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In many rivers, only a small amount of streamflow remains for nature after water is diverted for hydropower production. In light of climate change and biodiversity loss, this is having increasingly serious consequences. Researchers from WSL,...
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks—plains of streaked gray stone on the eastern shore...

Myanmar earthquake: Moment rescuers pull woman alive from rubble

Rescuers in Myanmar pulled a woman alive from the debris of a collapsed apartment block in Mandalay, more than a day after she was...

Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake: Here’s what we know about the Sagaing Fault

Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar ruptured along the Sagaing Fault, a major fault that is part of the complicated tectonic plate structure of the Tibetan...

Can you predict earthquakes?

No. Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake. We do not know how, and we do not expect...

Can “MegaQuakes” really happen? Like a magnitude 10 or larger?

No, earthquakes of magnitude 10 or larger cannot happen. The magnitude of an earthquake is related to the length of the fault on which...

6.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Panama

A strong earthquake off Panama’s Pacific coast shook the central part of the country Friday, but went largely unnoticed in the capital. The earthquake was...

Vanuatu islands rocked by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu. The earthquake was recorded at 11.09am on Monday near Port Vila, Vanuatu's harbourside capital...

6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest Mexico

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled a region of southwest Mexico on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties...

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Ethiopia region

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Ethiopia, east of the capital Addis Ababa, early on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The...

Argentina hit by 5.9-magnitude earthquake

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Argentina, data provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showed. According to the agency, the epicenter of the quake was...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near west coast Honshu, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the west coast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The earthquake was at a depth...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake occurred off the northwestern coast of Costa Rica at around 12:43 Oct. 12. The epicenter was about 42 km (26 miles)...

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Cook Strait, New Zealand region,

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...

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