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Two of history’s most damaging earthquakes struck on January 17

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Two of the ten most damaging earthquakes in recorded history happened on January 17th. This year is the thirtieth anniversary of Japan's Great Hanshin-Awaji...

Climate change could trigger more earthquakes, study suggests

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A recent Colorado State University study published in the journal Geology demonstrates that climate change can affect the frequency of earthquakes, adding to a...

Earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska’s largest city raise concerns

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An increase in the number of earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska's largest city this year has geologists paying attention. Mount Spurr, about 80 miles...

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Cook Strait, New Zealand region,

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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near New Zealand's capital city of Wellington, government seismic monitor GeoNet said on Sunday, but initial reports indicated there...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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