EARTHQUAKES

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Tuesday, blowing an ash column into the sky a day after it spewed fireballs on nearby villages that killed nine people. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-meter (5,587-feet) twin volcano located on...
Materials scientists can now use insight from a very common mineral and well-established earthquake and avalanche statistics to quantify how hostile environmental interactions may impact the degradation and failure of materials used for advanced solar panels,...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake occurred off the northwestern coast of Costa Rica at around 12:43 Oct. 12. The epicenter was about 42 km (26 miles)...

LA’s quake mystery: 2024 brings the most seismic activity in decades. Why now?

The ground beneath Southern California has been particularly unsteady as of late, with the region experiencing more moderate-sized earthquakes this year than it has...

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Cook Strait, New Zealand region,

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near New Zealand's capital city of Wellington, government seismic monitor GeoNet said on Sunday, but initial reports indicated there...

How would California’s skyscrapers survive a huge earthquake? LA County is about to find out

Faced with the prospect of an extensive, and expensive, seismic safety retrofit for its 1960s-era downtown headquarters, L.A. County decided to vet an alternative:...

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes in Tonga region

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no threat...

Are branch faults the ‘on-ramps’ that lead to great continental transform earthquakes?

The five largest continental transform earthquakes since 2000 all originated on a branch of the main fault—and two researchers predict that the next great...

WorldStrong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, with strong shaking felt across the area, according to seismologists. There was...

Geophysicist’s method could give months’ warning of major earthquakes

The public could have days or months of warning about a major earthquake through identification of prior low-level tectonic unrest over large areas, according...

7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of eastern Russia: USGS

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the eastern coast of Russia, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). According to the USGS, the epicenter was...

California’s earthquake revolution: Early-warning systems make strides, issuing more than 5 million alerts

Most Californians know that sinking feeling. The ground shakes, jolting you to attention. For a split second, your mind considers the possibilities: A truck driving...

Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained

Japan's earthquake scientists say the country should prepare for a possible "megaquake" one day that could kill hundreds of thousands of people—although they stress...

Strong earthquake with 7.1 magnitude hits off southern Japan, prompts tsunami advisory

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but there were no...

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