Haiti earthquake poses prediction question
(PhysOrg.com) -- Current earthquake prediction methods may need to be revised in the wake of the recent Haiti and Asian earthquakes and tsunami.
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Jan 14, 2010
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News tagged with earthquake prediction
Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
(AP) -- The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the mysteries of sudden ...
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Sep 5, 2011
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2008 Wenchuan earthquake: a landmark in China's history
The devastating 2008 Wenchuan earthquake marks a defining moment for China's earthquake science program. The focus of a special November issue of the prestigious Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), the ...
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Nov 6, 2010
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Researchers suggest earthquake lightning may be due to cracks forming in Earth's surface
(Phys.org) —A team of four researchers from several universities in the U.S. has given a presentation at this year's American Physical Society meeting, outlining a theory they are developing to help explain a phenomenon ...
Earthquake prediction is not possible, but longer-term forecasts and brief warnings after one starts are
Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6, 2023, Turkey-Syria quake. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation? Unfortunately, useful predictions ...
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Feb 16, 2023
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CSI: Pisco, Peru -- Study uncovers tectonic events behind earthquake
A magnitude 8.0. earthquake destroyed 90 percent of the city of Pisco, Peru on August 16, 2007. The event killed 595 people, while another 318 were missing. Tsunami waves were observed locally, off the shore of Chile, and ...
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Apr 10, 2009
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Earthquakes expose limits of scientific predictions
In 2012, six Italian seismologists were sent to prison because they failed to predict the 2009 L'Aquila 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
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May 8, 2015
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Giant catfish and a legacy of disaster in one of the world's most seismically active regions
Greg Smits' interest in earthquakes began with a catfish. A book full of catfish, to be precise.
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Mar 28, 2014
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New way to monitor faults may help predict earthquakes
Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found a way to monitor the strength of geologic faults deep in the Earth. This finding could prove to be a boon for earthquake prediction by pinpointing those faults that are likely ...
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Oct 1, 2009
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Slow earthquakes: It's all in the rock mechanics
(Phys.org) —Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes, only for the past ...
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May 20, 2013
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