You might see some intriguing activities in and around the Pacific Northwest, as well as on Bainbridge Island, during the week of June 12th. But don't be alarmed; this is only a drill. And it's a big one: planning for and responding to a 9.0 subduction zone earthquake and following 100-foot tsunami, which has been predicted for a long time...

This video is not real. It's part of the Cascadia Rising exercise run by the Washington State Department of Emergency Management. This is merely a test. Visit https://mil.wa.gov/cascadia-rising for additional information.

In the early hours of Thursday morning, a magnitude 4.1 earthquake shook California's Bay Area.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, there were no early reports of damage.
 

BEIJING, China – Authorities and official media said that two earthquakes struck southwestern China on Wednesday, killing at least four people and causing damage to homes.

Fourteen other individuals were injured, at least one of them critically, according to CCTV, the state television. All of the dead and injured were found in Sichuan province's Baoxing county.

Humans are most at risk from an 8% possibility during the next five to seven decades. As a contrast to the earthquake in Nisqually. The earthquake on the Puget Sound Deep Fault registered a zero magnitude.

Humans are most at risk from an 8% possibility during the next five to seven decades.
As a contrast to the earthquake in Nisqually.
The earthquake on the Puget Sound Deep Fault registered a zero magnitude. 

This week, a group of New Zealand academics will publish their findings, providing a new way to address difficulties with earthquake-prone structures.

Many earthquake-damaged buildings in Aotearoa have been demolished rather than repaired because of precast concrete hollow-core floors, which are a uniquely New Zealand hazard.

However, the project team, which includes experts from the Universities of Canterbury and Auckland, will publish its findings in the Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand (SESOC) journal to help engineers and building owners who are considering retrofitting rather than demolition.

A historic farm site that was destroyed by an earthquake last year will reopen to the public in part. The epicentre of November's 3.3 magnitude earthquake was close to Auchindrain township. The property will reopen on June 1 after necessary renovations, but some structures will remain closed to the public. The tremor took a toll on some of the site, according to Auchindrain director Bob Clark.

The earthquake is predicted to be felt across the country if the Alpine Fault line ruptures. A large earthquake on the fault line has occurred roughly every 300 years over the previous 8000 years. The most recent one occurred in 1717. According to research conducted over the last two decades, there is a 75% risk of an earthquake on the Alpine Fault occurring in the next 50 years, with an 82 percent chance that it will be larger than an eight on the Richter scale.