Earthquakes: Facts, news, features and articles about when Earth moves
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Earthquake early warning system uses AI to predict shakingA new deep-learning approach to predict earthquake shaking could lead to better warnings of where and when shaking will occur.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Was a humongous Cascadia earthquake just one of many?An earthquake of approximately magnitude 9 in 1700 in Cascadia could have instead been three or four slightly smaller, but still devastating, quakes.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Swarm of 20,000 earthquakes could make Iceland's volcanoes eruptA swarm of more than 20,000 earthquakes has rattled southern Iceland this week, and geologists suspect a volcanic eruption is on the way.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Lost islands beneath the North Sea survived a mega-tsunami 8,000 years agoSome ancient islands now submerged beneath the North Sea survived a devastating tsunami about 8,000 years ago and may have played a key part in Britain's human prehistory.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Powerful earthquake strikes off Turkey's coast, killing at least 14The earthquake caused the collapse of nearly 20 buildings in the city of Izmir. Search and rescue efforts are underway beneath the rubble.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Fault near Portland could unleash a major earthquakeThe Gales Creek Fault in northwest Oregon has set off some temblors before recorded history.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Ice melt in Alaska threatens to unleash unprecedented 'mega-tsunami,' scientists warnBy Peter Dockrill Published
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Ultradeep melting rocks drive invisible quakes beneath San Andreas FaultThe quakes can't be felt, but they may be linked to the regular magnitude-6 temblors on the fault.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Weird 'boomerang' earthquake recorded for the first timeBy Stephanie Pappas Published
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