EARTHQUAKES

Japan earthquake death toll rises as PM warns of ‘battle against time’ to rescue survivors

The number of people killed after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Japan has risen to at least 62. A series of quakes struck Ishikawa...

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Japan, tsunami warning issued

A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has hit Ishikawa in central Japan, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to...

China earthquake death toll rises to 148

The toll from China's deadliest earthquake in years rose to 148 on Friday, state media reported, as authorities turned their attention to resettling thousands...

China shaken by the nation’s deadliest quake in a decade

A powerful earthquake killed at least 118 people in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, provincial officials said on Tuesday, in the...

Morocco earthquake had unusual deep slip, according to new modeling

In their rapid characterization of the magnitude 6.8 Al Haouz earthquake in Morocco, researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)...

The seismologist warns of the possibility of a major earthquake in Turkey: It could be in Istanbul

Seismology professor Naci Gyorur warned of the possibility of a major earthquake in Turkey, with strong fears for Istanbul, possibly even 9 Richter. Naji Gyorur,...

Frostquakes: A new earthquake risk in the north?

A new study has identified a potentially growing natural hazard in the north: frostquakes. With climate change contributing to many observed changes in weather...

New technique enhances imaging of fluid-filled rocks, finds connection to microearthquakes

An international team of scientists led by Dr. Xin Liu, Assistant Professor of the Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong (HKU),...

Japan issues tsunami alert after M7.7 quake hits off Philippines

Japan's weather agency issued a tsunami alert late Saturday for wide areas facing the Pacific including the prefectures of Chiba, Shizuoka and Kagoshima, after...

Subducted seamounts may lead to larger earthquakes

There are thousands of mountains scattered across the seafloor, many of which are thousands of meters tall. These seamounts may have significant impacts on...

Discovery of massive undersea water reservoir could explain New Zealand’s mysterious slow earthquakes

Researchers have discovered a sea’s worth of water locked within the sediment and rock of a lost volcanic plateau that’s now deep in the...

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Mariana Islands region in the Pacific

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck near the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific, according to an announcement from the US Geological Survey. The earthquake...

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