When the rigid plates that make up Earth's lithosphere brush against one another, they often form visible boundaries, known as faults, on the planet's surface. Strike-slip faults, such as the San Andreas Fault in California ...
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Earthquakes can be especially devastating for developing countries, where competing priorities can stymie resource allocation towards earthquake resilience.
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Jul 5, 2022
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Since 2009, many central U.S. residents have faced increasing earthquake activity. Research has suggested that these tremors are linked to wastewater injection into deep wells by oil and gas companies. However, the precise ...
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Jun 28, 2022
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The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes shocked inhabitants of the western island of Kyushu, causing hundreds of casualties and serious damage to vital infrastructure. The epicenter of the quake was traced to the Futagawa fault in a ...
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Apr 22, 2022
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Yesterday's earthquake in eastern Victoria shook the ground for hundreds of kilometers around and damaged buildings as far away as Melbourne—and took many people by surprise.
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Sep 23, 2021
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From a human perspective, earthquakes are natural disasters—in the past hundred years, they have caused more than 200,000 deaths and enormous economic damage. Mega-earthquakes with a magnitude of nine or higher on the Richter ...
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Jun 25, 2021
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Indonesia's rumbling Mount Sinabung erupted Friday, spewing a thick column of volcanic ash 2.8 kilometers (1.7 miles) into the sky.
Environment
May 7, 2021
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A rumbling volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island unleashed an avalanche of searing gas clouds down its slopes during an eruption on Thursday. No casualties were reported.
Environment
Mar 11, 2021
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A rupture along the full length of the fast-slipping Alpine Fault on New Zealand's South Island poses the largest potential seismic threat to the southern and central parts of the country. But new evidence of a 19th century ...
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Dec 1, 2020
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A research team from the University of Tsukuba has conducted detailed structural analyses of a fault zone located in central Japan, with the aim to help identify the specific conditions that lead to earthquake faulting, a ...
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Oct 30, 2020
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