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Published Researchers show that slow-moving earthquakes are controlled by rock permeability



A research group explores how the makeup of rocks, specifically their permeability -- or how easily...
Published Largest historic fire death toll belongs to aftermath of 1923 Japan Earthquake



Fires that raged in the days following the 1 September 1923 magnitude 7.9 Kant earthquake killed rou ...
Published Do earthquake hazard maps predict higher shaking than actually occurred?



A research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seeme ...
Published Volcanoes at fault if the Earth slips - Volcanoes at Fault if the Earth Slips


A new study has attributed the root cause of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes to specific geological da ...
Published Hawai'i earthquake swarm caused by magma moving through 'sills' - Hawai'i Earthquake Swarm Caused by Magma Moving Through 'Sills'


A machine-learning algorithm reveals the shape of massive subterranean structures linking active vol...
Published Messages about the 'felt intensity' of earthquakes via app can potentially assist early disaster management - Messages about the 'Felt Intensity' of Earthquakes via App Can Potentially Assist Early Disaster Management


After an earthquake, it is crucial in the early phase of disaster management to obtain a rapid asses ...
Published Warm liquid spewing from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault, could offer clues to earthquake hazards - Warm Liquid Spewing from Oregon Seafloor Comes from Cascadia Fault, Could Offer Clues to Earthquake Hazards



Oceanographers discovered warm, chemically distinct liquid shooting up from the seafloor about 50 mi...
Published Multiscale rupture growth driven by a complex fault network during the 2023 Türkiye and Syria earthquake doublet



Researchers analyzed the source processes of the twin earthquakes that caused extensive damage in Tü ...
Published Subduction zone splay faults compound hazards of great earthquakes



Groundbreaking research has provided new insight into the tectonic plate shifts that create some of...
Published Study revisits Texas seismic activity occurring before 2017, confirming connection to wastewater injection



A new study by seismologists reexamines earthquakes in the Permian Basin that occurred before 2017 a ...
Published Key factors in human-made earthquakes



Researchers report that the roughness of pre-existing faults and associated stress heterogeneity in...
Published Understanding the mechanisms for local amplification of 2024 tsunamis in Iida Bay



Researchers uncover the unique mechanisms that resulted in severe tsunamis in Iida Bay caused by the...
Published A swarm of 85,000 earthquakes at the Antarctic Orca submarine volcano - A Swarm of 85,000 Earthquakes at the Antarctic Orca Submarine Volcano


In a remote area, a mix of geophysical methods identifies magma transfer below the seafloor as the c...
Published Researchers test seafloor fiber optic cable as an earthquake early warning system



One of the biggest challenges for earthquake early warning systems (EEW) is the lack of seismic stat ...
Published Some of today's earthquakes may be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s



In the 1800s, some of the strongest earthquakes in recorded U.S. history struck North America's cont ...
Published Estimating the energy of past earthquakes from brecciation in a fault zone



In the same way that the number of rings in a tree can tell us its age, the characteristics of rocks...
Published An earthquake changed the course of the Ganges: Could it happen again?



A major earthquake 2,500 years ago caused one of the largest rivers on Earth to abruptly change cour ...
Published Two epicenters led to Japan's violent Noto earthquake on New Year's Day



The 7.5- magnitude earthquake beneath Japan's Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1, 2024, occurred when a 'dual- ...
Published Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan's next great earthquake - Deepest Scientific Ocean Drilling Sheds Light on Japan's Next Great Earthquake


Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the ...
Published Impact that killed the dinosaurs triggered 'mega-earthquake' that lasted weeks to months - Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs Triggered 'Mega-Earthquake' that Lasted Weeks to Months


Some 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinos...