EARTHQUAKES

Predatory fish that evolved into the first terrestrial animals on Earth are still revealing insights into the origins of mammals—including new research into the eating habits of lobe-finned fish which inhabited an ancient reef in northern...
An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils has shown that they had a type of carpal bone (pisiform) in their wrists—a bone considered important to flight in birds. This discovery by a team of researchers led by...

Natural hazards don’t disappear when the storm ends or the earthquake stops—they evolve

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will...

Lighting a new way to predict earthquakes: Laboratory model links fault contact area to earthquake occurrences

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault surfaces to the possibility of earthquake occurrences. Published...

Chile hit by major 6.7 magnitude earthquake

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile on Friday, causing minor infrastructure damage and cutting power to more than 20,000 people. The US Geological Survey...

Turkey earthquake: Moment 5.8-magnitude quake rocks popular Rhodes hotel

This is the moment a 5.8-magnitude earthquake which struck in Turkey shakes a hotel in neighbouring Greece. Footage shows the quake shaking CCTV cameras at...

Turkey earthquake 2023 and 2025: Why do they happen?

On a Monday morning in 2023, Turkey was hit by two powerful earthquakes in quick succession. The first, the worst to strike the country since...

Mapped: Where did the earthquake occur in Greece and Turkey

An earthquake struck about 29km north of Rhodes, the largest of the Dodecanese islands near the Turkey border, at around 2.17am (local time) today...

Earthquake hits Turkey’s coast. Dozens are injured and a teen dies after being taken to hospital

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook a coastal town in Turkey on Tuesday, causing panic among residents, officials said. Dozens were reported injured after jumping...

A ripple effect: Minor quakes can disrupt natural tectonic patterns deep underground and change stress landscape

When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath Earth's surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling...

7.4 magnitude quake strikes off Chile and Argentina

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, prompting the evacuation of the Chilean...

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Ecuador

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near the coast of Ecuador on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, injuring at least 20 people,...

A magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Istanbul and injures more than 230 people

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas of Turkey on Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries...

Lake deposits reveal directional shaking during devastating 1976 Guatemala earthquake

Sediment cores drawn from four lakes in Guatemala record the distinct direction that ground shaking traveled during a 1976 magnitude 7.5 earthquake that devastated...

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