News tagged with ocean earthquake
Scientists already making discoveries in wake of Japan's temblor
Friday's 8.9-magnitude temblor off the east coast of Japan ranks as one of the 10-largest earthquakes ever recorded. Though scientists have just begun to pore over the data, they have already made some surprising discoveries ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2011 |
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Triple whammy triggered Samoa tsunami (Update 2)
A tsunami that hit the Pacific islands of Samoa and Tonga last year was generated by three earthquakes unleashed by a seismic mechanism that has never been observed before, scientists said on Wednesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Chile quake occurred in zone of 'increased stress'
(PhysOrg.com) -- The massive, 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile Feb. 27 occurred in an offshore zone that was under increased stress caused by a 1960 quake of magnitude 9.5, according to geologist ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Chile quake in 'elite class' like 2004 Asian quake
(AP) -- The huge earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile belongs to an "elite class" of mega earthquakes, experts said, and is similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that triggered deadly tsunami ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2010 |
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Quakes were biggest disaster killers of decade: UN
Earthquakes triggered the deadliest disasters of the past decade and remain a major threat for millions of people worldwide who live in some of the world's megacities, the United Nations said Thursday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Tsunami-generating quake possible off Indonesia: scientists
A huge wave-generating quake capable of killing as many people as in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami could strike off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and the city of Padang is in the firing line, a team of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 17, 2010 |
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Colossal quake may hit Sumatra in 30 years: geologist
A colossal earthquake may hit Indonesia's Sumatra island within 30 years, triggering a tsunami and making last month's deadly temblor look tiny by comparison, a geologist has warned.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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New Sumatra quake takes seismologists by surprise
The huge earthquake that hit Sumatra occurred at a deep, unexpected location, illustrating the dangerously complex geological mosaic in this area, a seismologist told AFP on Thursday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Asia-Pacific quakes herald a disaster? Experts say no
Powerful earthquakes that have jolted Asia recently do not presage a disaster, although it is only a matter of time before the next catastrophe befalls the quake-prone region, seismologists say.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2009 |
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Fingerprinting slow earthquakes (w/Podcast)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The most powerful earthquakes happen at the junction of two converging tectonic plates, where one plate is sliding (or subducting) beneath the other. Now a team of researchers, led by Teh-Ru ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Solomon Islands earthquake sheds light on enhanced tsunami risk
The 2007 Solomon Island earthquake may point to previously unknown increased earthquake and tsunami risks because of the unusual tectonic plate geography and the sudden change in direction of the earthquake, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 09, 2009 |
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