Earthquakes: Facts, news, features and articles about when Earth moves
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'Sleeping giant' fault beneath Canada could unleash a major earthquake, research suggestsA new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Russia earthquake: Magnitude 8.8 megaquake hits Kamchatka, generating tsunamis across the PacificThe 8.8 magnitude megaquake is the joint-sixth largest earthquake ever recorded and the first tsunami waves have already hit Oahu, Hawaii.
By Pandora Dewan Published
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The 21 largest recorded earthquakes in historyCountdown A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 21 largest earthquakes on record.
By Tia Ghose Last updated
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First video of an earthquake fault cracking has revealed another surpriseA stunning video of the ground cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar is revealing new surprises.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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The San Andreas Fault: Facts about the crack in California's crust that could unleash the 'Big One'California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location often associated with earthquakes.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Almost half of California's faults — including San Andreas — are overdue for earthquakesCalifornia's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Mysterious 'mega-tsunamis' that shook the entire world for 9 days revealed by satelliteA new satellite has captured the first direct evidence of a mysterious nine-day seismic signal that shook the world in 2023.
By Ben Turner Published
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First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquakeA security camera near Thazi, Myanmar, captured the earth cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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'This is a very big earthquake': The science behind Myanmar's magnitude 7.7 earthquakeHere's the science behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday (March 28).
By Laura Geggel Published
