Earthquake News

Posted December 19, 2012:

• Will the World End on December 21, 2012? What We Know and Don't Know About Forecasting Natural Disasters

Posted December 5, 2012:

• Great-Earthquake Hot Spots Pinpointed
• Oceanography Student Uses Crashing Waves on Shorelines to Study Earth's Interior
• Seeing Stars, Finding Nukes: Radio Telescopes Can Spot Clandestine Nuclear Tests

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Pacific Northwest and Himalayas Could Experience Major Earthquakes, Geophysicists Say

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Russian Far East Holds Seismic Hazards: Potential to Trigger Tsunamis That Pose Risk to Pacific Basin

Posted November 30, 2012:

• Geoscientists Cite 'Critical Need' for Basic Research to Unleash Promising Energy Resources

Posted November 27, 2012:

• NASA's TRMM Satellite Confirms 2010 Landslides

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Did You See That? How Could You Miss It?
• Models for Evacuation Procedures in Big Cities After Massive Earthquakes

Posted November 14, 2012:

• What Lies Beneath? New Survey Technique Offers Detailed Picture of Our Changing Landscape

Posted November 12, 2012:

• At Least Six Major Earthquakes on the Alhama De Murcia Fault in the Last 300,000 Years

Posted November 6, 2012:

• 2011 Virginia Earthquake Triggered Landslides at Extraordinary Distances

Posted November 5, 2012:

• Hydro-Fracking: Fact Vs. Fiction

Posted October 31, 2012:

• Tabletop Fault Model Reveals Why Some Earthquakes Result in Faster Shaking
• Seniors Particularly Vulnerable in Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath

Posted October 25, 2012:

• Fishing for Answers Off Fukushima

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Self-Powered Sensors to Monitor Nuclear Fuel Rod Status
• Researchers to Shake a Building to Study Its Performance During Earthquakes

Posted October 19, 2012:

• World's Largest Earthquake Drill: JPL Scientists Participate in Great California ShakeOut Exercises

Posted October 18, 2012:

• World's Largest Subwoofer: Earthquakes 'Pump' Ground to Produce Infrasound

Posted October 3, 2012:

• City of Ottawa, Canada, Sits Atop Soil, Geologic Features That Amplify Seismic Waves

Posted October 2, 2012:

• Geofoam Protects Pipelines from Earthquakes

Posted September 26, 2012:

• Large 2012 Earthquake Triggered Temblors Worldwide for Nearly a Week
• Magnitude-8.7 Quake Was Part of Crustal Plate Breakup

Posted September 20, 2012:

• Civil Engineers Destroy Test Levee in the Netherlands

Posted September 9, 2012:

• Giant 'Balloon of Magma' Inflates Under Santorini's Volcano

Posted September 7, 2012:

• Exploration Drilling to Monitor Earthquakes in the Istanbul Area

Posted September 4, 2012:

• Smoking and Natural Disasters: Christchurch Residents Increase Tobacco Consumption Post-Earthquake

Posted August 31, 2012:

• Earthquake Hazards Map Study Finds Deadly Flaws

Posted August 29, 2012:

• Hot Spots Pinpointed as Earthquake Trigger Points: Small Droplets of Friction-Generated Melts Can Lead to 'Megaquakes'

Posted August 27, 2012:

• Short And Mid-Term Cardiovascular Effects of Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Incidence Rises With the Seismic Peak

Posted August 23, 2012:

• Antarctic Ice Sheet Quakes Shed Light on Ice Movement and Earthquakes

Posted August 20, 2012:

• Why Do the Caribbean Islands Arc? Movement of Earth Modeled to 3,000 Km Depth
• Your Wireless Router Could Save Lives in an Emergency

Posted August 16, 2012:

• Tibetan Plateau May Be Older Than Previously Thought

Posted August 15, 2012:

• Landslide Fatalities Are Greater Than Previously Thought

Posted August 14, 2012:

• Nearly 1,000 Earthquakes Recorded in Arizona Over Three Years

Posted August 10, 2012:

• Earthquake Risk in Europe Detailed
• Thinking About Giving, Not Receiving, Motivates People to Help Others

Posted August 9, 2012:

• Scientist Discovers Plate Tectonics on Mars

Posted August 6, 2012:

• Correlation Between Injection Wells and Small Earthquakes Discovered

Posted August 3, 2012:

• Ancient Records Shed Light on Italian Earthquakes (Aquila Area)

Posted August 2, 2012:

• Major Recent Earthquakes Across the Globe Probably Not Linked
• Homing in on a Potential Pre-Quake Signal

Posted August 1, 2012:

• Northwest Earthquake Risk in U.S. Looms Large: 40% Chance of Major Earthquake Within 50 Years

Posted July 29, 2012:

• Giant Ice Avalanches on Saturn's Moon Iapetus Provide Clue to Extreme Slippage Elsewhere in the Solar System

Posted July 25, 2012:

• New Evidence for Regular Magnitude 8 Earthquakes, Study of New Zealand Fault Shows

Posted July 19, 2012:

• An Earthquake in a Maze: Highest-Resolution Observations Yet of the Complex 2012 Sumatra Earthquake

Posted July 17, 2012:

• Global Health Impacts of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

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