Medicine & TechnologyMauna Loa's western flank might trigger the biggest volcanic eruption. The flank which has a horizontal fault beneath it lies dormant, but researchers say that the volcano is due anytime soon.
An engineering professor at UC San Diego solved the deep earthquake mystery decades after its first discovery in 1926. Her discovery gives insight into many other phenomena that share similar geophysical processes.
A 7.1 earthquake jolts Northeast Japan, including Fukushima prefecture, which was once devastated by the 15-meter tsunami and the world's worst nuclear disaster in 2011.
Whether they were lost and rediscovered, or someone else coincidentally had the very same ideas, here are four relatively modern technologies that are actually way older:
Google has recently announced that its Android devices will start providing people with timely and helpful earthquake information, starting with California.
A recent earthquake in North Carolina reminds locals of the state's long history of damage-causing quakes. A particular occurrence more than 140 years ago was described as 'explosive shocks' of about 75 consecutive earthquakes.
Researchers from Northwestern University have tapped citizen scientists, some 2,000 of them, for a crowd-based analysis of seismic recordings - an activity previously limited to specialized computers or trained professionals.
New research finds that the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake shifted underground stresses in the California desert and may have increased the chances of the big one striking California.
Two earthquakes hit Puerto Rico once again as aftershocks from a major quake in January. Although there are no injuries from the current shakes, locals are terrified to return to their homes as they are still recovering from the previous quakes that affected them earlier during the year.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake suddenly shook the studio on Monday morning while NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had a live television interview. She interrupted the host on the other line and told him how objects were shaking behind her. The quake ended after a few short minutes.
A recent 4.2 magnitude aftershock has just hit Salt Lake Valley as part of the 1,000 recorded aftershocks that took place after a 5.7 earthquake hit Wasatch Front last March.