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Most of California's Big Earthquakes Are Preceded by Ghostly 'Foreshocks' Weeks in Advance
Foreshocks — the tiny, sometimes imperceptible tremors that precede massive earthquakes — are way more common than we thought.
Pakistan's 'Earthquake Island' Has Vanished
A mud-volcano island that burst from the waters off the coast of Pakistan during a deadly earthquake in 2013 has disappeared beneath the waves.
2 SoCal Earthquakes Warped the Ground for Miles. And It's Visible from Space.
Japanese satellite shows where the ground was broken up and even sliced open during the twin earthquakes near Ridgecrest.
SoCal Has An 8% Chance of Another Huge Quake This Week
Even so, the chance of big quakes near Ridgecrest, California, decreases with time.
Could Massive SoCal Earthquakes Trigger the 'Big One' on the San Andreas Fault?
It's possible that the recent quakes could be the straw that broke the camel's back for the San Andreas Fault, which is way overdue for a major rupture.
The Faults That Ruptured in Twin California Quakes Are Very, Very Weird, Geologists Say.
Scientists know very little about the faults that ripped apart during the massive SoCal quakes.
An Even Larger Quake Just Rocked Southern California. Experts Say the Fault System Is Growing.
This time, a magnitude-7.1 temblor struck the region near Ridgecrest, California. Experts say the next one could be even bigger.
As Aftershocks Rattle Southern California, a More Powerful Earthquake Could Soon Strike, Experts Warn
Southern California was rattled by a magnitude 6.4 quake on Thursday (July 4). Bigger quakes could be coming soon.
