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Science 15 November 2002:
Vol. 298. no. 5597, p. 1316
DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5597.1316a
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News of the Week

SEISMOLOGY:
Whole Lotta Shakin' in Alaska, as Predicted

Richard A. Kerr

Seismologists found themselves out on a limb in the early 1970s when they insisted that a quake could shake the proposed trans-Alaska oil pipeline far more violently than engineers were assuming, but eventually, the pipeline was engineered to be more quake-resistant. Last week's temblor cut right beneath the pipeline, justifying the seismologists' concerns. And the engineering paid off: Not a drop was spilled.

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