EARTHQUAKES

What to know about the big quake that hit Turkey and Syria

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A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by another strong quake devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria Monday, killing thousands of people. Here's what to...

Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,800

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A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing more than 2,800 people and injuring thousands more...

Getting ready for the next ‘big’ quake in Missouri’s new Madrid seismic zone

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There are hundreds of minor earthquakes each year in Missouri's New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), but most of them are too small for people...

Research explains strength of earthquake shaking in Nenana Basin

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Earthquakes in the Nenana Basin region of Interior Alaska last longer and feel much stronger than a quake of comparable magnitude would in a...

Shallow 5.5 quake sets off rockslides in southwest China

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Rescuers were headed to the site of a magnitude 5.5 earthquake Thursday in a region of southwestern China at the base of the Tibetan...

Quake shakes east Indonesia, south Philippines; no tsunami

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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook eastern Indonesia and southern Philippines on Wednesday, with no damage immediately reported and no tsunami warning issued. Some residents tried...

Deep-sea devices detect earthquakes, singing whales and an exploding ship

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Explosions from a sinking ship are among the unexpected sounds detected by 50 highly sensitive seismometers placed on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean...

Strong earthquake shakes western Indonesia, no tsunami alert

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A strong undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia Monday morning. But there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The magnitude 6.0 earthquake was...

Plate tectonics in the twenty-first century

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The emergence of plate tectonics in the late 1960s led to a paradigm shift from fixism to mobilism of global tectonics, providing a unifying...

What is an aftershock? Learn about the smaller earthquakes impacting Northern California.

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Northern California residents awoke early Tuesday to a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that killed at least two people, damaged infrastructure and cut off power for...

New tectonic plate model could improve earthquake risk assessment

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New Zealand is no stranger to earthquakes. Scientists estimate that more than 20,000 occur each year, and the deadliest ones can shudder the entire...

California earthquake puts early warning system to the test

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As sensors picked up the first signs of a strong earthquake jolting the Northern California coast, an alert was blasted to 3 million smartphone...
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