A new study shows that there is an unprecedented earthquake pause in the 3 major faults with the highest slip ratio in California. The research was carried out by U.S. Geological Survey researchers...
Read MoreFreezing cold in Chicago may have caused shaking related to cracking action in frozen ground. The polar vortex that has descended on the United States has provoked freezing temperatures in Chicago....
Read MoreIn a location where soil instability could have resulted in ash flowing into a nearby river, Hayward Baker provided an innovative solution that improved soil conditions to prevent pollution during a...
Read MoreA brand-new application is able to alert people in time when earthquakes strike in California. ShakeAlert is a warning system capable of detecting seismic events quickly enough to warn people befor...
Read MoreMount Etna, the most active volcano of Europe, erupted on Christmas Eve, causing numerous earthquakes and closing the airport of Catania. The largest of the 130 seismic shocks reported was Mw 4.9,...
Read MoreNew study shows that the storage of water produced from oil and gas exploitation using hydraulic fracturing is correlated with earthquake hazard. Petroleum industry produces about 10 times mor...
Read MoreScientists have attempted to shed light on the earthquake vulnerability of the area around New Madrid, Missouri. About 200 years ago, the aforementioned region experienced a sequence of massive (ab...
Read MoreA study reveals that the greatest risk of hydropower development in the Himalayas, one of the most beneficial regions for this energy resource, is landslides triggered by earthquakes. In spring of...
Read MoreResearchers at UC Santa Cruz found that bigger and more distant earthquakes can occur when injecting fluid into sedimentary rock than into the underlying basement rock. The evidence from this study...
Read MoreA research from scientists at Oregon State University shows that a severe earthquake can cause other quakes on the opposite side of the planet. The study, published in 2 of August 2018 (see at...
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