-
+42 +1
Magnitude-4.9 earthquake hits Macedonia
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 has struck Macedonia, sending people out onto the streets for safety in the capital, Skopje. There have been no immediate reports of extensive damage or injuries.
-
+17 +1
Oklahoma Shuts Down Energy Companies' Disposal Wells In Area Of Strong Quake
Saturday's large quake immediately raised suspicions that it was linked to injection wells that oil and gas companies use as part of fracking and other operations.
-
+12 +1
North Atlantic 'Weather Bomb' Tremor Measured in Japan
Researchers track a particular type of tiny vibration for the first time, as it wobbles through the Earth from the Atlantic to Japan.
-
+19 +1
Italy, Myanmar quakes show Earth's seismic volatility
It's also not unusual to have two big earthquakes on the same day.
-
+30 +1
The Last of the Earthquake Predictors
A handful of underfunded researchers still believe science can defy the odds. By Mark Harris.
-
+25 +1
City Workers Accidentally Dismantle a Secret Earthquake Science Landmark
A street corner in California had been a seismologist pilgrimage site for decades.
-
+33 +1
Rainwater can help trigger earthquakes
Where it rains, it rumbles. Rainwater and snowmelt help fuel intense earthquakes along a New Zealand tectonic fault, new research suggests. Tracing the source of water flowing through New Zealand’s Alpine Fault shows that more than 99 percent of it originated from precipitation, researchers report April 19 in Earth and Planetary Science Letters. Scientists knew that underground fluids help trigger quakes, but the origins of these fluids have been uncertain. In this case...
Submit a link
Start a discussion