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Japan earthquake of magnitude 6.5 injures some, damages buildings

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck on Friday off Japan's western prefecture of Ishikawa, authorities said, as media reported some buildings had...

Old NASA satellite plunges to Earth over Sahara Desert

An old NASA satellite that studied the sun for more than a decade fell to Earth over the Sahara Desert, the space agency reported...

Ridgecrest faults increasingly sensitive to solid Earth tides before earthquakes

Faults in the Ridgecrest, California area were very sensitive to solid earth tidal stresses in the year and a half before the July 2019...

New report highlights economic earthquake risk in the United States

Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated $14.7 billion annually in building damage and associated losses according to a new report released jointly today by...

Historic 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake photos contribute towards natural disaster resilience

Research using innovative techniques has revealed the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake caused more land damage than initially thought, after comparing aerial photos of the landscape...

Earthquake in Turkey was a doublet: First quake triggered second in neighboring fault

ETH Zurich researcher Luca Dal Zilio offers an insightful summary of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, shedding light on the complex nature...

Oil industry activity likely triggered large Alberta earthquake, finds study

A new study by Stanford University researchers has found that one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Alberta, Canada, was likely caused...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hits Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale occurred North of Halmahera, Indonesia on Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to...

Study uses 560-kilometer-deep earthquake to make elusive measurements of the Earth’s layers

A new study from a University of Chicago scientist suggests there may be a layer of surprisingly fluid rock ringing the Earth, at the...

Turkey’s deadly earthquake renews alarm for Istanbul

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed tens of thousands across Turkey's southeast has reignited fears of an even more catastrophic death toll if a long-feared...

Earthquake prediction is not possible, but longer-term forecasts and brief warnings after one starts are

Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6, 2023, Turkey-Syria quake. Could advance notice have prevented some...

What caused the tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and is California next?

In the early morning hours of Feb. 6, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck near the border between Turkey and Syria. Dozens of aftershocks followed...

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