Earthquakes
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![The Bonin Islands are part of a geologic arc called Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc. The arc sits above the subduction zone, where the Pacific plate is slowly diving beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hYk3w8cqYwWHJahXg2peWS-320-80.jpg)
Deepest earthquake ever detected should have been impossible
By Stephanie Pappas published
Researchers have detected the deepest earthquake ever, 467 miles below the Earth's surface.
![Monticello reservoir in South Carolina at sunset.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nWn9sBPA9dip5r9cnqF7YM-320-80.jpg)
Strange earthquakes in South Carolina traced to man-made lake
By Stephanie Pappas published
Lake Monticello in South Carolina is causing a series of small earthquakes, the third time in its history that the man-made reservoir has created swarms of seismic activity.
![A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Fxc5MobhSzPPXh45YtoJg-320-80.jpg)
Haiti earthquake death toll soars to more than 1,200
By Tia Ghose published
Extensive damage and high casualties are being reported.
![The 2,800-year-old earthquake was so severe that it was mentioned in the bible, archaeologists say.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rMrHZFvGduC4kAFTMR5dwg-320-80.jpg)
Possible evidence for biblical earthquake found in City of David
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists have found evidence of an earthquake that hit the City of David in Jerusalem about 2,800 years ago and that could be a major event described in the Hebrew Bible.
![Norris Geyser Basin at sunset](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LWvbRWKgx74h9MeH24sofG-320-80.jpg)
More than 1,000 earthquakes swarmed Yellowstone Park last month. Is 'the big one' nearing?
By Brandon Specktor published
At least 1,008 earthquakes swarmed Yellowstone National Park in July 2021, the most in a single month since June 2017.
![Highway workers repair a hole that opened in the road as a result of the July 5, 2019 earthquake in Ridgecrest, California, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) north of Los Angeles.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N48Ldiq2rWwDCzW2bjooqX-320-80.jpg)
Earthquake early warning system uses AI to predict shaking
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new deep-learning approach to predict earthquake shaking could lead to better warnings of where and when shaking will occur.
![cascadia subduction zone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JHZeb3czdqcozVXZwdTjW7-320-80.jpg)
Was a humongous Cascadia earthquake just one of many?
By Stephanie Pappas published
An earthquake of approximately magnitude 9 in 1700 in Cascadia could have instead been three or four slightly smaller, but still devastating, quakes.
![Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has been shaken by more than 20,000 earthquakes this week. Scientists expect an imminent volcanic eruption.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MvYq2fmMpjAutRQTYDDj9F-320-80.jpg)
Swarm of 20,000 earthquakes could make Iceland's volcanoes erupt
By Brandon Specktor published
A swarm of more than 20,000 earthquakes has rattled southern Iceland this week, and geologists suspect a volcanic eruption is on the way.
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