A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck north-eastern Japan on the night of December 8, injuring at least 30 people and prompting the evacuation of around 90,000 residents. The Japan Meteorological ...

Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of May 20. Our largest earthquake last week was a magnitude 5.2 on May 18 near Atka, and ...

Earthquakes remain one of the most destructive natural hazards, yet their impacts extend far beyond ground shaking. Increasing evidence shows that earthquake rupture processes can trigger a series of ...

Part 2 of a series. Go here to read Part 1. Go here to read Part 3. It could strike without warning — even in an age of advanced alerting systems. A sudden jolt would be followed in some places by ...

During our recent ShakeOut drill, a number of people asked me about dam safety during earthquakes. I am not an earthquake engineer and by no means an expert in dam safety. But I have been poking into ...