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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...

An act of God caused the earthquake in Turkey

By Constanze Letsch, a former Turkey correspondent for the Guardian The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has now surpassed 37,000....

‘Life is over’: A newspaper’s death near Turkey earthquake epicentre

Pazarcık, Turkey — Suat Yenipınar was in his fifth-floor apartment with his grandson, when last week’s earthquake woke him up. “When the earthquake happened I grabbed him and...

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines, no tsunami warning issued

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines early Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, with the local seismological agency warning of aftershocks and possible...

Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action, but it is possible to prepare

Two days after a devastating earthquake struck, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited one of the worst affected areas and declared that it was...

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