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 ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2021
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An earthquake at an active deep sea volcano off Hawaii shook the Big Island but didn't appear to have any impact on other nearby volcanoes and no significant damage was reported.
Environment
Jun 4, 2021
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Lead author Dr. Felix Vaux, of the Department of Zoology, says earthquakes are typically considered devastating events for people and the environment, but the positive opportunities that they can create for wildlife are often ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2021
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A team of researchers from Taiwan, Canada and the U.S. has found a link between the water cycle in Taiwan and the timing of earthquakes there. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes ...
Elevated levels of radon in the atmosphere occur before and after earthquakes. However, Tohoku University researchers have discovered an anomaly: The 2018 Northern Osaka Earthquake. Analyzing data before and after the quake, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 9, 2021
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To predict when earthquakes are likely to occur, seismologists often use statistics to monitor how clusters of seismic activity evolve over time. However, this approach often fails to anticipate the time and magnitude of ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 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 ...
Earth Sciences
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 ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2020
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By comparing two magnitude measurements for seismic events recorded locally, researchers can tell whether the event was a small earthquake or a single-fire buried chemical explosion.
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2020
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New research from the Australian National University (ANU) has shown that Australia is prone to shallow and potentially destructive earthquakes.
Earth Sciences
Jul 27, 2020
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