Earthquake News

Posted June 18, 2013:

• Seismic Gap Outside of Istanbul: Is This Where the Expected Marmara Earthquake Will Originate From?

Posted June 17, 2013:

• New 'Embryonic' Subduction Zone Found

Posted June 12, 2013:

• When Will the Next Megathrust Hit the West Coast of North America?

Posted June 6, 2013:

• Earthquake Acoustics Can Indicate If a Massive Tsunami Is Imminent
• 'Caldas Tear' Resolves Puzzling Seismic Activity Beneath Colombia

Posted June 3, 2013:

• New Explanation for Slow Earthquakes on San Andreas

Posted May 20, 2013:

• Slow Earthquakes: It's All in the Rock Mechanics

Posted May 17, 2013:

• GPS Solution Provides Three-Minute Tsunami Alerts

Posted May 16, 2013:

• How Should Geophysics Contribute to Disaster Planning?

Posted May 14, 2013:

• Research Helps Paint Finer Picture of Massive 1700 Earthquake

Posted May 13, 2013:

• Using Earthquake Sensors to Track Endangered Whales
• Western Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami Hazard Potential Greater Than Previously Thought

Posted May 3, 2013:

• Hearing the Russian Meteor, in America: Sound Arrived in 10 Hours, Lasted 10 More

Posted May 1, 2013:

• Scientists Retrieve Temperature Data from Japan Trench Observatory

Posted April 30, 2013:

• Finding a Sensible Balance for Natural Hazard Mitigation With Mathematical Models

Posted April 29, 2013:

• No Redoubt: Volcanic Eruption Forecasting Improved

Posted April 25, 2013:

• Earth's Center Is 1,000 Degrees Hotter Than Previously Thought, Synchrotron X-Ray Experiment Shows

Posted April 19, 2013:

• Calculating Tsunami Risk for the US East Coast
• After Major Earthquake: A Global Murmur, Then Unusual Silence
• Measuring the Hazards of Global Aftershock
• Mine Disaster: Hundreds of Aftershocks

Posted April 18, 2013:

• Superstorm Sandy Shook the U.S., Literally

Posted April 17, 2013:

• Helping to Forecast Earthquakes in Salt Lake Valley

Posted April 15, 2013:

• Research Aims to Settle Debate Over Origin of Yellowstone Volcano
• The Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Two Years On, the Fallout Continues

Posted April 5, 2013:

• The Resilience of the Chilean Coast After the Earthquake of 2010

Posted April 3, 2013:

• Rocky Mountains Originated from Previously Unknown Oceanic Plate
• Earth Is 'Lazy' When Forming Faults Like Those Near San Andreas

Posted April 2, 2013:

• Seismic Hazards: Seismic Simulation Code Speeds Up

Posted March 31, 2013:

• Congestion in Earth's Mantle: Mineralogists Explain Why Plate Tectonics Stagnates in Some Places

Posted March 27, 2013:

• Scientists Image Deep Magma Beneath Pacific Seafloor Volcano

Posted March 26, 2013:

• 2011 Oklahoma Temblor: Wastewater Injection Spurred Biggest Earthquake Yet, Study Says

Posted March 20, 2013:

• Can Intraplate Earthquakes Produce Stronger Shaking Than at Plate Boundaries?
• Roman Mausoleum Tested for Ancient Earthquake Damage
• Scientists Discover 'Lubricant' for Earth's Tectonic Plates: Hidden Magma Layer Could Play Role in Earthquakes

Posted March 18, 2013:

• Slabs of Ancient Tectonic Plate Still Lodged Under California

Posted March 11, 2013:

• How Earthquake Damage Can Impact Building Fire Safety Performance

Posted March 7, 2013:

• Sea Floor Earthquake Zones Can Act Like a 'Magnifying Lens' Strengthening Tsunamis Beyond What Was Through Possible
• Waves Generated by Russian Meteor Recorded Crossing the US

Posted February 21, 2013:

• Earthquakes in Small Laboratory Samples

Posted February 13, 2013:

• Quake Test: Can NYC's Row Houses Handle an Earthquake?

Posted February 7, 2013:

• Stress Change During the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake Illuminated
• The Deep Roots of Catastrophe: Partly Molten, Florida-Sized Blob Forms Atop Earth's Core

Posted February 5, 2013:

• Cargo Container Research to Improve Buildings' Ability to Withstand Tsunamis

Posted February 4, 2013:

• Hoodoos: Key to Earthquakes?

Posted January 30, 2013:

• Disasters Prompt Older Children to Be More Giving, Younger Ones to Be More Selfish

Posted January 23, 2013:

• Scientists Underestimated Potential for Tohoku Earthquake: Now What?

Posted January 18, 2013:

• Ancient Earth's Geochemistry: Some Tectonic Processes Driving Volcanic Activity Occurred 3.8 Billion Years Ago

Posted January 9, 2013:

• Faulty Behavior: New Earthquake Fault Models Show That 'Stable' Zones May Contribute to the Generation of Massive Earthquakes

Posted January 7, 2013:

• Seismic Fabric Coming on the Market

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