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Is A Russian Peninsula Really Part Of North America?
May 2, 2006 — New research disputes a notion held by many geologists and seismologists that the Kamchatka Peninsula on Russia's east coast actually is on the same tectonic plate as the mainland United ... > full story -
Volcano-Like Tremors Detected Deep Within Earth's Crust Near San Andreas
April 12, 2006 — Tremors within the Earth are usually -- but not always -- related to the activity of a volcano. Now, such vibrations have been recorded nowhere near a volcano, but at a geologic observatory at the ... > full story -
Sumatra Megaquake Defied Theory
March 28, 2006 — The risks of Sumatra-style megaquakes around the world have been sorely misjudged, say earth scientists who are re-examining some of the pre-December 2004 assumptions scientists made about such rare ... > full story -
Study of 2004 Tsunami Forces Rethinking of Giant Earthquake Theory
March 8, 2006 — The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of Dec. 26, 2004, was one of the worst natural disasters in history, largely because of the devastating tsunami that followed. Now, scientists have discovered that ... > full story -
The Math Of Deadly Waves
February 20, 2006 — When Walter Craig saw the images of the devastating 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami he felt compelled to act. So he grabbed a pencil and envelope and started calculating. A little more than a ... > full story -
Fewer Deaths Than 2004, But Earthquakes Still Kill Nearly 90,000 In 2005
January 14, 2006 — Although there were fewer deaths worldwide in 2005 due to earthquakes, more than 89,353 casualties were reported, according to the US Geological Survey and confirmed by the United Nations Office for ... > full story -
A Year On From The Asian Tsunami, Satellites Are Aiding Regional Rebuilding
December 26, 2005 — The deadly Indian Ocean tsunami that swept across coastlines on 26 December 2004 took the lives of more than 200 000 people. The sheer scale of the catastrophe meant that Earth Observation was vital ... > full story -
Earthquake 'Pulses' Could Predict Tsunami Impact
December 5, 2005 — The magnitude 9.2 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December of 2004 originated just off the coast of northern Sumatra, but an "energy pulse" -- an area where ... > full story -
Mangroves Shielded Communities Against Tsunami
October 28, 2005 — A new study released today in the journal Science shows that areas buffered by coastal forests, like mangroves, were strikingly less damaged by the 2004 tsunami than areas without tree ... > full story -
The Sound Of A Distant Rumble: Researchers Track Underwater Noise Generated By December 26 Earthquake
July 22, 2005 — Underwater sound picked up by the network that monitors the globe for nuclear test explosions, enabled researchers to analyze the rupture as it progressed along the Sumatra Fault on December 26. The ... > full story
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