Lake sediment cores in Guatemala reveal directional ground shaking from the 1976 earthquake, offering rare insight into ...

Twelve minutes later, a second earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 rocked the region. According to the USGS, the tragedy "is likely widespread" and hundreds of people may have died in Myanmar. Since a ...

A strong, 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the Sea of Marmara on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Australia on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

Fault zones are often wide, branching networks rather than narrow lines, requiring a shift to 3D models for better earthquake ...

Using data compiled from single earthquakes across the world, Christie Rowe of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno and Alex Hatem of the U.S. Geological Survey sought ...

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