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An earthquake just off California’s coast poses dire tsunami risk for many communities
Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...
The Big One: Is California 'overdue' for a devastating major earthquake?
A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...
Colombia earthquake: Bogota tremor sees hundreds evacuated from tourist attraction
The tremors from the earthquake caused one of Colombia's gondola lift systems to be evacuated. TransMicable, located in the ...
A decade after the Mount Kinabalu earthquake, survivors return to climb again
When Patel and Uzayr reunited for the climb on May 20 this year, they were ready —despite lingering anxiety and fear — to ...
Map: 3.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Palm Springs in Southern California
A minor, 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...
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Lighting up earthquakes: How scientists watched ruptures evolve in milliseconds
Scientists have built a lab model that visually tracks how microscopic contact points between fault surfaces evolve during ...
The Idaho Press21h
Stanley earthquake swarm brings more than 100 quakes, and it's not over
Idaho's central mountains had numerous earthquakes occur Friday, all in connection to the ongoing earthquake swarm in the ...
Lighting a new way to predict earthquakes: Laboratory model links fault contact area to earthquake occurrences
Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...