EARTHQUAKES

Earthquakes are moving northeast in Midland Basin of Texas, scientists find

After analyzing seven years of earthquake data from the Midland Basin, a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has found...

Do earthquake hazard maps predict higher shaking than actually occurred? Research finds discrepancy

A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant buildings....

VIDEO/ Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes Bonin Islands of Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Bonin Islands of Japan on Saturday afternoon. The epicentre was located off the west coast of the...

Earthquakes do not kill people, bad buildings do

Early on Tuesday (April 23), Taiwan was hit by a series of earthquakes with the highest magnitude at 6.3. The latest tremor came less...

Taiwan hit by numerous earthquakes, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude

Taiwan's capital was hit by a series of earthquakes overnight into the early hours of Tuesday, with the Central Weather Administration saying the strongest...

Four earthquakes strike off eastern Taiwan early Monday

Four earthquakes ranging from magnitude 4.1 to 5.3 have been recorded off the coast of Hualien County in eastern Taiwan since midnight Sunday, according...

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks southern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency, without issuing a tsunami warning. The...

Fault maturity or orientation: Which matters more for earthquakes?

In the early morning of 22 May 2021, a magnitude 7.4 quake rattled China's remote Maduo County on the Tibetan Plateau. It was the...

Earthquakes may not be primary driver of glacial lake outburst floods

Glacial lakes form when meltwater is trapped behind a dam, usually glacial ice, bedrock or a type of moraine (terminal types being an unconsolidated...

Indonesia: No tsunami alert after earthquake of 6.6 magnitude

The US Geological Survey reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday; no tsunami warning was issued. According to...

Magnitude-5.1 earthquake occurs in Japan

A magnitude-5.1 earthquake occurred in southern Miyazaki Prefecture at around 10:25 April 8. The epicenter was about km (4 miles) north-northeast of Nichinan. The...

5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks China, tremors recorded in Almaty

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 has been registered in China's Xinjiang Region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center reported. The epicenter was located 58...

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