Tag: earthquakes

Are branch faults the ‘on-ramps’ that lead to great continental transform earthquakes?

The five largest continental transform earthquakes since 2000 all originated on a branch of the main fault—and two researchers predict that the next great...

Earthquakes are shaking North Georgia: Here’s what may be behind them

The Peach State is not typically a hotbed of seismic activity, but residents in pockets of North Georgia have been feeling some unexpected vibrations...

Ancient crustal weaknesses contribute to modern earthquakes in West Africa, study finds

Though it was the site of active tectonics 140 million years ago, today, the coast of West Africa is a passive margin, far from...

New findings challenge traditional beliefs about the cause of earthquakes

By taking a close look at the geometrical makeup of rocks where earthquakes originate, researchers at Brown University are adding a new wrinkle to...

Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake

Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but...

Earthquakes are moving northeast in Midland Basin of Texas, scientists find

After analyzing seven years of earthquake data from the Midland Basin, a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has found...

Earthquakes do not kill people, bad buildings do

Early on Tuesday (April 23), Taiwan was hit by a series of earthquakes with the highest magnitude at 6.3. The latest tremor came less...

Earthquakes may not be primary driver of glacial lake outburst floods

Glacial lakes form when meltwater is trapped behind a dam, usually glacial ice, bedrock or a type of moraine (terminal types being an unconsolidated...

Taiwan quake: Everything you need to know about earthquakes

The number of fatalities and people injured in the recent Taiwan earthquake continues to rise. Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said the 7.2 magnitude earthquake...

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...

Nepal earthquake: More than 150 killed in remote western Nepal

More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday. Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts...

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