys which delays our response time by quite a bit.
If you're in Washington, I suggest following https://twitter.com/waEMD as we often talk about any updates and new mapping/modeling.
- Elyssa