Earthquake rupture patterns reveal Mamara fault directs considerable seismic energy towards Istanbul
A new analysis of earthquake rupture directivity provides essential insights for seismic hazard and risk assessments in urban ...
Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes?
How Do They Work?For centuries, people wondered what caused the Earth to shake. In the 1960s, scientists finally settled on ...
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How federally funded research helps save lives during an earthquake
Support from the National Science Foundation helps civil engineers like Ben Schafer improve building codes and develop more ...
Why does Ethiopia have earthquakes and volcanoes? A geologist explains
A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from ...
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Is Solar Activity Driving Earthquakes? New Research Suggests a Correlation Between the Sun and Seismic Events
Japanese scientists have discovered new significant correlations between solar activity and earthquakes, according to recent ...
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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.