Earthquakes: Facts, news, features and articles about when Earth moves
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Mountain-sized chunk of rock hiding under Japan is channeling earthquakesA mountain-sized chunk of volcanic rock under Japan is changing the way that tectonic plates subduct and may be channeling the direction of earthquakes.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Japan earthquake & tsunami of 2011: Facts and informationFacts and information about the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan.
By Becky Oskin Published
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'Invisible' earthquake caused mysterious 2021 tsunami, scientists findScientists argue that we need to build better monitoring systems to spot earthquakes of this type.
By Ben Turner Published
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4-foot tsunami hits Tonga after explosive eruption of underwater volcanoA tsunami triggered by the explosive eruption of the underwater Tonga volcano in the Pacific Ocean slammed the shoreline of the Pacific nation Saturday (Jan. 15).
By Jeanna Bryner Published
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Swarm of more than 55 earthquakes strikes off Oregon coastMore than 55 earthquakes have struck off the Oregon coast, but the swarm is not likely to trigger any danger to those on land.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Deepest earthquake ever detected should have been impossibleResearchers have detected the deepest earthquake ever, 467 miles below the Earth's surface.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Strange earthquakes in South Carolina traced to man-made lakeLake 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.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Haiti earthquake death toll soars to more than 1,200Extensive damage and high casualties are being reported.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Possible evidence for biblical earthquake found in City of DavidArchaeologists 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.
By Owen Jarus Published
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