Properties of rocks in fault zones contribute to earthquake generation, study shows
Earthquakes occur along fault lines between continental plates, where one plate is diving beneath another. Pressure builds between each plate, called fault stress. When this stress builds enough to ...
As Japan marks 13 years since 2011 earthquake & tsunami, experts warn of another megaquake
A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...
Earthquake strikes Canterbury in New Zealand, tremors felt in Christchurch and Rangiora
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Canterbury in New Zealand shortly before 7am local time on Thursday. Tremors were felt in ...
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts Davao del Sur town
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit a municipality in Davao del Sur on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs ...
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Large earthquake strikes West Texas, among strongest ever in state
The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity.
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3.0-magnitude earthquake shakes western Washington, seismologists say. What to know
A 3.0-magnitude earthquake shook the western part of Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 5.4-mile deep quake hit about 7 miles east from Greenwater at 9:54 a.m ...