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Tracking ancient earthquakes by taking the temperatures of faults

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Understanding ancient earthquakes helps researchers estimate the hazards posed by modern earthquakes. Reported in a new study, geologists have come up with a new...

Offshore earthquake shakes Taiwan; no danger of tsunami

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A strong earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Monday, shaking buildings in the capital, Taipei. No serious damage or injuries were...

Taiwan’s crust is moving surprisingly rapidly

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Some mountains can move in the blink of a geological eye. A new study finds evidence of surprisingly rapid upward movement of earth's crust on...

Mega-landslide in giant Utah copper mine may have triggered earthquakes

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Landslides are one of the most hazardous aspects of our planet, causing billions of dollars in damage and thousands of deaths each year. Most...

Earthquake modelers unite to compare and improve code

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Movement along faults in Earth's crust can be sudden and jarring, as felt during an earthquake, or it can occur more gradually over thousands...

How does a major subduction zone get started?

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One longstanding enigma in geology is how one tectonic plate can break Earth’s rock-hard shell and begin diving under another in the process known...

A swarm of 85,000 earthquakes at the Antarctic Orca submarine volcano

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Volcanoes can be found even off the coast of Antarctica. At the deep-sea volcano Orca, which has been inactive for a long time, a...

Signs of past California ‘mega-quakes’ show danger of the big one on San Andreas fault

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As Interstate 10 snakes through the mountains and toward the golf courses, housing tracts and resorts of the Coachella Valley, it crosses the dusty...

2014 Napa earthquake continued to creep

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On August 24, 2014, just south of Napa, California, a fault in the Earth suddenly slipped, violently shifting and splitting huge blocks of solid...

Aftershocks of 1959 earthquake rocked Yellowstone in 2017-18

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On Aug. 17, 1959, back when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, the U.S. had yet to send a human to space and the nation’s...

Earthquake faults are smarter than we usually think

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Northwestern University researchers now have an answer to a vexing age-old question: Why do earthquakes sometimes come in clusters? The research team has developed a...

San Andreas Fault’s creeping section could unleash large earthquakes

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The central section of the San Andreas Fault could host larger quakes than previously realized. The middle section of the San Andreas Fault may have...
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